Class of 2010 graduating senior Matthew Carnett was re-commissioned on Friday, June 4, from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant. Matthew will serve in the U.S. Army as a veterinarian for at least three years after graduation. His first duty station is Holloman Air Force Base in N.M. where he’ll be in charge of veterinary care […]
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Graduating senior Matthew Carnett to care for military working dogs
Monday, June 7th, 2010McKenzie represents OSU at Oliver Half Ironman
Monday, June 7th, 2010Erica McKenzie donned her OSU triathlon uniform to join nearly 1,000 other athletes racing the Persona Half Ironman in Oliver, Canada, on Sunday, June 6. McKenzie was vying for one of the 35 qualifying slots available for Ironman Canada, which will be held on August 29. After surviving the 1.2-mile swim, McKenzie completed the 57-mile […]
Visiting students finish their clinical year at OSU
Monday, June 7th, 2010Certificates of completion were awarded to five visiting students on June 4. Krystal Claybrook, Alex Padron, Stacy Luddy, and Marc Van Every came to OSU from St. George’s University in Grenada. Dr. Chulhoon Baek was in the PAVE program (Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalent). These are the latest Caribbean and PAVE students to have […]
Future Plans for Graduates
Monday, June 7th, 2010Jenny Beedle: I plan to work in a small animal practice somewhere in the northwest. . . Rachel Chinn: After graduation, I will be marrying my best friend, true love, and soul mate of 11 years. Following the wedding and honeymoon in September, I will be starting as an associate veterinarian for a small animal […]
Clinical competition nets a pile of donuts from Intervet/Schering-Plough
Monday, May 24th, 2010The North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health have teamed up to produce the NAVC Clinical Case Challenge program. This program consists of an online case study that allows veterinary students to practice their diagnostic and treatment skills. The sponsors have a competition to determine which veterinary school has the highest percentage of […]
23rd Pet Day an overwhelming success
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010The 23rd annual Pet Day and Open House was a great success, thanks to the excellent organization of the co-chairs, Kate Anthony, Haley Stark, Melissa Flora and Leslie Nies, and the first- and second-year classes. The weather cooperated with a cool morning for the Nestlé Purina Fun Run participants and their canine partners. The sun […]