The USDA is offering one slot in its loan repayment program for an Oregon veterinarian. Eligible veterinarians are those working in food animal medicine in Lake or Klamath counties. Applications are due June 15th, 2012. For details on eligibility and the application process, visit the National Institute of Food and Agriculture website.
OSU College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting an evening seminar on “Antibiotic Use in Domestic Animals and Public Health Implications”. The International Veterinary Students’ Association and Agricultural Animal Club are welcoming a variety of veterinarians and medical professionals on May 24th to discuss various topics pertinent to antibiotic use in veterinary medicine including but not limited to appropriate judicious use of antibiotics, problems associated with empirical and prophylactic therapy, the role different aspects of the medical field play in development of resistance, and what medical professionals can be doing to curb this development. There will be a time allotted for questions and answers with the audience and participating speakers. The main audience will be veterinary students, however the Colleges of Pharmacy and Public Health, and Lebanon’s Medical School will be invited, as well as local vets and undergraduate students.
Events will be held at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine, in Magruder Hall on SW 30th street. Dinner will be provided upon RSVP (fa.abxr@gmail.com) and will be served at 5.30. Presentations will begin promptly at 6pm, followed by a Q&A session. The option of CE credit will be available to veterinarians – please include your request for it in the RSVP.
It’s no secret that a veterinary education is expensive and many students begin their veterinary career with significant debt. The awarding of approximately $250,000 in scholarships on Tuesday, May 15th in a ceremony at the OSU Alumni Center ballroom, helped ease the financial burden for many students and allowed CVM to recognize and celebrate their excellence. In a separate process, another $110,000 in need-based awards were also given.
The criteria for selecting award recipients ranged from academic performance and leadership skills to interests in specific areas of veterinary service. Many of the generous sponsors and benefactors who provided the scholarships were on hand to meet the students and present the awards. Several gave moving and inspiring speeches about the veterinary profession.
Charley Bentz of Emerald Dog Obedience Club presented his organization’s scholarship and spoke to the students on the value of veterinarians in our lives. George Lamont presented a scholarship created in honor of his parents, Creston and Dorothea Lamont and spoke on the importance of veterinarians in agricultural science.
Dr. Joe Snyder presented a scholarship in honor of Dr. Robert Bailey and spoke about the rewards of mixed-animal practice. He and his wife Jane are long-time mentors of CVM students and graduates and created the Joe and Jane Snyder Senior Awards that recognize the most polite, thoughtful, and cooperative student chosen by the college staff, and the most helpful student chosen by their classmates.
Dr. Lisa Metcalf, President of the NW Equine Practitioners Association, presented her organization’s award and spoke about their simple beginnings and the many service projects they now take on. She encouraged students to become involved when they graduate.
Jim and Carole Bradford joined Dr. Mike Huber in presenting the Carolina Cabaret Memorial Scholarship created in honor of their beloved Morgan stallion. Mr. Bradford spoke movingly about their long friendship with the Veterinary Teaching Hospital clinicians and staff.
These are just a few of the many angels whose generous donations help educate the next generation of top-notch veterinary professionals at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
Complete list of 2012 scholarship awardees.
The OSU Shelter Medicine Club is hosting Dr. Zarah Hedge from the Oregon Humane Society on Wednesday, May 23rd at noon in Magruder 102. Dr. Hedge will share her experiences as a shelter medicine veterinary resident and speak about careers and opportunities in shelter medicine. Burritos will be served for those who RSVP to dunhaml@gmail.com.
This year’s Ride the Heart of the Valley hosted 150 bike riders of all abilities and raised an impressive $5,000. Sponsored by the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the annual charity bike ride through Corvallis along country roads also promoted One Health awareness by placing informational signs about vector-borne disease along the routes. Proceeds from the ride were split by the Boys and Girls Club Johnson Dental Clinic and the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s Olive K. Britt Fund which helps clients in need.
In 1987, Andrea Glass woke up one day with an idea. A first year CVM student and the PR person for SCAVMA, Glass thought a community event all about pets would be a great way to promote the college.
When she introduced her idea to Associate Dean Norm Hutton, he was a little skeptical but gave her $150 to give it a try. With just the help of a few students, Glass spent the entire year developing, organizing, recruiting and staging the first ever CVM Pet Day. That was twenty-five years ago.
The first Pet Day included some activities that are still popular today: Brad’s Reptiles, dog agility demonstrations, and a dog wash. Other activities like sheep dog trials and Kentucky Derby viewing have since been discontinued. The small animal clinic had not been built yet but visitors could take tours of the large animal hospital.
Despite minimal staff and no blueprint to follow, the first ever Pet Day went off without a hitch and the $150 that Glass spent on posters attracted about 1,000 visitors.
Now Andrea Glass is Andrea Van de Wetering who practices referral dentistry at Reid Animal Hospital in Albany. “I can’t believe it was 25 years ago,” she says. “We had a few vendors participate but we made no money. The second year we were smart enough to charge for the booths.”
Van de Wetering says her best memory of that first year was Hutton’s happy surprise that it all worked out so well.
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