🎙️The SAVMA Unleased podcast Episode 1 is live!🎧 Join us as we discuss all things Vet school! Our first guest is Katy Grace Jones, a 3rd year DVM student at the University of Tennessee! Join us as we discuss tips & tricks on how to survive vet school! Check out the link in our bio to hear the episode!
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#SAVMA #vetschool #vetstudent #Vetmed #veterinarymedicine
The Public Health and Community Outreach Committee (PHCOC) is extending the application period for the Underserved Areas Grant. We have 2 stipends of up to $500 each available to retroactively reimburse SAVMA members for costs accrued during an externship, volunteering, or other activity that benefits an area that is underserved in terms of veterinary services. The activity must have been completed between April 1st, 2023 and March 31st, 2024. In order to be eligible for this scholarship, the student must be a SAVMA member in good standing attending an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine. The application is due September 1st, 2024.
Amount: 2 stipends up to $500
Deadline: September 1st, 2024
Link to apply: Here.
Questions: [email protected]
SAVMA House of Delegates (HOD) has approved revisions to its Duty Hour Guidelines, which recommend fewer duty hours per week for veterinary students completing their clinical rotations to promote better wellbeing. Here is Megan Gulsby, SAVMA Wellbeing Officer, presenting the motion on the HOD floor during its June 23 meeting, held concurrently with AVMA Convention 2024, June 21-25 in Austin, Texas. The SAVMA Executive Board subsequently voted on the revised guidelines on August 1 along with a corresponding statement.
Read more about it here: https://www.avma.org/news/savma-hod-updates-duty-hours-guidelines
#studentwellbeing #veterinarymedicine
What better way to spend your day than with Suds🧼 & Pups🐶! The SAVMA Leaders at Lousianna State University recently hosted their annual Dog Wash. This amazing fundraising event is a great way for LSU students to stay engaged with their community and raise money for their local SAVMA chapter! What fun events do you host at your school?
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This month we recognize and celebrate the vast history and beautifully diverse cultures of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). We specifically honor the sacrifices and challenges that those within the AAPI community have overcome and still face within the United States. In our continued mission to strive for more knowledge, we charge you to learn more about the history and contributions of the AAPI community in your local area.
Visit the Association of Asian Veterinary Medical Professionals (AAVMP) @asiansinvetmed to learn about their events this month! You can also visit them at https://www.aavmp.org/.
#SAVMACelebrates #AAPIheritagemonth
We know vet school can keep you busy, but taking care of yourself is one of the most important things you can do! Tell us what self-care looks like for you in the comments😁⬇️
#SAVMA #QuestionOfTheWeek #selfcare #vetstudent
Reminder to please join us TONIGHT as SAVMA hosts our first ever Spanish for VetMed event in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! This interactive event will take place via Zoom and will be a collaboration with representatives from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine who regularly host similar events at their campus. We will learn common terms and phrases in Spanish, which will also include terms specific to veterinary medicine.
Zoom Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/82866537345
Please join us as SAVMA hosts our first ever Spanish for VetMed event in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! This interactive event will take place via Zoom and will be a collaboration with representatives from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine who regularly host similar events at their campus. We will learn common terms and phrases in Spanish, which will also include terms specific to veterinary medicine.
Zoom Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/82866537345
The time has come...SAVMies awards TONIGHT! Cheer on your chapter to come home with a SAVMies award and bragging rights for your school! See you at closing ceremonies! 🏆
Our final Meet the Executive Board post is here! Last but certainly not least is your SAVMA Chapter President Representative, Jonathan Dumas. Jonathan is a 3rd year veterinary student from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. As your Chapter President Representative, Jonathan sits on the Executive Board as the voice of your local SAVMA Chapter Presidents. He brings in the perspective of the students that are running your executive boards at your schools and helps the executive board understand more the local level of work being done at all our SAVMA Chapters.
Throughout the rest of his tenure as the SAVMA Chapter President Representative, Jonathan aims to build a community amongst the 39 SAVMA Chapter Presidents. He says that each institution is unique in terms of its geographical location, makeup and offerings, and he would like to harness aspects of the things we do well individually, and bring it the forefront to serve as a source of institutional knowledge.
We're so lucky to have Jonathan representing our SAVMA Presidents and your local chapters and are super grateful for his role on our Executive Board. Help us in showing that appreciation below in the comments!
Our next Meet the Executive Board feature is your SAVMA Cultural Outreach Officer, Pallavi Oruganti. Pallavi is a 4th year veterinary student at The Ohio State University. As your COO, Pallavi works to showcase and create initiatives for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Throughout her tenure, Pallavi has been amazing at providing information on how we can continue to grow in these aspects in our profession. She has hosted webinars, formed relationships with other DEI organizations, and created infographics about how to support diverse groups in veterinary medicine.
Pallavi has been amazing throughout her time as your Cultural Outreach Officer and she plans to continue her work by contributing as the student voice on the AVMA/AAVMC DEI Commission and making SAVMA more inline with our goals to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in various facets of vet med.
Help us in thanking Pallavi for all that she does for SAVMA down below in the comments!
Happy Friday everyone! Let’s celebrate with a Meet the Executive Board post! Today our feature is your Veterinary Economics Officer, Tyler McMurray, a 4th year veterinary student at Mississippi State University. As the VEO, Tyler works to share resources, webinars, etc. to all of our SAVMA members. She also attends the AVMA Economics Summit to learn new strategies students can use to manage money, and be ready for the work force. The knowledge she gains at this conference, as well as the resources she shares with SAVMA members are used to help you all with loan repayment planning, budgeting as a veterinary student, and preparing you to be successful financially after graduation.
Through her work, Tyler is able to help all students no matter what branch of the profession you decide to pursue after graduation. That is one of her favorite parts of veterinary medicine. She loves how cool it is that our degree is so diverse and loves that truly, we can do ANYTHING with a DVM.
Let’s start the weekend right by showing some love to your Veterinary Economics Officer in the comments below!
