{"id":1649,"date":"2022-03-14T14:14:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T19:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicaldistrictvet.com\/blog\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2022-03-14T16:37:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:37:21","slug":"welcome-dr-valbuena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicaldistrictvet.com\/blog\/welcome-dr-valbuena\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, Dr. Valbuena!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldistrictvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ana-valbuena-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1650\" width=\"673\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldistrictvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ana-valbuena-web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.medicaldistrictvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ana-valbuena-web-768x624.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Valbuena and her cat Ziggy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Medical District Veterinary Clinic is excited to announce the May 16 arrival of Dr. Ana Valbuena. She joins us after three years in practice at a Lincoln Park clinic and brings a strong commitment to low-stress handling for pets and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really want pet owners to see that they are members of the care team,\u201d she says. \u201cI want everyone to be part of the examination and the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also brings a multinational life history: she was born in Cuba, raised in Nicaragua, and lived in Miami, Fla., before coming to Illinois for school. By comparison, her route to a veterinary career has been an unwavering straight line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy parents will tell you I\u2019m a very decisive person,\u201d says Dr. Valbuena. \u201cSince a young age there has never been any doubt in my mind about being a veterinarian.\u201d Once she set her mind to this goal, she was determined to overcome any obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dedicated to Helping Clients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>She recalls that in the Hispanic community in Florida, accessing veterinary care was often very daunting. \u201cThere were many barriers besides just the language barrier,\u201d she says. \u201cPeople felt they couldn\u2019t do it on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing those barriers, and discovering after completing her veterinary degree that there were so few bilingual veterinarians in practice, motivates Dr. Valbuena to be a resource for pet owners who feel more comfortable communicating in Spanish than in English. We know this skill will be a wonderful asset for our clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cMy first few years in practice I spent time learning who I am as a veterinarian and what kind of practice I want to be in,\u201d she says. \u201cI want to be someone who can reduce stress for other people, whether that is clients whose first language is Spanish or soon-to-be veterinarians who need encouragement to make a confident transition into being a practicing veterinarian.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instilling Confidence in Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a fourth-year veterinary student at the University of Illinois, Dr. Valbuena completed a clinical rotation at the Medical District Veterinary Clinic. She really loved the clinic culture and clientele, so when a position opened up here, she jumped at the chance to join the practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says regularly engaging with veterinary students from Urbana while serving clients at the Medical District Vet Clinic will be a huge positive for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents who are at the midway point between being at the university and being in the real world can benefit so much from their time in our clinic,\u201d she believes. \u201cIt\u2019s a chance for them to shape what sort of practitioner they will be. I look forward to telling them \u2018You got this!\u2019 They can learn to have confidence in themselves and not feel that they must be perfect. The transition doesn\u2019t have to be scary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s another aspect of the low-stress philosophy embraced at Medical District Veterinary Clinic! We minimize stress not only for our animal patients and clients, but also for the students who will soon be veterinarians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Soft Spot for Cats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Valbuena has a particular fascination for feline behavior. \u201cI love helping owners gain deeper insights into these strange misunderstood little creatures,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile people know their cats very well, the cats may be giving subtle signs that their people overlook. By learning about these silent signals, owners may be able to spot medical problems earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love helping in little ways that make things better for the cat and for the people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her own family includes a ginger cat named Weasley (after Ron and his ginger siblings in Harry Potter) and a cat named Ziggy (because Dr. Valbuena is a huge fan of David Bowie). The name of her hamster, Armie Hamster, seems self-explanatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Valbuena enjoys city life and the diversity Chicago offers. After spending most of her life closer to the tropics, she is also surprisingly enamored of experiencing four seasons in Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome people are not happy with winter weather, but I find it so interesting and a fun time!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Nos complace darle la bienvenida a la Dra. Ana Valbuena a Medical District Veterinary Clinic. Ella se une a nosotros despu\u00e9s de tres a\u00f1os en una cl\u00ednica en Lincoln Park y trae con ella un enfoque en el manejo de bajo estr\u00e9s para mascotas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Realmente quiero que los due\u00f1os de las mascotas vean que son miembros del equipo&#8221;, dijo la Dra. Valbuena. &#8220;Quiero que todos sean participe en la conversaci\u00f3n sobre el cuido de su mascota\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n trae una historia de vida multinacional: naci\u00f3 en Cuba, se cri\u00f3 en Nicaragua y vivi\u00f3 en Miami, Florida, antes de venir a Illinois para sus estudios. En comparaci\u00f3n, su ruta a la carrera veterinaria ha sido una l\u00ednea recta e invariable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Mis padres te dir\u00edan que soy una persona muy determinada&#8221;, dice la Dra. Valbuena. &#8220;Desde muy joven, nunca dud\u00e9 que ser\u00eda veterinaria\u201d.\u00a0 Una vez que se fij\u00f3 en su mente en este objetivo, estaba decidida a superar cualquier obst\u00e1culo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dedicada a ayudar a los clientes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ella recuerda que en la comunidad Hispana en Florida, el acceso a la atenci\u00f3n veterinaria pod\u00eda ser muy intimidante. &#8220;Hay muchas barreras adem\u00e1s del idioma&#8221;, dice. &#8220;Es f\u00e1cil sentirse que uno no puede hacerlo por su cuenta&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El ver esas barreras, y descubrir que hay tan pocos veterinarios biling\u00fces, motiva a la Dra. Valbuena a ser un recurso para aquellos que se sienten m\u00e1s c\u00f3modos comunic\u00e1ndose en espa\u00f1ol. Nosotros sabemos que el ser biling\u00fce sera maravilloso para nuestros clientes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPase los primeros a\u00f1os de mi carrera descubriendo qui\u00e9n soy c\u00f3mo veterinaria y en qu\u00e9 tipo de cl\u00ednica quiero estar\u201d, dice. \u201cQuiero reducir el estr\u00e9s para otros; ya sean clientes de habla hispana o futuros veterinarios que necesitan animo y apoyo para completar la transici\u00f3n de estudiante a profesional\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Infundir confianza en los estudiantes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La Dra. Valbuena complet\u00f3 una rotaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica en Medical District Veterinary Clinic en su cuarto a\u00f1o como estudiante en la Universidad de Illinois y se enamor\u00f3 del ambiente de la cl\u00ednica y los clientes. Cuando se enter\u00f3 del puesto disponible, aprovecho la oportunidad de unirse a la clinica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ella mira la oportunidad de trabajar con los estudiantes de Urbana mientras atiende a los clientes en el Medical District Vet Clinic como algo muy positivo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Estudiantes que est\u00e1n en el punto medio entre estar en la universidad y ser profesionales pueden beneficiarse mucho de su tiempo en nuestra cl\u00ednica\u201d, cree la Dra. Valbuena. \u201cEs una buena oportunidad para que los estudiantes empiezen a pensar que tipo de veterinario quieren ser. Me emociona saber que voy a poder ayudarlos y decirles \u2018\u00a1Lo que est\u00e1 para ti, nadie te lo quita! \u00a1Creo en ti!\u201d Espero que pueda ayudarlos a tener confianza en s\u00ed mismos y que sepan que no tienen que ser perfectos. No le tienen que tener miedo a la transici\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u00a1Ese es otro aspecto de la filosof\u00eda de bajo estr\u00e9s adoptada por Medical District Veterinary Clinic! Minimizamos el estr\u00e9s no solo para nuestros pacientes animales y clientes, sino tambi\u00e9n para los estudiantes veterinarios\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intrigada por los gatos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La Dra. Valbuena tiene una fascinaci\u00f3n particular por el comportamiento felino. \u201cMe encanta ayudar a profundizar el conocimiento de los gatos, ya que estas criaturas peque\u00f1as a veces son mal entendidas\u201d, dice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAunque los due\u00f1os conocen muy bien a sus gatos, los gatos suelen se\u00f1alar sus emociones de una forma sutil. Al aprender sobre estas se\u00f1ales, podemos ayudar a detectar problemas m\u00e1s temprano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u00a1Me encanta mejorar la relacion entre los due\u00f1os y sus gatos!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Su propia familia incluye un gato de pelirrojo llamado Weasley (en honor a Ron y sus hermanos pelirrojos en Harry Potter), un gato llamado Ziggy (porque la Dra. Valbuena es fan de David Bowie) y un h\u00e1mster llamado Armie Hamster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Dra. Valbuena disfruta de la vida de la ciudad y las diversas oportunidades que ofrece Chicago. Despu\u00e9s de pasar la mayor\u00eda de su vida en climas mas tropicos, ahora puede disfrutar de las cuatro estaciones en Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u00a1Muchos no disfrutan el clima invernal, pero me parece muy interesante y divertido!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical District Veterinary Clinic is excited to announce the May 16 arrival of Dr. Ana Valbuena. 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