New Externship Introduces Texas A&M Veterinary Students To Rural Life
A new preclinical externship allows veterinary students to experience rural life and explore career possibilities in small towns across the Lone Star State. Imagine you’re at a Friday night high school football game. Like everybody else in your small town, you’re here to support the home team. At the gate, you greet a veterinary client […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Students Earn $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarships
Two fourth-year veterinary students at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have been selected as 2024 recipients of the $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarship from the Foundation for the Horse. Future equine practitioners Fred Holcomb and Alexandra (Bettencourt) Wethington received their scholarships on Dec. 8 during the American Association of Equine […]
Texas A&M Leads The Nation In Veterinary Licensing Pass Rates For Second Consecutive Year
For the second consecutive year, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have carried on the legacy of Aggie veterinary excellence by achieving the highest pass rate in the United States on the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE). Like their colleagues in the DVM […]
Aggie Veterinarian Discovers Passion For Research, Studies Antibiotic Use In Food Animals
As a doctoral student, Dr. Ashlyn Holbert ’22 is finding new ways to battle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the greatest challenges in both veterinary and human healthcare worldwide. Holbert developed a passion for veterinary medicine from young age, working on her Aggie family’s ranch in east Texas and through her exposure to a wide […]
Taking A Bite Out Of Diabetes: Texas A&M Veterinarians Save Therapy Dog Sharky
As a small animal veterinarian with experience in recognizing emergency cases, Dr. Brittany King knew to turn to the Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH) when her own dog, Sharky, developed a life-threatening complication from diabetes. Sharky, a 9-year-old Scottish terrier and schnauzer mix, had already proven that he was a fighter by overcoming […]
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 Scholars Present Research At Annual National Symposium
Seventeen Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) veterinary students recently returned from presenting their summer research at the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium (NVSS) as part of the 2024 Veterinary Medical Scientist Research Training Program (VMSRTP). The VMSRTP is a 13-week program during which students conduct full-time research under the advice and […]
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 […]
A Job Like No Other: Texas A&M Stevenson Center Provides ‘Home Away From Home’ For Veterinary Student Residents
Each year, four veterinary students at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have the opportunity to live at the Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center, a facility like no other that provides a home for companion animals whose owners have passed away or otherwise have become unable to care for their beloved […]
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 […]
