Exploring A Passion for Rural Medicine
Tori Chambers, a third-year veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has a passion for rural veterinary medicine. Her experience this summer working for four weeks as an extern at Quitman Animal Clinic, a rural mixed animal practice about an hour north of Tyler, has only strengthened her […]
Dean Green Addresses Clinical Rotations, 2-Plus-2 Program In Texas Panhandle
Below is the full text of the speech Dr. Eleanor M. Green, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M, gave during the 2+2 DVM program announcement press conference on Thursday, Sept. 5, at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. What a special occasion! We stand here today in front of the […]
Texas A&M University Brings Top-4 Veterinary Medicine Program to Texas Panhandle
Fourth-year veterinary students will begin clinical rotations in the Texas Panhandle in 2020, new students will begin enrolling in veterinary classes at VERO facility to start their first year of veterinary school in 2021. To read the full text of Green’s speech, click here. CANYON, Texas—Students from the Texas Panhandle won’t have to travel far […]
CVM White Coats Volunteer at Brazos Valley Foodbank
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) White Coats, a team of veterinary student leaders who work to foster a positive culture at the CVM, spent the Saturday following their first week of classes serving their community by volunteering at the Brazos Valley Foodbank. Working to display the Aggie core value […]
Veterinary Student Explores Career Options with VERO Tour
Jacob Willingham’s early years were spent at county fairs and major livestock shows across Texas. The Milano native started showing pigs and eventually bought a handful of sows so he could raise his own pigs. Soon, he was showing heifers and even today continues to raise cattle to sell to family friends. Not surprisingly, Willingham’s […]
West Texas ‘Tour’ Reaches Milestone, Introduces 100th Student To New Avenues For Veterinary Practice
As a young boy growing up in Milano, Jacob Willingham started showing pigs at county fairs. He soon was raising his own and widening his agricultural interests to include showing heifers. So, it’s not surprising that Willingham, now a third-year veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), is […]
Exploring Opportunities in the Texas Panhandle
Growing up in Jamaica, Orville Tucker was surrounded by neighbors whose farms included goats, cows, chickens, dogs, and cats. A boyhood spent in close proximity to a wide variety of animals inspired Tucker’s decision to become a veterinarian. “I always wanted to help animals since I was 12 years old,” he said. “I figured that […]
CVM Students Receive Texas, Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation Scholarships
Three fourth-year veterinary students at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) were awarded scholarships from the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation (TSCRF) this summer. Brooke Kehlenbrink, Reagan McAda, and Kody Scherer were the recipients of the $5,000 2019 TSCRF Large Animal Veterinary Scholarship, which supports CVM veterinary students planning […]
3VM To Present Equine Research At Internal Medicine Conference
Hunter Greer, a third-year veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was selected to present her research abstract on equine chronic wound treatment to the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum this June. “I heard about the opportunity to submit an abstract and present at the […]
CVM Finalizes Four DVM Agreements with TAMU System Partners
As part of its commitment to “Serving Every Texan Every Day,” the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has finalized four memoranda of agreement (MOAs) to increase support of rural veterinary medicine, mentoring relationships, and diversity within its Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree student population. Under the Texas A&M Medical […]
