Each summer the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium brings together veterinary students engaged in research through summer programs and combined DVM/PhD degree programs. Usually, 450-500 students from 28 CVMs in the USA and Canada attend the Symposium, which is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, the NIH (R-13 Conference Grant to Michigan State University), the AAVMC, and others.
All students participating in the Texas A&M Summer Research Program are strongly encouraged to participate. To date, either the VMBS or Boehringer Ingelheim has paid expenses (travel, registration & room) for all students to attend.
The Symposia are hosted by CVMs/SVMs on their campus (except in 2007, when Pennsylvania hosted a Symposium on the NIH Campus in Bethesda, MD).
Poster Sessions. All students submit an abstract on their research, then prepare a poster to present at the Symposium. Poster sessions are a chance to meet and interact with students and scientists from other CVMs and with scientists from Boehringer Ingelheim, the NIH, and other institutions.
Scientific Sessions. Scientific presentations, by established and young investigators, present state-of-the-art research on veterinary and biomedical sciences. Many scientists are present for most of the symposium, allowing students an opportunity to meet them.
Most of all, students meet other veterinary students and have plenty of time for “unscheduled” fun.
PAST SYMPOSIA
2023 Symposium San Juan Puerto Rico, August 3-5
2022 Symposium at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul-Minneapolis, August 4-7
The 2021 Symposium at Iowa State University (August 4-6, 2021) was hosted virtually
The 2020 Virtual Veterinary Student Scholars Symposium was hosted by the University of California at San Diego in conjunction with the AVMA Conference
2019 Symposium at Tufts University/Worcester State University |
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2018 Symposium at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS)
2017 Symposium at the National Institutes of Health |
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2016 Symposium at The Ohio State University |
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2015 Symposium at the University of California-Davis |
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2014 Symposium at Cornell University |
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2013 Symposium at Michigan State University |
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2012 Symposium at Colorado State University |
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2011 Symposium at Disney World (University of Florida) |
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2010 Symposium at the University of Georgia |
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2009 Symposium at North Carolina State University |
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2008 Symposium at Michigan State University |
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2007 Symposium at the National Institutes of Health |
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2006 Symposium at Louisiana State University |
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2005 Symposium at the University of Georgia |
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2004 Symposium at Auburn University |
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2003 Symposium at Kansas State University |
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