Purdue MOARR Symposium

On behalf of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine's Exotic Animal Club, we formally invite you to join us at this year's Medicine of Aquatics, Amphibians, and Reptiles (MOAAR) Symposium happening ONLINE on Saturday and Sunday November 20-21st, 2021!

This year's Keynote Lecture will be given by Dr. Chelsea Anderson, Associate D.V.M. at Georgia Aquarium (USA), who will be presenting on "Beluga Whale Reproduction." Other topics include marine mammal medicine, fish surgery, reptile medicine, amphibian pathology, and more! Attached is the current agenda, which can also be found navigating through the registration page.

Registration for the event will be open until 5 pm on Friday, November 19th. The event is open to professional students, graduate students, undergraduate students, and professionals.

Registration Link: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cvent.me_bawN5r&d=DwICAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=3tYehRSzVxojoUkR9Rbf9UKB03zXMfNNi9NFQ7ihrPY&m=JFZSlBSDI3EJfa5Kpdc3p15kg_x5KA01RD9TnaIdm16aruxEtb1VwEn_GJPyvGvT&s=vXuJwPmKMF1tn8aCd-x6xi1AZAHkncKfxdchtfiKaVI&e=

Most of the lectures will be recorded and available for viewing up to 6 months after the event, so if you cannot attend live you will be able to view them later.

We're looking forward to putting on this fun, educational event and hope you will be able to join us! Please reach out to Hannah Smith at hgsmith@purdue.edu<mailto:hgsmith@purdue.edu> if you have any questions.

Dr. Michelle Moyal on learning to be fearless

Dr. Michelle Moyal has been helping pets since she became a veterinarian in 2007, but now she is helping pets and their owners in a new way—through guiding the hands of the next generation. Dr. Moyal is now an assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences, as well as the Chief of the Primary Care Surgery Service at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.

She joined the faculty in 2020, and is proud to rejoin the halls of the University that she originally graduated from. Her goals are to help coach and guide veterinary students, with an aim to helping veterinary medicine improve its diversity.

As a first generation American herself, she knows the unique hardships of entering the veterinary medicine as a person of color faces. Her mother learned how to speak English through watching children’s cartoons and shared with her daughter what real determination looked like.

Today, Dr. Moyal is passing that on in a variety of different ways. She shows new students how to stay calm and evaluate situations during surgery, helping them to avoid mistakes through giving themselves time to review a situation.

Although Dr. Moyal is a huge part of the veterinary community, that’s not her only side. She’s also a fun loving person outside of work, and takes work/life balance seriously. Dr. Moyal enjoys Olympic weightlifting and functional fitness. She also moonlighted as Dr. Turmoyal, a roller derby player with San Diego Derby United. These are just a few of her many sides, and proves that you can be a vet and still have some time to have fun.

If she had to switch careers, she would become a wedding planner! The same critical thinking skills that veterinary medicine requires, as well as responding well to pressure, could be just as useful helping brides with their perfect day.

Dr. Moyal cares deeply about the veterinary community, and like most who work in the field believe that mental health is one of the most pressing problems veterinary medicine faces. This is especially the case after the pandemic. 

There is now a huge demand for pet care, and vets are feeling the pressure to skip out on family time, and even things like lunch and dinner, to try and fill that demand. While this is well meant in order to help as many pets as possible, it can have detrimental side effects on the person giving up on life to help others.

Burnout is a serious issue, and one that can stop veterinarians and their team from helping pets entirely. A work life balance is critical to maintain not only for mental health, but to be in the best frame of mind to help others.

Dr. Moyal, like so many other vets, is working to help tame this unfriendly dynamic by coaching new vet students on all the important things in medicine—including how to take a break. Her goal is to help shape a new and better veterinary community. One filled with diversity, openness to change, and inclusivity.

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"Sunset on the Palouse" by Janelle Thomas, Washington State University

Resilience Webinar: Tuesday Nov 16th at 8pm EST (1hr)

Rockstar Resilience Skills for the Veterinary Professional

with Josh Vaisman

Register: https://boehringer.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LbIsAeWMRYqaVD8_uqCZvw 

This webinar will introduce the science of positive psychology and related fields.  Evidence-based tools for cultivating psychological resilience, functional optimism, and general personal and professional well-being are explored. Attendees will gain an understanding of personal and professional well-being and what science shows support both.  Participants will leave engaged by and empowered with a clear, evidence-based plan for fostering their own sustainable well-being.

VIN Rounds: Predictive Values

Are you missing out on clinical rotations because of COVID-19? The VIN Student Team has you covered

with Tuesday Topic Rounds.  During the month of November, join the VIN Student Team for 30 minute,

case-based sessions on different epidemiology concepts. Everyone and all levels of experience are

welcome. There will be time for Q&A and discussion following. The next session is on What Does it All

Mean: Predictive Values and Repeat Testing November 16, 2021 at 12 ET.

In this rounds:

• Learn how to assess the impact of testing on predictive values and repeat testing.
• Learn how to summarize major differences in multiple testing strategies.
• Learn how to calculate predictive value given prevalence of disease, sensitivity, and specificity of a diagnostic test.

TO JOIN THE SESSION, LOG INTO THE VIN STUDENT CENTER AND CLICK THE GREEN BUTTON IN THE

TOP RIGHT

The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) is here to help you as a vet student – especially