ICDC Travel Grant Winners

Over the next few days, we will be highlighting the winners of the ICDC 2020 Travel Grant winners! These oustanding students will be sharing a little bit about their experiences at different conferecnes that were made possible by the SAVMA's Integrative Communication and Diversity Committee.

“At the 2019 AAEP Convention, I received the opportunity to expand my knowledge of equine health and to share in the discussion of current issues affecting the sustainability of a career in equine veterinary medicine, such as mental health and balancing motherhood with the availability demands on equine practitioners. The information, connections, and insight I received from this experience have served to further my passion for equine medicine and for becoming an active advocate in reshaping the industry in pursuit of continuous advancement and diversified inclusion.” - Breanthony Baker, Texas A & M, 2019 AAEP Convention, Denver, CO

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!

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. 

EPDC Grant Winner

SAVMA's Education and Professional Development Committee offers a grant to veterinary student organizations to provide funding for wet labs or lectures supplementing their college’s curriculum.  The vision for this grant is for student organizations or clubs to design either a lecture and/or wet lab for a topic to which students would not otherwise be exposed. For a full list of award money SAVMA offers, click here. Read below for how one school used this resource:

Dr. Karen Overall

On April 16th, with the help of a SAVMA EPDC grant, Iowa State's Chapter of Animal Behavior was pleased to welcome Dr. Karen Overall, a leading veterinary behaviorist and author of Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Small Animals.  Dr. Karen Overall spoke to our student and faculty/staff population (over 130 in attendance!) about the importance of behavior in veterinary medicine, and our role as veterinarians in patient behavior.  Dr. Overall is an engaging, well-known speaker and our college population was provided the unique opportunity to learn more about veterinary behavior.  Thank you for SAVMA EPDC grant for this amazing seminar!

Economic Initiatives and Education Integrated Outreach (EIEIO) Grant

The SAVMA Governmental Affairs Committee and Education and Professional Development Committee are offering a grant to veterinary students and veterinary student organizations to provide funding for awareness of the current financial concerns for veterinary students.

These events may include but is not limited to: letters to government officials, invitation of government officials and/or leaders to events involving student participation, travel of students to meetings concerning budgets, webinars, or other economic education events. Economic education events could be (but are not limited to) lectures or wet-labs that educate students on managing finances and understanding current loan repayment options.

These grants, up to $1000, will be awarded to the applications which best demonstrate innovation, the potential to impact a large number of students, and accurate presentation of a topic(s) related to economic issues for veterinary students. The GAC and EPDC hope that with this grant, veterinary students will have the opportunity for exposure to current and practical topics that may not otherwise be included in the typical veterinary curriculum.

The grant application will be sent out beginning September 1st, 2013 and will be reviewed and awarded based on a first come first serve basis. Your student delegate will e-mail your school with the application, or you may check in here after the application period opens.

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail gac.savma@gmail.com. Good luck!