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Year 3 Preceptor of the Year
Benjamin
Alcantar, MVZ
“
We have 620 animals,
and we have one of
the most successful
cheetah breeding
programs on the
planet. We have had
210 cheetah births
since the park opened
in 1972.
“
D r. Benjamin Alcantar grew up in Hermosillo, in the Sonoran Desert While in veterinary school, Dr. Alcantar was involved with several wildlife
of Mexico, where he was exposed to a variety of wild reptiles and a
projects involving prairie dogs, white tail deer, and California Condors.
houseful of dogs. He decided to become a veterinarian at the age of
After two years of private practice at a small animal exotic clinic in
9 when he won a baby giraffe-naming contest at his local zoo. Hermosillo, he became the director of animal health services at the
Hermosillo Zoo. When Dr. McClean moved on seven years ago, Alcantar
“Part of the prize was that I got to bottle-feed the baby giraffe,” Dr. Alcantar was invited to join the Wildlife Safari staff.
said. “I was hooked.”
“We have 620 animals, and we have one of the most successful cheetah
The head veterinarian at Wildlife Safari, a 400-acre, nonprofit, drive- breeding programs on the planet,” Dr. Alcantar said. “We have had 210
through wildlife park in Oregon’s Umpqua Valley, Dr. Alcantar has been cheetah births since the park opened in 1972.”
named by WesternU CVM students as the Year 3 Preceptor of the Year.
His favorite part of being a preceptor is seeing how much the students have
“The students who come to us can practice good medicine and experience
the real world,” Dr. Alcantar said. “We are honored to be a part of the learned at the end of their rotation and he loves to keep in touch with them.
WesternU family.” “I am proud and happy about their success, “ he said.
Dr. Alcantar first experienced the Wildlife Safari the way WesternU Dr. Alcantar said he advises the students to never lose the love for their
students do. As a student at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California work.
in Mexicali, he did a rotation there. He returned for an internship, under
the supervision of Modesto McClean, DVM, “who became my mentor.” “We have all been yelled at by our clients; it can be a hard world out there.
During his internship, he worked with WesternU students on their And scary,” he said. “But I tell the students to enjoy life, relax, and change
rotations, as he does now. your perspective. The storms will pass.”
Veterinary Outlook 3
Benjamin
Alcantar, MVZ
“
We have 620 animals,
and we have one of
the most successful
cheetah breeding
programs on the
planet. We have had
210 cheetah births
since the park opened
in 1972.
“
D r. Benjamin Alcantar grew up in Hermosillo, in the Sonoran Desert While in veterinary school, Dr. Alcantar was involved with several wildlife
of Mexico, where he was exposed to a variety of wild reptiles and a
projects involving prairie dogs, white tail deer, and California Condors.
houseful of dogs. He decided to become a veterinarian at the age of
After two years of private practice at a small animal exotic clinic in
9 when he won a baby giraffe-naming contest at his local zoo. Hermosillo, he became the director of animal health services at the
Hermosillo Zoo. When Dr. McClean moved on seven years ago, Alcantar
“Part of the prize was that I got to bottle-feed the baby giraffe,” Dr. Alcantar was invited to join the Wildlife Safari staff.
said. “I was hooked.”
“We have 620 animals, and we have one of the most successful cheetah
The head veterinarian at Wildlife Safari, a 400-acre, nonprofit, drive- breeding programs on the planet,” Dr. Alcantar said. “We have had 210
through wildlife park in Oregon’s Umpqua Valley, Dr. Alcantar has been cheetah births since the park opened in 1972.”
named by WesternU CVM students as the Year 3 Preceptor of the Year.
His favorite part of being a preceptor is seeing how much the students have
“The students who come to us can practice good medicine and experience
the real world,” Dr. Alcantar said. “We are honored to be a part of the learned at the end of their rotation and he loves to keep in touch with them.
WesternU family.” “I am proud and happy about their success, “ he said.
Dr. Alcantar first experienced the Wildlife Safari the way WesternU Dr. Alcantar said he advises the students to never lose the love for their
students do. As a student at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California work.
in Mexicali, he did a rotation there. He returned for an internship, under
the supervision of Modesto McClean, DVM, “who became my mentor.” “We have all been yelled at by our clients; it can be a hard world out there.
During his internship, he worked with WesternU students on their And scary,” he said. “But I tell the students to enjoy life, relax, and change
rotations, as he does now. your perspective. The storms will pass.”
Veterinary Outlook 3
