NYSVMS launches new career center
NYSVMS has launched a brand-new career center at: https://careers.nysvms.org/ to help you better connect with top employers looking to hire highly qualified professionals, as well as to post jobs at your practice! Explore the site to check out the new features, improvements, and enhancements of the Career Center. Create your free account today in less than five minutes. For a job seeker there is an upgraded job search page allows you to apply advanced search filters including location radius, specialty, company name, and more without ever having to leave the search results, make informed decisions with location data for each job opportunity, such as cost of living index, safety index, utilities, transportation and more, Enroll to receive job alerts when jobs become available that match your personal profile, skills, interests, and preferred locations, Receive the latest jobs delivered straight to your inbox twice a month.
For the employer: If you are a current advertiser, we’ve transferred all of your existing information to our upgraded site. You will need to create a new password when you log in by clicking the Forgot your password link. There are many packages to choose from for both local as well as the Veterinary Career Community (VCC) options.
Beloved college mentor “Dr. E-K” and husband give back to CVM
If you’re planning on holding a meeting with Dr. Kathy Earnest-Koons in the café area of the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), plan for a few interruptions. It’s clear that Earnest-Koons, or “Dr. E-K” knows pretty much everyone who walks by. This is partly because she has spent decades studying, teaching and mentoring at the college. But it also certainly comes from her gregarious personality, which has made her a favorite with students, faculty and staff across CVM.
Stacey Ma accepted into Morris Animal Foundation’s Veterinary Student Scholar program
Stacey Ma, a DVM student in the Evans Lab at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, was accepted into theMorris Animal Foundation’s [https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/]prestigious Veterinary Student Scholar program this past summer. Ma, who has been part of the Baker community since October of 2023, joined 22 other students from across the globe in this year’s cohort. The program provides veterinary students in good standing at accredited veterinary medicine programs with a stipend to pursue a research project under the guidance of a mentor.
USDE allows COE to accredit distance-education programs
AVMA
The AVMA Council on Education (COE) now has federal approval to include distance learning within its scope of recognition. The COE made the request on January 8 and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) approved it immediately. Many veterinary colleges nationwide have already been using distance education, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon seeking guidance from the USDE on how to handle distance learning, the COE had two options: pursue expansion of COE’s scope of recognition to include distance education, or advise veterinary colleges to remove it from their curricula or risk having their accreditation withdrawn.
Veterinary community unites as California wildfires rage
AVMA
The devastating wildfires burning through the Los Angeles metropolitan area and surrounding regions since January 7 have killed at least 28 people, forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate, and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 homes and buildings as of January 23. More than 40,000 acres have so far been consumed by the fires, fueled by dry conditions and hurricane-strength Santa Ana winds reaching upwards of 100 miles per hour. The Eaton and Pacific Palisades wildfires have been particularly destructive, largely expected to rank among the top five worst in California’s history.
Delegates approve new polices on biosecurity, license by endorsement
AVMA
The AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) approved seven resolutions on January 11 during its regular winter session, held in conjunction with the AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference in Chicago. Most of the resolutions were updates to Association policies that the AVMA Board of Directors (BOD) referred to the HOD, including those on pet ownership, velveting, and integrative veterinary medicine.
Tips for simplifying ophthalmic exam in general practice
DVM360
When it comes to ophthalmic examinations, can be a scary experience for veterinarians. However, although the interpretations of findings can be challenging, the examination that leads to the interpretations follows a logical, anatomical order that does not necessarily require expensive equipment. Ron Ofri, DVM, PhD, DECVO, explained that the most important factors of the exam are not ophthalmic, such as darkening the exam room, a magnifying loupe, and a strong source of focal light.
The effects of longeing on your horse’s joints
The Horse
Longeing horses is a common practice among trainers and owners in a variety of equestrian disciplines. Whether used for starting a young horse under saddle, or advancing the training of a competition horse, researchers say it’s important to consider longeing’s effects. Individuals must understand the biomechanics of how a horse turns and use the best methods to support joint health and the horse’s career longevity.
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