This year marked the 6th annual OSU International Veterinary Service Brigade trip to Merida, Nicaragua on the beautiful island of Ometepe. Over the past six years this program has continued to grow and capture the hearts of many students and volunteer veterinarians. In addition to the record number of participants, records were also set in […]
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Students Share Insights on Nicaragua
Friday, September 21st, 2012Homecoming Chili Cook-Off at Magruder!
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012Nothing tastes better than a hot bowl of chili on a crisp fall day at an OSU football game! That is especially true when you chow down at a chili cookoff where 100% of the proceeds go to support OSU College of Vet Med scholarships . . . and it’s Homecoming! Make a note to […]
Model Shows Complex Anatomy
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012As a prey animal in the wild, horses developed the ability to sleep standing up via a “stay apparatus” that allows them to relax their muscles and doze without collapsing. In the front legs, the apparatus automatically engages when their muscles relax. In the hind legs, the horse engages it by shifting its hip position […]
CVM Student Wins National Award
Monday, September 10th, 2012CVM student Alison McKay received this year’s scholarship from the Winn Feline Foundation and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation. Long committed to volunteerism, McKay finds time in her busy academic schedule to work with local rescue organizations like the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon, Salem Friends of Felines, and Pro-Bone-O of Eugene, Oregon. She is […]
CVM Student Receives Prestigious Award
Monday, August 13th, 2012Kudos to Ryan Rademacher, Class of 2014, for receiving the Amstutz Scholarship this summer. The scholarship is awarded to only about 50 students in the U.S. and Canada and is based on academic and professional accomplishments, an essay written by the applicant, and letters of recommendation. The scholarship is sponsored by the American Association of […]
New Residency Program
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012The OSU College of Veterinary Medicine is collaborating with Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon Primate Research center to form the Oregon Laboratory Animal Medicine Veterinary Residency Consortium. The Consortium is an American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)-recognized residency program designed to prepare graduate veterinarians for careers in laboratory animal medicine as […]
