Happy New Year!

Here’s a quick recap of Fall 2016:
We had quite a busy semester with lectures and 3 major wet labs, including a new GI wet lab to finish Quarter 2 off. For lectures we started the year off with a packed intro meeting, a joint dinner lecture by Dr. Vladimir Jekl about small animal spay and neuter, and an exotic and small mammal surgical techniques lecture by Dr. Welle. Below are the pictures from the suture basics wet lab, 2nd year ophthalmology wet lab, and 3rd year GI wet lab.

10/27/16 – Suture Basics with Dr. McNeil

Great turn out and a perfect 1:1 ratio of limbs to students. This year, we were able to get the live demo to show up on the anatomy screens to aid in viewing the patterns.

11/02/16 – 2nd Year Ophthalmology Wet Lab with Dr. Martins and the Ophthalmology Department

A wonderful lecture by Dr. Martins and wet lab involving 6 surgical procedures (temporary tarsorrhaphy, temporary eyelid tack, entropion repair, full thickness eyelid resection, retrobulbar block, and ennucleation).

11/17/16 – 3rd Year GI Wet Lab with Dr. Moran and Dr. Corrie

A small, focused group of mostly 3rd year with a handful of 2nd year students working with canine abdominal cavities. We learned about GDV/gastropexy, gastronomy, and enterotomy techniques.

Preview of the upcoming Spring Semester…

Definitely: 1st Year Declaw Wet Lab (2/16/17), lunch lectures
Maybe: 2nd Year Spay & Neuter, Equine GI, new labs!

Hope you had a great break and we look forward to seeing you again!

On Monday, October 26th at noon, Surgery Club is hosting a ruminant abdominal surgery lecture in the anatomy lab! Dr. Ramirez will have preserved specimens and props to take us through the decision to do abdominal surgery, the surgery itself, and the selection of the correct tools and procedures. The lecture will go until about 12:40 so there will still be time to grab lunch before class.

RSVP by Friday, October 23rd @ 3PM: Click here to RSVP!

We’d like to thank everyone for the great turn out at both the club fair and our intro meeting! Your Surgery Club Exec Board is very excited to share our plans and ideas for the upcoming school year. Watch your emails for more information on wetlabs and lectures to come. Or check out our previous labs here on the website to get excited!

Don’t forget – DUES NEED TO BE IN BY SEPTEMBER 15th! Checks should be made out to Surgery Club, and please put your email address in the memo line. You can put checks in Meg Barron’s (SAC) or Krisit Knott’s (BSB) mailboxes. 

Check your emails, second years!
It’s time to sign up for the ophthalmology lecture being held on March 31st from 5-6pm in SAC 80 followed by the lab from 6-7:30pm in the CSLC. Be sure to submit a $10 deposit check to Jason Tarricone’s (VM17) mailbox in BSB by Thursday, March 19 at 5pm. Sign up quickly because spots are limited!

Surgery club will be holding several dinner and lunch lectures in the following week.  Check out our lectures tab for more information!

Surgery club will be having a lecture and wet lab on equine abdominal surgical techniques!  Check under the lecture and wet lab tabs for more information.

Surgery club will be hosting a lunch lecture with Dr. Phillips on Kidney Transplants in Dogs/Cats on Wednesday, December 10th in LAC 100.  See you there!

A document has been added under the Wet Labs tab for our Suture and Hand Tie lab on Thursday, September 25.  Please review this material.  Also, be sure to wear scrubs and closed toe shoes, and bring your own surgical instruments.

A new lunch lecture has been posted under the lectures tab.  We will be co-hosting with AAEP to learn more about equine foot injuries!  Potbellies will be served to those who RSVP.  See you in BSB 2251 on Tuesday!

Welcome back students and welcome to the Class of 2018!  We are having our introductory meeting for our amazing surgery club on Thursday, September 4th from 12-1pm in LAC100.  If you have any interest in surgery and want to attend some awesome wet labs and lectures this year, come join us for some pizza and see what we are all about.  Hope to see you there!