Browsing Perspectives in Veterinary Medicine (2013-2015) by Title

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    • Walter Williams, Cornell's Only Non-Credentialed Veterinary Faculty 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-01-27)
      Dr. Walter L. Williams was one of the most distinguished members of the Cornell faculty and an able clinician in surgery and obstetrics, yet he never held a veterinary degree.

    • War Horse, Other Animal Warriors and the Veterinarians Who Cared for Them 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-06-11)
      Animals are still fighting and suffering in war. Though written for children, Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling book, War Horse, helps us understand the massive loss of animal life in the history of war. Dr. Delano Proctor ...

    • Western Veterinary Conference Hosts Woman's Leadership Symposium 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-03-03)
      The February 17, 2014 symposium on Women’s Leadership in Veterinary Medicine held at the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) in Las Vegas attracted over 100 people during the four-hour presentation.

    • What Glenn Gould Taught Me about Leadership 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-04-18)
      Earlier this year, Dr. Smith wrote a story about how the classical pianist, Glenn Gould, shaped his thinking about surgical technique. He promised to write a follow-up story about how his construal of Bach also inspired ...

    • What's In a Name? 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-06-13)
      Fifty years ago, during an era when it was common for women veterinarians and physicians to adopt their husbands’ names when marrying, some students did not change their names. Not all name change stories deal with gender. ...

    • When US Students Went to Canada for a Veterinary Education 

      Smith, Donald F.; Hagstrom, Melena; Salin, Allison (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-04-16)
      Today's migration of United States residents to another country for their veterinary education is not new. A similar situation occurred much earlier in history during the last third of the 19th century and the first decade ...

    • When Washington, D.C. Had Two Veterinary Colleges 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-09-22)
      The National Veterinary College and United States College of Veterinary Surgeons both located in Washington, D.C. are now defunct. But they had the important responsibility to train veterinarians who would treat and ...

    • Where Do the Graduates of Veterinary Colleges Live? 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-09-05)
      The distribution of alumni varies greatly by college. The graduates of some institutions tend to remain in the state where they received their DVM degree. Graduates of other colleges are more broadly distributed throughout ...

    • White Coat Ceremony Honors Mentors 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-12-17)
      A description of the 2014 White Coat Ceremony at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is provided. Included are several examples of students and the practitioners, faculty and other veterinarians who had ...

    • Who Educated Our First Veterinary Deans? 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-09-21)
      The lineage and education of some of the first deans of veterinary medicine in the United States are traced. The educational legacy of Andrew Smith at the Ontario Veterinary College in Canada and Iowa State University are noted.

    • Without the Ithaca Library: Would There Have Been a Cornell University? 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-05-09)
      The gift of $100,000 to establish a public library in Ithaca, New York, was the catalyst leading to the establishment of Cornell University a year later.

    • Woman Veterinarians Co-owning Veterinary Practices 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-12-02)
      Many women veterinarians owned and co-owned veterinary practices 75 years ago. Dr. Henry Doremus, a 1946 Cornell graduate, and his wife, Dr. Helen (Borchmann) Doremus ’40, jointly established two small animal practices ...

    • Woman Veterinarians Making a Difference, Part 2 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-03-14)
      For Women's History Month this March 2014, here is Part II of a listing and brief overview of some of these stories appearing in this series in the hope that this compendium will serve as a resource and an inspiration for ...

    • Woman Veterinarians Making a Difference, Part I 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-03-13)
      For Women's History Month this March 2014, here is Part 1 of a listing and brief overview of some of these stories appearing in this series in the hope that this compendium will serve as a resource and an inspiration for ...

    • Woman's Leadership Development Workshop Featured at the 2014 AVMA Convention 

      Smith, Donald F.; Kumble, Julie (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-07-11)
      A schedule is given for the Women’s Leadership Development Workshop held on July 25, 2014 at the AVMA Convention Center.

    • Woman's Leadership in Veterinary Medicine to Be Featured at the Western Veterinary Conference 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-02-12)
      An announcement was made by the Women's Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative (WVLDI) of a four-hour interactive symposium on Women's Leadership in Veterinary Medicine being held at the Western Veterinary Conference ...

    • Woman's Leadership in Veterinary Medicine: A Course for Veterinary Students 

      Smith, Donald F.; Kumble, Julie (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-04-02)
      Since the formation of the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative (WVLDI) last fall, a need was felt to test the waters to see if there would be interest in a student symposium directed specifically at women’s ...

    • Women in the AVMA's 2014 House of Delegates, with Some Government Comparisons 

      Smith, Donald F.; Kumble, Julie (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-07-31)
      The number of women is increasing in the AVMA’s House of Delegates for 2014 as compared with the gender makeup of the AVMA’s House of Delegates (HOD) noted in 2013.

    • Women in Veterinary Medicine: Dr. Elizabeth Beckley [Gundlach], Cornell 1939 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-08-05)
      This biographical story about Elizabeth Beckley Gundlach and two additional stories describe the three women in the Class of 1939, the educational climate in which they studied, and the professional careers they pursued.

    • Women in Veterinary Medicine: Dr. Patricia O'Connor [Halloran], Cornell 1939 

      Smith, Donald F. (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-08-07)
      This biographical information about Patricia O'Connor Halloran and two additional stories describe the three women in the Class of 1939, the educational climate in which they studied, and the professional careers they pursued.