So the WSU CVM is in the news again...this time for our outreach and recruitment of the Washington State FFA members who were on campus last week for their annual state convention.

 (Special thanks to the Treadmill Team for running the demos!)

As a former national and state FFA officer myself, I have a soft-spot for these future agricultural leaders.  I also am well-aware that many of them have toyed with the idea of being a veterinarian...so this year the CVM offered a number of tours, workshops and of course, treadmill demo's for the FFA members.  Approximately 3500 students came to Pullman for the convention and about 200 made their way, at one point or another, to the CVM!

Here's the link to the article: http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/28819

Check out the following article about large animal veterinary medicine.   It features current Ambassador, Sam, as well as newly minted "Dr." and former ambassador, Alexis, as well as a couple other WSU DVM alumni.

http://wsm.wsu.edu/s/index.php?id=253 

Hello all my name is Jennifer and I am just about to finish up my second year of veterinary school here at WSU. I was born and raised in Orange County, California which is quite a different environment from Pullman. Though I miss the sunshine and warm weather I feel that Pullman is an amazing place to live and go to school. Growing up I was fascinated by animals of any kind and I remember frequent trips to the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park. As a kid there was a small pet store down the street from my house and I was constantly there playing with the kittens and puppies. It wasn’t long before I began helping out the store owner doing small jobs in exchange for information (all that I could get) about having animals and taking care of them; I feel that this was it really began for me. For my undergraduate studies I started out at Fullerton Community College that was about 10 minutes from my house. I spent 2 years there fulfilling the requirements to get my general education certificate. Then I transferred to a relative small college, California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California (also known as Cal Poly Pomona). I was at Cal Poly for 3 years and graduated with a BS in animal science. During my 5 years of undergrad I worked in a small animal practice and really enjoyed it. While at Cal Poly I also began to work with Ag animals as well as horses and our high speed equine treadmill. More...

Hi and thanks for spending time getting to know, potentially, one of your future colleagues!

My name is Sam .  I am a father of three wonderful little girls and just finished the second year of veterinary school, which was a blast.  During the second year, veterinary students get to do so many cool things and learn tons of new stuff.  In the fall we learned so much about disease processes, bacteria, viruses, and pharmacology, and in the spring semester we learned how to spin turds and look for parasites (fecal floats) with Dr. Foreyt, who just might be the funniest man alive; identify poisonous plants with Dr. Talcott; and learn sterile surgical techniques, instruments, and suture patterns with the surgeons from the VTH.  This year was so busy yet so much fun. 

I grew up in a rural mixed animal practice, where my father was the only veterinarian for 50 miles.  I basically grew up in the clinic with all the late night calls, early morning herd checks, and surgeries.  I even slept in a few dog kennels during my childhood, my choice of course.  I had so much fun spending time with clients and growing up with their children my same age, that I want my children to have similar opportunities.  I like animals, but I love people and I especially like making people smile.  Our clients included everybody, ranging from the “Crazy cat lady” to the “Ornery old rancher” and I enjoyed every moment spent with these people. More...