Veterinary
Aggie Veterinary Student Pursues Career Goals With Help From Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree
Rolling up in a mobile vaccine clinic, sprinting after a lost dog in the middle of the night, or even spending an afternoon inquiring about caffeine’s effect on cows is a typical day for Brianna Bazel, a third-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences […]
Veterinary Student Discovers Passion For Science By Studying Feedlot Lagoons At VERO
Kourtney Mayfield has had a thirst for knowledge for as long as she can remember. Her curiosity and passion for learning have led her to consider multiple career paths — including linguistics, anthropology, and serving at the United Nations. More recently, her curiosity led her to biomedical research through the Veterinary Medical Scientist Research Training […]
Beyond The Clinic: VMBS Students Explore Opportunities In Science Communication
Two students from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have earned highly competitive editorial roles at American Veterinary Medical Association journals, reflecting both their veterinary and science communication skills. Dr. Jane Costa, a third-year comparative medicine resident and biomedical sciences master’s student, is a student associate editor of the Journal […]
Graduates Pursue Veterinary Medicine, Public Health Through Dual DVM-MS Program
Veterinary medicine and public health are intertwined in many ways. Veterinarians support public health by treating zoonotic diseases that spread between animals and people; by caring for food animals and, therefore, improving human nutrition and food safety; and by protecting pets, who play an important role in owners’ mental health. Likewise, a thorough understanding of […]
International Veterinary Student Explores Innovative Bovine Respiratory Disease Research Techniques At VERO
A new technology called adaptive sampling may be the key to improving the accuracy of microbial analysis in BRD research. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a global threat to beef and dairy production — in the United States alone, BRD costs the cattle industry around $1 billion annually in prevention, management, and treatment fees, as […]
First Class Of 2+2 DVM Students Completes Journey From Classroom To Career
Four years ago, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) began a new chapter as the first cohort of 2+2 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students began their education at the Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) campus in Canyon, Texas. For the VERO campus, which was first opened in 2009 […]
VMBS Hosts Annual VMSRTP Research Symposium
Twenty veterinary students celebrated a successful summer of research on Aug. 1 during the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) annual Veterinary Medical Scientist Research Training Program (VMSRTP) Research Symposium. During the symposium, VMSRTP participants— who spent 13 weeks conducting full-time research under the advice and direction of a faculty member […]
Texas A&M Celebrates Its First Cohort Of Dual Veterinary Medicine, Public Health & Epidemiology Graduates
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) celebrated the graduation of its inaugural cohort of the Master of Science in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology (VPHE) and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Combination Degree Program during the May 2025 commencement season. As VPHE-DVM graduates, the cohort of four participated in two […]
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Celebrates Graduation Of First Cohort Of 2+2 DVM Students
Four years after establishing its 2+2 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) is celebrating the graduation of its inaugural cohort. Texas A&M’s first 15 2+2 students — who began their veterinary educations at the VMBS’ Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) campus in Canyon, […]
Graduating Texas A&M Student Pursues Passion For Science Through Veterinary Medicine, Public Health
Growing up in Corpus Christi around his family’s many chickens and fish tanks, fourth-year veterinary student Luke Gibson has always been fascinated by the relationship that people have with their animals. Now in the final semester of his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, Gibson is preparing for a career that combines veterinary medicine and […]
