Members of the Dean’s Circle — and special guests from the School of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association (SVMAA) — are invited to join us for an exclusive update from Dean Mark Markel and to learn about – and try – some of our innovative hands-on teaching.
During our lunch presentation — “Improving Learner Experiences with Hands-On Skills Training” — you’ll hear from a faculty member and instructor about how innovative hands-on teaching benefits our students and future veterinarians. Please join us at 11 so you can try some of the learning models yourself! Dean Mark D. Markel will also share his reflections on his tenure as Dean and plans for the school’s future.
Following the presentation, we will take audience questions. For those unable to join us on campus, we will also offer a live virtual event option and will make the video available online following the event.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
IN PERSON
Memorial Union - Great Hall (4th Floor)
800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI
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ONLINE
Viewing link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event
Dean's Luncheon Registration
Registration Closed
Questions? Contact Anna Fowler, Event Coordinator, at arfowler@wisc.edu or (608) 890-0203
Innovations in clinical care, research, and teaching
Our featured presenters will highlight an area of their work at the SVM, including:
- Internal Medicine teaching models
- Endoscopy Simulator
- Laparoscopy Simulator
- E-Tube Placement
- Handheld Ultrasound with trainer
Meet our speakers:
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Jessica Pritchard,VMD, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
Wake Forest University, B.S. Biology, 2006
University of Pennsylvania – School of Veterinary Medicine, VDM, 2011
Dr. Pritchard is responsible for clinical service in Small Animal Internal Medicine at UW Veterinary Care, instruction and mentoring of veterinary students, interns, & residents, Co-Director of the Small Animal Rotating Internship, and research in infectious disease and gastrointestinal disease.
Dr. Pritchard’s research interests include gastrointestinal disease in dogs and cats and geographically common infectious diseases specifically Lyme borreliosis, leptospirosis, and blastomycosis.
As a clinical assistant professor and director of clinical assessment at UW, I’m passionate about improving education for house officers and students through simulated procedures. I also co-direct the small animal rotating internship.
McLean Gunderson, DVM
Lecturer
Department of Comparative Biosciences
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Wisconsin- Madison B.S. Wildlife Ecology, 1997
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2002
I became a lecturer for small and large animal anatomy in fall of 2021. From 2014- 2021, I was a senior instructional specialist for the Department of Surgical Sciences.
Prior to my work at the UW SVM, I taught veterinary technician students, and worked with a team of researchers for the Department of Otolaryngology at the School of Medicine and Public Health developing novel surgical repairs for vocal fold defects in hope of restoring voice in people diagnosed with dysphonia due to laryngeal disorders. Immediately after graduation from veterinary school I was a large and small animal veterinary practitioner at local clinics.
Creativity & innovation in education is where my passion lies. I love to learn new ways to teach students, and I am always pushing the limits of change to improve learning outcomes for my students. My current focus is to invent anatomically oriented teaching models that simulate and reinforce clinical skills and create 2D or 3D representations of concepts that are otherwise difficult to understand from a lecture or out of a book chapter.
About the Dean's Circle
The school’s most generous and loyal supporters comprise the Dean’s Circle. In addition to the annual Dean's Luncheon, you will begin receiving email updates throughout the year and will be invited to a virtual town hall in the spring so you can hear directly from Dean Markel.