Veterinary Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Group's Sports Medicine Conference

Hello, everyone! Are you interested in Veterinary Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (VOSM)? Do you love conferences? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then read on! VOSM's Sports Medicine Conference will be happening in Frederick, MD on November 17-18, 2018. Click on their flyer below for more information!

Trivia Question

Volume 53 Issue 4 Trivia Question:

What animal is the only one born with horns?

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Answer: Giraffe

 

* Erin Beasley from North Carolina State University was the first student to respond with the answer.

You can find the next Trivia question on the Call for Submission tab of the Vet Gazette.

Extracurricular Funding Grant

Extracurricular Funding Grant
SAVMA's Education and Professional Development Committee 

The SAVMA Education and Professional Development Committee is offering four, $200 grants to veterinary student organizations to provide funding for wet labs or lectures supplementing their college’s curriculum. Apply on behalf of a club or organization HERE. You must be a SAVMA member to apply.

Please send any questions to savma.epdc@gmail.com. Applications will be accepted until November 16, 2018. 

Supporter of Student Wellbeing Award

Supporter of Student Wellbeing Award
SAVMA's Wellness Committee 

The SAVMA Wellness Committee would like to recognize and acknowledge an individual faculty or staff members that goes above and beyond to promote student wellbeing at their institutions. This may include, but is not limited to, promoting mental, physical, spiritual and emotional intelligence amongst their students, creation or support of wellness initiatives and programming at their institutions, or serving as a role model that demonstrates the importance of self-care. 

Awarded faculty or staff will receive compensation up to 1500$ for travel to and from SAVMA Symposium 2019 in Athens, Georgia, where they will be recognized and receive an award for their efforts for student wellbeing. 

The nominating student will also receive a 200$ Stipend for their submission efforts.

Apply here today! You must be a SAVMA member to apply. The committee will accept applications until October 15, 2018. Please direct any questions to savmawellness@gmail.com.  

Cultural and Diversity Awareness Grant

Cultural & Diversity Awareness Grant
SAVMA's Integrative Communication and Diversity Committee 

Cultural differences between veterinarians and clients, and in fact between veterinarians and other veterinarians, are one of many obstacles that the profession must face. To overcome these differences, each of us must approach all clients with an understanding of different values, beliefs, and personal preferences.

The SAVMA Integrative Communication and Diversity Committee (ICDC) provides financial resources to veterinary students who wish to develop and support activities or experiences that will increase cultural and diversity awareness within their student body. The event must have occurred in the past 12 months (between September 2017 and September 2018). Please include in your attachments any posters, pamphlets, or PowerPoint presentations given at the event to attendees. If supplemental information was not provided, please provide a detailed description of how your organization recognized diversity.

Click here to apply. You must be a SAVMA member to apply. Applications are due October 15th 2018.