After a week of One Health One World (OHOW) events for the Afghanistan Veterinary Association and Mercy Corps, the results are finally in! This year, OHOW brought in $638.14 from the Penny War and $225 from sales at Woodstock’s Pizza for a total of $863.14! Leslie Dunham, class of 2013, said, “Thanks to all who […]
Archive for January, 2011
OHOW Penny War results
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Incoming Caribbean students
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Two students from Caribbean schools have joined the College to complete their fourth year clinic rotations. Melissa Schwarmann, from Ross University started in anesthesiology on January 10. Ambreen Rana, from St. George’s University, begins her clinical year rotations in oncology on January 24.
Student tour guides enlighten visitors
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011The OSU College of Veterinary Medicine offers the service of providing tours of the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital to visitors. Because this is a working facility, students are trained as guides to take guests on tours through the halls of the small animal and large animal clinics and the anatomy lab. They give […]
Alumnus Shawn Thomas sees need, opens clinic
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011—Special to The Oregonian by Eric Apalategui A week after Tanasbourne Veterinary-Emergency opened, New Year’s Eve passed quietly at the only emergency pet clinic in the Hillsboro and Beaverton area that’s open all night, every weekend and major holidays. Dr. Shawn Thomas, the clinic’s owner and only staff veterinarian, designed and with the help of […]
World Rabies Day promoted
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011To promote rabies awareness in conjunction with World Rabies Day, the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) organized and staffed a booth at the Corvallis Farmer’s Market in November. The booth consisted of literature concerning rabies on a local and world level, a spinning wheel game with prizes for answering trivia questions, […]
OHOW weeklong fundraiser
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011The 2nd Annual “One Health One World (OHOW)” weeklong fundraiser will be held during the first week of winter term. The mission of OHOW is to stimulate thought and discussion among veterinary students and faculty about our role as members of an ever-increasingly interconnected web of health care professionals around the world. Health and disease […]