Around the college Lots has been happening in recent weeks. Several traditional events have taken place, such as Open House and Healthy Horses Conference, along with first-ever ones, such as the UFVBMA’s seminar on March 30. Here are a few photos of college life in recent weeks.
May 2013 news at the College of Medicine
Registration open now for online classes
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013Registration open now for online classes The college’s summer and fall distance learning courses are now open for registration. Two courses in Aquatic Animal Health are offered this summer; one course is offered in the fall. The Dog is offered in both the summer and fall terms. The graduate certificate programs in Shelter Medicine and […]
Chili cook-off: hot, hot, hot
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Around the College, May 2013Chili cook-off: hot, hot, hot From meat to vegan, served up spicy hot, mild or in between, the SCAVMA chili cook-off had something for everyone on April 11. Tables lined with crock-pots drew hungry crowds after 6 p.m. that day, and if that wasn’t enough to whet tasters’ appetites, a wide assortment of desserts […]
UF veterinarians save pregnant Dachshund with pancreatitis, and her puppies
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Features, May 2013, NewsUF veterinarians use team approach to save breeder’s prized Dachshund and her puppies.
Congrats to new degree recipients
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, PeopleCongrats to new degree recipients Several from the college received graduate degrees during UF’s campuswide commencement ceremony on April 26. Students received their degrees in Veterinary Medical Sciences. Recipients include: Master of Science degree (with thesis): James G. Coisman Valery F. Scharf Ley Cody Smith Ph.D. degree: Joseph Gaspard Hsiu-Wen Tsai For the non-thesis […]
Merial shelter medicine clerkship gets grant
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Around the College, Features, May 2013Program gets grant to pay spay/neuter costs of rescued “bully breeds.”
2013 Distinguished Award winners named
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, People2013 Distinguished Award winners named A UF hospital administrator, a couple whose efforts have enhanced shelter medicine, a former veterinary dermatology professor, a pet-hospice entrepreneur and a small animal practitioner have received the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s 2013 Distinguished Awards. The program was established in 2000 as a way to recognize […]
In the News
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Around the College, May 2013In the News Feature on UF veterinary cardiologist: Dr. Amara Estrada, an associate professor of small animal clinical science and chief of the cardiology service, was featured in the Spring 2013 issue of the Haile Village Journal. Open House: The college’s annual Open House was featured April 13 in the Gainesville Sun Feature on UF […]
Eagle released successfully back into the wild
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, NewsEagle released successfully back into the wild A juvenile American bald eagle was successfully released back into the wild near Newnan’s Lake on April 10, with a group of zoological medicine students, state biologists and veterinarians on hand to celebrate occasion. Dr. Dan Fredholm, a zoological medicine resident at UF, brought several students to the […]
Dr. James Lloyd named dean of UF CVM
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, News, UncategorizedDr. James Lloyd named dean of UF CVM By Marilee Griffin James W. Lloyd, D.V.M., Ph.D., has been named dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. “I am confident that our internationally recognized veterinary college, hospitals and clinics will flourish under Dr. Lloyd’s leadership,” said David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., […]
Staffer honored by FVMA
By Sarah Carey • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Features, May 2013, PeopleRachel DiSesa, an administrative assistant to Dean Glen Hoffsis, was selected as FVMA’s Citizen of the Year.