This fall the Dean’s office at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine published a booklet full of pertinent and inspiring facts about the college’s most recent achievements. The booklet was sent to all the deans and department heads at the other U.S. colleges of veterinary medicine. Feedback from some of those academic leaders has been very positive.
1999, CVM Professor Linda Blythe organized the first International Symposium on Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy in Corvallis, Oregon. This month she was honored by the International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy for having the foresight to take that step and create a worldwide interest in the field. They also thanked Dr. Blythe: “You took a risk organizing a symposium on a subject that was not internationally known at that time. By doing this you inspired many people.”
Blythe has also contribute to the field of veterinary rehabilitation by helping create the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabiliation (ACVSMR) in 2010. In just two years, it has grown from 6 members to nearly 50 and recently gained provisional approval as a specialty college by the American Veterinary Medical Association. This summer, the ACVSMR board received nearly 100 submissions from applicants wanting to test for board certification in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The CVM Theriogenology Club has a great series of events coming up this year. Club co-presidents, Kimberly Bruce and Ashley Runey are organizing a trip for next term to the Oregon Zoo to meet researchers in elephant reproduction. Also on the agenda is a palpation lab with CVM theriogenology resident Dr. Clare Scully.
The club will continue their annual tradition of volunteering at the OSU sheep barn lambing in February and March. Past-president Elsbeth Centola really enjoyed the experience last year despite cold weather. “It’s a great opportunity because it is hands-on and what is cuter than a baby lamb?” she said.
At the lambing center, CVM students assess newborns, dip umbilical cords to prevent infection, and assist in the bonding process. “When lambs are born the mom and baby need to bond,” says Centola. “They lamb in a big pen so when we see a mom going into labor, we have little hinged gates to block her off so other ewes don’t bother her and she can have her baby peacefully. After the baby is standing and starting to nurse, we move them into an isolation pen where they can bond.” They also tattoo ears and put in ear notches.
The first CVM Theriogenology Club meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 9, 2013. All students are welcome to attend. Watch for email notices of upcoming activities and dates. If you are interested in joining or have suggestions for club activities or learning opportunities, contact Kimberly.cvm@gmail.com or Ashley.runey@gmail.com.
Dr. Guy Palmer, Director for the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, will speak on “Veterinary Medicine & Social Justice” at the Magruder Hall auditorium on Thursday, November 29, at 5:30 pm. Dr. Palmer heads the National Institute of Health training program in Infectious Disease and Microbial Immunology and has a wealth of international experience including disease control programs in east Africa and Latin America.
The seminar is sponsored by the International Veterinary Students Association. Dinner will be provided so please RSVP to vbartell@gmail.com.
By Ashley Runey
The OSU-CVM Student Chapter of the AVMA (SCAVMA) will be hosting our second Oregon Leadership Experience and Dedicated Service (OLEADS) event. We are pleased to tell you that Dr. Betsy Charles and Drake Charles, two of the current main facilitators of the Veterinary Leadership Experience (VLE), will lead this event on the weekend of January 11-13th, 2013.
The overall goal of this event is to provide an opportunity for participants to learn and apply the basic principles of successful servant leadership and underlying philosophy of leadership, demonstrated through characteristics and practices, such as awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, growth, and community building. This three day event consists of an interactive curriculum, including a series of lecture presentations, group activities, and peer-peer collaboration. It emphasizes servant-leadership, emotional intelligence, teamwork, and communication. An array of learning formats are presented for experiential learning that empowers participants to take responsibility for their preferred future.
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Dr. Olivier Keravel discusses oncology with Dr. Stuart Helfand.
When Stuart Helfand attended the International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment in Paris, France last spring, he met another veterinarian interested in cancer care for pets.
Dr. Olivier Keravel has a veterinary practice outside Paris where nearly 40% of his work is in oncology so it’s no surprise that he and Helfand had a meeting of the minds. Keravel established the first CT in France used to detect mestastic disease in pets and he is very interested in Helfand’s groundbreaking work in the immunology of cancer. “Stuart is well known for this work” he says. “I think immunotherapy will change veterinary practice in the next 20 years.”
For the past two weeks Keravel has been visiting the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) to observe and exchange ideas on chemo protocols with Helfand. “It is good to be back in academia,” says Kervel. “When you are in private practice, it is good to see a different way of working.”
While at OSU, Keravel also consulted with Dr. Steiger-Vanegas, head of Diagnostic Imaging at the VTH, on the English translation of a guidebook he has written on the use of computed tomography.
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