Wisconsin Alumni Association

Message from Dean Buss
to UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Alumni

Welcome to the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine’s alumni e-newsletter! Periodically, we’ll keep in touch to let you know what’s happening at your alma mater. In this issue:

WHAT’S NEW AT THE SCHOOL?

Tailgate with the Badgers on Sept. 12

By the time this newsletter reaches you, we will have had our first (and not last, we hope!) CVME and tailgate! Thanks to the generous support of Midwest Veterinary Supply, Intervet Schering-Plough and other generous sponsors, the CVME and tailgate were free. Pictures of the day are available on our alumni page and our Facebook alumni page. If you missed it this year, we hope you will join us next year!

New: Alumni Reception at AAEP

By popular demand, plans are underway for a University of Wisconsin alumni reception at the AAEP Convention in Las Vegas on Monday, December 7. The plan is for the School to host an appetizer reception at a local restaurant. More details will be available in the November e-newsletter, but if you are interested in attending please contact Kristi Thorson at kvthorson@vetmed.wisc.edu or 608/265-9692.

Orthopedics Newsletter Available Online

Elbow dysplasia and a CCL stifle study are topics in the latest orthopedic newsletter from the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. You’ll also get an introduction to the service’s new residents and interns. You can view the newsletter here.

Alumni Reception at WVMA – Join Us!

If you’re attending the WVMA Convention in Madison, please join us for an alumni reception on Friday, October 9 at 6:30 in the Grand Terrace at the Monona Terrace. It’s a chance to mingle with fellow alums while enjoying refreshments and catching up on what is happening at the School. You do not need to be registered for the WVMA Convention to attend the alumni reception, so please plan on joining us!

Now: a Password-Protected Segment to our Alumni Web Page

It is just in its"beta" phase, but the for-alumni-only section of our web page is up and running. Please visit www.vetmed.wisc.edu/alumni and click on "alumni portal" to sign up. It is a password-protected page where you can find message boards for each class and update your profile. Soon you will be able to see your classmate's profiles and pictures. The more people who register, the more useful and fun it will be for you! If you have any questions about the site or suggestions for additional features, please contact Kristi Thorson at kvthorson@vetmed.wisc.edu or 608/265-9692.

CLINICAL TRIALS

Post Surgical Pain Relief Study

What provides better pain relief to surgery patients, an epidural or an IV constant rate infusion? The school’s anesthesia section is currently seeking dogs who are admitted for a TPLO procedure to participate in a study to evaluate the difference between these two analgesic methods.

Analgesia After Limb Amputation

Dogs that need to undergo limb amputation are being sought for an analgesia study. Owners receive a monetary discount in exchange for participation.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UPDATES

Need continuing education? Link here www.vetmed.wisc.edu/ce to see what’s being offered through the School’s Office of Continuing Veterinary Medical Education.

PERSONNEL CHANGES

Mieke Baan, DVM, has joined the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital as a small animal internal medicine clinical instructor effective August 17, 2009. She earned her DVM in the Netherlands and just completed her residency at The Ohio State University.

Kristen Bernard, DVM, MS, PhD, has joined the school’s Department of Pathobiological Sciences as an associate professor of virology and global health, effective August 24, 2009. She had been serving as laboratory chief in the Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases at the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York. She will teach virology.

Bill Bosu, DVM, PhD, retired from the SVM on August 14, 2009 after 26 years of service. He was a professor of theriogenology in the Department of Medical Sciences, and taught reproduction in horses, dogs and cats to third year students as well as participated in teaching the fourth-year theriogenology rotation. He chaired the Department of Medical Sciences from 1987-96. He plans to help establish a veterinary medical school at the University of Ghana, Legon.

Katherine DeForest, who handled the Office of Academic Staff reception desk for 12 years, retired effective August 31, 2009.

Rosie Henik, DVM, MS, DACVIM, retired on June 18, 2009 after 19 years of service. She was a clinical associate professor in the Department of Medical Sciences. She taught pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases to third year students and clinical cardiology and internal medicine to fourth year students.

Shawn Lennix, DVM (Class of 2003) has been appointed as a half-time lecturer in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences. She will teach small and large animal anatomy.

Kim Plummer, MS, PhD, has joined CBS as a full time anatomy lecturer, effective Aug. 20. She has taught for the department part-time since 1998.

Christopher Snyder, DVM, DAVDC has been promoted from clinical instructor to clinical assistant professor. He works in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital’s dentistry and oral surgery section.

Chad Vezina, PhD, joined the school’s Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences on July 1, 2009 as an assistant professor. He will teach pharmacology to first and second year veterinary medical students. Chad earned his PhD in pharmacology and toxicology from the University at Buffalo, in New York State. He then came to Madison, where he completed a post-doc in developmental toxicology at the School of Pharmacy.

If you have specific requests for information, we’d love to hear them. Just hit “reply” and let us know what’s on your mind.

Daryl D. Buss, Dean
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
alumni@vetmed.wisc.edu