A significant problem affecting the retention for the target group is a challenge of equity. The problem of under-representation is not just one of low numbers or percentages; it is also one of access to the profession. There is a general concern in ...

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Club and LVMA (Latinx Veterinary Medical Association) gave six virtual outreach talks to 82 Detroit International Academy (DIA) students. DIA is a public school for young women with a focus on biomedical sci...

The Enrichment Summer Program (ESP) provides three weeks of veterinary experience focused on leadership development, academic preparation, and career knowledge for undergraduate students who have selected veterinary medicine as their career choice. T...

Providing diagnostic services to veterinarians, scientists, and farmers. This includes performing tests, consultation, and the preparation of written reports.

Recorded a lecture to be shared with school teachers in partner high school.

On Thursday, March 18, 2021, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Club and LVMA (Latinx Veterinary Medical Association) gave six virtual outreach talks to 82 Detroit International Academy (DIA) students using the Teams platform (8:00am-3:20pm E...

In 2015, the Michigan Stroke Transitions Trial (MISTT) involved a community-engaged website intervention development project between MSU researchers and community-based stroke stakeholders to develop a user-centered informational website that provide...

Biweekly journal club with zoo veterinarians in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. In addition to discussion of recent veterinary journal publications, there were also case and policy discussions.

Equity in the Classroom Conference focused on the impact of the pandemic on K-12 students. Dorinda Carter, chairperson of the Department of Teacher Education, spoke to all MI colleges and universities about preparing for students who have been away f...

A collaboration with faculty from Purdue University, University of Minnesota, Western States Veterinary College, and Iowa State University to educate poultry company owners, farmers, complex managers, and barn workers about poultry production and dis...

Provided direct consultations to fish farmers who are losing fish in the North Central Region of the U.S. in an effort to improve the health of their fish through alternative disease prevention methods. Have provided information on improving fish hea...

Hands-on activities for Clinton County 8th and 10th graders to learn more about veterinary nursing as a career. Including meeting a dog, discussing career pathways, putting together a skeleton puzzle, and looking at parasites.

Worked with a Girl Scout troop to discuss veterinary medicine through hands on activities

MSU Vet Med has created a partnership with the DIA to nurture young women interested in science to consider veterinary medicine. Working with 250 young women with an interest and science. Deploy a faculty a month to teach a science lesson and discuss...

Meeting to develop an educational brochure (in print and on website) about thyroid gland disorders and management of these problems in horses.

Worked with GEAR UP program to discuss veterinary nursing with students as a potential career path.

Presented an overview of 30 years of research on endurance riding in horses. Aimed to educate fellow academicians and horse owners participating in endurance rides.

The goal of this event was to discuss veterinary nursing with people who qualify for the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship (adults 25+ with minimal post high school education).

Ninth-graders from the Lansing School District attended Launch your Dream at Lansing Community College, where they were exposed to different colleges and university opportunities. Nearly 300 high school students learned about options for veterinary m...

Interactive class helping students in grades 9-11 grasp the common anatomy underlying mammals, specifically focusing on comparative anatomy of dogs, horses, cats, cattle, and humans using actual specimens.

Shared lessons about One Health from a veterinary medical view with undergraduate students.

Interviewed about Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) for podcast episode.

Attended by 600 family members and students at Bennet Woods Elementary. Activities included dissecting an owl pellet; bandaging a leg; and doing a physical exam on a stuffed animal. Fifteen veterinary medicine students assisted.

Monitor zoo animals from across North America for reproductive disease using histopathology, medical record review, and research projects. Advise the board of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Reproductive Management Center on issues relative to ...

through the South Lyon East High School Career Fair, 125 ninth- and tenth-grade students received information about the veterinary medicine field ‒ options available to them, schooling they may receive, different careers within the field, and what ...