Wellbeing virtual town hall March 25th
Join Wellbeing Committee Chair, Roxanne Suarez DVM for a Town Hall style virtual meeting March 25th from 6:30-7:30 PM to discuss Wellbeing programs. We would love just an hour of your time to help us determine what Wellbeing programs we should focus on as we move forward. Agenda: Review recent Wellbeing programs and results, Discuss existing ideas for Wellbeing programs going forwards, Hear from you about suggestions for other programs, Decide together on the priorities and See who might want to help with one or more of these programs.
Panels discuss federal research funding threats, opportunities
Lead with values, innovate, engage with your community, contact elected officials, write to local newspapers – and work to build more resilient systems. Those were some of the strategies legal and policy experts shared on Feb. 28 during a pair of public panels organized by faculty and students to discuss the state of science research amid proposed severe cuts to federal grants and layoffs of federal employees, including research scientists.
COVID-flu vaccine could provide broad, lasting protection
Cornell researchers have developed a new vaccine platform that could provide more robust, longer-lasting protection from both COVID-19 and influenza, and broader immunity to different flu strains. In a study published Jan. 29 in Science Advances, researchers found no visible signs of illness in mouse models after vaccination with the new platform and no cellular damage to tissues.
AVMA, partners invest in veterinary technician wellbeing
Thanks to scholarships provided by the AVMA and other partners, 150 veterinary technicians began receiving free mentoring this spring while enrollment continues for a second cohort in the fall. The AVMA has joined the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America, Merck Animal Health, and Royal Canin to provide scholarships for a total of 300 veterinary technicians to participate in the MentorVet Tech program this year.
What veterinary students are saying and how AVMA VP Marshall is listening
Dr. Gary Marshall, the 2024-26 AVMA vice president, is nearing the halfway point of his two-year term as the AVMA’s official liaison to the Student AVMA (SAVMA) and its student chapters in addition to veterinary college deans and faculty. In late February, Dr. Marshall was visiting veterinary schools in the United Kingdom when he made time for AVMA News to share insights from his first year in office.
How veterinary school graduates can start a practice with high student debt
DVM360
As a healthcare banker at US Bank, I talk all the time with veterinarians who want to start their own practices. The question I often hear: Can I get financing to start or acquire a practice, even with all of my veterinary school debt? My answer can surprise them: Yes, they can—if they build a practice the right way, with the right support.
Advanced imaging in horses: Where, why, when?
The Horse
Veterinarians can use positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help diagnose problems in equine patients, but how do they choose which to use? Timothy Manzi, VMD, Dipl. ACVR-EDI, clinical assistant professor of large animal diagnostic imaging at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, and Myra Barrett, MS, DVM, Dipl. ACVR-EDI, associate professor of equine diagnostic imaging at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, in Fort Collins addressed this nuanced question.
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