Second General Meeting

Another big thank you to everyone who came out to our Second General Meeting of the term!  I think the most exciting thing was announcing our final membership percentage number of...

87.6% 

(nearly 100% membership of our island students!!!)

On behalf of the SCAVMA executive board, we really cannot thank you all enough and are excited for another year to show everyone just what SGU is all about at Symposium :)

In case you missed the meeting we have another attendance opportunity taking place this Thursday, October 17th.  A lunchtime lecture with our very own classmates who will be sharing their experiences of their travels to Africa as part of the SYMCO trip.  SCAVMA is proud to have helped fund this experience and looks forward to using the newly granted funding we received to assist many more students.  

If you are in need of funding for an educational opportunity please contact us at sgusvmscavma@gmail.com for a funding request form.

SYMCO Lunctime Lecture - Thursday, October 17 - 12:30 - 1:30pm - Lunch will be provided

Upcoming Events:

Halloween Party – 7 Deadly Sins 5^th term fundraiser – Thursday, Oct 24^th

            Location: Fort Matthews Bar

            General Admission $30EC, VIP $50EC

            Raising funds for Athletic Fund for Grenada as well as for 6^th term slideshow

            Tickets sold by Sam, Garret, Skylar, Charlie

SYMCO Lunch Lecture – Thursday, Oct 17

Date Auction – Friday, Nov 1

            Location: Bourne Lecture Hall

            Time: 6-10pm

SCAVMA Elections – Monday, Nov 4

Kickball Tournament – Friday, Nov 8 & 10

            10 – 15 players per team (4 males and 4 females at least)

            $150/team or $10 per person

            Food and beverages – beer pong tournament

            Supports OHOM

SVM Awards Ceremony – Friday, Nov 22

SCAVMA Thanksgiving – Friday, Nov 29

PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA.

The Vet Gazette

Hey fellow veterinary students!

It’s time for the next round of submissions for The Vet Gazette, a blog style publication run by the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) and written entirely by veterinary students.  Check it out at www.thevetgazette.com.  This email is a call for you to submit something to be published!

Win $$cash$$ prizes for submitting your work to The Gazette.  See below for submission categories and send ‘em in!

Deadline for this issue of The Vet Gazette is October 8th at 11:59pm PST

Email me at savma.editor@gmail.com with any questions. 

1.     Cases and Abstracts: Have you worked on a unique clinical case recently? Has your own pet been a puzzling case? Have you been involved with laboratory, clinical, or field research? We’d love to hear about your work! Send us your case report or research abstract - pictures are highly encouraged! The author of the best submission will receive $100; 2 honorable mention recipients are awarded $20 each.

2.     Creative Corner: (your artwork, photos, poetry, and other artistic/creative works) we welcome all arts, limited only by your imagination, and not necessarily vet-school-related. Please title your piece, or if you wish, specify “Untitled.” If submitting images, please limit yourself to a maximum of three. The creators of the four best submissions each receive a $50 prize.

3.     Foot in Mouth Disease: Laughter is the best medicine, so share your funny experiences, jokes, poems, photos, or more with us! In this category, anything goes. The funniest submission will receive $50; 2 honorable mention recipients are awarded $20 each.

4.      Life as a Vet Student: 1.     Do you have any embarrassing pet stories that make you not want to admit to being a vet student? We want to hear the "do as I say and not as I do" moments. 2. We want your clinics horror stories. Have you worked with insufferable clients? Nightmarish rounds? Patients that want you dead? Send 'em our way! Remember to please keep names confidential.   The author of the best submission for each category will receive $100; 4 honorable mention recipients are awarded $20 each.

5.     Trivia:  How many veterinarians are currently serving in the US House of Representatives?   Two winners with the correct answers will be randomly selected and awarded $20.

6.     Experiences: Tell us about some of your best experiences- vet related or not- that have been a meaningful part of your veterinary experience. This could include vacations, externships, employment opportunities, extracurricular activities, and more. How have they helped shape your unique path to a DVM or VMD? Photos encouraged with entries!   The author of the two best submissions will receive $50; 2 honorable mention recipients are awarded $20 each.

8.     Overall Awards: The individual with the overall best submission will receive an additional $100. The SCAVMA chapter with the most submissions will receive $200.

9.     Op-ed pieces and letters to the Editor: Op-Ed The Vet Gazette is now accepting opinion articles on any topic.  Please limit submissions to articles written exclusively for The Gazette and not submitted to other publications. The topic is of your choosing, and you make decide to cover a subject that is not addressed in other areas of The Gazette, or make an argument that may disagree with an opinion held by others. In fact, opinions that contrast with those already presented in The Gazette are encouraged.  Feel free to include graphics, illustrations or photos that support your point.  Pieces will be chosen by their strength of writing and timeliness of topic, as well as relevance to the veterinary community.  Letters to the Editor You may also submit a letter to the Editor, which should be written in response to a submission made to the most recent issue of The Vet Gazette (articles will be limited to those written in response to submissions published within the previous quarter).  Letters that will be selected for publish may elaborate on the pros and cons of a certain submission, and may be in support or against a particular editorial announcement (look for posts from SAVMA committees or tagged as SAVMA News as a source for your letters).

First General Meeting

Once again THANK YOU to everyone who came out to our Welcome Back Get Together and After Party at De Big Fish!  We had a great time, a fantastic turnout, and we raised $1165EC for AAARF :)

FIRST SCAVMA GENERAL MEETING 

on 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd at 6:30pm

Bourne Hall

(Iron Chef wraps to be Served at 6pm)

Remember, you must attend at least 2 meetings per term to remain in good standing - more details on the membership guidelines at the meeting.

We will have free food (Iron Chef wraps - chicken, BLT, and eggplant) at 6pm outside of BOURNE.  The meeting will start promptly at 6:30pm (please no food inside Bourne).

We have term event updates, membership updates, and DOOR PRIZES (Remember those little raffle tickets we gave out at the Bazaar....bring those!  But for those who lost them, never fear, we wrote your name on our copy so you just need to be present to win.)

Ok, one more time...

Date - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd
Food - 6:00pm
Meeting - 6:30pm
Location - BOURNE HALL!!!

If there is a conflict and you absolutely cannot make the meeting (for a valid reason that will be pre-approved by the board) please message your class rep ASAP and we will discuss an alternative makeup meeting for you.

Class Representatives

Term One: Aki Otomo

Term Two: Brendan Sullivan

Term Three: Erica Lozoya

Term Four: Kristen Hultberg

Term Five: Kim Mitchell

Term Six: Kristin Napoli

We are looking forward to a great turnout and hope to see you all there!

Last thing...because everybody enjoys a little veterinary humor...
        

As Always,

PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA.

Welcome Back Party & After Party

Once again welcome and welcome back to both our new and returning students!  To commence the new term we will be once again hosting our biannual...

Welcome Back Party at Black Sand Beach 

and 

After Party at De Big Fish!

                             

Please join us for a cookout first on campus and then an after party with a Vetti-Gras theme (a play on Mardi-Gras...get it?).  We will have beads given out 1st come, 1st serve with admission to De Big Fish.

Please remember to be professional, while this is a party, we are not advocating any traditional Mardi-Gras bead activities....enough said :)

Wear your purple, green, and gold (if you want) - and let's have a party!

The Welcome Back Party

Who:  Everyone!

What:  A cookout with burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, desserts, and drinks for sale by our sponsoring clubs.

When:  Friday, August 23rd at 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Where:  Black Sand Beach on the True Blue campus

The After Party - "Vetti-Gras" theme!!!  

Who:  All Vet and Med students welcome

What:  A party to let loose after the first week of class with drink specials and more!!

When:  Friday, August 23rd starting at 10pm through 2am (busses start at 10pm from the SGU bus stop)

Where:  De Big Fish (we will have busses running or you can walk just past Bananas, it is on your right if coming from campus)

Please note that there is no admission fee for the Black Sand Beach Welcome Back Party but there is a $10EC entrance fee at De Big Fish but all proceeds will go to AAARF.  The island animals thank you for your contribution :)

A bit about our beneficiary:
The mission of Angels in Armor Animal Rescue Fund (AAARF) is to provide financial relief to those member students or faculty members of the who opt to rescue un-owned sick or injured companion animals in need of emergency or critical care. AAARF encourages Good Samaritan behavior in our community to save the lives of animals that would otherwise be euthanized and provide educational opportunities for SVM students in the clinic and the classroom.

A big thank you to our contributing organizations that are helping to make our Welcome Back Party awesome...

VBMA - burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs

SVECCS & Feral Cat Project - Desserts

LAS - Drinks

IVSA - party games (bring your beer pong skills!)

Hope to see everyone there on Friday night!!

PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA

Welcome Back & Registration

Welcome and welcome back to all of our new and returning students!

For our new students, this website is our way to post events and keep you up to date with SCAVMA news.  From the main page you can access important resources such as the event calendar, scholarship info, a list of club officers for all vet school clubs, etc.

A friendly reminder that SCAVMA executive board members will be sitting at a table at Registration (in upper Taylor in the right side corner from the doors) to assist you in renewing your SCAVMA dues conveniently right next to where you need to go anyway to register for classes this term (don't forget to do that!).

Registration Hours are as follows:
Thursday and Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

And for the good stuff...the upcoming events

NEXT Friday, August 23rd we will be hosting the Welcome Back Party at Black Sand Beach on the True Blue campus with the Afterparty immediately following at De Big Fish.  We have a great theme this year and can't wait to reveal it later.  Stay tuned.

More details will follow next week but keep your schedules clear for FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd!  We look forward to seeing you all there and meeting all of the new students.


PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA

Congratulations!!

To the future Chairs/Co-chairs of the Animal Welfare and Behaviour committee...

After a training period of a semester, these students will be taking over the following positions! All of us are very excited about the enthusiasm and benefits these 4 will bring to the committee.

Chair: Ashley Sarah Marshall
Small Animal Co-chair: Lauren Postler
Large Animal Co-Chair: April Esquivel
Behaviour/Wildlife/Exotics Co-Chair: M-a Rowe (Mary Anne)

The SCAVMA Executive Board looks forward to working with all of you next year :)

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On another note, I think I speak for all of the Board members when I say THANK YOU to everyone for a great term!  There were a lot of changes with a mostly new Board, we learned a lot, and we have great plans for the future.  We reached our goal of 80% membership which opened up amazing opportunities for our delegates, Ashley and Kirk, and hope that everyone continues to keep their membership in good standing so we as an organization can better give back to SGU SVM.

Last thing, I promise...
I have loved creating and up-keeping the new SCAVMA website this term and am always looking to improve it so if anyone has suggestions or ideas as to what I can do to make it a more valuable resource please feel free to send me a message or send an email to sgusvmscavma@gmail.com

P.S. Don't forget to pay your dues for next year either this summer or bring a credit/debit card to Registration and we will sign you up.

GOOD LUCK on all of your finals!!!

PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA

SGU SVM Awards Ceremony

St. George’s University
School of Veterinary Medicine
Awards Committee
Cordially invites you and your guest to the
SVM Awards Ceremony 
To honor students, faculty and staff for
Outstanding Achievement

 Friday, April 26, 2013
 Bourne Lecture Hall 
St. George’s University
 7:00 p.m.

Reception follows immediately
in the Caribbean House & Courtyard.

Dress: Elegant

Please join us and show support for your peers and professors at the Awards Ceremony - we look forward to a nice evening and hope to see you there!

Following the reception later in the evening is the LAS Hoe Down.  Break out that western gear and let's bring a little country into Grenada!!

As always, please email sgusvmscavma@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or concerns, as well as any calendar events/updates.

PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA

April General Meeting

Well folks, it is that time again...time for the last SCAVMA general meeting of the term...

Please join us for the...

APRIL SCAVMA GENERAL MEETING!!!!!

Mark your calendars for:

Monday, April 8th - 6:30pm in VSL-W.  Food (NY Bagel) will be ready at 6:10 behind VSL, BYOB.

We will be covering the Bylaws updates - specifically to clarify the new good standing membership requirements that will be in effect this August onward.  Also, our Delegates (Ashley and Kirk) will provide you with some national updates, Animal Welfare & Behavior and One Health One Medicine will bring you up to date on their current activities, and there will be presentations given by Michelle Madison & Kendra Baker recapping their Legislative Fly-In in Washington, DC.

Finally, who wants to know the scoop on the National SAVMA Symposium?  Our 4 Executive Board members who attended the SAVMA Symposium (Ashley, Kirk, Jeremy, and Muzzy) will be presenting about their trip. 

Lots going on! Don't forget about the Door Prizes! (P.S. Lots of fun stuff was brought back from symposium for door prizes...wear your lucky socks and don't miss out on the cool stuff)

T-shirts/Hoodies will also be for sale!! We are selling out fast and are planning to make a new order for the Fall (along with other merchandise).  If we're out of your size/color, let us know and we'll get you on the order list!  T-shirts are 30EC and Hoodies are 80EC.

Just a little note from me - In less than one term the brand new SCAVMA website received almost 2500 views!  Thank you all for following it and bearing with me while I got it all up and running.  If there is anything that I can do to make the website better feel free to email sgusvmscavma@gmail.com

PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA (It totally makes sense now why I end posts with that...the T-shirt logo...yea?)

Can I still buy cool SCAVMA gear, you ask?

Why yes, yes you can!  We knew that once everyone saw how great the new SCAVMA T-shirts/hoodies look they would want to buy one so we ordered extras!

Pre-orders will be available for pick-up from your term representatives this week.
Additional sales will start next week at our SCAVMA General Meeting - Date & details TBD.
     - T-shirts will be sold for $30EC and Hoodies are $80

Reminder:
If you haven't formed a team yet then get busy and get practicing for the 4th Bi-Annual Med vs Vet Kickball Tournament coming up on Saturday, April 13th!

The event is in support of AMSA and SCAVMA's One Health One Medicine charities here in Grenada.
Please register to play or apply to be a referee.
See the Facebook event for more details - https://www.facebook.com/events/599371640074708/


PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA

National SAVMA Symposium - Sneak Peak

Welcome back to our SCAVMA officers who represented SGU at National SAVMA Symposium - Ashley Bredenberg, Kirk Kasuya, Jeremy Redmond, and Muzzy Sayyid.  Here is a sneak peak of their weekend at LSU.  More details to come.

For those of you wondering, your SCAVMA t-shirts and hoodies are in-transit to Grenada and will be distributed soon.

REMINDERS:
IVSA Around the World Dinner is TONIGHT in Alumni Hall at 7pm

Come out and enjoy some great food from 'Around the World' We would love for you all to make a dish traditional to your home and share with us all. If you make a dish, please make enough to provide approx 10 portions and some kind of utensil to serve it with. We will provide plates and cutlery. FREE - for people who bring a dish 30EC - for a plate for paid IVSA members 35EC - for a plate for non-paid IVSA members We will also have our special guests with us - 9 SOUTH AFRICAN exchange students. They will be cooking some traditional food from South Africa and will be giving a short presentation. Dr Roopnarine will be giving a presentation to all that attend - topic of lecture to be announced! Come out, enjoy some great food and meet our SA exchange students! Hope to see you there!!

As always, questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to sgusvmscavma@gmail.com



PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA

A big congratulations goes out to Ashley Bredenberg for being elected as the new Global Public Health Officer-Elect for National SAVMA!!!  Way to represent SGU! 

Josh Jr. ("JJ") comes to visit the House of Delegates and present awards to the schools who raised the most money for the Josh Project (www.joshandfriends.com), which provides comfort for children facing surgery or a hospital stay. (From the SAVMA Facebook page)

Thank you to all of the clubs who contributed to the table - looks like SGU had a nice display set up. I spy a cool "Peace Love SCAVMA" shirt...

SAVMA House of Delegates after finishing a long two days of meetings during SAVMA Symposium 2013 (From the SAVMA Facebook page).  Can you find Ashley and Kirk??

Post-Midterms Updates

Now that Midterms are over it's time for more SCAVMA updates!

Better a little late than never...
Welcome back to Michelle Madison and Kendra Baker!  They attended the AVMA Student Legislative Fly-in in Washington, D.C. a few weeks ago.  We look forward to hearing about your experience!  For more information, you can "Like" the Facebook page for the American Veterinary Medical Association Congressional Advocacy Network and see some of the pictures posted.
https://www.facebook.com/avmacan

Now that we welcomed back 2 of our students, we can say bon voyage to Ashley, Kirk, Jeremy, and Muzzy as they head to the SAVMA Symposium at LSU this weekend!  We hope you all have a blast, learn a lot, and bring back some interesting information to share with the rest of us.

For more info on the Symposium check out this link - http://www.savmasymposium2013.com

Reminders:
Please mark your calendars and join IVSA for the Around the World Dinner on TUESDAY, MARCH 26th.  The exchange students will be giving a presentation about their school and experiences.  Also, Dr. Roopnarine will also be presenting the Disaster Preparedness talk for SCAVMA.  More details to follow soon.

As always, if you are a club executive board member and would like an event posted on the SCAVMA  Calendar please email the details to sgusvmscavma@gmail.com and I will post it.


PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA

85% - You guys rock!!!

Hey guys - Hope you are all ready to tackle your midterms this week.  Once again, THANK YOU to everyone who came out to our SCAVMA meeting last week.

We are so excited to have 85% dues-paid membership so that SGU can have a vote at Symposium!!!

(Remember, your dues are valid until August and then EVERYONE will need to re-register and pay dues for next year.  Don't worry though, we will be all set up at registration again to make the process quick and painless.)

For anyone interested in the State Legislature updates that Ashley presented about, here is a link to the AVMA State Legislative Resources page.  Enjoy :)

https://www.avma.org/advocacy/stateandlocal/resources/pages/default.aspx


Good luck to everyone on Midterms :)

PEACE. LOVE. SCAVMA.

Footsteps Buddy Program Coordinator Search

Did you have a positive experience with the Footsteps Buddy Program? Do you find it to be a great program providing excellent relationships among students here at St. George's University? Interested in helping coordinate the matching of incoming and current students and helping organize the Footsteps Buddy meeting during Orientation week? Cathy Wybern is looking for 2 students interested in helping organize and keep the Footsteps Buddy program going for the Fall 2013 term as the two current coordinators will be stepping down. If you are interested, please contact Cathy Wybern at cwybern@sgu.edu with any questions you may have.

Cheers,
Jeremy Redmond
SGU SCAVMA President 2013
  

Paid Summer Positions for US Citizens

I know midterms are next week, but these are some great paid opportunities to consider and apply for before the March 11th deadline!!

Cheers,
Jeremy Redmond
SGU SCAVMA President 

To all veterinary students:

Please find below 9 summer student trainee positions with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.  There are 5 field positions, 3 staff positions, a position in Ames, Iowa and one in Fort Collins.
PLEASE NOTE THESE VACANCIES ARE ONLY OPEN FOR A WEEK UNTIL MARCH 11, 2013.
A few important reminders:

• Only US citizens may apply
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• I recommend that students print out the instructions on what is mandated for the application and cross off each requirement as it is completed.  Each year students do not even qualify for an application review because their submissions are incomplete.
• The individual urls to apply for each position are listed directly under the position heading
• It would be very helpful to include a cover letter with each application.  The cover letter should provide your available dates (e.g., when your finish with school and when you need to go back) and a brief description of your interests and objectives.
• Veterinary students are encouraged to apply for the National Scrapie Program Staff  position even if they do not have a Master's degree.
• PLEASE NOTE THESE VACANCIES ARE ONLY OPEN FOR A WEEK UNTIL MARCH 11, 2013.

Linda
Linda A. Detwiler, DVM
Clinical Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
Mississippi State University
phone:732-580-9391
fax: 732-741-7751
email: ldetwiler@belle-terre.com






Student Position with the National Scrapie Program Staff
  To Apply:  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338883700

Job Title:Student Trainee (Veterinary Medicine)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:  PATHVS-2013-0029

SALARY RANGE:	$24.74 to $32.16 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 11, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0799-09
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE September 30, 2013
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 09
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Riverdale, MD, US
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in an accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

DUTIES:
Duties may include but are not limited to:
·         Will produce a strategic plan for implementing new innovations in surveillance for the National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP).
·         Communicates with the American Association of Small Ruminant Veterinarians (AASRP) about the NSEP and its program of submitting heads from found dead and euthanized sheep and goats to the scrapie sample collection facility in Remington, IN.
·         Communicates with Category II accredited veterinarians about the NSEP and its program of submitting heads.
·         Works with the VS National Surveillance Unit and NSEP staff to develop a flock level sampling strategy.
·         Develops a sampling strategy that identifies and targets under sampled areas within states, using the NSU zip code analysis when done by NSU and the State of New York.
·         Communicates with key stakeholders.
·         Assists NSEP with the transition to the revised Scrapie Flock Certification Program.
·         Presents written strategic plan to the NSEP coordinator by the conclusion of the appointment.

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Student Position with the National Animal Health Emergency Staff
To Apply:  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338721200

Job Title:Student Trainee (Veterinary Medicine)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:PATHVS-2013-0025

SALARY RANGE:	$20.22 to $26.29 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 11, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0799-07
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE September 30, 2013.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 07
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Riverdale, MD, US
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in an accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

DUTIES:
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Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Receives varied assignments designed to provide on-the-job training and experience in activities conducted by Veterinary Services.
• Performs general support work related to the regulatory process of program management.
• Gathers information and collects data.
• Verifies data, and conducts tracking, coding, and entry.
• Reviews documents and conducts literature searches.
• Coordinates projects of a limited nature.
• Conducts elementary statistical, quantitative, or qualitative analyses and produces preliminary reports.

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Student Field Position: Florida
To apply:  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338899500

Job Title:Student Trainee (Animal Health Technician)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:PATHVS-2013-0031

SALARY RANGE:	$15.00 to $19.50 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 11, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0799-05
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE September 30, 2013.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 05
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Gainesville, FL, US
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in an accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

DUTIES:


Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Visits farms, garbage feeders, and others for the purpose of inspecting livestock to detect abnormal conditions which may indicate the presence of disease.
• Collects and submits larvae and/or egg specimens having the possibility of being screwworms for laboratory examination.
• Performs or supervises the testing, dipping, and spraying of livestock in connection with an eradication program.
• Collects and submits ticks and mites for laboratory identification.
• Inspects facilities and methods used to insure that they conform to the regulations.
• Advises on proper sanitary procedures and assures their application.
• Issues permits for movement of livestock.
  Supervises and performs the disinfection of premises and vehicles used in the transportation of diseased or exposed livestock and poultry.

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Student Field Position: Ohio
To Apply:  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338380000

Job Title:Student Trainee (Veterinary Medicine)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:PATHVS-2013-0013

SALARY RANGE:	$15.40 to $20.02 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 11, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0799-05
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE 09/30/2013
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 05
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Pickerington, OH, US
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in a accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

DUTIES:
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• The veterinary trainee receives varied assignments designed to provide on-the-job training and experience in activities conducted by Veterinary Services.  This work experience will provide an understanding of the organization’s functions and responsibilities, as well as an opportunity to apply knowledge gained as a student to the activities being conducted by Veterinary Services.
• In the veterinary field environment, the student performs veterinary technician assistance work and observes and/or performs testing and identification activities for such programs as Animal Welfare, brucellosis, tuberculosis, and hog cholera.

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Student Field Position:  Wyoming

To Apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338911700


Job Title:Student Trainee (Veterinary Medicine)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:PATHVS-2013-0032

SALARY RANGE:	$15.00 to $19.50 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 11, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0799-05
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE 09/30/2013
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 05
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Cheyenne, WY, US
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in an accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

DUTIES:
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• The veterinary trainee receives varied assignments designed to provide on-the-job training and experience in activities conducted by Veterinary Services.  This work experience will provide an understanding of the organization’s functions and responsibilities, as well as an opportunity to apply knowledge gained as a student to the activities being conducted by Veterinary Services.
• In the veterinary field environment, the student performs veterinary technician assistance work and observes and/or performs testing and identification activities for such programs as Animal Welfare, brucellosis, tuberculosis, and hog cholera.

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Student Field Position: Oklahoma
To Apply:  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338888200

Job Title:Student Trainee (Veterinary Medicine)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:PATHVS-2013-0030

SALARY RANGE:	$18.59 to $24.16 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 11, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0799-07
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE 09/30/2013
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 07
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Oklahoma City, OK, US
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in an accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

DUTIES:
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• The veterinary trainee receives varied assignments designed to provide on-the-job training and experience in activities conducted by Veterinary Services.
• In the veterinary field environment, the student performs veterinary technician assistance work and observes and/or performs testing and identification activities for such programs as Animal Welfare, brucellosis, tuberculosis, and hog cholera.  In this capacity, the incumbent performs tasks such as contacts owners to schedule testing, identifies animals to be tested by attaching serially numbered tag to right ear and record tag numbers and animal descriptions on blood test record forms, draws blood samples for laboratory testing, brands reactor animals, and assists in supervising disinfection and cleaning of infected premises.

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Student Field Position: California


To Apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338565600

Job Title:Student Trainee (Veterinary Medicine)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:PATHVS-2013-0021

SALARY RANGE:	$20.70 to $26.92 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 11, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0799-07
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE 09/30/2013
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 07
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Hawthorne, CA, US
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in a accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

DUTIES:
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• The veterinary trainee receives varied assignments designed to provide on-the-job training and experience in activities conducted by Veterinary Services.
• In the veterinary field environment, the student performs veterinary technician assistance work and observes and/or performs testing and identification activities for such programs as Animal Welfare, brucellosis, tuberculosis, and hog cholera.  In this capacity, the incumbent performs tasks such as contacts owners to schedule testing, identifies animals to be tested by attaching serially numbered tag to right ear and record tag numbers and animal descriptions on blood test record forms, draws blood samples for laboratory testing, brands reactor animals, and assists in supervising disinfection and cleaning of infected premises.

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Student Position: Biological Science (Ames, Iowa)

To Apply:  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338636300

Job Title:Student Trainee (Biological Science)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:PATHVS-2013-0023

SALARY RANGE:	$13.41 to $17.43 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 11, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0499-04
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE September 30, 2013.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 04
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Ames, IA, US
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in an accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

DUTIES:
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Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Assists in preparing primary cultures of growing cells from tissues, preparing and testing media for cell cultures, and more.
• Orders glassware, reagents, and supplies in order to maintain stocks for daily use.
• Sub-cultures cell line or primary cells for the establishment of clones with characteristics needed for performance of specified tests.
• Operates a variety of laboratory equipment, such as centrifuges, incubators, pipetting devises, cell counters, and cryogen.
• Helps maintain a safe work environment and conducts all work in a safe and orderly manner.

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Student Program Assistant: Fort Collins, CO

To Apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/338678400

Job Title:Student Trainee (Program Assistant)
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Job Announcement Number:PATHVS-2013-0024

SALARY RANGE:	$16.10 to $20.93 / Per Hour
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 04, 2013 to Monday, March 18, 2013
SERIES & GRADE:	GS-0399-05
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time - Pathways Internship Program - NTE September 30, 2013
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 05
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Fort Collins, CO, USView Map
WHO MAY APPLY:	Individuals who have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in a qualifying educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

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Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Gathers and assembles relevant technical materials and program data.
• Reviews requests for information and gathers information from files and records, and follows up with staff.
• Maintains a variety of files and records with responsibility for properly filing materials by subject matter.
• Inputs, retrieves, and/or consolidates animal health data into a computerized database.
• Assists in the planning and support of meetings, conferences and/or trainings.
• Provides general clerical support and assistance to professional and/or managerial staff.