Perfect Fit

Dr. Amanda Kress (’10)

A trip to the national AVMA Conference came at the right time for Amanda Kress. While at the conference, Kress went to a session on career changes. “I knew if I was going to move on that private practice wasn’t for me,” Kress said, “but I had no brilliant ideas of what to do next.” The session Kress attended included careers in lab animals veterinary care. Despite no experience with lab animals, the possibility intrigued Kress. Afterwards she sought out the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners booth in the exhibit hall.  It turned out to be a perfect fit for Kress. “The work is still clinical. It’s still hands-on, plus I would be involved in research,” she said. Today she provides quality animal care to animals used in Iowa State research projects as a veterinarian in the Laboratory Animal Resources.