Food Safety
One Health
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Representing the AVMA this past Monday, I participated in a Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) Interagency Working Group on Harmful algal blooms, Hypoxia, and Human Health hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Participating organizations also included the AAVMC, USGS, NIH NIEHS, CDC, USAID, and MMC. Marguerite Pappaioanou, DVM, co-author on ”Sustaining Global [...]
Public Practice
Monday, May 17th, 2010USDA
For those of you that don’t know me, I am interested in working for a federal agency upon graduation from veterinary school. Only about 75 of the 2,600 veterinarian students graduating annually consider working for a federal agency. It is predicted that more than 510 Federal veterinarians will be eligible for retirement within the next [...]
First Week… in Review
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009Monday 4/6/09…
In junior high, my group of friends and I pretended we were superheroes with unique powers. Mine was that I could flood a room with my back perspiration in 2 seconds. I was reminded of this fact as I reached for a wad of napkins from a bagel shop to wipe my brow. It’s [...]