April 24, 2018
Due to pollution and habitat erosion, the eastern hellbender population is on a rapid decline in the United States. The plight of the Hellbender salamander is a fascinating tale of survival aided by veterinary specialists collaborating with wildlife biologists. The staff at the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory’s (ADDL) Heeke Lab, located at the Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center near Dubois, Ind., joined this effort as part of the ADDL’s mission to provide vital veterinary diagnostic testing to Indiana and the rest of the United States through diagnosis of diseases, discovery of new knowledge and dissemination of that knowledge for animal medicine and research.
April 24, 2018
Dr. Brandon Miller (PU DVM 2014) was searching for a way to stay in Indiana while repaying his veterinary school student debt when he came across the USDA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP). The USDA administers the federally funded VMLRP, which offers loan forgiveness to veterinarians who commit to serving at least three years in underserved areas. Dr. Miller began applying for and researching the VMLRP program during his fourth year of veterinary school at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine.
April 24, 2018
During the 2018 SAVMA Symposium in Philadelphia, Pa., Purdue VOICE was honored as the recipient of the “Chapter of the Year” award.
April 24, 2018
Purdue Veterinary Medicine Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Small Animal Surgery S. Kathleen Salisbury has been named a 150th Anniversary Professor by the Office of the Provost to recognize her excellence in teaching at Purdue.
April 24, 2018
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is launching a new curriculum for the first three years of the DVM Program with the goal of graduating veterinary students who are practice-ready and have the foundation to pursue any veterinary career path. Approved by the faculty this spring, the new curriculum begins in the fall with the incoming class of 2022.
April 24, 2018
Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology Yava Jones-Hall, a faculty member in Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Comparative Pathobiology, has completed the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC) Leadership Academy. Dr. Jones-Hall was recognized with the other AAVMC Leadership Academy graduates at the conclusion of the program, which coincided with the start of the 2018 AAVMC Annual Meeting in Washington March 2.
April 24, 2018
An invitation to speak at AORTIC’s 11th International Conference on Cancer in Africa (AORTIC 2017) provided a Purdue Veterinary Medicine graduate student with a chance to give a research presentation and receive an amazing cross-cultural learning opportunity.
April 20, 2018
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department completed K9 Narcan training thanks to Dr. Paula Johnson, Purdue Veterinary Medicine clinical assistant professor of small animal emergency and critical care, and fellow members of the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) Team. The training for first responders in northern Indiana covered symptoms of opioid exposure and basic life saving techniques, including the administration of naloxone, commonly known by the name Narcan, to keep police dogs alive when they are exposed to deadly narcotics.
April 20, 2018
Members of the Purdue Veterinary Medicine Class of 2019 reached a major milestone Sunday afternoon (April 15) as they took part in the College’s White Coat Ceremony held in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. Sponsored by Elanco Animal Health and Hill’s Pet Nutrition, the event, now in its 17th year, recognizes students entering their final year of the DVM program with a ceremonial donning of white coats symbolizing their new role as junior veterinarians.
April 20, 2018
“Early Origins of Veterinary Medicine” is the title of a new Purdue Veterinary Medicine course, VM 86000, and students in the class had an exceptional opportunity earlier this month to come face to face with ancient artifacts they had studied in the course. The instructor, Professor of Medical Illustration David Williams, took several third-year students enrolled in the class on a field trip to the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.
