VMBS Chapter Of Heifer International Hosts Annual Fundraising Gala
The Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) chapter of Heifer International successfully held their first annual fundraiser since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic to raise money for Heifer International, a nonprofit organization working to end hunger and poverty sustainably by supporting and investing local farmers in their communities. On Oct. 15, the […]
CVMBS Postdocs Earn Campus-Wide Poster Presentation Awards
Two postdoctoral researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) earned “Outstanding Poster Presentation” awards at the fourth annual Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Symposium this fall. Rebecca Legere, Ph.D., and Meichen Wang, Ph.D., took home first and third place, respectively, in the campus-wide virtual competition on Sept. 23. The symposium […]
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 Student Organization Hosts Unique CPR Training for Students, Faculty
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has become one of the first colleges in the country to provide students and faculty with both basic and advanced CPR training under the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER) initiative. The RECOVER initiative, the first standardized CPR training to offer certification through the […]
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 […]
CVM Students Win Top Prizes at Society for Theriogenology Conference
Two students from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have won first and second place in the Veterinary Student Case Presentation Competition at the Society for Theriogenology’s annual conference in Savannah, Georgia. The competition required students to select and research a clinical case and then submit an abstract and develop […]
CVM GSA Wins Adair Student Organization of the Year
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) Graduate Student Association (GSA) has been awarded the 2018-2019 Adair Student Organization of the Year Award by the Texas A&M Department of Student Activities. The award recognizes a student organization that has made a positive impact on its members, leaders, and Texas A&M University. […]
Texas A&M Students Earn Top Cash Prize At SAVMA Pitch Competition
Two Texas A&M visionaries are $10,000 closer to bringing to life their invention after earning first place in a pitch competition at the 2019 Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) Symposium, held March 9-11 at the University of Georgia in Athens. Brianna Boyle, a third-year veterinary student in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical […]
Valuing Mental Health, Valuing the Veterinary Community
Veterinary students face numerous challenges every day. Long hours, high-pressure exams, and large volumes of content to absorb are just a few of the stresses veterinary students are faced with; these challenges don’t end after graduation either. Demanding situations and long workdays can also take a toll on a veterinarian’s mental health. Mental health […]
CVM to host the 2017 Student American Veterinary Medical Association Symposium
For four days in March 2017, while the rest of campus is on Spring Break, over 1,000 veterinary students from all over the United States and abroad will flock to College Station for the 2017 Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) Symposium. The event promises to be a landmark moment for the CVM and a […]
