FEBRUARY 2011 EDITION
FROM THE DEAN
Interview day is almost here. Monday will bring a packed parking lot and a packed schedule for the 21 interview teams, each composed of a current veterinary student, a faculty member, and a practitioner. The teams collectively will spend time with 250 prospective students, and a few days later letters of acceptance will go out. Good luck, everyone!
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SPOTLIGHT ON THE TEACHING HOSPITAL
Meet Dr. A. Jacques Fuselier
Dr. Jacques Fuselier, visiting clinical instructor of veterinary clinical medicine, came to Illinois in August of 2010 after seven years of owning with his wife a mixed-animal practice in Louisiana called Veterinary Services of Acadiana. The practice grew, as did the staff and Dr. Fuselier's passion for large animal medicine and surgery.
His main areas of interest are equine/bovine reproduction, equine/bovine lameness, cattle herd health and cow-calf consultation, with a particular focus on high-risk cattle and antibiotic usage.
Dr. Fuselier is an active member of the Academy of Veterinary Consultants, American Association of Bovine Practitioners, and American Association of Swine Veterinarians. He plans to sit for the ABVP-Food Animal Boards in November 2011 and the ACT (Theriogenology) boards in August 2012.
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ALUMNI NEWS
And the Winner Is...? Before you get ready to place your bets for Oscar Night, take a moment to nominate a colleague for a Dr. Erwin Small Distinguished Alumni or Special Service Award. Nominations are due by April 15. > Get started now.
We're Going West, Alumni! Heading to the Western States Veterinary Conference this weekend? Stop by and say hello on February 21 at 7:30 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nev.
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FEATURED EVENT
The Doodle Turns 10!
Join the party on March 5, from 6 to 9 pm at the I Hotel and Conference Center. Go wild with the help of theatrical face painter Marion Doble of the "The Zoo Lady's Zoo Crew" and our special guests from the Miller Park Zoo. Take a chance on winning one of 10 matted art prints of this year's Doodle for Wildlife poster and a smaller size piece of raptor artwork painted by one of our very own resident birds of prey. Proceeds help provide supplies, food, and treatments for the Wildlife Medical Clinic's patients. Register at http://vetmed.illinois.edu/wmc.
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PET COLUMNS
UPCOMING CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Canine Oral Surgery Intensive Short Course, April 15-16, Urbana, Ill.
- Reptile Medicine Lecture and Laboratory, April 16-17, Urbana, Ill.
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VET U
- Recognition and Treatment Planning for Animals With Dental Disease, March 2, Chicago Center for Veterinary Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
- Practical GI Therapeutics in Cancer Patients, April 16, Chicago Center for Veterinary Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
