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WCVM grad wins equine scholarship
Dr. Becky Gilday, a 2014 graduate of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), is one of nine equine-focused veterinarians in North America to receive $4,000 scholarships from Zoetis and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation. The scholarships were announced during the AAEP’s Focus on Sport Horses and Focus on Students summer meetings in Louisville, Ky., July 19-22. …
July 21st, 2014 Full story »
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A life with horses
It takes a special kind of person to love large animal field service duty — a job that’s notorious for difficult patients, all-night hours, and physical exhaustion. But for Dr. Kate Robinson, it’s all in a day’s work. She recently completed a three-year residency in equine field service at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Medical Centre. During that …
July 23rd, 2013 Full story »
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Résumé includes salmon, bison and horses
Nicholas Hawkins was born and raised in Humboldt, Sask., just one hour from Saskatoon. But his journey into the veterinary medicine program at the University of Saskatchewan was a much longer trip than 100 kilometres down the highway. Shortly after high school, following a tip from his scuba-diving older brother, Hawkins landed an aquaculture job at a Chinook salmon farm …
November 10th, 2012 Full story »
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Love of horses leads student to vet program
Renae Zook has loved animals of all kinds from the time that she could talk, so a career in veterinary medicine just seemed like a natural progression for the Alberta student. “I’ve never lost my fascination with animals, particularly horses, and veterinary medicine has always been my career choice,” said Zook who spent her junior high and high school years …
November 06th, 2012 Full story »
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Job shadowing led student to vet career
Veterinary medicine has been Jon Katzman’s career choice since he was a young boy, but an opportunity to job shadow a veterinarian really sealed the deal for the Saskatoon, Sask., resident. When he was 16, Katzman had the chance to shadow Dr. Susan Ashburner, a clinical associate in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Medical Centre. “I saw all …
October 16th, 2012 Full story »
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Anderson following in parents’ footsteps
Dr. Stacy Anderson remembers always having animals around while she was growing up in rural Michigan and Iowa. And since both parents were veterinarians, it was only natural that her herd included pigs as well as cats, dogs and horses. Anderson’s favourite animals were the horses. She was four years old when her mom and dad first introduced her to …
December 01st, 2011 Full story »
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Alberta cowgirl finds niche in vet med
Bailee Stanton of Kananaskis, Alta., believes that her entire life contributed to her choice of veterinary medicine as a career. “I grew up on a ranch, I’ve always had an animal-oriented lifestyle and I’ve always been very interested in science, so it seems like veterinary medicine is where I belong,” says Stanton, who began classes at the University of Saskatchewan’s …
September 30th, 2011 Full story »
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Fracture repair research ideal break for Ayers
Student: Amy Ayers, a second-year student at the WCVM. Hometown: Pemberton, B.C. Academic background: BSc degree (chemistry major), University of Northern British Columbia. Mentors: WCVM large animal surgeon Dr. James Carmalt and Dr. Imma Roquet, a WCVM large animal surgery resident. Summer research project: An in vitro study investigating the optimal position and number of transcortical pins to be inserted …
September 01st, 2011 Full story »
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Lobb: “I’ve chosen the right career for me”
Student: Ben Lobb, a second-year student at the WCVM. Hometown: Woodlands, Man. Mentors: Dr. Stephen Manning, associate professor and field service clinician at the WCVM; and Dr. Kate Robinson, a WCVM equine field service resident. Summer research project: Effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment modality in horses diagnosed with caudal heel pain. Q. Can you describe your study? We’re trying …
August 11th, 2011 Full story »
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EHRF Fellow: Dr. Jenny Kelly
Originally from Hawaii, Dr. Jenny Kelly grew up knowing that she wanted to be a veterinarian: “I was always the kid who rescued baby birds that fell out of the next, the one who brought home stray cats and dogs and cared for them.” Kelly received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine …
July 25th, 2006 Full story »
