MWU Veterinary Medicine Students Present Research on International Stage
Veterinary students participate in 2023 Veterinary Scholars Symposium
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The 2023 Veterinary Scholars Symposium was attended by 13 veterinary medicine students in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
At 九色视频, research is one of the core tenets of a student鈥檚 educational experience. The opportunity for students to be involved in faculty-led research projects gives them the chance to be a part of something bigger than just their studies and to advance the field of veterinary medicine as well as other healthcare fields.
For 13 first- and second-year students in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), their dedication to research and the pursuit of knowledge landed them a spot this summer at the 2023 Veterinary Scholars Symposium (VSS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This prestigious annual research summit is hosted by the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges and Boehringer Ingelheim. This year, approximately 700 veterinary medicine students, faculty, and professionals from all over the world came together to formally present their summer research findings.
Since 2019, Katie Wycislo, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVP (CVM), Associate Dean, has been serving as the director of the MWU Summer Research Program. Dr. Wycislo was joined by Sylvia Ferguson, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVP (CVM), Clinical Assistant Professor, as co-director in 2021. Together, they selected Angela Boyer (CVM 鈥25); Petter Burrows (CVM 鈥25); Jiayi Cen (CVM 鈥25); Ashley Davis (CVM 鈥25); Skyellar MiKayla Hall-Delarber (CVM 鈥26); Moonhong Kim (CVM 鈥26); Richie Nguyenphat (CVM 鈥26); Kuirsten Preston (CVM 鈥25); Gianna Elizabeth Stark (CVM 鈥26); Julia Rose Tawil (CVM 鈥26); Maddison Anzley Trawick (CVM 鈥26); Emma Caroline Vitello (CVM 鈥25); and Olivia Wallace (CVM 鈥25) to be 2023鈥檚 summer scholars.
When the students applied to the MWU Summer Research Program in early 2023, they indicated which faculty research project they were interested in the most. Upon being accepted into the program, they were subsequently paired with that faculty advisor. They spent the spring quarter doing preliminary work on their research proposals and familiarizing themselves with the content of the projects. When the official summer program started, all students hit the ground running.
For 10 weeks, the students worked diligently to further their research, while also developing their capstone poster presentations for the VSS event in San Juan. As the students prepared the physical research, they also prepared to present it formally to an audience of their peers and future colleagues of the veterinary medicine profession. Shortly before traveling to San Juan, the summer scholars participated in an internal poster preview session. With the guidance of their immediate faculty advisors and other CVM faculty, the students practiced presenting and effectively communicating their findings.
In August 2023, the 13 students and their faculty advisors made the trip to San Juan to share their work and network with fellow esteemed peers and colleagues within the veterinary medicine profession from around the world.
鈥淭he Veterinary Scholars Symposium allowed me to explore research related to the veterinary profession and create new connections with my fellow colleagues. Not only was I able to share my research with other professionals, but I was also able to immerse myself in the current and upcoming research related to the veterinary field. Overall, this experience has given me insight into how impactful research is when it comes to influencing clinical practice and generating a well-rounded approach to patient care,鈥 said Julia Tawil (CVM 鈥26).
Research opportunities are an important part of an education at Midwestern university. The University offers a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in Glendale.
