Our week-long VetTRAC summer program aims to teach, inspire, mentor, engage, excite, and enlighten college students from underrepresented populations who are interested in exploring the exciting world of veterinary medicine.

Applications for summer 2019 are due by March 1. Please tag and share this information with any potential candidates!
http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/VetTRAC/details.asp

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We are thrilled to share that Xiaoping Zhu has been named associate dean of our Maryland campus! Congratulations, Dr. Zhu! 🙌👏

Zhu is a professor of immunology and has served as interim associate dean since September 2017. Learn more about his background and vision for the college's Maryland campus 📰👇

@VaMdVetMed, love is all around! 💞😍💘🍫🌹🥰 #LoveWhereYouLearn #LoveWhereYouWork #HappyValentinesDay2019

We are so excited to share the joy of our newest college family members! 🤗 Congratulations to our candidates who received offer letters for the DVM class of 2023! 🎉👊🐄🐎🐈🐩🐾❤️ #vmcvm2023

This past Saturday, our faculty worked with over 200 attendees from Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and North Carolina at the annual Virginia Tech Beef Cattle Health Conference. Afternoon labs included guessing the weight for dosing, mineral labels and hay samples, a simulated castration demonstration, and treatments for pink eye.

If you missed it this time, no worries - the conference always takes place on the last Saturday in January, so start planning for 2020! 📝

Today and tomorrow, we are interviewing 320 candidates for the DVM Class of 2023. Here is an inside look at the carefully-orchestrated process. It is our pleasure and privilege to interact with each one of these bright, accomplished candidates! 🤝⚕️

It's an exciting weekend for VMCVM! Interviewers are currently preparing for tomorrow morning's early arrival of candidates for the DVM Class of 2023. 😀

On Saturday and Sunday, candidates will ☑️complete a series of interviews ☑️tour the college ☑️meet faculty, practitioners, and student ambassadors and ☑️network at a mocktail reception.

We can't wait to meet our candidates and wish them the best of luck!

Mark Freeman, assistant professor of community practice, kicked off the discussion, telling Reader's Digest that, “The right types of interactions and positive feedback can…[help] any cat become a friendly, outgoing, and affectionate pet.” 😻

What kind of cat do you have, and how does their purr-sonality measure up? 🐈

David Hodgson, professor and former department head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, has been honored with the title of professor emeritus. Congratulations, Dr. Hodgson! 👏

Shilo's first snow!

Dr. Cyril Clarke will continue to provide strong leadership for Virginia Tech in his role as permanent executive vice president and provost. Congratulations, Dr. Clarke! 🎉

Who else is this excited for the first weekend of 2019? We love our Hokiepets! 🐶🤘😁

As the sun sets on 2018, the VA-MD Vet Med family wishes you and your animals a healthy, happy new year! 🎉🍾🎊 #happynewyear2019

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Susan West Marmagas, director of VT’s Master of Public Health program and associate professor of practice. In the words of her colleague Kathy Hosig, “She has touched the lives of so many. In addition to devotion to her work with students and colleagues, she has contributed to advancing the health of individuals and communities. We will miss her beyond words.”

A public visitation with the family will be held tomorrow, Dec. 28 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29 beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Edges Church in Blacksburg.

For more information about these events and Susan’s legacy:

Congratulations to Bill Pierson, professor of biosecurity and infection control and clinical specialist in poultry health, on being honored with emeritus status! 👏

https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/12/vetmed-pierson-emeritus.html

Salmonella as a vehicle for cancer drug delivery? Our own Coy Allen, assistant professor of inflammatory disease, is part of an interdisciplinary team recognized for pioneering this innovative approach to cancer treatment. 🙌👏

https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/12/mii-nanobeads-bacteria-based-drug-delivery-system-outperforms-conventional-methods.html

Our achievements this year would not be possible without the collective dedication of our faculty and staff, students, alumni, donors, referring veterinarians, and friends of the college. Happy holidays, and thank you! 🤗🌲❤️🎉

Thank you to everyone who made Pet Photos with Santa a huge success this year! Omega Tau Sigma - Lambda Chapter did a fantastic job of hosting and organizing, K&V photography generously donated their time and talent to produce these gorgeous photos, Purina provided festive pet costumes, and Santa even traveled all the way to Blacksburg for this special event. Finally, a big thanks to everyone who brought in their animal companions for photos. OTS raised close to $1200 for the Humane Society of Montgomery County, and Hill’s Pet Nutrition doubled that amount in pet food donations to Mountain View Humane! That’s a big dose of cheer for animals in need and the humans who support them!

Michael Nappier, assistant professor of community practice, was recognized with a Virginia Tech Excellence in Teaching Award from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Congratulations, Dr. Nappier! 👏🍎

Read all about it:
https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/12/nappier-teaching-award.html

Thanks to Shawn Kozlov (DVM/MPH ’21) for this incredible photo of our Running Together statue in the snow! #Diego

A veterinary pathologist teaching at a school of medicine? Learn more about Kristin Eden's journey in translational medicine! 👇 #classof2018 🎓🎉

Three years ago, our oncology team diagnosed Apollo with B-cell lymphoma and treated him with chemotherapy. He recently celebrated his 11th birthday, sporting some Hokie gear and playing with a tennis ball in the snow.

Happy birthday, Apollo! 🥎❄️🎉

Santa agrees that they have been very good dogs this year! 🎅🐶🐕💯

We are so excited for this gift's transformational impact on Virginia Tech, Roanoke, and the study of health!

Good luck to our students on exams, and a big thank you to the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) for encouraging them with some sweet treats! ☕️🍫🤗