Dr. Mitchell has been a nationally recognized expert lecturer to veterinary audiences since 1992. 

 

She served as a Teaching Associate for the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society's (IVAS) Acupuncture Certification Course for Veterinarians and for the Chicago Basic Traditional Chinese Herbal Course for Veterinarians. She lectured at the 1999 through 2012 and 2014 through 2020 American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA) annual meetings, the 2009 American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention, the 2009 & 2011 IVAS Congress on Veterinary Acupuncture, the 2004, 2007, and 2010 Wild West Veterinary Conference, the 2008, 2010, and 2012 Ohio State Veterinary Medical Association Conference, and the 2008, 2010, and 2012 Midwestern States Veterinary Conferences.

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She also lectured at The North American Veterinary Conference in 2006 through 2010, the Western States Veterinary Conference in 2012, The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting in 2012, the 2007 and 2008 Chicago Basic Traditional Chinese Herbal Course for Veterinarians, as well as at innumerable state and regional veterinary meetings and conferences from 1992 - 2014. In 2018, she lectured at the Chicagoland Veterinary Conference.

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In 2013, she served as a Teaching Associate for all sessions of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society's Acupuncture Certification Course for Veterinarians. In 2014, she lectured at the Minnesota Veterinary Manager Group 4 Meeting on integrative practice management, and at the AHVMA Annual Conference on veterinary chiropractic applications. In 2015, she took a 2 year leave of absence from most lecturing, in order to Chair the AHVMA's Conference Committee, to care for an ailing parent, and to concentrate on her own studies in the areas of laser therapy, and advanced traditional Chinese medical acupuncture and herbology. In 2019 and 2021, she lectured at the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference again. 

 

This decade brought new lecture opportunities for Dr. Mitchell in Texas, South Carolina & Nevada - however, COVID necessitated cancellation of one entire Conference, and another moved online - Dr. Mitchell delivered all 2020 lectures in 2021 instead. In 2020, Dr. Mitchell also resumed her studies in advanced traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture through the Evergreen, CA group, under the direction of Dr. John Chen. These studies are still in progress, as Dr. Michell views ongoing education as one of the important duties of any veterinarian,