Year: 2021

PVM Welcomes Veterinarians Beginning Rotating and Specialty Internships

July 2, 2021

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine welcomes a new cohort of clinical interns, as well as the 2021 Wasson Veterinary Pharmacy Resident.


Experts Join Together for International Dialogue on the Human-Animal Bond

July 2, 2021

Registration is now available for the 2021 Centers for the Human-Animal Bond Conference hosted by the Purdue University Center for the Human-Animal Bond. The virtual conference scheduled for November 4-5 will bring together a diverse set of national and international academic human-animal interaction centers and institutes for a global, interdisciplinary conversation focused on advancement in this field.


Outdoor Setting Affords Perfect Place for Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s 2021 Oath Ceremony

June 24, 2021

Before a backdrop of lush Indiana woodland on the banks of the Wabash River, the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine hosted a carefully planned and orchestrated in-person Oath Ceremony on May 15 to recognize the Veterinary Nursing and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine graduates in the Class of 2021.


Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Acclaimed Equine Hospital Renamed as Caesars Entertainment Equine Specialty Hospital

June 24, 2021

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, in support of the Indiana equine industry, has announced its partnership with Caesars Entertainment and the renaming of the college’s equine hospital in Shelbyville, Ind., as the Caesars Entertainment Equine Specialty Hospital.


Basic Medical Sciences Professor Co-leads Research on Tissue-engineered Implants that Offer Hope for Patients with Vocal Injuries

June 24, 2021

New technology from innovators at Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Medicine may one day help patients who suffer devastating vocal injuries from surgery on the larynx. A collaborative team consisting of Purdue biomedical engineers and clinicians from IU has tissue-engineered component tissue replacements that support reconstruction of the larynx.


PVM Alumna Kelly Metcalf Pate Selected to lead MIT’s Division of Comparative Medicine

June 24, 2021

The next giant leap for Purdue Veterinary Medicine graduate Kelly Metcalf Pate (PU DVM 2007) came March 1 when she assumed the role of director of MIT’s Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM). A specialist in platelet immunology and veterinary medicine, Dr. Metcalf Pate also joined the faculty of MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering.


PVM Researcher Focuses on Data to Discover Better Cancer Diagnostics and Therapies

June 24, 2021

The next generation of treatments for cancer may be found, not by scientists peering through microscopes, but by computer scientists crunching numbers. Thanks to unprecedented amounts of data, Purdue University researchers across multiple disciplines, including comparative pathobiology, are using innovative data science techniques to better understand the genetics and cellular biology of cancer cells and tumors allowing them to pioneer new diagnostic tools, generate novel therapeutic treatments, and significantly advance the fight against cancer. Among the researchers involved in this work is Dr. Nadia Lanman, who holds an appointment as research assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Comparative Pathobiology.


Creatively Serving Indiana is a “Slam Dunk” for Purdue DVM Graduate

June 24, 2021

Dr. Philip Borst (PU DVM ’75), a Purdue Veterinary Medicine alumnus and long-time Indianapolis practitioner, is no stranger in the veterinary medical profession. He is a past president of the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association and an alternate delegate from Indiana to the American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates, But what many in veterinary medicine may not know is that Dr. Borst is also very at home on the basketball court, even when that court represents a very big national stage.


Donor Spotlight: Ms. Joy Matson

June 24, 2021

Ever since she was a little girl, Joy Matson wanted to be a veterinarian and have a horse of her own. She started working as early as 2nd grade to save money for college and a horse, delivering newspapers as a child and then working at a department store during the evenings when she was in high school.


Distance Learning Program Ensures It’s Never Too Late to Open the Door to Veterinary Nursing

June 24, 2021

One of the cornerstones of the Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning Program in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is flexibility that keeps the door open to a veterinary nursing career for non-traditional students. Perhaps no one can testify to that better than Karen “Coco” Schefmeyer. When the 63-year-old enrolled in the distance learning program, she brought a wealth of real world experience to the virtual classroom, and she doesn’t miss a beat as she works toward earning her associate’s degree in veterinary nursing.