The UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) was well represented at the 2020 Virtual Veterinary Student Scholars Symposium in August, held online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventeen doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) …
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Showing Devotion Through Drastic Change
Posted onPatient, dedicated, flexible, resilient — these are just a few words to describe the commitment shown by SVM faculty, staff, and students while navigating the new territory of COVID-19. In the face of COVID-19, …
A Journey Together
Posted onA Journey Together In service to others, inmates train service dogs. All emerge with lives transformed. She couldn’t leave her house alone, drive long distances by herself, or enter a dark room. That is, until …
COVID-19 Update: DVM Student Resources
Posted onAs spring semester classes resume after spring break on Monday, March 23, all DVM courses will be using alternative delivery methods. All in-person instruction is canceled for the rest of the semester. School of Veterinary …
Honoring the Loving Care of Rodent Brothers by UW Veterinarians
Posted onWhen veterinary medicine students sit at the active learning workspaces bearing the names Louie, Sammie, Reggie, Lucky, Bonzo, and Willie, they may not realize they’re helping to memorialize cherished rats. The two pairs of three …
Prioritizing Student Support
Posted onRebecca Brotzman DVM’07 can remember the pride she felt at the 2007 School of Veterinary Medicine Celebration of Excellence when, as a soon-to-be graduate, she was presented with an award for clinical proficiency in bovine …
Summer Scholars Present Research, Alumna Awarded at National Veterinary Symposium
Posted onThe UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) was well represented at the 2019 National Veterinary Scholars Symposium in Worcester, Massachusetts in July. Twenty-two doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) students from UW participated in the symposium …
University of Wisconsin Alum, Dean and Student to Lead Trio of Veterinary Medicine Associations
Posted onWhen Douglas Kratt was selected as president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) at the group’s 2019 convention in August, he rounded out a trifecta of leaders in the state of Wisconsin and with …
Cut and Save: SVM Students and Alumni Snip Away at Cat Overpopulation
Posted onWithin 90 seconds, Adam Bauknecht DVM’09 can neuter a cat. A routine spay takes him ten minutes or less. Bauknecht estimates that he’s so far performed at least 10,000 of these procedures and he has …
Mythbusting Admission to the University of Wisconsin Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program
Posted onWith dreams riding on admission to veterinary medical school, the last thing an aspiring veterinarian wants is to be confused by the process. Applicants and their advisors or mentors often have questions regarding admission to …