Delta Discovery: One Health alumna provides veterinary care in Southwest Alaska
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.
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KTVF: UAF Collaborative Veterinary Program helps Alaskan students by joining forces with Colorado State University
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.
First Person: ‘We Want to Help the Dogs’
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 produce podcast about climate change and animal health
Veterinary students produced VetCAST, a podcast about how the environment influences animal health.
One dog at a time: Human-animal bond drives public health in rural Alaska
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.
KYUK: Rabid Coyote Attacks Dog In Quinhagak, Prompting Temporary Lift In Travel Restrictions
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.
UAF Aurora Magazine: Going to the dogs
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.
Planes, Boats, and Snowmobiles: DVM Alum Serves in Rural Alaska
Dr. Chris Clement shares his volunteer experiences in Alaska's Community Outreach and Public Health Veterinary Outpost Program.
University of Alaska Fairbanks News: UAF’s first class of veterinary students makes history
“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.”
Alaska DVM students blaze a trail from Fairbanks to Fort Collins
The first class of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks/Colorado State University 2+2 veterinary program are graduating this May. The trailblazing group of 10 students attended the first two years of coursework at UAF and finished their two years of clinical training at CSU.