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A message to our learning community After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close the Improve Veterinary Practice platform on 13 January 2026. Improve Veterinary Practice was built to support vets and nurses at every stage of their career, and while this chapter is ending, a new one is starting at Improve Veterinary Education. We couldn’t be more grateful for the community you’ve helped us build and hope to see you on this exciting next step. Find out more

Sandra Dawson

Veterinary Pathologist at NationWide Laboratories

Sandra Dawson, BSc, BVMS, FRCPath, MRCVS, is a graduate of Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities, gaining a BSc in agriculture in 1991 and her veterinary degree in 1995. Following a term in mixed practice, Sandra became a resident in veterinary pathology at Edinburgh University and lectured in reproductive pathology. After five years in industry where she gained her MRCPath, Sandra joined NationWide Laboratories in May 2006. She works with surgical biopsies and can advise on all aspects of histopathology in a wide range of species.

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