Grants went to another six educational projects, including “CSU-UAF Hub Outpost Project: Educating for veterinary success in rural communities,” Colorado State University working with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.
Dr. Laurie Meythaler-Mullins, who received her UAF degree in May, works as a community outreach and public health veterinarian in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.
Getting into veterinary school is a highly competitive goal. This year 200 students applied to this 14 slot program. This collaborative program is able to makes the prospect less daunting for Alaskans by joining forces with another university.
As the lead educator for the Hub Outpost Project, Dr. Laurie Meythaler-Mullins teaches CSU and University of Alaska-Fairbanks veterinary students about One Health in rural and indigenous communities.
Veterinary students produced VetCAST, a podcast about how the environment influences animal health.
In rural Alaska, amid a pandemic that has reached even the smallest village, a team of veterinarians is connecting to people, bringing healthy solutions to remote regions, sharing knowledge among partners and clients, and building relationships that grow into friendships that last a lifetime.
LISTEN: The community invited veterinarian Laurie Meythaler-Mullins to travel to Quinhagak. Over the course of a few days, she vaccinated the dog that fought the coyote and all the other dogs in Quinhagak that she could find.
When Laurie Meythaler-Mullins arrived in the village of Holy Cross for the first time last October, she wasn’t quite prepared for her reception in the Southwest Alaska community.
Dr. Chris Clement shares his volunteer experiences in Alaska's Community Outreach and Public Health Veterinary Outpost Program.
“After a month I knew Alaska was going to be home,” said Liz Millman. “It’s pretty incredible to be graduating vet school and going back to Alaska to continue caring for these dogs and building a career.”