AAEP Virtual Wednesday Round Table: Discover Hidden Value: Help Foreign Veterinary Graduates Join Your Team

Dr. Martinez is a field care veterinarian at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky., where he completed an ambulatory internship after receiving his veterinary degree from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Martinez chairs both the Student Programs Group within the AAEP’s Scientific Review and Editorial Committee as well as the AAEP’s Foreign Veterinary Graduates Task Force.

Dr. Raul Bras grew up in Puerto Rico where he showed and bred Paso Fino horses.  He finished his undergraduate at Louisiana State University with a bachelor's in Animal Science. He graduated from Ross University Veterinary School in 2005 and completed his clinical year at Auburn University. In 2005, Dr. Bras completed a surgery internship at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, the following year Dr. Bras stayed on as an Associate Veterinarian in the Podiatry Department of Rood & Riddle.  Dr. Bras completed the farrier program at Cornell University in 2007 and in 2010 became a Certified Journeyman Farrier of the American Farriers Association. In 2012, he became a shareholder at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. In addition to providing his expertise in equine podiatry in Lexington, Kentucky, Dr. Bras currently travels all over the states and internationally to provide his expertise and knowledge as a worldwide leader in Equine Podiatry. He is devoted for the better of the vet-farrier relationship and an active participant within all associations in the industry such as the AAEP, NEAEP, AAPF, AFA, and many others.  In 2015, Dr. Bras was recognized by his peers for his efforts in the industry and inducted into the International Equine Veterinarian Hall of Fame. Dr. Bras is passionate for his profession and the well-being of the horse, but most importantly he is fully dedicated and devoted to his family. 

Dr. Wilson is executive director of the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine and partner in Turner Wilson Equine Consulting in Stillwater, Minn. Dr. Wilson is also co-founder of the Equitarian Initiative and has led the Equitarian project in Honduras since 2012. Her volunteer legacy with AAEP includes prior service on the board of directors, as chair of the International Committee, and as member of many other committees.

Glen M. Krebs has more than 35 years of experience as an international and immigration lawyer. On behalf of his clients, he has attended interviews at U.S. embassies in Ghana, China, Japan, Russia, Canada, and Bulgaria.  He has represented immigration clients from more than 70 countries. He currently leads Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP’s representation of numerous Korean applicants related to the new battery plants in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Glen W. Krebs concentrates his practice in international and immigration law with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP. He earned his J.D. from the Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was a member of the Law and Business Society, Immigration Law Society, International Law Society and Christian Legal Society. Prior to attending law school, Glen earned his B.A. in Political Science from Brigham Young University.