Externship: Greensboro Science Center

Greensboro Science Center Veterinary Externship

Laci Taylor, DVM Candidate ‘22

Over winter break, I had the privilege of externing at the Greensboro Science Center

(GSC), an aquarium, museum, zoo, and treetop adventure park located in Greensboro, North

Carolina. Unfamiliar with Greensboro, I learned about the Greensboro Science Center’s

externship through a Zoom meeting organized by the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

(AAZV). The meeting was open to veterinary students interested in zoo, wildlife, and aquatic

externships and several representatives from a variety of AZA accredited institutions joined the

call. The discussion was focused on how these institutions have had to adapt their veterinary

externship programs amidst the current pandemic.

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Self-Advocacy in Veterinary Medicine Webinar

 Looking for something to do this evening? Tune into the Self-Advocacy in Veterinary Medicine Webinar featuring some of SAVMA's brightest stars!  You won't want to miss it!

Creative Creatures

Happy Tuesday Vet Med!  We hope that whether you are in the classroom or clinic, your week is off to a great start!  Our first featured winner from Volume 56, Issue 2 is Janelle Thomas!  We love to see you combine your creativity and your cute creatures!

VIN Topic Rounds

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 April, join Emilia Wong Gordon, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine) for 30 minute, case-based sessions on Shelter Medicine every Tuesday at 12ET. Everyone and all levels of experience are welcome. There will be time for Q&A and discussion following. The next session is The Mystery of the Deceased Kittens on April 6, 2021 at 12 ET.

In this rounds:

• Review differential diagnoses for sudden death in shelter cats/kittens.
• Learn how to manage an animal population to create a “clean break” and terminate an outbreak.
• Discuss the “window of susceptibility” concept and current shelter vaccination recommendations.

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 during this worldwide pandemic. Membership is always free as a student!

Vet Candy: Tufts University Veterinary School Aims to Increase Diversity

Tufts University’s veterinary school aims to increase diversity

By Angela Nelson

Damian Clarke, is a Black veterinary student who does not often see himself represented in veterinary medicine — a field which is about 89 percent white. Originally from Barbados, Clarke moved to the United States in high school and received his undergraduate degree in Florida before landing on the Grafton campus of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.

“While I haven’t had one specific role model who looks like me, I’m able to find bits and pieces from different people who I aspire to be like. And that, for me, has been just as good,” Clarke said.

Cora Evans, a second-year veterinary student at Cummings School, grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she often visited the Duke University Lemur Center with her mother. She knew from a young age that she wanted to work with animals, but she had met only one Black veterinarian in her life. That changed in her undergraduate years when she attended Spelman College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) for women, and completed a study abroad program focused on wildlife conservation in the East African nation of Tanzania.

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