CVM News

Apr 18, 2017

Dr. Mariano Mora Receives Outstanding International Graduate Student Award

Dr. Mariano Mora, a resident in Equine Internal Medicine at Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is among the 2017 recipients of the AU Outstanding International Graduate Student Award. Dr. Anne Wooldridge, an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences and Dr. Mora’s residency advisor and major professor, nominated him for the award that is […]

Mar 28, 2017

CVM Awards Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Faculty

The College of Veterinary Medicine honored five faculty with top teaching, recognizing their work as exceptional teachers in the college’s mission of educating future veterinarians and biomedical scientists.

Mar 21, 2017

Fourth-Year Students In Preceptorships

The College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2017 spent Spring Break different than their undergraduate colleagues – starting their journey of gaining real-world experience in their chosen disciplines under the supervision of veterinarians around the U.S. The eight-week preceptorship allows students to apply what they have learned in classrooms, laboratories, and clinical rotations. The 121-students […]

Mar 15, 2017

CVM’s Kayla Blake Recipient of 2017 Merck Swine Veterinary Scholarship

Kayla Blake, a third-year veterinary student from Mobile, Ala., is a 2017 recipient of the Merck Swine Veterinary Scholarship. She is among only five recipients awarded the scholarship worldwide. Blake is pursuing a swine specialty in production animal veterinary medicine. “I’m a true pig person,” she says. “I just love pigs and being around the […]

Feb 7, 2017

CVM Offering Farm Animal Ambulatory Service

The College of Veterinary Medicine has begun offering an ambulatory service to farms in central Alabama and west Georgia. “While we have always offered farm animal ambulatory services to the local area, the primary focus has been equine medicine and care,” said Dr. Thomas Passler, Farm Animal section head said. “I am very excited that with […]

Feb 2, 2017

Dr. Richard McMullen Jr.: Building the Veterinary Profession is His Passion

It has been said that fulfillment is in the journey, not just in the destination. That almost certainly may be said for Dr. Richard J. McMullen Jr., who joined the College of Veterinary Medicine faculty this semester. Dr. McMullen is one of the CVM’s new faculty in Equine Ophthalmology. He comes to Auburn from four […]

Jan 20, 2017

Class of 2018 White Coat Ceremony Set for Jan. 28

Students in their third year of professional education at the College of Veterinary Medicine will receive their White Coat in a ceremony held on Saturday, Jan. 28, on the CVM campus. The White Coat Ceremony provides students a symbolic transition from classroom study to the clinical phase of veterinary education. The white lab coat is […]

Oct 26, 2015

Practice Management Rotation Prepares Veterinary Students to Be Successful in Business

The Practice Management Rotation at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is unique among the clinical rotations that students complete during their final year of veterinary education. Rather than medical or scientific skills, the rotation curriculum is centered on preparing students to understand and potentially manage the business side of veterinary practice. Ethan Dawe, an […]

Aug 10, 2015

Class of 2019 Begins 123rd year of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn

The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2019 joined fellow veterinary students with the start of fall classes on Monday, Aug. 10, one week ahead of students on Auburn’s main campus. The 120-member first-year class is majority women, which is the national trend in veterinary medicine, and includes 91 women, and 29 men. […]

Apr 30, 2015

Partnership Provides Veterinary Students with Additional Hands-on Experiences

The College of Veterinary Medicine has added an elective clinical rotation through a new educational partnership with the Greater Birmingham Humane Society and Dr. Brandon Cash, owner of Alabama Shelter Veterinarians, P.C. Third-year veterinary students can choose to spend a two-week rotation providing medical services under the supervision of veterinarians and staff of the Alabama […]

Apr 15, 2015

Neurological Laboratory Demonstration

Dr. Elaine Coleman, with her husband Dr. Dale Coleman, took advantage of a break in the rainy weather to be in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Dog Bone Park to demonstrate a neurological exam on their dog, Milo, to first-year DVM students taking the neurology laboratory course. Dr. Elaine Coleman, an associate professor of veterinary anatomy and neuroscience, […]