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Samantha Martinez

Queens,NY

Summary

Compassionate and driven recent DVM graduate with clinical training from The Ohio State University and a strong foundation in small animal and exotic medicine. Passionate about emergency and critical care, with growing interests in surgery and internal medicine. Experienced in high-volume shelter work and externships that emphasized hands-on care, collaboration, and client communication. Eager to build clinical confidence and skill through structured mentorship and to contribute meaningfully to a fast paced, team oriented ER environment. Committed to lifelong learning, adaptability, and providing the highest quality care to both patients and their families.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Extern

Banfield Pet Hospital
04.2023 - 04.2023

My responsibilities included providing differentials to the head doctor for each patient, drawing blood, handling blood works and microscope, performing radiographs, dental cleanings, intubating for surgeries, assisting during exams, performing TPR, intubating for surgeries, giving vaccines and discussing treatments with owners.




Veterinary Technician/assistant

Sheepshead Bay Veterinary Group
01.2021 - 01.2021

My responsibilities include assisting/handling in examinations, monitoring hospitalizing patients, performing laboratory tests such as blood work, urinalysis, and fecal examination, preparing and explaining medicines to clients and administering medicines to the hospitalized patients such as through IV, and subcutaneous injections of fluids.

Veterinary Assistant

Broadway Veterinary Care
01.2020 - 01.2020

My responsibilities included assisting veterinarians and technicians with patient care, restrained patients. I was also required to monitor, walk, feed, and clean all hospitalized patients and observe any changes in patients’ conditions.

Handler

Hunter College Thinking Dog Center
01.2019 - 01.2020

My responsibilities included managing the dogs during the experiments and aiding researchers in observations and data collecting.

Handler

NYC Gallop
01.2019 - 01.2020

My responsibilities included supporting riders during therapeutic riding, maintaining, and cleaning the stalls of the horses, and preparing and distributing food.

Page

Queens Borough Public Library at Arverne
01.2016 - 01.2020

My responsibilities included shelving books and other library materials in assigned sections, providing excellent customer service, assisting patrons in locating books and other directional questions, and scanning and wrapping books to send to customers by interoffice mail.

Volunteer

NY Aquarium
06.2019 - 08.2019

My responsibilities was to monitored water quality and temperature, maintained a clean environment for the animals, siphoned tanks, and cleaned filters, observed, and noted animal behaviors and food intake, and prepared and distributed food and medicine each day.

Veterinary Assistant

Wolfe Animal Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2019

My responsibilities included maintaining a clean and sanitary work environment, receptionist, assisted doctor during examination by keeping animals restrained, and monitored patients’ post-surgery. I also observed surgeries such as spays, neuters, removal of tumors and tail docking.

Education

Veterinary Medicine

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
St. Kitts And Nevis
01-2025

Clinical Year - Veterinary Medicine

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
01-2025

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology With A Concentration in Animal Behavior

CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
05-2021

Skills

  • Fluent in English and Spanish
  • Medical recordkeeping
  • Proper animal restraint
  • Client education
  • Compassionate communication
  • Leadership qualities

Certification

  • 2020: Cat and Dog First Aid American Red Cross
  • 2019, 2022: CITI Training Working with IACUC Responsible Conduct of Research
  • 2018: NYC TNR Training

Timeline

Extern

Banfield Pet Hospital
04.2023 - 04.2023

Veterinary Technician/assistant

Sheepshead Bay Veterinary Group
01.2021 - 01.2021

Veterinary Assistant

Broadway Veterinary Care
01.2020 - 01.2020

Volunteer

NY Aquarium
06.2019 - 08.2019

Handler

Hunter College Thinking Dog Center
01.2019 - 01.2020

Handler

NYC Gallop
01.2019 - 01.2020

Veterinary Assistant

Wolfe Animal Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2019

Page

Queens Borough Public Library at Arverne
01.2016 - 01.2020

Veterinary Medicine

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

Clinical Year - Veterinary Medicine

The Ohio State University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology With A Concentration in Animal Behavior

CUNY Hunter College