Dr Michael Ethier was born and raised in northern Ontario where he developed his love for the outdoors. After graduating from OVC in 2004 he spent a year in a private referral hospital in Ottawa. It was then that he realized his passion for emergency and critical care medicine. He returned to OVC where he completed a residency and DVSc in emergency and critical care medicine. After becoming boarded in 2008, he joined the Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital as director of emergency and critical care medicine.