
Dr. Dan Thurston
DVM, MS; Large Animal Veterinary Intern at University of Missouri; former marine mammal trainer with backgrounds in equine surgery and non-traditional veterinary education paths.
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Jun 4, 2026
File #018: Multifaceted Paths: Dolphin Trainer to Large Animal Intern - Dr. Dan Thurston
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2:21GretelHOST
Was it always something you were interested in and you didn't think you could do it, or you didn't want to do all of the extra school or what, um, kind of brought you to the field?

Dr. Dan ThurstonGUEST
So when, um, I was a high school athlete and wanted to play collegiate athletics, so one of the things that Franklin College, a Division III school, offered me was the ability to play two sports.

Dr. Dan ThurstonGUEST
Um, thought I wanted when I was applying to schools and things like that to be a crime scene technician.

Dr. Dan ThurstonGUEST
I've got an uncle, two cousins, my dad, my great uncle are all police officers, so it was kind of gonna be my way of joining the family business.
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35:52GretelHOST
Yes.