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Graduation Week 2010

May 12th, 2010

The 49 students in the Class of 2010 will be finished with their senior year in just over a month. The College of Veterinary Medicine will hold commencement on June 13. The week preceding graduation is full of special events to celebrate the graduates’ successes and to bid them a fond farewell. The list of activities for Graduation week:

Wednesday, June 9
—Seniors released from classes – Noon
—College Awards Ceremony (All College) 3:00 p.m. — Reception to follow

Thursday, June 10
—Graduation Rehearsal 10:00-12:00 p.m.
—USDA Certification (Seniors) 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
—Nestlé Purina Senior Banquet (by invitation) 6:00 p.m.

Friday, June 11
—Senior Parents Tour with Dr. Cyril Clarke 3:00 p.m.
—Senior Review with Senior Party to follow (Friends, Family, All College)
6:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 12
—Ditsworth Golf Tournament (Friends, Family, All College) 9:00 a.m.
—Senior Picnic sponsored by Merial (Friends, Family, All College) 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 13
—Graduation ─ OSU CVM Class of 2010 1:30 p.m.

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Novel concepts for veterinary medical education

May 12th, 2010

Dean Clarke recently participated in a meeting of the North American Veterinary Medical Educational Consortium (NAVMEC) in Kansas City, where he presented novel concepts for veterinary medical education. This meeting was the second of three national meetings designed to develop a strategy for the future of veterinary medical education. Principles underlying Dr. Clarke’s presentation included the following:

Veterinary education must be made more affordable for students and less reliant on state appropriations.
To be effective and efficient, pre-clinical and clinical instruction should be informed by research indicating that adults learn best in experiential, student-centered teaching environments that are relevant to their vocational interests.
Irrespective of the specific career direction, all students must develop an understanding of comparative biology and the cognitive skills necessary for solving clinical problems.
To allow graduates to achieve entry-level competency in a selected field of practice, students should be provided sufficient time and opportunity to learn and practice the necessary knowledge and skills relevant to their particular interests.
Opportunity must be provided for re-training for veterinarians who decide to change career direction after graduation.

Organized by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, NAVMEC brings together representatives from academia, private and corporate practice, animal health foundations, state and federal agencies, and accrediting and licensing bodies to create a roadmap for meeting the changing expectations of society. Topics of primary interest included the high educational debt of veterinary graduates, budgetary factors influencing the cost of delivering veterinary education, opportunities presented by developments in distance learning and collaboration among veterinary colleges, and the importance of hands-on clinical training.

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Research Grants and Awards

May 12th, 2010

S. Chan, T. Miller-Morgan, S. Siemens, R. Goettel, P. Charlebois.
NSI Aquatic Invasive Species Research and Outreach, National Sea Grant College Program. “Reducing the risks of Schools, Science Curricula and Biological Supply Houses as Potential Pathways for Spreading Aquatic Invasive Species: Addressing West Coast, Great Lakes and Gulf States Regional Priorities”
$299,998 from 2008-2010

Mustacich, D.J. and Harding, A.
CTUIR Contract “Edible Plants of the Columbia Basin: Analysis of Macro- and Micronutrients Content of Five Species Important to the CTUIR.”
$132,805- from 05/01/2010 – 06/30/2011

Anna Jolles, Heather Broughton
Morris Animal Foundation. “Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in Free-ranging African Lions (Panthera leo): a Survey of Viral, Vacterial, and Parasitic Coinfections.”
$4,000 from 07/01/2010-09/30/2010

Jerry Heidel
USDA APHIS. “Classical Swine Fever Surveillance”
$4,037 from 5/1/10-3/31/11

Ursula Bechert, Rob Bildfell, Michelle Kutzler, Alfred Menino
USDI Geological Survey. “Safety Trails for Spay Vac, a Porcine Zona Pellucida Immunocontraceptive Vaccine for Horses”
$147,475 from 2/23/10-1/31/11

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Recent Research Publications

May 12th, 2010

Jurasek, M.E. Bishop-Stewart, J.K.,Storey, B.E.,Kaplan, R.M., Kent, M.L. 2010 Modification and further evaluation of a fluorescein-labeled peanut agglutinin test for identification of Haemonchus contortus eggs. Vet. Parasitol. 69:209-213

Sanders, J.L., Lawrence, C., Nichols, D.K., Brubaker, J.F., Peterson, T.S., Murray, K.N., Kent, M.L. Pleistophora hyphessobryconis (Microsporidia) infecting zebrafish (Danio rerio) in research facilities. Dis. Aquat. Org. (in press).

Brown, A.M.V., Kent, M.L., Adamson, M.L. 2010. Low genetic variation in the salmon and trout parasite Loma salmonae (Microsporidia) supports marine transmission and clarifies species boundaries. Dis. Aquat. Org. (in press).

Traber M.G, Mustacich D.J., Sullivan L.C., Ahern-Rindell A., and Kerkvliet N. (2010) Vitamin E status and metabolism in aryl hydrocarbon receptor null mice. J Nutr Biochem, Feb 11, Epub ahead of print.

A key finding of these studies was that vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) is metabolized faster in female mice compared to male mice. These data are in agreement with human studies and together suggest that females and males may differ in their requirements for vitamin E. Further investigations of gender differences in vitamin E metabolism are warranted.

Miller-Morgan, T. and Jerry Heidel (2009) Biosecurity and Ornamental Fish in Fundamentals of Ornamental Fish Health, Blackwell Publishing, 229pp.

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What are they doing after graduation?

May 12th, 2010

The Class of 2010 will be finished with their academic requirements in the second week of June. Over the next few issues of the Vet Gazette, graduating seniors and their future plans will be listed. We wish them the best and congratulate them for their accomplishments!

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Maggie Acker—Going to work at Sun Valley Animal Center, Ketchum, ID (Small Animal)..

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Austin Bell—After graduation, I will begin a rotating small animal internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Denver, Colo. Once completed, I hope to take six months to travel overland by motorcycle along Africa’s west coast with Dr. Tentser..
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Matthew Carnett—Serve in the U.S. Army as a veterinarian for at least three years. My first duty station is Holloman Air force base in N. M., where I will be in charge of the military working dogs at that base as well as White Sands Missile Range..
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Kelly Dickinson—I plan on working on the East coast in a private practice small animal hospital, although unknown at this time..
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Kathleen Hanifen—I will be going to work with Dr. Lyle Scott at Salem Park Veterinary Clinic. It is a mixed animal practice (cats, dogs, horses and a few goats) located in Salem, Ore. Dr. Scott has been my veterinarian for the past 19 years and I feel very fortunate to be going to work with someone that I respect both personally and professionally..
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Sarah Knepprath—After graduation I will be moving up to Puyallup, Wash. to work at a small animal practice. Also, I hope to start horseback riding on a regular basis again..
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Thomas Mackowiak—I start the first week of July as a full-time practitioner in a small animal hospital in Portland.
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Allison Miller—I’ll be starting a one-year internship at a small animal specialty clinic called Animal Specialty Group in Los Angeles, Calif. After my internship, I’d like to work as a small animal general practitioner in the Pacific Northwest..
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Victoria Miller—Small animal rotating medicine and surgery internship at Kansas State University..
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Jeffrey Nickel—I’ll be joining the medical staff at the Oregon Humane Society as their veterinary intern. In addition to relocating to Portland, my wife (Sara) and I will be expecting our first child in July!.
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David Tentser—Will be starting a rotating small animal internship at the VCA Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle. Afterwards I plan on either a residency in small animal internal medicine or driving across Africa.

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Pet Day is here! This Saturday, May 1st

April 27th, 2010

Pet Day is on Saturday and the first- and second-year classes have been working hard to organize a great event! Help spread the word by inviting your friends and family. All the usual events, demos, displays, and activities are back again this year. Festivities kick off at 10 a.m. and will wind down at 4 p.m.

And don’t forget to get signed up for the Fun Run that starts at 9 a.m., one hour before the rest of the events. Bring your leashed dog, running partner, kids and colleagues for a fantastic morning tour of campus.

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Pet Day web page

Fun Run registration

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