# 402 - A New Vet Guide to Working with Senior Paraprofessionals Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cone-of-shame-veterinary-podcast-1191328/402-a-new-vet-guide-to-working-with-senior-paraprofessionals Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cone-of-shame-veterinary-podcast-1191328/402-a-new-vet-guide-to-working-with-senior-paraprofessionals.md Podcast: [The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cone-of-shame-veterinary-podcast-1191328) Published: 2026-06-15T04:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://the-cone-of-shame.captivate.fm/episode/402-a-new-vet-guide-to-working-with-senior-paraprofessionals Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/17f89eb0-962b-41cf-b9c3-add59dc30fb3.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cone-of-shame-veterinary-podcast-1191328/episodes/402-a-new-vet-guide-to-working-with-senior-paraprofessionals Duration seconds: 1781 ## Resource Vicky Ograin, RVT, VTS (Nutrition), MBA tackles a challenge every new veterinarian faces: how do you earn trust, build confidence, and collaborate effectively when the technicians around you have far more real-world experience than you do? Dr. Andy Roark and Vicky share practical advice for creating strong doctor-technician partnerships, giving and receiving feedback, and building a team culture that benefits patients, clients, and the entire veterinary team. This episode is brought to you by Hill's Pet Nutrition ! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cone-of-shame-veterinary-podcast-1191328/episodes/402-a-new-vet-guide-to-working-with-senior-paraprofessionals/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cone-of-shame-veterinary-podcast-1191328/402-a-new-vet-guide-to-working-with-senior-paraprofessionals.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.