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Friday, April 19th, 2013Earlier this week I attended an Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, led by Chairman Robert Aderholt, R-AL 4th District with primary witness Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture. I don’t consider myself particularly economically inclined. Reading about the rise and fall of the stock market leaves me with more [...]
A Day in the Life of a GRD Extern
Friday, April 5th, 2013The title is a slight misnomer, given that no two days at GRD are the same, but for students interested in the program, I thought this was a good example of a day showing the breadth of opportunities doing this externship can afford you. 6:30 AM – Woke up. Hit snooze. 6:38 AM – Woke [...]
USDA-NIFA host Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program webinars
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will hold four live webinar sessions for veterinarians who are considering applying to the USDA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP). Each session will provide an in-depth explanation of the VMLRP application process. Dates and Times (Eastern Time) are: May 3, 2012, [...]
2012 VMLRP CYCLE BEGINS
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011Are you recent graduate who is interested in practicing in a designated shortage area? A recently passed federal budget bill included funds for USDA and appropriated $4.7 million dollars for the implementation of the Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP ) in 2012. USDA NIFA will therefore begin to implement the third year of this critical program. [...]
Neanderthal Extern Loose in Washington, D.C!!!
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Be on the look out for a Neanderthal AVMA Extern sporting a Colorado State Veterinary Medicine shoulder bag, suit and tie. He has been seen frequently roaming the area the House and Senate buildings near the Capitol, the Library of Congress, many of the Smithsonian museums (from which we think he escaped), the special propaganda [...]
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 [...]
D.C. Coincidences
Thursday, May 6th, 2010After another incredible day, I felt the need to post and share how great this externship experience can be for veterinary students. Yesterday morning, Gina and I went to a fundraiser breakfast along with a number of agricultural focused groups. We met with Representative Schrader of Oregon who is the only veterinarian currently in the [...]
Veterinary Medicine: The Future Is Now
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009It’s easy to criticize those who are responsible for making the decisions that shape America’s future. I find myself doing this on occasion. But it turns out that the challenges facing our nation’s leaders are much more complex than we often make them out to be. Sometimes proposed policies that most rational Americans would support require [...]
Here’s to an exciting and fast paced last week
Friday, May 1st, 2009The past two weeks at AVMA-GRD have been a whirlwind tour! It seems bittersweet that we have only one week to go until the end of our four-week externship. I am happy to see family soon but am sad to leave because I finally feel like I have a good understanding for the issues I [...]
Below is just a sampling of the many things I’ve been doing…
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009There are many perks to working on the Hill. One of those perks is the abundance of free food. AVMA, like many businesses and organizations, strategically contributes to the campaigns of Congressmen and Senators who hold a short reception where the contributors get to speak directly with the candidates. I went to three of these [...]
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