DVM

PVM’s Dr. Michael Childress Appointed to Named Professorship in Comparative Oncology

June 14, 2024

A faculty member in Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Dr. Michael Childress, has been appointed as the Evan and Sue Ann Werling Professor of Comparative Oncology.


Summer Picnic Helps Kick-off Summer of Research for Veterinary Student Scholars

June 7, 2024

Beautiful summer weather provided a perfect setting at the Fort Ouiatenon historical park in Tippecanoe County for the annual cookout hosted by the Purdue Veterinary Medicine Office of Research in honor of this year’s summer research scholars.


Purdue Veterinary Student Achieves Research Milestone as a Journal Article First Author

May 24, 2024

Congratulations are in order for fourth-year veterinary student Kelsey D’Amico (DVM Class of 2025), who reached a rare milestone in veterinary medicine as the first author on a research paper that just recently was accepted for publication by the Journal of Dairy Science.


White Coat Ceremony Recognizes Milestone for Third-year Veterinary Students

April 26, 2024

Purdue veterinary students in the Class of 2025 celebrated their transition from the classroom to the clinics during the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony.  The annual event April 13 honored the members of the third-year class as they prepare to step into their new role as junior veterinarians in the clinical fourth-year of the DVM program. The event featured heartfelt speeches, an emotional memorial tribute to a classmate who passed away last year, and the presentation of several awards.  The program concluded with a reception for the students, families, friends, and faculty and staff in attendance..


PVM Rolls out Welcome Mat as Prospective Students Put Best Feet Forward on Interview Days

February 2, 2024

After a three-year hiatus, the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine resumed in-person interviews for prospective DVM students seeking admission to the next first-year class, the Class of 2028. A total of 211 applicants responded to invitations to come to Lynn Hall for one of three half-day interview sessions. The first session was held on Friday, December 1 for Indiana residents and the second and third sessions were offered to non-resident applicants on two consecutive Fridays last month, January 19 and 26.


Cultivating Curricular Excellence

December 15, 2023

When Dr. Willie Reed stepped into the Purdue Veterinary Medicine deanship in 2007, he knew the faculty had worked hard on designing and making improvements to the curriculum over the college’s nearly 50-year history to ensure that students were getting the best education possible. Yet, he also had the conviction that more could and needed to be done to better position current veterinary graduates for success.


Purdue Veterinary Student Receives Scholarship from AKC Humane Fund, Inc.

November 3, 2023

The AKC® Humane Fund, Inc. has announced the 2023 recipients of the Sir John D. Spurling Scholarship and one is a first-year Purdue veterinary student. The scholarship, which celebrates the human-canine bond, is given to students enrolled in courses of study that contribute to the well-being of dogs and the advancement of responsible pet ownership. The scholarship is named in honor of Sir John D. Spurling, founder of PetPartners, Inc., which provides pet health insurance to pet owners throughout the United States.


DVM Student Takes Top Prize at AABP Competition

October 6, 2023

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine was well represented at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners’ 56th Annual Conference by faculty, staff, and students in attendance, including Kelsey D’Amico, of the DVM Class of 2025, who was named the 2023 Overall Winner of the Student Case Presentation Competition. With the theme, “Evolving Expectations,” the annual AABP Conference took place September 21-23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


State of the College Presentation Provides Students with Personalized College Update from Dean Reed

September 29, 2023

As an annual fall tradition made possible by SAVMA Purdue, the Dean’s State of the College address provides Purdue veterinary students a first-person report from the College of Veterinary Medicine’s CEO on the highlights of the past year. Dean Willie Reed gave the annual talk during the lunch hour Wednesday, September 27, in Lynn 1136. He recapped major accomplishments, reviewed significant events and milestones, and also described a special art project that the students will be able to personally participate in during the coming year.


Stethoscope Celebration Welcomes New DVM and Veterinary Nursing Students to Purdue

September 15, 2023

An important Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine tradition kicked-off the new school year for first-year veterinary medicine students in the Class of 2027 as well as veterinary nursing students in the Class of 2026 who are attending classes in Lynn Hall this fall for the first time. The annual Stethoscope Celebration was held September 5 in the Purdue Memorial Union Faculty Lounges. In addition to a full-course meal, the event featured remarks by Dean Willie Reed and the event sponsors, and culminated with the giving of complimentary stethoscopes to the students.