Speakers

Scheduled Speakers

Keynotes

Marissa Hake, DVM

Dr. Hake is a graduate of Michigan State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, and a master’s in Public Health. Currently she is a veterinarian working with family-owned veal farms in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. She is interested in topics involving pre-harvest food safety and animal handling, as well as reducing the adverse effects of antibiotics in calves.

Instagram page: @calfvet_

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh

“The Lost Art of the General Mixed Practitioner”

Lecturers

Jordan benShea. Executive Director, VIN Foundation

Diana Dabdub. Director of Admissions & Recruitment Affairs for AAVMC

“The Road to Veterinary School”

Deanna Gerber. Recruitment Coordinator, Iowa State University; Alex Avelino. Student Affairs Program Coordinator, UF CVM

“Putting the PRO in Professionalism”

Brian Nielsen, PhD. Professor, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University

Equine Exercise Physiology

Jessica Reissr, DVM. Lake Lansing Road Animal Clinic

Small animal medicine interesting cases

Brian Roberts, DVM. VCA

ER & Critical Care

LTC Justin Schlanser. US Army Veterinary Corps

Marc Seitz, DVM. Assistant Clinical Professor, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine

“That Dog or Cat Ate What? Learning To Read Radiographs With GI Foreign Bodies”

Janice Siegford, PhD. Professor, Michigan State University Department of Animal Science

Animal Behavior & Welfare

Shweta Trivedi, BVSc, MVSc, PhD. VetPAC Director/Teaching Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

"Holistic Review of Applicants in Veterinary Admissions"

Jessyca Lynne Waddell. Purdue University – Vet Up! Program

Diversity & Vet Up! Program

Erica Ward, DVM. Head Veterinarian and Academic Director at Loop Abroad and CELA Belize

“Elephant in the Zoom”
This lecture will cover an overview of the plight of the Asian elephant and unique anatomical and physiological considerations for elephants in the exam room.