September:
- 9/15/2021: Carmen Reamer (UW Vet School Student Services Program Manager)
- Carmen spoke to us about the requirements for Veterinary School and the path once admitted. The Executive Board introduced themselves and talked about plans for Fall 2021.
October:
- 10/6/2021: PVA Exec Board Panel
- Senior and Junior members of the Exec Board spoke about applying to the vet school, majors to consider, classes to take, and opportunities to watch out for to gain experience as an undergrad
November:
- 11/3/2021: VMOO Panel
- Second and third year vet students shared their journey through admissions, their first couple years of classes, and gave advice to PVA members in a Q and A session
December:
- 12/1/2021: Dr. Chun (Oncology)
- Dr. Ruthanne Chun spoke to us about her journey to vet school and deciding on her specialty, as well as founding WISCARES. The exec board spoke about the last events of the semester.
- No Meeting (Winter Break!!)
February:
- 2/2/2022: Dr. Molly Lien (Wildlife)
- Dr. Molly spoke about how she discovered her interest in wildlife rehab, the organization CROW in Sanibel, Florida, and how she balances practicing small animal medicine and volunteering her time and expertise for the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Hospital.
March:
- 3/2/2022: Dr. Sladky (Zoo Medicine)
- Dr. Sladky walked us through his typical day working in zoo medicine, as well as the variety of species that he has treated in his career, and how he got to where he is now.
April:
- 4/6/2022: Dr. Molly Racette (Small Animal Emergency Medicine)
- Dr. Racette let us "triage" some of her previous cases in the ER and talked about the scenarios that typically bring patients in to see her. She also talked about her path to emergency medicine, and the hardest parts of working in a fast-pace, high-stakes environment.
May:
- 5/4/2022: Elections & Constitution Changes
- All amendments to the constitution passed and here are the results of the election:
President - Kaylee Furness
Vice President - Stacy Ducheny
Secretary - Ally LaDuke
Treasurer - Elizabeth Ziegler
Public Relations Chairs - Delaney Hawkins and Jordan Cummings
Social Chairs - Rachel Maciejewski and Morgan Hmielewski
Volunteer Chairs - Sophia Green and Kayla Olbrot
Fundraising Chairs - Macy Shaul and Joseph Truskowski
Webmaster - Delaney Case
CALS Rep - Anna Duga
- All amendments to the constitution passed and here are the results of the election: