Monica Kaho Herkules Bando

· Facilitate small group simulations between veterinary students and simulated clients (actor) in a structured and safe environment

· Encourage self-reflection, peer observations and feedback using the Calgary-Cambridge guide

· Engage with regular coach training sessions that include self-reflection, role-play, and group discussion, to continually reassess and improve coaching and assessment skills (in-person and remotely)

• As a core founding member of the new school, contributed significantly to the development and delivery of an innovative, progressive, animal-welfare focused curriculum
• Led the design of new clinical skills and simulation-based communications, surgery and anesthesia training suites
• Integrated innovative technologies to enhance skill development
• Developed the school’s equality, diversity, and inclusion strategy

· Investigated and provided veterinary expertise on cases of abuse, neglect and cruelty of wildlife trafficked and exploited in unaccredited roadside zoos, traveling circuses, cub-petting operations and as backyard pets

· Strategized with legal team to formulate complaints urging the USDA to inspect facilities and issue citations for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act

· Drafted comprehensive avian and large carnivore regulatory guidelines submitted to the USDA to improve standards of care and welfare to captive wildlife

· Managed an international veterinary team consisting of a resident veterinarian and three qualified veterinary nurses; assisted with recruitment and training of new staff; provided training and supervision for new shelter outreach intern; developed job descriptions for veterinary team positions

· Communicated with cultural sensitivity with a range of stakeholders, both internally to foster cohesive team morale and to ensure optimal care for animals, and externally to increase awareness and advance animal welfare outreach initiatives

· Provided surgical, dental, and long-term veterinary care for over 150 Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) and Eurasian brown bears (Ursus arctos) rescued from bile farms as part of an integrated veterinary and behavioral management approach

· Delivered preventative veterinary care and long-term management to additional rescued animals, including Tibetan macaques, dogs and cats

· Delivered capacity building and continuing education to local veterinarians tailoring content to their needs and reflecting local access to medications and equipment

· Assisted with animal welfare outreach projects including mass dog and cat meat market rescue efforts, animal shelter management, and development of desexing guidelines for veterinary practitioners in China, navigating cultural sensitivities surrounding euthanasia and unique in-country drug limitations

· Used non-animal models to provide clinical skills training to veterinary students

· Collaborated with the China Association of Zoological Gardens to develop continuing education workshops for zoo veterinarians within China to improve standards of care for captive wildlife

· Annually reviewed, updated, and implemented protocols, including biosecurity guidelines; formulated and managed veterinary budget and numerous veterinary databases