In keeping with the university’s objective of ensuring students graduate with a global perspective based on global experiences, the VMBS provides a limited number of international travel awards to students. The following travel blog posts give an overview of what our students learned while living, working, and studying abroad.
- South Africa – Mara Asmis (2024)
Last June, I had the privilege of studying abroad in… Read more: South Africa – Mara Asmis (2024) - South Africa – Jordan Auld (2024)
In the summer of my first year of vet school,… Read more: South Africa – Jordan Auld (2024) - South Africa – Meri Lee Parker (2024)
Introvert Takes on South Africa Hi, my name is Meri… Read more: South Africa – Meri Lee Parker (2024) - Bulgaria – Carter Miller (2024)
The Call to Action If I could go back to… Read more: Bulgaria – Carter Miller (2024) - Thailand – Emma Bruns (2024)
I received an email during my freshman year about a… Read more: Thailand – Emma Bruns (2024) - Italy – Noah Jefferson (2024)
Clinging to the edge of a city nearly thirty miles… Read more: Italy – Noah Jefferson (2024) - South Africa – Travis Shields (2024)
Loving Life in Limpopo The concept of studying abroad was… Read more: South Africa – Travis Shields (2024) - Chile – Andres Castro (2019)
I had the amazing opportunity of traveling to Santiago, Chile,… Read more: Chile – Andres Castro (2019) - Spain – Casey Stanley (2019)
This summer, I traveled to Madrid, Spain, to join the… Read more: Spain – Casey Stanley (2019) - Mexico – Amanda Day (2019)
I have always been interested in aquatic animals, but I… Read more: Mexico – Amanda Day (2019) - Honduras – Sephra Zinsmeister (2017)
Tired, dusty, sweaty, humbled, but filled with a fresh appreciation… Read more: Honduras – Sephra Zinsmeister (2017) - South Africa – Taylor Pursell (2017)
Ondonsterpoort Animal Research Center Externship The staff of Ondonsterpoort Veterinary… Read more: South Africa – Taylor Pursell (2017) - South Africa – Laura Warren (2017)
Since starting veterinary school, I have had the opportunity to… Read more: South Africa – Laura Warren (2017) - China – David Wallace (2017)
Thanks to the VMBS International Programs travel stipend, I was… Read more: China – David Wallace (2017) - Mongolia – Taylor Strange (2017)This summer, I was given the unique opportunity to work… Read more: Mongolia – Taylor Strange (2017)
- Brazil – Alyssa Meyers (2017)
Chagas disease is an anthropozoonosis caused by the protozoan parasite… Read more: Brazil – Alyssa Meyers (2017) - Paraguay – Camille Goblet (2017)
Paraguay (1-17 July 2017) – Camille Goblet One of the… Read more: Paraguay – Camille Goblet (2017) - China – James Cryer (2017)
Beijing CHI Institute Acupuncture Course and Cultural Tour In May… Read more: China – James Cryer (2017) - China – Katlyn A. Rosenbaum (2017)
I was first introduced to alternative medicine techniques at a… Read more: China – Katlyn A. Rosenbaum (2017) - Argentina – Branden Nettles (2017)
Four years ago, I was preparing to start veterinary school… Read more: Argentina – Branden Nettles (2017)
