'Animal enrichment' course offered in Arkansas collegeAugust 15, 2024The undergraduate program, which combines lectures and hands-on activities, is designed to teach students how to study, create, troubleshoot, and implement ‘enrichment’ for various animal species.
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Midwestern University CVM receives AVMA accreditationDecember 11, 2018Arizona’s first veterinary college to offer the doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree has been recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
Auburn CVM, fine arts museum enhance student radiology trainingSeptember 19, 2018The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art have teamed up to teach veterinary students how to sharpen their radiology-reading skills. Students volunteered at the museum, examined works of art on display, and were asked to objectively describe the visual details they saw in each one and use the details to interpret the artwork. They then, along with Rachel Moon, DVM, DACVR, assistant clinical professor of radiology in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine, and Scott Bishop, curator of academic and public programs at the museum, entered the classroom to discuss their findings and interpretations. At the end of the session, students applied their newly developed skill set to examine radiographs and other diagnostic images. "Interpretation is based on our actual experience. There can be a lot of different interpretations based on a central theme," said Dr. Moon. "This is a pilot program for the college, but one that other medical training programs have adopted and one I felt was applicable to the clinical education of our student veterinarians." According to Dr. Moon, radiology is an integrated process between the art and the science of discovery …
UC Davis veterinarian discovers rare blood disorder in catAugust 22, 2018Miao Miao, a four-year-old male domestic shorthair cat, was brought to the University of California, Davis veterinary hospital with persistent nosebleeds. Based on previous medical issues, his owners were aware that he had some variation of a blood platelet disorder, but the exact makeup of that was never discovered. Specialists with UC Davis' internal medicine service ran a range of tests to discover the root of his bleeding issue. A complete blood count showed that Miao Miao was not anemic, had no evidence of inflammation, and a normal platelet count. An ultrasound also was performed, which showed that Miao Miao had no evidence of bleeding into any of his other bodily cavities. Miao Miao was hospitalized for a few days to ensure he did not develop significant bleeding, and so that the team could discuss his case with other clinicians and researchers. Through a collaboration of UC Davis emergency, internal medicine, and research specialists, a unique cause to Miao Miao's bleeding was found. Ronald Li, DVM, MVetMed, PhD, DACVECC, a critical care specialist with the UC Davis veterinary hospital's emergency room, operates a platelet physiology laboratory with equipment and capabilities found in only a handful of veterinary centers around …
Dan Grooms named Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine deanAugust 2, 2018Dan Grooms, DVM, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University, has been appointed the next Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. His tenure begins Oct. 1. An expert in bovine infectious diseases, Dr. Grooms earned a bachelor's degree in animal science from Cornell University and a veterinary medicine degree and a Ph.D. in veterinary preventive medicine from The Ohio State University. He joined Michigan State in 1997 and was promoted to his present position in 2014. He also holds board certification from the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists, with specialty in veterinary virology; is a former president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners; and has served on the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture's Committee on Animal Health. "Dr. Grooms is an accomplished scientist, teacher and leader who will build on the college's reputation for excellence and the great achievements of our students, faculty and staff," said Wendy Wintersteen, Ph.D., dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. "I am confident he will also work effectively with veterinarians across the state, livestock and poultry producers and others who …
