DOLLARS IN, EXCELLENCE OUT
In the 40 years since the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine dedicated its main facility, the college has been repaying the state’s continuing investment by becoming a generator of graduates schooled in the latest cutting-edge care and a hub of transformative research into animal and translational medicine.
A GALLOPING SUCCESS
By all accounts, the pilot Ambulatory Equine Emergency Service that the College of Veterinary Medicine began offering in July has been a mission-fulfilling marvel. The service is addressing a desperate community need by supporting area equine practices, increasing emergency medical experience for veterinary students and proving that a subscription-based financial model is viable enough to possibly expand the critical service later.
THE BUZZ ON BEES
The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine hosted the national Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium’s annual conference in October, welcoming more than 100 bee lovers to campus for lectures and hands-on labs. The FDA classified honey bees as food animals in 2017, placing veterinarians in charge of overseeing the antimicrobials used in bee treatment. “As veterinarians, we are now an integral part of this, but there are so few people willing to see bees,” one attendee says.
ON THE MOVE
Dr. Anthony Blikslager, who had been serving as interim associate dean and director of Veterinary Medical Services, accepted the position on a permanent basis. He formerly was the head of the Department of Clinical Sciences. "Our hospital is second-to-none when it comes to compassionate and cutting-edge care, and I am extraordinarily proud to be in this position,” he says.
CARE FOR CAREGIVERS
NC State provides world-class care for every pet that comes to our Veterinary Hospital. But who looks after these animals’ caregivers in return? Rebecca Maher and Morgan Josey, clinical social workers with the hospital’s Family and Community Services team, help pet owners, veterinarians and students navigate complex emotions around animal illness, treatment and death.
TAYLOR'S WAY
Dr. Taylor Gregory is the Greensboro Science Center’s new vice president of animal health and a member of the NC State Veterinary Medicine Class of 2021. She took an unconventional path through zoological medicine by following her heart, her love of snow leopards and, by her admission, her own stubbornness.