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Message from the Dean | February 2016
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Jobs Are Our Future
The UW School of Veterinary Medicine's Employment Fair was held on January 23, 2016, hosting 27 different veterinary practices (both private and corporate) from throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest, as well as the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Each were on site to interview our students and provide information about employment opportunities available to our graduating class of 2016.
I would like to welcome our new Ross University and St. George's University students who began this semester. I wish you all the best in the coming year.
The school is in the middle of many new faculty hires, including positions focused on infectious disease, large animal surgery, diagnostic imaging, emergency and critical care, anesthesia, large animal internal medicine, and oncology. Some of these have already progressed to the successful hiring of new faculty, while others are in the beginning stages of their searches. These new faculty will serve as important leaders for the school in the coming years. Good luck to all of the search committee members in their efforts.
I'd like to conclude with highlighting that our Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate program once again was ranked among the top 10 of its peers. This recognition continues to underscore the strength and quality of our faculty and their respective research programs, as well as the excellence of our graduate students in particular in this training program. Congratulations to you all! |
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UW Veterinary Care Updates from the Director
Amy Lang has decided to retire from her position as supervisor for the Diagnostic Imaging Service. She's been with us doing an amazing job for 31 years. We wish her the best! Our new DI supervisor, Daylena Scarpaci, comes to us from UW Hospitals and Clinics, where she has worked for seven years as a radiography and MRI technologist. Welcome! Welcome also to Kerry Beheler in histology/anatomic pathology, Stephanie Riebie-Foy in our pharmacy, and to our new certified veterinary technicians: Brandon Jenson (Large Animal Hospital); Megan Ringhand (large animal operating rooms); Reed Harmon (small animal operating rooms and central supply), Heather Bonti (primary care); Jennifer Wagner (flexing in the Small Animal Hospital); and Abbie Gelwicks, Sarah Crawford, and Renee Grittner (emergency and critical care).
A new Financial Resources page on the UW Veterinary Care website is now available to help all animal owners who may be struggling with the financial hardship of veterinary medical bills.
And here's this month's comment from a happy client:
"Another exceptional experience. Your kind and caring staff have provided us with many additional great months with Doggy. We continue to be very pleased with the new cat and exotic pet waiting area. It makes a big difference."
--Sanger from Madison
Ruthanne Chun Director, UW Veterinary CareAssociate Dean for Clinical Affairs
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School News
In the past, I've mentioned Animals Need Heroes Too (ANHT), our campaign to raise funds for building an addition to our small animal hospital, enhancing our large animal hospital facilities, and expanding our research laboratory space. To support these efforts, last week we launched an online storefront where anyone can purchase ANHT merchandise, from T-shirts and fleece jackets to leashes and stethoscope ID tags. I hope you'll take a look at what the store has to offer -- it's a great way to promote the campaign.
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Student News
Congratulations to Michelle Verant for successfully defending her dissertation and earning her PhD from the Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate program.
Welcome to Edward Fuhrman, Danielle Johnson, Brittany Lambur, Alexandra Schroth, and Nicholas Storey from Ross University and Lilian Soucy and Brendan Sullivan from St. George's University. They have all joined us for their final clinical year.
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Faculty and Staff News
Hannah Carey and Tim Yoshino were recently highlighted in a campus article about the Biotron Laboratory. The Big Ten Network also covered this unique and versatile facility. |
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You may have seen the Zika virus in the news lately, as well as some of our experts who are studying this disconcerting disease. You can see Kristen Bernard and Matt Aliota talking about the disease during an interview on Channel 3 and read more online about Matt's and Jorge Osorio's important work. Keep an eye out for additional coverage by National Geographic, The Associated Press, Smithsonian.com, and more. Three academic volumes authored or edited by our faculty -- and featuring the work of several of our faculty and staff -- were published in December 2015. Congratulations to Becky Badimassoud and David Dorrance, two of our retired employees who have been granted emeritus status by the UW-Madison campus. Welcome to Marsha Callahan, our new development program specialist. Marsha brings many years of experience in development work at the UW Foundation, and we're happy to have her.
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Upcoming Events
All-SVM Get-Together
February 12, 2016 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (Note time change)
Second Floor Lobby/Atrium Veterinary Medicine Building More
WARF Discovery Challenge research SymposiumApril 6, 2016 Abstracts are due February 19!MoreFor more SVM-related events, visit the school's online calendar.
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