Students at the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine give back to their local community in innumerable ways, including serving as mentors and role models for youths. Three students, each a mentor at an after-school childcare program at a local residential community, share their experiences.

The MSU College of Veterinary Medicine had the immense honor of hosting a multigenerational panel of Black veterinary professionals in February. Our speakers were Dr. Steve Carey, fourth-year DVM student Kacey Joseph, Dr. Timbrala Marshall, Dr. Kamaria Catalan, and Dr. Veronica Whiteside.

If you ask a class of second-graders what they want to be when they grow up, many will tell you about their dreams of being a veterinarian. Rarely will one have a specialty picked out, but Dr. Ashley VanderBroek had specific goals in mind.

Dr. Katherine Donahue, a graduate of the DVM Class of 1994, is a telehealth expert, and also works in small animal practice.