News Briefs
CVM Students Participate in Annual Disaster Day Training
Veterinary students from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and the Student Veterinary Response Team (SVRT) put their knowledge and skills to the test on Feb. 14 during the Health Science Center’s (HSC) Disaster Day event, an annual interprofessional, interdepartmental disaster simulation. Held at the Texas A&M Engineering Service’s Brayton […]
CVM Veterinary Student Shares Journey with Thousands of Prospective Students
The path through veterinary school is filled with many excitements and challenges, and one veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is sharing them all. Third-year veterinary student Rachel Ellerd has more than 8,000 followers on Instagram and a popular blog, both of which she uses to share […]
PEER Promotes NIH-Funded One Health Curriculum at STEM 4 Innovation Conference
The Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health (PEER) Program at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) presented curriculum to educators from across the state at Texas A&M’s STEM 4 Innovation Conference. Hosted by the Texas A&M College of Engineering on Jan.13, the STEM 4 Innovation Conference is an interactive, […]
CVM Veterinary Students Host 2020 SCAAEP Wet Lab
More than 200 veterinary students from 23 different veterinary schools across the country visited the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) on Jan. 18 to participate in the Texas A&M Student Chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (SCAAEP) annual wet lab. The lab provides veterinary students with the opportunity […]
CET Hosts Workshop on Assessing Student Understanding Copy
The Center for Educational Technologies (CET) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) will host a Lunch & Learn Workshop on Oct. 15 to teach attendees how to create questions that can truly gauge what students are learning and where remediation is needed. During the “Assessing Student Understanding: Aligning Assessment Questions to […]
Twenty Cadets from CVM Earned Gold, Silver Stars
Several Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) students in the Corps of Cadets were recognized by the Office of the Commandant with silver and gold stars for academic excellence in the fall 2019 semester. These stars, worn over the right shirt pocket on a cadet’s uniform, were presented to 20 CVM […]
Lee, Whitaker Represent CVM Staff at University Staff Council Meeting
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) staff gives a special thanks to Jill Lee and Dana Whitaker, the two CVM representatives on the Texas A&M University Staff Council (USC). Lee and Whitaker did a wonderful job representing CVM staff during a recent USC meeting to discuss the new wellness program […]
CVM Academic Adviser Receives Campus-Wide Excellence Award
Michael Black, an academic adviser for the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) undergraduate biomedical sciences (BIMS) program, has received a 2020 Honoring Excellence Award from the Department of Residence Life in the Texas A&M Division of Student Affairs. The first Honoring Excellence Award recipient from the CVM, Black was among […]
Herman, Derr Honored with College-Level AFS Teaching Awards
The Texas A&M Association of Former Students (AFS) has recognized two Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) faculty members as recipients of 2019 college-level Distinguished Achievement Awards in Teaching. Dr. Cheryl Herman, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), and Dr. James Derr, a professor in […]
CVM Expands 2019 Job Fair to Help Meet Needs of Students, Texas
The 2019 Veterinary Job & Externship Fair hosted by the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) brought to campus approximately 135 veterinary practices and companies from across the state and nation to interact with students and share employment, externship, and internship opportunities. Now in its third year, the CVM works with […]
