VIN 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 December, join the VIN Student Team for 30 minute, case-based sessions every Tuesday at 12pm ET. Everyone and all levels of experience are welcome. There will be time for Q&A and discussion following. The next session is Introduction to Veterinary Forensics, the LINK and the Laws on December 7, 2021 at 12 ET.

In this rounds: 

• What is veterinary forensics?
• What is the Link and why is it important to veterinarians?
• Who is a mandatory reporter and for what?
• What is animal abuse?

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!

Press Release: "Chats with the Chatfields"

Chatfields and AVMA Trust launch recurring segment for  veterinary students 

“Chats with the Chatfields” is excited to announce the launch of a recurring segment within  their hit podcast. The Chatfields have partnered with the AVMA Trust to bring listeners “V’s  View from Vet School.” This monthly recurring segment will follow Veronica, a veterinary  student, as she takes the journey to become a veterinarian. 

Veronica has a unique pre-vet school background: She is a non-traditional student with  previous experience working in public health epidemiology, as a forensic analyst for a law  enforcement agency, as a veterinary technician, and in private sector industry. Her perspective  is anything but boring! 

Once each month, “V” will share her thoughts on current events, her studies, and interesting  veterinary school happenings as part of the regular episode. Pet lovers and veterinarians alike  will be entertained with this peek into the mystery that is veterinary training. 

Becoming a veterinarian still ranks high in career-path surveys of young people across the  nation and, given the focus on zoonotic diseases and emerging infectious diseases, public  interest in the veterinary profession could continue to see increased interest.1 Communication  between pet lovers and veterinarians is key to providing animals the opportunity to live their  best lives; and insight into the training and process that creates today’s veterinary medical  professionals can only enhance communication among the care team.2 Vet students around the  world will be entertained (and perhaps comforted) hearing that their experience in the grueling  veterinary training is a shared one. 

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Interview Highlight: DEI in Vet Med

We are excited to introduce our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Highlight Series! In celebrating talented professionals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, career paths and identities- we hope to inspire students with similar experiences and underscore perspectives that are often underrepresented within vet med. In introducing conversations about the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of our features we hope to foster acceptance, tolerance and equity throughout our profession. 

I’m Dr. Summer Scheibel. After graduating from Cornell CVM this past August, I joined a practice where I see a variety of small animal, exotic, and wildlife patients, and I practice part time at a local zoo. I’ve loved animals since I can remember and have always had quite a menagerie of pets. It was when I adopted my parrot, Andrew, that I became inspired to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. After taking a few courses from the adoption agency and interacting with local avian veterinarians, I learned that it can be difficult to find good information about the complex care that companion parrots require. I wanted to make that information more accessible and provide care for birds and other exotic critters, especially in areas where there aren’t many vets that see such a variety of species. 

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VIN Rounds: Screening and Diagnostic Tests in Cases

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 Putting It All Together – Screening and Diagnostic Tests in Cases November 30, 2021 at 12 ET.

In this rounds: 

• Learn the difference between a screening and diagnostic test.
• Learn how use tests in combination.
• Learn how to use 2x2 tables in a clinical setting.
• Learn how to use disease prevalence to interpret a 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 during this worldwide pandemic. Membership is always free as a student! 

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.