Meet Rachel, founder of amwell data services
In a nutshell:
Rachel guides veterinary teams to strategically utilize their lab services, saving them time, money, and headaches.
Rachel A. Lemcke, BS, MS
Independent Veterinary Laboratory Consultant & Owner, Amwell Data Services LLC
Rachel is the founder of Amwell Data Services, a full-service independent veterinary laboratory consulting agency. She formed Amwell Data Services to help give veterinarians and their teams more margin, with the larger goal of helping make careers in veterinary medicine more sustainable.
Her diverse scientific background and love of
animals--particularly horses--made for a great fit as
a Laboratory Manager for nearly four years at a
large private equine referral hospital. Throughout her
time in the industry, she realized many veterinary
practices aren't leveraging their laboratory services
as well as they could for overall practice stability
and growth. From pricing analysis to equipment and
test selection, to improving workflow efficiencies,
Rachel is dedicated to morphing the veterinary
laboratory into a thriving, evolving asset for vets and
their teams.
Beyond the lab, she's an avid orchid grower and enthusiast, amateur watercolor and acrylics painter, and adoptive mom of 16-year old farm cat/favorite coworker "Sneakers."

Founded in late 2020, Amwell Data Services LLC provides hands-on consulting for veterinary practices, specializing in laboratory planning, optimization, and growth. We work closely with veterinary teams to build personalized workflows to boost productivity, efficiency, and profitability.

Accolades
"The most important service that Amwell Data Services offers is effective listening. Rachel spent a significant portion of her time working with us to sit down and listen to all stakeholders share their feedback and ideas about what improvements they wanted to see in lab operations. She was able to take all of those competing perspectives from staff, vets, and techs, and find a series of solutions that made positive improvements for everyone. Never once did she attempt to apply a cookie cutter solution to us - she was incredibly focused on finding the right solution that worked for us. She was receptive to all kinds of feedback throughout the process, and monitored her implemented changes to ensure that they worked as planned. In instances where there were hiccups along the way, she took the time to write protocols, train our staff, or, if it was clear the process just wouldn't work, would simply move on to another, better solution. If the best solution required her to teach herself a new skill or platform, she would do so without being asked in order to keep the process moving forward. Rachel is a problem solver, and while her professional focus is on lab services, I wouldn't hesitate to consult with her any time I had a problem that I needed solving."
Adam Furlong, Vice-President, Operations, B. W. Furlong & Associates, Oldwick, NJ
Education
BS, Animal Science with Business Minor
Berry College, 2013
MS, Animal Science
Cornell University, 2017
Select Recent Research & Publications
Awarded a 2020 American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians (AARV) Research Grant
Research Topic: Evaluating the Connection Between Lameness and Lyme Disease in Sport Horses
Est. Presentation Date: 2023
K. Clark & R. Lemcke
"Utilization of Serum Amyloid A in Managing the Clinical Progression of Equine Bacterial Pneumonia"
Poster Presentation, 2019 ACVIM Forum, Phoenix, AZ
Oral Presentation, 2019 Bain Fallon Memorial Lectures, Australia
Manuscript, Ready for Submission
Poster Available Here
R. Lemcke, R. Belgrave
"Pathogen Surveillance of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Young Racehorses"
Manuscript, In Progress, March 2018
Abridged Article Available Here (pg. 13)
R. Lemcke, R. Belgrave, R. Keene
"Performance assessment of different diagnostic assays to identify EPM-affected horses in a clinical setting"
Oral Presentation, 2nd EPM Society Workshop, Tahoe City, CA, October 2017
Manuscript with Update and Expansion, Ready for Submission
Abstract Available Here
R. Lemcke, R. Belgrave, J. Morrow, N. Pusterla
"Anti-Müllerian hormone type II receptor in avian follicle development"
Biology of Reproduction, 2018
R. Lemcke, C. Stephens, K. Hildebrandt, P. Johnson

Rachel's STORY
Rachel’s career in the sciences began at Berry College, where she accepted an Undergraduate Research position. She helped conduct large research projects on quantitative genetics and population structure of Angus cattle, as well as canine and equine spermatogonial stem cells. Her advisor still raves about her meticulous organizational skills, diligence, and ability to focus.


