Caption This! Just not during lunch.

Congratulations to Kirby Yamamoto from the University of Minnesota for winning one of our 'Caption This!' contests!  I think we can all agree on that caption!

"When you're eating something cheesy but then remember the word 'caseous'."

Photo by Brooke Pietrafesa

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 December, join Dr. Lance Roasa, DVM, MS, JD and Dr. Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA for 30 minute, case-based sessions on Personal Financial Success for Veterinary Students 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 Defining Financial Wellness in Veterinary Medicine on January 12, 2021 at 12 ET.

In this rounds:

• Learn about extrinsic and intrinsic motivators.
• Learn what financial attitude and its connection to financial happiness is.
• Financial wellness is created by planning and personal responsibility for your future self.
• Learn how to create a financial interest list and set goals for personal financial wellness.

NEW!!! NOW TO JOIN THE SESSION JUST 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!

SAVMA John Pitts Award for Distinguished Service NOW OPEN!

We have a great opportunity for you to recognize someone who has went above and beyond for our profession!

The SAVMA John Pitts Award for Distinguished Service application is NOW OPEN! This award is open to any veterinary student who is a SAVMA member in good standing. The awardee will receive registration to SAVMA Symposium 2021 (March 13-15) hosted by Kansas State University and a $360 award presented during SAVMA Symposium.  ALSO, as an incentive... the winning nominator will receive an award of $200! Applications are due Sunday, January 17th, 2021 at 11:59 PST.

CLICK HERE to nominate someone today!

VIN Foundation: 5th Annual Solutions for the Profession Competition

Calling ALL veterinary students!!!

Think you have innovative ideas and solutions to issues facing the veterinary medicine community?  Could you use an extra hand with school related expenses?  Look no further!  The VIN Foundation is holding their 5th Annual Solutions for the Profession Competition!

TOPIC: Diversity in the Veterinary Profession

In 1,000 words or less, please detail at least one of the following topics:

• What diversity challenges are currently faced by the profession, and what can be done to improve the situation?
• What steps is your veterinary school taking to address diversity challenges, and what solutions do you think would improve the situation?

DEADLINE: Competition is NOW OPEN and will close to submissions Sunday, February 28, 2021, 11:59pm PT.  Winners will be announced by April 30, 2021!

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:

• First Place: $3,000
• Second Place: $1,500
• Third Place: $1,000

Essays must be submitted online - CLICK HERE to get started!

A retrospective study of prognostic indicators for survival in eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

Take a peek at this study submitted to our Cases/Abstracts category by Ivana Levy of the University of Illinois!

A retrospective study of prognostic indicators for survival in eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

Ivana H. Levy, Matthew C. Allender, Stephanie Principati, Julia Whittington, Sarah Reich, Krista A. Keller

Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory (Levy, Allender, Keller), Wildlife Medical Clinic (Whittington, Reich), Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine (Allender, Principati, Whittington, Reich, Keller), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

The eastern grey squirrel (EGS), Sciurus carolinensis, is a tree squirrel native to the eastern United States. This species commonly presents to wildlife medical clinics for a variety of human-related injuries including road traffic and pet predation. The purpose of this study was to determine prognostic indicators for survival in young or orphaned EGS. Retrospective data were collected from January 1, 2012 to June 12, 2018 for all EGS weighing less than 300 g that presented to the Wildlife Medical Clinic at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

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