Dr. Laura Betts
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After veterinary school, Dr Betts completed a one-year medical/surgical internship at Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, DC. Upon completion of the internship she remained at Friendship for 3 years as a clinician.
Family drew Dr Betts and her husband, Roger, to Michigan where she practiced emergency medicine for 4 years. The shores of western Michigan became their home when they bought Parkdale Animal Hospital. At Parkdale Dr Betts was able to make in impact in the small community by starting a rabies vaccine clinic, sponsoring community projects, introducing children to vet med through a monthly Teddy Bear Surgery Day, helping control the feral cat population through a cat neuter program and hosting a radio question/answer program.