Topics in this issue of Making Rounds include: FEATURES: From the Dean (Michael I. Kotlikoff); Externships Officer Experience (Janet Scarlett); 2009 Clinical Fellow Announced (Sarah Helmond) ; Dr. Brynoe Honored with 2009 Pfizer Animal Health Award; Dr. Bowser Receives Career Award; Serpentine-Shaped Protein Identified; Faculty and Staff Profile: Charles Beach; 2009 Reunion Slideshow; 2009 Service Awardees and Retirees; COLLEGE UPDATES: N1H1 Update; The Backpack Program; Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library (Suggestions for Keeping Current with the Biomedical Literature); Veterinary Medicine Information Technology; IN BRIEF: Upcoming Events; On the Road; In the News.