Associate Veterinarian
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association
Santa Fe, NM, United States
Dr. Sohaila Jafarian is a first-generation Iranian who grew up in Dallas, Texas. She completed her DVM and MPH at Kansas State University in 2018. During her MPH project she developed a passion for community-based healthcare and realized the lack of ethical community-based interventions in veterinary medicine. After graduation, she went on to a rotating internship with VCA in Albuquerque, NM, gaining valuable clinical experience in emergency, surgery, and internal medicine. After her rotating internship, she had the opportunity to work at the University of Pennsylvania as a Community Medicine Intern. Not only was this an invaluable experience to see the positive impact of ethical veterinary community medicine in action, but also introduced Dr. Jafarian to the field of veterinary social work as another viable avenue to improve collective human and animal welfare. She lives in New Mexico and is working as a relief veterinarian. Beyond her clinical work, she is a Clinical Year Mentor for the University of Arizona’s College of Veterinary Medicine, the Continuing Education Committee Chair for Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association and also a member of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ DEI Task Force.
Dr. Jafarian has always been passionate about diversity, equality, and inclusion, viewing them as public health issues of the upmost importance. She is also deeply passionate about combating implicit bias and discrimination within the veterinary community as well as towards communities of pet owners that have been historically discriminated against.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
10:35 AM – 11:25 AM
