Dr. Andy MacCabe of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges sits down in the studio with Ernesto to talk goals, opportunity, the health of many species, collaborating with other organizations, and the benefits of a diverse profession. Dr. MacCabe is CEO of the AAVMC but brings a vast and varied background to the position, including a degree in agriculture, time in the Air Force, a degree in public health, and filling out the diploma wall in his office, a patent law degree. Though the AAVMC has "American" in their name, their membership is now open to and represents 50 medical colleges around the world, including all 30 in the United States. Join us for this conversation to pick up some cross-discipline lessons. The AAVMC is an international nonprofit membership organization whose 49 accredited college and schools and 21 affiliate members are working to protect and improve the health and welfare of animals, people and the environment around the world by advancing academic veterinary medicine. Dr. Andrew T. MacCabe is a veterinarian and an attorney who has worked in professional practice, for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and in organized academic veterinary medicine. He recently retired from 24 years of active and reserve duty as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force.