2025 NYSVMS Power of 10 class announced
The Power of 10 program is a national initiative designed to cultivate leadership capacity in grads 15 years or less from veterinary school who are current NYSVMS members and provide learning experiences that will enrich the individual and benefit the individual’s practice, community and profession. NYSVMS has held this program since 2018 and provides NYSVMS members with 4 leadership development sessions. NYSVMS provides the experts and covers all meeting and travel expenses for participants to attend sessions. For 2025, there are 6 participants: Lauren Dunbar, DVM, James Figge III, DVM, Jessica Goldberg, DVM, Kristy Herman, DVM, Nardine Nasr, DVM and Tannaz Zafarnia, DVM.
Scholarship recipients named for Sabadoodle 90 day mentorship program
Nine NYSVMS members are receiving fully paid scholarships for Sabadoodle’s 90-Day Money Mentorship Program, running this winter. Eligible NYSVMS members must have graduated from veterinary school within the last 5 years and completed an introductory call with Mike Sabatino, CFP®. What makes the 90-Day Money Mentorship different is its focus on turning financial knowledge into confident action through personalized, one-on-one guidance from Mike. By sharing this opportunity with early-career colleagues in your practice or network, you’re helping build a stronger, more resilient veterinary community. The members are: Lea Callan, DVM, Maya Cardona, DVM, Kayla Charles, DVM, Sasha DiNitto, DVM, Stacy Kaneko, DVM, Sarah Kopa, DVM, Nardine Nasr, DVM, Kimberly Rydza, DVM and Tannaz Zafarnia, DVM.
Smaller fish offer better nutrition, lower environmental cost
Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found. The team’s study was conducted in the Amazon River, but the findings have implications for biodiversity conservation and public health across the globe as large fish species populations are declining worldwide.
VIN Foundation’s LA Disaster Relief program
VIN Foundation
VIN Foundation is collaborating with the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association (SCVMA) to provide assistance to veterinary colleagues so they can care for the animals we love impacted by the Los Angeles fires through: Responding to ongoing animal welfare efforts for small and large animals. Helping the veterinary community recover and get back to fully serving their communities. Supporting veterinary professionals who assist in rescue, relief, and recovery efforts or provide emergency boarding to animals. Thanks to the VIN Foundation’s Disaster Relief program,100% of your donation will go directly to supporting veterinary colleagues helping the animals we love impacted by the Los Angeles fires. VIN Foundation makes this possible through: identifying a reliable boots on the ground organization in the midst of the disaster, ensuring the donations will be sent directly to the specified disaster relief efforts and covering all costs for VIN Foundation staff time, administration, and donation processing fees.
Cat deaths linked to bird flu-contaminated raw pet food, sparking voluntary recall
AVMA
Since the U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1) in dairy cattle began in March 2024, dozens of cats are known to have contracted the virus. This includes barn and feral cats, indoor cats, and big cats in zoos and in the wild. In fact, barn cats dying at multiple dairies helped veterinarians discover the virus in dairy cattle. Even before then, cats were known to be susceptible to the H5N1 virus, with several feline cases linked to poultry or wild bird exposure before the virus was first detected in dairy cattle.
Granstrom retiring from AVMA
AVMA
After 22 years with the AVMA, Dr. David E. Granstrom is retiring in March from his position as assistant executive vice president and chief accreditation and certification officer. Dr. Janet Donlin, AVMA CEO, said he has done a “tremendous amount” for the Association while making the announcement at the end of the AVMA House of Delegates regular winter session on January 11 in Chicago. Dr. Granstrom received veterinary and PhD degrees in 1978 and 1988 from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, respectively. He is a charter diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiology (parasitology).
Balancing growth, quality as veterinary education landscape evolves
AVMA
Over the years, fluctuations in the veterinary services market have created tension for veterinary education accreditors. From 2008-15, a weak economy and new veterinary colleges coming online combined with changes in the delivery of veterinary education—shifting from a veterinary teaching hospital to a distributive clinical model—inadvertently turned the AVMA Council on Education’s (COE) accreditation practices into a lightning rod for controversy.
Dogs are an overlooked risk for antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella spread, study finds
DVM360
A study conducted by a group of researchers at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has revealed that household dogs are an overlooked transmission source for zoonotic pathogens like nontyphoidalSalmonella. According to the study’s authors, given the close contact between dogs and humans, along with the use of “critically important” antibiotics in companion animal medicine, household dogs pose a risk for spreading antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella.
Rules for feeding horses forage
The Horse
Feeding horses based on their gastrointestinal (GI) tract design and biological needs can help improve their gut and overall health. Their small stomach capacity is best suited for grazing and consuming small meals throughout the day.
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