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.
Tag: "University of Alaska Fairbanks"
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.
KTUU Anchorage: Students in rural southwest Alaska receive $450,000 veterinarian grant
Remote villages in southwest Alaska will receive animal care assistance through a private grant announced by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Grant will support pet care, veterinary student training in Southwest Alaska
A new grant from PetSmart Charities will allow students from CSU and the University of Alaska Fairbanks to assist with veterinary care in remote communities.
JAVMA News: 2+2 programs add up
Josh Link, a Pennsylvania native, found his home in Alaska's veterinary community. Link will be one of the first to graduate from a 2+2 program that connects the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the CSU College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in May.
Today's Veterinary Business: PetSmart Charities’ spay/neuter funding hits $100 million
Grants awarded so far in 2018 include: $450,000 to Colorado State University, which will partner with the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, to provide veterinary access in rural Alaskan communities and give hands-on training to 30 veterinary students.
YukonQuest.com: Veteran Vets: what keeps them coming back
Molly Murphy teaches at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Yukon Quest head veterinarian Nina Hansen is a postdoctoral fellow there.
Daily News-Miner: Yukon Quest veterinary team on alert in extreme cold
“We do look for (frostbite),” head veterinarian Dr. Cristina “Nina” Hansen said. “At these temperatures, I would expect to see some of it."