Cora Luján Segura

Background

I graduated in 2022 and completed 2 internships in small animal medicine and surgery, as well as exotic species medicine in the following two years. My profesional goal and in life is to contribute to the recovery and conservation of species and enviroments, restoring their quality of life that I personally feel we, as a species, have compromised. For this reason, keep walking through my specialization path is what I feel most coherent and I’d thrive on learning and embracing new challenges in the Wildlife Population Health internship.  Before my college degree, I gained hands-on experience through various externships in wildlife rehabilitation centers as a wildlife rehabilitator technique, where I focused on ICU care, physical examinations and treatments, nutrition, and environmental enrichment (CRFS Torreferrussa, Molló Parc). Additionally, I’ve participated in conservation projects such as the Life Project for the Tritó del Montseny and the Trencalòs Life Project. During my college degree I was an active member of the AVAFES’ board, kept performing externships in different centers (HCV UAB, Zoologic Badalona, CRFS Torreferrussa), stayed at GREFA during my Practicum and attended numerous conservation courses and research conferences. Highlighting my involvement in antimicrobial resistance investigation linked to my final degree project, I was awarded with EAVLD AVEDILA grant to be orally presented at the Sevilla Congress in 2022. Throughout the last two internships I also attended conferences where I showed up a few case reports, presented a Clinical Lecture at HCV UAB and kept my passion for wildlife alive doing field work with Projecte Liró and learning with SECEMU’s workshops.

I am as excited as greatful about learning and growing alongside this group of investigators, ECZM residents and diplomates in this fascinating field and I look forward to keep working with and for wildlife and to develop my studies in conservation medicine.