Criteria: For students who seek to specialize in urban pet care, as opposed to farm or zoo veterinary care. Selection is based on both scholastic merit and financial need.
Kaelynn Seestadt
Kaelynn is a first-year student from Chicago, Illinois. Her interests are in public outreach and increasing access to care in low-income communities. She has experience in small animal general practice and plans to pursue a career in that with the option of focusing on feline-specific medicine somewhere along the way.
Staphany Martinez
Staphany is a first-year student from Chicago, Illinois. She is interested in general small animal and lab animal medicine and would like to combine her interests in her career. Staphany hopes to provide medical treatment in low-income communities and use behavior techniques to help canines deemed aggressive for rehoming/adoption.