Fall 2024 Travel Scholarship Recipients
We are very excited to announce our five fall 2024 travel scholarship recipients. Students do extensive research, organize trips, and work with mentors to turn their vast dreams into reality. We are very proud of all their efforts and excited…
Pastures & Paws: Balancing Beef Cattle and Companion Animals in Australia
We are excited to share Rebecca Szuminsky and Erika Stevens’s experience below, funded by Dr. Thomas Mack. “For my experience I had the honor of traveling to Queensland Australia and work with the veterinarians and staff and Goondiwindi & District…
Advancing Veterinary Research on Lemurs in Madagascar
We are excited to share Lily Chapman’s experience below, funded by Dr. Thomas Mack. After a 25 hour plane journey to Antananarivo, 12 hour drive to the research base Centre Val Bio, and a 20 mile hike through rice fields…
A Glimpse into Small Animal Veterinary Work in China
We are excited to share Xiaying Zhao’s experience below, funded by Dr. Thomas Mack. These three photos capture my experience at two small animal practices in China. The first shows a surgeon performing a laser laparoscopic ovariectomy on a large…
Clinics to Communities: Veterinary Work and MPH Data Collection in South Africa
We are excited to share Megan Andries’s experience below, funded by Dr. Thomas Mack. This summer, Andres visited South Africa to aid in collecting tests for brucellosis which her thesis is focused on. There is very limited information on how…
Alaskan Missions: Veterinary Military Support and Sled Dog Care
We are excited to share Mae Harper’s experience below, funded by Charlie’s Angels fund. I was granted the opportunity to travel to Alaska to gain experience with military working dogs, sled dogs, and retired Army veterinarians to gain a…
Adventures and Impact of Volunteering in Rural Areas
We are excited to share Bailey McKenna’s experience below, funded by Charlie’s Angels fund. I travelled to the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington state to provide free veterinary care with Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS). During my week-long trip, we…
Nuturing the Native Species of Peru
We are excited to share Cam Stewart’s experience below, funded by Dr. Thomas Mack. My trip to Peru was a once in a lifetime experience. I was given the rare opportunity to fly to Peru where I spent 4…
Tackling Reportable Diseases with the CDC in Arkansas
We are excited to share Emily Fletcher’s experience below, funded by Charlie’s Angels fund. At the beginning of 2024 I had the opportunity to participate in the CDC’s Epidemiology Elective Program. I first was able to travel to Atlanta for…
Discussing Vector-Borne Diseases with the CDC in San Juan
We are excited to share Tyler Lindskoog’s experience below, funded by Charlie’s Angels fund. Over my 8 weeks in San Juan Puerto Rico, I was tasked with working with the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne…
