Courtney, a third-year student, grew up on a dairy farm in West Branch, Mich., and plans to practice in rural Michigan. She spent the past few years working in swine research and completing externships focused on equine and dairy medicine, including a month-long rotation in Stephenville, Texas, at the Signature Equine Hospital. In her final year, she hopes to have rotations in bovine palpation and equine lameness.