Scholarship Opportunity: Graduate Studies in the Occupational Health and Safety of Animal Workers

Animal workers interact with animals in a wide range of settings ranging from veterinary clinics to farms, shelters, research laboratories, zoos, aquaria, markets, meat processing, and wildlife rehabilitation facilities. They face unique and important occupational health issues including exposure to zoonotic infectious diseases, allergens, and injury risks. Despite this, occupational health services to protect workers from such risks are often lacking.

The Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface (OHHAI) training program is an innovative program of the University of Washington Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS), in collaboration with the UW Center for One Health Research. The two-year OHHAI training program promotes a "One Health" approach to the occupational health and safety of animal workers. Funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is available for a limited number of OHHAI scholarships that include tuition and stipend for graduate study at either the masters or PhD level.

The due date for applications for Fall 2021-2022 admissions is December 1, 2020.

For more information, see our website at https://deohs.washington.edu/cohr/ohhai. For questions, please contact Vickie Ramirez at ramirezv@uw.edu.

Chipotle Kitten

After a long day of class, you deserve Chipotle... with a side of kittens? Karina Payerhin from Virigina-Maryland found this adorable kitten outside of a Chipotle, and soon after helped her find her furever home! The puppy picture here is an added bonus :)

Furry Faces of Costa Rica

Robyn Cates from Oregon State University met some friendly, furry faces during her travels to Costa Rica! Have you gotten to meet cool species while abroad? Share your photos with us!

SAVMIE 2020 Nominations Now Open!

“Most Innovative ALL for Students Event SAVMie 2020 now open to nominations! 

Did your school host an AMAZING ALL for Students event this semester? Show your appreciation by nominating it for the 2020 ALL for Students SAVMie! “SAVMie” awards recognize excellence among SAVMA Chapters, and winners are announced at the 2021 SAVMA Symposium at Kansas State. This is the first year that the award is open to nominations, and anyone in any class year can submit! All nominators are entered into a Starbucks gift card raffle AND the school with the most nominations gets an ALL for Students banner for their SAVMA chapter!

Nomination Form: https://form.jotform.com/202613980513047”

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 October, join Dr. Jonathan Stockman for 30 minute, case-based sessions on Nutrition 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 Nutritional Management of GI and Dermatological Disease on October 27, 2020 at 12 ET.

In this rounds:

• Nutritional management of common gastrointestinal diseases
• Nutritional management of diseases that affect the exocrine pancreas
• Nutritional management of some dermatological diseases

REGISTER HERE FOR THE SESSION

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!