Veterinary Outreach and Mentorship
Saturday, March 6 • 8am – 12pm
8am-9:30am
Veterinarians’ Practice Outreach Using Ready-Made Presentation
Speaker: Larry Johnson, PhD (Texas A&M University)
The Veterinarian Black Bag free resources consist of online presentation materials for classroom visits by practicing veterinarians and instructional follow-up lessons by teachers. The goal is to use students’ natural interests in animals to help motivate them to learn science and health issues that relate them and their pets. Benefits to your practice include increased awareness of public health issues and that animals and people need routine medical attention and disease prevention measures and opportunities to obtain CE credit.
10am-12pm
What a Difference a Mentor Can Make!
Speaker: Dan Posey, DVM, DABVP-Beef (Texas A&M University)
Learn how you can make a huge difference in the life of a veterinary student by becoming a mentor. Mentors have the opportunity to interact in a very personal and positive way by helping today’s veterinary students and with the many issues they confront. This session will include how to be that positive influence in one individual’s life, as a mentor or role model, to guide them during the process of career choice, direction and success.
