Vet Gazette

Cedric Boluda recently completed his second of five years at the Ecole Nationale de Veterinaire in Toulouse, France. OSU veterinary students would say, ‘OMG! Five years of veterinary college!’, but the process works differently overseas. After high school, French students attend two years as an undergraduate then, if they pass an entrance exam, they are […]

Seventeen new U.S. citizens had a stunning backdrop for their naturalization ceremony this year: Crater Lake. In that group was CVM professor Erica McKenzie, who came to America as a veterinary student from Perth, Australia. “It felt like a very special thing to be here with so few people, and hear the speeches that they […]

Last week, Dr. Jerry Heidel retired after 27 years at the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Heidel began working at the OVDL as a pathologist in 1988. Ten years later, he was promoted to Interim Director, and then appointed Director in 2000. “The achievement I am most proud of,” says Heidel, “is obtaining and maintaining full […]

  On an average day, the large animal hospital houses 25-30 animals. Those animals receive stellar medical treatment from doctors and veterinary technicians, plus an extra dose of attentive care from fourth-year veterinary students. But who provides for their basic needs? That is where Peter McPartlin comes in. As farm manager, he oversees a team […]

Dr. Steven Ramsey, assistant professor in the CVM Department of Biomedical Sciences, earned the prestigious Faculty Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation. “This award recognizes the quality of Dr. Ramsey’s research, which has significant potential for contributing to our understanding of disease in both humans and other animal species – a good example […]

Dr. Linda Blythe, founding faculty member of the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine, retired this year after 37 years of service to the college. Dr. Blythe has been nationally recognized for her achievements in veterinary neurology. Her early research in equine neurological diseases led to the discovery of equine temporohyoid osteoarthropathy, a disorder that can […]