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Dr. Ana Valbuena poses with current veterinary students who answered questions from high school students

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From Shadowing to Taking the Spotlight: Outreach in Chicago
November 27, 2024 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. With about one-quarter of current veterinary students at Illinois coming from backgrounds that have historically been under-represented in our profession, our college is moving…
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Dean Peter Constable and Dr. Chris Dupuis congratulate Dr. Sarah Wright, winner of the Outstanding Young Alum award in 2024

Emerging Stronger Than Ever from the COVID Era

November 27, 2024 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. At the University of Illinois, deans and other senior leaders are appointed for five-year terms. Before they can be reappointed, they undergo a…
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5 new faculty members: Drs. Stephany Lewis, Bill Krug, Matt Berry, Carl Toborowsky, and Ana Aghili

Meet the Newest Members of the Team That Shapes the Future

August 05, 2024 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. Last year, Mars Veterinary Health released a study documenting what so many of us already knew first-hand: There’s a shortage of veterinarians, veterinary…
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Dr. Coretta Patterson and Dr. Christina Tran

Explosion of New Veterinary Schools Presents Opportunity

July 12, 2024 / Alumni News

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. Today 33 U.S. institutions grant veterinary degrees. That number will rise to 34 this fall, when the first-ever veterinary college in Puerto Rico opens….
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veterinary students Naomi Esquivel and Melanie Narvaez

Students, ISVMA Put Diversity into Action

June 18, 2024 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. Two students in our DVM Class of 2025 received highly competitive scholarships from the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) this year….
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Dean Constable poses with a dozen or so vet students in front of gate with large Block I logo

The State of the College, 2024

April 03, 2024 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. If you attended one of our recent alumni receptions at national veterinary meetings, you probably heard me speak about what’s been going on…
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Herb Whiteley and Dawn Morin return to the team

Illinois All-Stars Return to Help the Team

December 19, 2023 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. First, there were Michael Jordon and Ryne Sandberg. Now, our college has its own version of retired MVPs returning to the team to…
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Headshots of Mandy Womble, Karen Terio and Matt Allender in front of Chicago skyline

Your City, Our Faculty: Vet Med in Chicago

November 16, 2023 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. Would you be surprised to learn that nearly 10% of our college’s faculty members work primarily in the Chicago area? It’s true. We have around…
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