Humans of Symposium

If you could be a veterinarian for a mythical creature, what would it be?

"A dragon"

Why?

"I can't kill 'em."

Humans of Symposium

If you could go back and give your 15 year old self one piece of advice, what would that be?

"Don't be so perfect. How's that?"

That's perfect.

Humans of Symposium

About Humans of Symposium: Have you heard of Humans of New York?

Humans of New York is a photography blog on Facebook that features random people and tells little stories about those people so you get just a brief glance into their lives. The Vet Gazette and Information Technology teamed up at SAVMA Symposium to see if we could produce something similar and worthwhile. I believe we have. Kirk Kasuya took some fantastic photographs while I did the talking. We sincerely hope you enjoy these. Some of them are funny. Some are heartfelt. Our only regret is that we didn't manage to get more while we were there. We hope we can improve that next year at Iowa State. Just a note: if you zoom in just a little on the photos, you can read what the people wrote down on the dry-erase board. 

                                      -Stephen

What was the greatest moment of your life?

"You said you'd answer."

"You said YOU'D answer."

 

My SAVMA Symposium Experience

Adam Silkworth, Ross University

Experiences, Entry

After spending the last 2 years on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts attending Ross University, the little snow that we received in Loveland, Colorado at the 2014 SAVMA Symposium was a welcome reminder of the world outside of the beaches and oceans that I had been currently living.

Traveling from such a long distance made the trip there in and of itself an adventure alone. We had to sprint through the Dallas airport, making our connection by mere seconds, due to our Miami connection being delayed. But not before we got Wendy’s in the Miami airport that we had all been talking about for days leading up to the trip.

We didn’t land in Denver until 11:10 p.m. the night before Symposium was to kick off and still had over an hour ride to the hotel. Let us not forget the time difference between the Caribbean and Colorado. By our body clocks, we didn’t land until 1:10 a.m. and arrive at the hotel until well after 2 a.m. Oh and did I mention that breakfast was at 6 a.m. No sleep ‘til Symposium!

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My SAVMA Symposium Experience

Lisa Corsale, Ross University

Experiences, Entry

If one has an opportunity to attend the SAVMA Conference next year, then it should be taken.  The trip not only helps you network in your field with different social activities but also there are wet labs, day trips, and lecturers.

You get to meet many specialists during the lecturers. For example, I was able to attend a large animal behavior talk given by Dr. Temple Grandin.  From her lecture, being able to read the behavior and interpret correctly how the animal feels, I am able to incorporate that same lesson into small animals. No matter what area of veterinary medicine you are interested in, there was a lecture for every topic imaginable.

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