May 2013 news at the College of Medicine

Around the College

By • May 3rd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, People

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.

Registration open now for online classes

By • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013

Registration 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 • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Around the College, May 2013

Chili 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 • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Features, May 2013, News

UF veterinarians use team approach to save breeder’s prized Dachshund and her puppies.

Congrats to new degree recipients

By • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, People

Congrats 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 • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Around the College, Features, May 2013

Program gets grant to pay spay/neuter costs of rescued “bully breeds.”

2013 Distinguished Award winners named

By • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, People

2013 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 • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Around the College, May 2013

In 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 • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, News

Eagle 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 • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: May 2013, News, Uncategorized

Dr. 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 • May 2nd, 2013 • Category: Features, May 2013, People

Rachel DiSesa, an administrative assistant to Dean Glen Hoffsis, was selected as FVMA’s Citizen of the Year.