SUBMISSIONS AWARD

Congratulations to the University of Georgia and Washington State University for having the most student sumissions to The Vet Gazette 58.2!

Submitted by Anila Tynan, Washington State University

International Veterinary Experience Scholarship Cycle 1 Winner

My International Veterinary Experience: Costa Rica

Rachel LeMont, KSU CVM c/o 2024

As a veterinary student working towards a career in zoological medicine and conservation, I knew that I would need to get creative in gaining experience with a wide variety of species throughout my education. Most veterinary schools do not include exotics in their core curriculums (I mean, there really isn’t any room to squeeze it in there anyway), most zoo’s don’t take first year students as externs, and nothing beats seeing animals in their native habitats along with all of the struggles they face in those environments. These are the things that led me to apply to the internship program at Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Rescate is a non-profit foundation dedicated to conserving Costa Rica’s wildlife, and they accomplish this by rehabilitating wildlife (the area I was able to help the most with), breeding endangered species, preserving habitat, and providing lifetime care.

 

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November PHCOC Newsletter Quiz

Please read the article in this month's SAVMA Public Health and Community Outreach Committee Newsletter, and then take the quiz for a change to win $25!  Winner's will be randomly selected within one week of the newsletter email (Approximately 11-10-2020).

Questions? Email us at savma.phcoc@gmail.com Attn: SAVMA PHCOC Newsletter Editor

HSVMA Announces 2020 Compassionate Care Scholarship Recipients

The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association would like to recognize the recipients of the 2020 Compassionate Care Scholarship!

Applicants for this year’s HSVMA Compassionate Care Scholarships have already proven their resilience and determination as future veterinary professionals.  As the coronavirus pandemic shut down in-person learning on campuses across the world, students continued to persevere and make the best out of a less than ideal situation. We had a record number of applicants this year and HSVMA is proud to assist this year’s recipients as they navigate uncharted territory in a One Health crisis never before seen in this century.  Thank you to our leadership who continues to donate their time and resources: Dr. Barry Kipperman, HSVMA Board President and California State Co-Representative, Dr. Gary Block, HSVMA Board member, Rhode Island State Representative and owner of Ocean State Veterinary Services in Greenwich, RI, and Dr. Carrie Waters, HSVMA Texas State Representative.  We are excited to recognize these students and the work they are already performing to advance animal welfare in the veterinary field.

By Heather Schrader, RVT

Please join HSVMA and The Vet Gazette as we congratulate these outstanding student members of the veterinary community!  Visit the links below to learn more about each scholarship recipient.

Benjamin Flakoll, 1st Place, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 2021

Naomi Guzman, 2nd Place, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 2021

Sheree Deadrick, 3rd Place, Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 2021

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!