Happy Valentine's Day!

From our SAVMA family to yours, Happy Valentine's Day!  Whether you are celebrating friends, family, or a signficiant other, we hope you can share the love today!  Thank you to Amy Enevoldsen of Michigan State University for sharing these cuddle bugs with us!

SAVMA Celebrates Black History Month

We honor the tremendous contributions of black veterinary professionals past and the current work of our peers and colleagues continuing to lead the charge for representation in veterinary medicine.

Please follow @blackdvmnetwork @the_nabv and @MCVMAvetmed for more programming and information on Black History Month! We challenge and encourage you to learn more about black contributions to veterinary medicine, and the history of black veterinarians at your institutions. #blackhistory

 

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 February, join J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (LAIM) for 30 minute, case-based sessions on Zoonotic Disease 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 Large Animal Zoonotic Cases on February 9, 2021 at 12 ET.

In this rounds:

• Discuss common and uncommon large animal zoonoses.
• Explore diagnostic, treatment, and management approaches.
• Learn through case-based discussion.

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!

Trivia Tidbits

It's Trivia Time!

Humans have fingerprints that are unique to each one of us!  What is the equivalent to a fingerprint in a giraffe?

No two giraffes have the same pattern of spots - each one is unique!  Literature states that giraffes inherit certain spot characterisitics from their mother, helping to improve their camouflaging capabilities.  Congratulations to Laci Taylor of Cornell University for answering our question correctly!  Check out our 'Call for Submissions' page for our current trivia question!

Vet Students Abroad: Dominican Republic

Congratulations to Kassandra Schneider on her 2020 International Veterinary Experience Committee (IVEC) Individual Scholarship!  We love to see students thriving in the field and we are so glad to see that those funds helped you to have a successful experience.  

In winter 2019, I participated in a student-run team bringing veterinary care to underserved areas of the Dominican Republic. We cared for dogs, cats, horses, pigs, chickens, and goats in five different communities in a developing nation. This trip (my first trip abroad!) taught me so many unforgettable lessons and brought deep meaning both to my career and my life as a whole.

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