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Center for excellence in
swine veterinary medicine education
The center is dedicated to providing veterinary students and
practicing veterinarians from across the United States and
around the world with extensive hands-on experiences
and education in swine health and production.
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- Requesting applications for Iowa Pork Foundation Fellowship - March 2013
- Validation of a lameness model in sows using physiological and mechanical measurements - January 2013
- Isolation and Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Pork Farms and Visiting Veterinary Students - January 2013
- SMEC Annnounces Student Summer Research Positions for 2013 - November 2012
- SMEC receives Higher Education Challenge Grant from the USDA - October 2012
- SMEC in JAMVA - From the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA), 2012;241:159, July 15 - https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/120715c.aspx "On the right path", by Malinda Larkin ...The [North American Veterinary Medical Education Consortium], spearheaded by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, gathered nearly 200 stakeholders in 2010 to look at how educational models, college accrediation, and licensing can all work together to create next-generation veterinarians....Dr. Andrew Maccable, AAVMC executive director, said the association is moving forward with the reports' recommendations for veterinary colleges to share resources and to ensure their economic viability... An area being targeted by the AAVMC for progress is centers of emphasis, Dr. Maccabe said, particularly those having to do with livestock production... - July 2012
- Training Center Focuses on Swine Medicine, Pork Network - February 2012
- Drs. Ellingson and Karriker contribute a to 'Clinical Cases of the World' on an international swine health webpage, the case is available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese - February 2012
- SMEC Announces Student Summer Scholar Positions for 2012 - January 2012
- Dr. Jason Hocker describes how SMEC will impact swine practice at the 2011 ISU Swine Disease Conference for Swine Practitioners. Read his proceedings paper here, or review a PDF of the slide presentation here. - December 2011
- SMEC Announces Student Housing for Out of State Students - November 2011
- SMEC receives approval from Board of Regents - CVM Press Release 12/13/2010
For more information contact:
Director:
Staff Veterinarian:
Dr. Josh Ellingson
712-563-2080
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