With firsthand knowledge from the frontlines of biomedical research, this year’s commencement speaker brought a unique perspective shaped by his distinguished career in veterinary pathology.
Duck was a four-month-old foster kitten when he presented to the MSU Veterinary Medical Center’s Cardiology Service for evaluation of a heart murmur. An echocardiogram confirmed a grade V left basilar continuous murmur, a loud murmur often associated with a patent ductus arteriosus.
Inspiration for a career in veterinary medicine often comes in furry packages! As the 2025 College of Veterinary Medicine Commencement Ceremony nears, the graduating Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students are reflecting on the animals that got them across the finish line.
DVM class of 2020 students, Pedro Soto-Elias and Allyson Tucker, and DVM class of 2019 students, Jill Grogan and Jamie Welker, were selected to travel to Oaxaca, Mexico for participation in the 2019 Mazunte Project.
As a student assistant for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) in the poultry program, Alex Russell, DVM class of 2020, learned about the role that veterinarians play in the food industry.
The Hospital has recently implemented new intake procedures for pets suspected of contagious respiratory disease to keep all their patients safe and healthy.