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OrientationA Team Effort at CVMTHERE WERE ACTIVITIES (NOT GAMES). There were lectures andlearning to trust each other. There was the consideration of aparadigm shift in how they view their profession.For the 100-plusfirst-year studentsand a handful offaculty from theWesternU College ofVeterinary Medicinewho participated,this was all part of ateam building andorientation programon campus prior tothe start of classes inAugust.The two-day event at WesternU was based on the curriculumof the national AVMA Veterinary Leadership Experience (VLE),a five-day program put on each summer in Post Falls, Idaho,according to Betsy Charles, DVM, MA, who helped facilitate theCVM course.“The whole premise is that in order to be effectiveveterinarians or medical doctors or teachers, you need to beemotionally intelligent,” explains Dr. Charles. “And we believethe most effective way to lead is through servant leadership.The VLE curriculum is built on those ideas as are theorientation programs we provide.”After the variouscomponents werecompleted, the participantswere debriefed. “Wewanted to know ‘What didyou learn from this? Whathappened? How will youapply this to a veterinarypractice?’ ”Dr. Charles says this wasthe second year theprogram has been offeredat WesternU and feedbackwas extremely positive. “Many felt it gives them a skill set to beable to manage a difficult professional curriculum … Usuallythey are very skeptical at the beginning, but then they see howit works and get excited about it.”A part-time instructor in the CVM and a radiology resident, Dr.Charles was asked to head up the team-building event becauseof her background. She has a Master’s degree in organizationalleadership and is a member of the core leadership team for theAVMA VLE.She says the program has one key goal: “This is all abouthelping the students to become compassionate and caringhealth care providers.”Students were welcomed to campus for the 2010-2011 school year in August with a round ofactivities and special events. Among the highlights were university orientation, a lunch sponsoredby Novartis, sessions on problem-based learning, and a roundtable featuring “Students’ Secrets toSuccess.” Parent’s Night capped the day on Aug. 6.The final day, Aug. 7, began with University Convocation at Ontario Convention Center, followed bythe College of Veterinary Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony at Bridges Hall of Music in Claremont.The festivities concluded with the President’s Picnic at Ethan Allen Park on the WesternU campus.8
A Beneficial PartnershipCVM Teams Up with Claremont Organization to Aid SeniorsRVT LuAnn Manley holds Vinny in the VACS unit,which is providing free basic pet care to seniors inClaremont.SENIORS IN CLAREMONTARE BENEFITING from theknowledge of studentsand faculty atWesternU’s College ofVeterinary Medicinethrough the VeterinaryAmbulatory CommunityService Program (VACS).The program, which isoffering free basicveterinary care to thecity’s seniors for alimited time, is madepossible through a$9,800 grant from theClaremont CommunityFoundation, accordingto CVM’s Frank Bossong,DVM, Assistant Professorof shelter medicine.The program got underway on Tuesday,Sept. 28, 2010, when themobile VACS unit pulled up to the Joslyn Senior Center. Abouttwo dozen seniors turned out with cats and dogs, and duringthe day, three neutering surgeries were performed, accordingto Eva Jaeger, RVT at the CVM, whowas part of the VACS team. Theother RVT at the event was LuAnnManley.During the visit, each senior wasinterviewed by veterinary studentsand faculty to collect a thoroughhistory of their pets. Proceduresavailable included exams, spaying,neutering, pre-screening bloodwork, vaccines, micro chipping,heartworm testing and FeLV-FIVtesting. Veterinary students andfaculty explained the proceduresplanned and performed andanswered seniors’ questions.“Our goal for the students is for them to really get the conceptof community service – the importance of giving back to thecommunity,” Dr. Bossong said prior to the inaugural outreachevent. “Plus, they get really hands-on training in a situation likethis so they are practice ready.”Dr. Frank Bossong, assistant professor in shelter medicine, shows CVMstudents how to tell the age of a dog by looking at its teeth during the VACSunit’s stay at the Joslyn Senior Center on Sept. 28.First-year CVM students Lindsay Smith, Nicole Wyatt and Yvonne Rosales look overa Chihuahua as part of the VACS program.After the Sept. 28 session, Dr. Bossong noted that it “had a greatturnout and seniors were anxious to know when we werescheduling the next event. LuAnn Manley noted that we saw21 patients that day and several had never been to theveterinarian before and needed care. So, we feel the day was abig success.”Another VACS day is planned at the Joslyn Center in thecoming months.Nickia Cleaves, executive director of the ClaremontCommunity Foundation, said the program money was a giftfrom Dr. Cynthia Gordon ofClaremont, who requested it beused “for the care of companionanimals for people of restrictedmeans.” “We looked at differentoptions and when we heard aboutthe WesternU mobile unit thatseemed like a wonderful thing tosupport,” she explained.The overall mission and goal ofthe VACS program is to offer basicveterinary care to underservedanimal populations and thepeople who care for them. VACS isdedicated to increasing successfulpet-family relationships andreducing homeless animalpopulations through education and care. This service-learninginitiative promotes veterinary student learning about medicine,societal issues and community service through active civicengagement and outreach.9
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