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Dean Willie Reed Featured as part of AAVMC Black History Month Focus
February 8, 2019
February is Black History Month, and Purdue Veterinary Medicine joins the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) in emphasizing how this occasion presents a great opportunity to reflect upon the many contributions made in academic veterinary medicine by African Americans.
Spotlight on Students: Meet Edris Grate
February 8, 2019
Today, the Vet Gazette begins a series of profiles on PVM’s student leaders. Our first profile focuses on Edris Grate, a student who loves giving back to help others in the same spirit as those who helped him prepare for veterinary school.
Veterinary Nursing Program begins Student Interviews Today
February 8, 2019
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Veterinary Nursing Admission’s Committee are welcoming current high school senior interviewees and guests for the on-campus Veterinary Nursing Program today and tomorrow.
Commissioning Ceremony Honors Four Army Scholarship Recipients in PVM’s Class of 2022
February 1, 2019
With friends and family looking on, four first-year Purdue veterinary students raised their right hands and took their oath of office as newly appointed second lieutenants in the U.S. Army Reserve during a special commissioning ceremony Tuesday, January 29, in Lynn Hall.
Purdue VOICE Chapter Wins National Excellence in Programming Award
February 1, 2019
The Purdue VOICE Chapter received the national organization’s 2018 Programming Excellence Award, which was presented during the VOICE National Retreat in January.
VMX Conference Recognizes PVM Faculty and Staff as Speakers of the Year
February 1, 2019
Congratulations are in order for two members of the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital team who were recognized as recipients of the 2018 VMX Speaker of the Year Award Monday, January 21, in Orlando, Fla., during this year’s annual Veterinary Meeting and Expo (VMX).
PVM Helps IU School of Medicine Study Therapy Dogs’ Potential as Drug-Free Alternative for ER Anxiety
February 1, 2019
A team led by the IU School of Medicine, in collaboration with PVM’s Dorothy N. McAllister Professor of Animal Ecology Alan Beck, conducted a study to see if therapy dogs may provide an alternative solution to anxiety medication.
Dr. Iverson Bell, Jr. Gives Keynote Address During PVM’s Inclusive Excellence Week
January 25, 2019
The 2019 VOICE (Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment) Inclusive Excellence Week was punctuated with a Martin Luther King, Jr. Keynote Address on Wednesday, January 23, by Dr. Iverson C. Bell, Jr., who is a teacher, training doctor, and psychiatrist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
PVM Hosts Successful Events at NAVC’s VMX Conference in Orlando
January 25, 2019
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine was in the spotlight at the North American Veterinary Community’s (NAVC) annual VMX Conference, which was held January 19-23 in Orlando, Fla.
PVM Student Among Future Equine Practitioners Awarded Oakwood Scholarship at AAEP Convention
January 25, 2019
Congratulations to fourth-year Purdue veterinary student Abbie Haffner, who is one of five equine veterinary students selected to receive a $5,000 Oakwood Scholarship, made possible by the generosity of Renee and John Grisham’s Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust.