Entries in EPDC (20)

Monday
Apr132020

Economics Initiative Essay Winners

Congrats to McKenzie Beals Weber from Iowa State University and Victoria Harris from the University of Florida for winning this year's Economics Initiative Essay Contest hosted by the SAVMA Education and Professional Development Committee. Way to go!

Friday
Jan172020

Spring 2019 EPDC Extracurricular Grant Awardees - Day 3

At Mizzou, we were able to host BOTH the Veterinary Nutrition Club and the Student Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society with the support from this grant!  We started with a lecture from Dr. Jenny Grither about feeding critical care patients, then split into small groups to discuss case examples and practice placing NG tubes in 3D printed models.  Students not only got the opportunity to practice technical skills, but also went home with a packet of information on currently available commercial critical care options and sample cases.  The event was a huge success, thank you!

 

 

This November, the Student Veterinary Surgical Society at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine put on a lunch talk and accompanying wet-lab on the topic of 3D printing and modeling in small animal orthopedics. The lunch talk presented by Dr. W. Michael Karlin was attended by over 70 students and covered different scenarios in which he and other orthopedic surgeons have used 3D printing to prepare for surgery or supply prosthetics for patients. In the wet lab, 35 students had the opportunity to practice placing pins and cerclage wire to stabilize fractures using 3D printed models of dog limbs. The majority of the students who attended the lab were in their pre-clinical years, and, therefore, had limited opportunity to learn and practice said techniques otherwise. This grant was tremendously appreciated by all the students that were able to benefit from it and the supplies it provided. Thank you, SAVMA!

 



 

Tuesday
Jan142020

Spring 2019 EPDC Extracurricular Grant Awardees - Day 1

SAVMA has many opportunities for your school to apply for grants in order to fund cool wet labs or awesome events! Over the next three days, we will be highlighting what schools did that won the EPDC Extracurriculr Grant. As always, check out the SAVMANews every month to see all the incredible grant opportunities!

 

This November, the Student Veterinary Surgical Society at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine put on a lunch talk and accompanying wet-lab on the topic of 3D printing and modeling in small animal orthopedics. The lunch talk presented by Dr. W. Michael Karlin was attended by over 70 students and covered different scenarios in which he and other orthopedic surgeons have used 3D printing to prepare for surgery or supply prosthetics for patients. In the wet lab, 35 students had the opportunity to practice placing pins and cerclage wire to stabilize fractures using 3D printed models of dog limbs. The majority of the students who attended the lab were in their pre-clinical years, and, therefore, had limited opportunity to learn and practice said techniques otherwise. This grant was tremendously appreciated by all the students that were able to benefit from it and the supplies it provided. Thank you, SAVMA!


Auburn University World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA) members were able to participate in a dolphin necropsy of a juvenile male bottlenose dolphin that stranded in Mobile, Alabama. Students not only observed, but participated in the necropsy, learning about dolphin anatomy, pathology, and regulations concerning marine mammal strandings. 




 

Monday
Dec032018

Economic Initiative Essay

Economic Initiative Essay

SAVMA's Education and Professional Development Committee 

The economic initiative essay requests actionable solutions to student economic issues, including but not limited to student debt, budgeting, and tuition. The grant will award $250 to two students chosen for merits of their essay and the education and professional development committee will work to implement these solutions if feasible.

Submit your responses here. Applications will be accepted until December 15, 2018. Must be a SAVMA member to apply.

Monday
Nov192018

NAVLE Package Scholarship

NAVLE Package Scholarship
SAVMA's Education and Professional Development Committee 

Submit an essay of 250 words or less outlining the importance of dedication to lifelong learning to being a successful veterinary professional for a chance to win $300 towards a NAVLE study package of your choice from SAVMA’s EPDC Committee.

Apply here. The deadline is December 31st, 2018. You must be a SAVMA member to apply.