SAVMA IVSA Excellence Award

Final SAVMANewsletter highlight: The IVSA Excellence Award brought to you by the International Veterinary Experience Committee SAVMA’s International Veterinary Experience Committee is now calling for nominations for the 2021 International Veterinary Student Association Excellence Award. This award can be given to an IVSA member who has excelled as a leader or significantly impacted their chapter. The Excellence Award is given in an effort to recognize both the time and determination put into advancing local chapters and their members towards accomplishing the IVSA mission. Please nominate anyone you believe has excelled in their efforts to make IVSA great.  Deadline for nominations is March 1st at 5 PM EST and the winner will be announced at SAVMA Symposium 2021.  Please contact the IVEC Committee Chair, Katarina Fielding, at ivec.chair@gmail.com for any questions/concerns.  Nomination form can be found here.

The VIN Foundation: Rising Leaders Webinar

Join VIN Foundation’s Rising Leaders to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on transitioning from the classroom to clinics, and life as a practicing veterinarian.  If you're a 3rd or 4th-year veterinary student, recent grad, hire new grads, or are interested in helping new grads, come learn from colleagues and share your thoughts & questions.  Drawings for DoorDash gift cards will take place throughout the event.

Register HERE to attend the webinar on February 26, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST!

Communication Development Grant

ATTENTION CREATIVE MINDS! Next up for our SAVMANewsletter highlight: the Communication Development Grant brought to you by the Integrative Communications and Diversity Committee.

The Integrative Communication and Diversity Committee (ICDC) would like to assist you and your organization in hosting an event that will encourage the development and improvement of communication in veterinary medicine. The ICDC can grant up to five grants ranging from $200 to $500 to organizations that need monetary assistance in hosting such events. The application deadline is March 15th, 2021.

Applicants are required to produce a creative work such as a video, poster, piece of art, etc. that demonstrates how their event will encourage growth in communication. The creative work will be submitted within the google form application found below, along with more details regarding the event itself, an outline of their budget and the need for monetary assistance, as well as the names of the organization(s) hosting the event and the associated university. If you have any questions please contact the Integrative Communication and Diversity Committee at savma.icdc@gmail.com.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

CDC Veterinary Public Health Essay Contest 2020-2021

Have you had the chance to check out this month's SAVMANewsletter? Have no fear! Over the next few days, the Vet Gazette will be highlighting some of the incredible grant and scholarship opportunities SAVMA has to offer. First up: CDC Veterinary Public Health Essay Contest brought to you by the SAVMA Public Health and Community Outreach Committee

The Public Health and Community Outreach Committee (PHCOC) has organized an essay contest to award 10 awards of $200 to individuals who attended the 2021 CDC Veterinary Public Health Q&A Panel. This contest is meant to encourage interest in public health and support those considering a career in veterinary public health. In order to be eligible for this scholarship, the student must be a SAVMA member in good standing attending an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine. 

The biennial CDC Day was held virtually this year as a Q&A Panel featuring veterinary public health professionals on January 11th, 2021. Essay applicants should have attended or watched the recording of the webinar.

Students must answer the following question in 500 words or less: Describe what you learned from the CDC Public Health Panel and how this is important to you and your future veterinary career.

Apply at this link by March 1st, 2021. 

If you have any questions, please email Rachel Park at savma.phcoc@gmail.com.

Ozone Therapy Summit

Check out the International Ozone Therapy Summit being hosted by O3Vets on May 1. This event is a tremendous opportunity to hear from "thought leaders" from throughout the world! Learn more here and use code 2021student to receive a 90% student discount!

"Many integrative veterinarians have found Ozone Therapy a safe and efficacious tool to augment many current treatment protocols. Ozone Therapy provides a way to reduce the use of antibiotics and allow the body to naturally heal itself! 

In an attempt to educate and train future doctors such as yourselves, we wanted to make the International Summit accessible to students as inexpensively as possible. Interested students will find this live event a tremendous opportunity to listen to and discuss with many of the world's top veterinarians about not only Ozone Therapy but also many other integrative modalities as well!"