Brewing A Cup Of Aggie Values
A Texas A&M veterinary student and his wife, a former psychology student, started a coffee cart business to share their Aggie values with espresso drinkers, one cup of joe at a time. Jenner Brown, a Class of 2026 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student, and Ashley Grewenig Brown, a Class of 2022 former student with a […]
Aggie Veterinary Student Embraces Opportunities At VMBS’ Canyon, College Station Campuses
As someone who grew up in Junction, Texas, a small town of less than 2,500 people, third-year veterinary student Isaac Neuman felt right at home at Texas A&M’s Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) campus in the Texas Panhandle when he entered the 2+2 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program in 2022. Housed on the […]
Historian Turned Aggie Veterinarian Finds New Purpose In Cattle Industry
Jessica Stephenson, a fourth-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) student, took an unconventional path to veterinary school. Her academic journey began like most veterinary students — with a passion for caring for animals — but took a detour when she chose to pursue a career in history. Stephenson’s path gave her a more scenic route […]
A Journey Of Determination: Aileen Solis’ Path To Veterinary Success
When Aileen Solis began her journey from Amarillo, Texas, to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian at Texas A&M University, she encountered both expected and unexpected hurdles. Graduating with her undergraduate degree amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while balancing the academic rigor of veterinary school with the responsibilities of parenthood, Solis navigated […]
Aggie Veterinary Student Awarded For Research On Down Syndrome Fracture Healing
Second-year veterinary student Kayleigh Shumaker has received two prestigious awards for her research on Down syndrome at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS). Shumaker was one of five students nationwide, and the first ever from Texas A&M, selected for the American Veterinary Medical Foundation’s 2nd Opportunity Summer Research Stipend, as well […]
Texas A&M Student Ready To Embrace The Full Spectrum Of Animal Care
Over the course of four years as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) student at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), Amiri Fowler Cadena has been guided by a thirst for knowledge and desire to discover opportunities within the field of veterinary medicine. While her veterinary journey has included ups […]
The Violinist Veterinarian: Texas A&M Veterinary Student Combines Passions For Music, Animals
Between music and medicine, violinist and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) fourth-year veterinary student Doug Ferry has always done more than just measure up. While growing up on a ranch in the small town of Corinne, Utah, Ferry and his six siblings were expected to learn a musical instrument. It […]
Graduating Texas A&M Student Pursues Passion For Beef Cattle Medicine
Since she was a young girl walking among her family’s cattle, Madison Roberds has dreamed of becoming a food animal veterinarian and serving the hard-working ranchers of South Texas. This May, as she graduates from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and joins South Texas Veterinary Clinic in Beeville, Texas, […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Student Combines Passions For Dairy Medicine, Public Health
When fourth-year veterinary student Angelica Allegro shadowed a dairy veterinarian for the first time in 2022, she immediately knew that the data-driven field of dairy medicine was where she wanted to spend her life. As Allegro prepares to graduate from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) with her Doctor of […]
Discovering A Passion For Equine Medicine
Alex Pastis, a fourth-year Texas A&M Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) student and future equine veterinarian, proves that passion is a strong, almost unstoppable force. While, unlike many of his peers, Pastis didn’t consider becoming a veterinarian until his freshman year in college, once he’d gained an affinity for the field, his pursuit of a […]
