With over 37 years of professional experience in Veterinary Medicine, Francisco Andujar knew he wanted to be a doctor from the time he was a boy. He did not have enough money to pay for medical school, but the Credit Scholarship Foundation provided him with an alternative where he could still practice medicine. Instead of helping people, he could help animals, and he took the opportunity to get his Veterinary Degree on the condition that he work for the Government of Dominican Republic for at least three years.
Francisco decided stay t for 15 years, not only treating livestock including cows, pigs, and horses but also teaching farmers how to properly care for their livestock. He worked on a poultry farm for two years, and taught Parasitology at Universidad Pedro Henriquez Urena, Universidad Central de Este and Universidad Eugeno Maria de Hostos on the Dominican Republic. He was also a Teaching Assistant at Ohio State University.
All his cumulative experience enabled Francisco to open his own Veterinary practice, Provaca, in 1988, and he has one partner. At his clinic, Francisco treats small animals and pets, and he sees anywhere from four to ten animals per day, performs surgeries, gives vaccinations, boards animals, and provides grooming services, as well as all other treatments commonly performed at an animal clinic. To complement his clinic, he also opened both a pet shop, Pruductos Vetenarios y Agricolas, and a cemetery and crematorium, Ultima Morada, so his customers have a place to not only buy the supplies and products they need, but also a place to bury their pets.
Among his three businesses, Francisco employs ten people, and in the near future, he plans to increase his clinic by adding two more veterinarians so he can focus his attention more on the cemetery and crematorium services. Francisco attributes his success to the fact that he addresses all his customers' needs and sources the products that they request. For example, he has now added the Buster Dog Collar (a cone-shaped collar used to prevent pets from hurting themselves after procedures or surgery) which he had to import from the United States, as well as adding implantation of the Animal M microchip in their pets as requested. Francisco is most proud of the fact that he has been able to open his own Veterinary Clinic and that he was a teacher at Universidad Autonoma Santo Domingo, where he received his Veterinary degree in 1980.
He has many published papers including, "Levamisol as Medicine to Treat Heartworm" which appeared in the Journal Listin Diario in 1998, and he is a member of the Association of Veterinary Medicine (Colegio de Medicina Veterinario) in the Dominican Republic.
When he is not working, Francisco enjoys traveling, reading books about animals, such as animal reproduction, and also watching animal shows such as Animal Planet. He is also active in his local Catholic Church and is involved in the evangelization of the Catholic faith, as well as helping children in the community to read.
He holds a MSc in Parasite Immunology from Ohio State University, Veterinary Degree from Universidad Autonoma Santo Domingo, and a BS in Natural Science. By joining IAA, Francisco looks forward to networking with members around the world and sharing ideas and knowledge with regard to his profession. He resides in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
International Alumni Association Member, Francisco Andujar, can be found on the Association Directory where he is looking forward to networking with you.
