A new venture between the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine and PetSmart Charities will equip veterinary students to pursue impactful careers in community veterinary medicine. The PetSmart Charities Veterinary Fellowship program provides financial support, mentorship, and professional development during veterinary school, and for up to four years following graduation for fellows who work in qualifying community medicine practices.
Summer has found a new forever home after being hit by a car that required several surgeries at the UC Davis William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH). The approximately 1-year-old German shepherd’s long journey back to health required a large team of veterinary professionals and volunteers. Their dedication to providing care to underserved communities, and saving animals in the process, has given a young dog a new lease on life in the perfect landing spot.
When UC Davis veterinary student Jessica Hodson heard her boyfriend Ryan Reed say that he and his colleagues found an injured dog at work, she sprang into action to help the pup, which was taken to a shelter.
“I instantly knew that we had to help however we could,” said Hodson.
Reed, a heavy equipment operator at the Potrero Hills Landfill in Solano County, and his co-workers couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw a dog—since named Fig—crawl out of a trash load that had just been dumped in the landfill.
The UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine has received the second largest individual gift ever made to the school: $75 million from Bay Area residents Kathy Chiao and Kenneth Hao.
Their gift will name the school’s new small animal hospital, which will provide cutting-edge veterinary care, accommodate more patients annually, and increase space for student and specialty training. Their gift will also fund scholarships, animal-human translational medicine, and programs for those unable to afford veterinary care.
Woodie, a 1-year-old pit bull mix, is now pain free and seeing better thanks to community-based veterinary programs that came together to care for him. Born with a dermoid mass in the corner of his left eye, Woodie recently underwent surgery at the UC Davis William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) to have the benign growth removed.
Dr. Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA has been named the inaugural PetSmart Charities Endowed Chair in Accessible Veterinary Care at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine. The role has been permanently funded by a $6 million grant, the single most sizeable grant in PetSmart Charities 30-year history.
The AAVMC hosted the day-long Spectrum of Care Symposium, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, on Thursday, April 11th, 2024, as part of the AAVMC annual Catalyze Conference in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the symposium was to support CVMs interested in implementing the SOC Education Model into their curricula.
Thanks to the UC Davis Access To Care program, a collection of community-based veterinary care options, Tori received quality healthcare and found her forever home.
