As we wish a fond farewell to our outgoing Chief Medical Officer, Amanda Boag, we thought it prudent to recognise and recap on her tenure at IVC Evidensia, as well as thank her for all the amazing developments that have been made under her leadership.
From the development of the
Ethnic Diversity Scholarship to shaping the clinical vision of the business, Amanda has achieved a lot in her two years as CMO, with a focus on growing elements of the business that have made a huge difference to veterinary professionals and the industry as a whole.
To that end, we reached out to a number of colleagues who were directly enriched by Amanda’s involvement in various projects and initiatives, who wished to share their thoughts.
Constant, professional support to the company
John Dinsdale, Country Medical Director for IVC Evidensia, shared his thoughts on Amanda’s tenure as CMO:
“Amanda has been a rock in the ground we have all been able to lean on her for wise support and guidance.
“I have had the pleasure of working with her on Under Care changes, development of the Medical Leadership Team and meetings, the company clinical vision and the group clinical strategy and roadmap from which we have developed the UK clinical strategy. “
John went on to detail her personal impact on the group:
“Her constant professional support to the company and to all on a personal level has been remarkable. We have had immense support with professional issues, regulation interpretation and welfare issues.
“Amanda is a leader, considered, considerate, careful, caring, firm, fair and transparent. I am sure we have all developed as individuals under this leadership and the company has benefitted immensely and benefit from the undoubted legacy. We will all miss her.”
Making IVC Evidensia bolder
David Martin, Group Veterinary Welfare Advisor, commented on Amanda’s dedication to the
Care Fund and animal welfare:
“For me, the first thing Amanda has done that has been the most important is the (mostly unseen) work she has done to demonstrate the value of the Care Fund.
“The second thing is her views and encouragement that IVC Evidensia should be bold and talk about welfare and what we are doing publicly, whether that is within the industry around NAI, or externally and public facing around animal abuse and the issue of Dangerous Dogs.”
David Tweedle, chairman of the
Small Animal Clinical Board, shared the following regarding Amanda’s support over the years:
“Amanda was very influential in making the Clinical Boards more of a diverse and open forum. I am very grateful for her assistance with this over the years.”
Inspirational leader and manager
Gayle Hallowell, Director of Veterinary Professional Development, added her gratitude towards Amanda for her leadership and guidance:
“I joined IVC Evidensia to come and work FOR Amanda and I have not been disappointed. She is a fantastic leader and an incredible line manager, providing support and allowing growth. She was never afraid to say what is NOT OK, but also to celebrate achievements. She will be sadly missed.”
Gayle continued by elaborating on the specific achievements made by Amanda during her time at IVC Evidensia:
“Amanda set up the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care as well as her day job, which was no small undertaking.
“She was also responsible for supporting and growing a number of residency training programmes as referrals director, drove the development of referral communities across group and developed the concept of the referral summit to bring our referral communities together.”
Everyone at IVC Evidensia extends their gratitude to Amanda and wish her the very best of luck in her new role at the RVC. Here’s to avoiding ‘sub-optimal outcomes’ and taking on bold new challenges in the future.
Read about Amanda's inception of the Ethnic Diversity Scholarship:
IVC Evidensia BAME Scholarship Scheme Announced