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Clinical Affiliate News · Spring 2019

Congratulations Class of 2019-Another Successful Year!!

On May 18, the Class of 2019 were granted their degrees in Veterinary Medicine. We hope our affiliates have enjoyed their

part in developing and preparing the future of of our profession. Each of you contributes to the veterinarians they become.

Thank you for the role you play in our students’ development and education. We wish our graduates continued success as

they head out into the world!

Hats off to our Class of 2019 Graduates!!!

ETHOS Veterinary Group was awarded the 2019 Clinical

Affiliate Award. Their hospitals have hosted many of our

students and their education and learning platforms are used

throughout our curriculum.


Clinical Affiliate News

Class of 2019 - Oh the places you’ve been…



Daniella Revers – California Camp Fire On November 8th 2018, one of the deadliest fires in California’s history broke out in Butte County, displacing thousands of animals. The fire destroyed over 153,000 acres, and I was fortunate enough to be able to volunteer my time working in the livestock barn at the Butte County Fairgrounds through NCAEP’s emergency response team. I was able to be part of the large animal team performing exams, triaging and treating a wide variety of animals. Being able to be involved in this operation has given me a new appreciation for relief veterinarians and the volunteers who were able to assist them. Animals were constantly being brought in by volunteers while others were reunited with their families and able to leave. It was a profound experience. I would volunteer again during another emergency or disaster.

LMU-CVM Admissions Interviews

Another way to be involved with developing

our next generation of veterinarians is by

taking part in our CVM applicant interviews

for the Class of 2024. Interviews are

scheduled in the afternoon of several days

November through January. If you would be

interested in participating or learning more,

please contact [email protected].

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LMU-CVM in the Community

Emily LeBeau – World Equestrian Games As a fourth-year veterinary student in the LMU-CVM class of 2019, I was awarded the

opportunity to participate in a 2-week externship at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North

Carolina in September 2018. In my pursuit of a career in equine sports medicine, I was overjoyed to be

announced as the student representative for LMU-CVM.

As an extern, I was responsible for performing physical exams and hospital treatments which

varied across disciplines. I was involved in treating metabolic disturbances in endurance, eventing and

marathon driving horses including hematology and chemistry interpretation, IV catheter placement and

creating and administering rehydration plans. I assisted with lameness workups utilizing diagnostic

analgesia, imaging and podiatry. I was able to practice key imaging techniques alongside a boarded

radiologist and participated in physiotherapy methods including chiropractic, acupuncture, massage,

cold laser therapy, kinesiology taping, and thermal imaging. I was also a part of the USDA inspection of

foreign and U.S. horses including screening for banned substances, quarantine of foreign horses and

strict management of horses positive for foreign animal diseases such as contagious equine metritis and

piroplasmosis.

While the days were long and the stress was high, it was thrilling to work with such incredible

horses and veterinarians. The wealth of knowledge packed into those two weeks along with the

incredible connections made this a key experience to my clinical year.

Community service is a key part of the

LMU-CVM mission. Students and

faculty work with various

organizations and low-cost programs

in several states in the area.



LMU-CVM Accredited by the AVMA COE In January of this year, the AVMA COE (Council on Education) granted our Accreditation. This was an exciting

day for everyone involved in our college. We appreciate our clinical sites who participated in the March 2018 site

visit. In brief, AVMA COE accreditation of veterinary medical programs and institutions assures the following:

prospective students that they will meet a competency threshold for entry into

practice, including eligibility for professional credentialing and/or licensure;

employers that graduates have achieved specified learning goals and are prepared

to begin professional practice;

faculty, deans and administrators that their programs measure satisfactorily

against national standards and their own stated missions and goals;

the public that public health and safety concerns are being addressed; and

the veterinary profession that the science and art of veterinary medicine are being

advanced through contemporary curricula.



LMU-CVM at Professional Meetings

David Alexander (CO 2020) & Paul Riedel (CO 2019)

Poster Presentations at AABP, 2018

Matt Heydenburg (CO 2019) & Danielle Howard (CO 2020) &

Poster Presentations at ACVS, 2018

LMU-CVM Upcoming Veterinary Meetings

Please come visit with us in the Convention Hall!

AVMA Mid-America (KVMA) IVECCS AAEP July13-17 September 28-30 September 6-10 December 7-11 Denver, CO Louisville, KY Washington, DC Denver, CO



Office of Clinical Relations Welcomes New Team Members!

Dr. Tina (Christina) Dougherty, VMD, graduated from the University of

Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and has had a varied career. She has

practiced in mixed animal, small animal, and exotic animal hospitals in

Pennsylvania and New Jersey, completed a small animal surgery and internal

medicine fellowship in Hungary, and spent time on the regulatory and

pharmacovigilance end of the pharmaceutical industry with Pfizer Animal

Health/Zoetis.

Tina joined the faculty at Lincoln Memorial University’s College of

Veterinary Medicine as a Clinical Relations Lead Veterinarian and Assistant

Professor in February of this year. Her passion is teaching veterinary

communications skills.

“Dr. D” has been involved in various roles within organized veterinary for a

decade, and just “retired” from the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association’s

Executive Committee, as Immediate Past President, in August. Tina still stays involved in the concerns of the

profession, currently serving as the alternate delegate for Pennsylvania to the AVMA. Tina lives with her husband

and 3 four-legged children outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while her 3 two-legged children are either in

college or working in Pennsylvania, New York, and North Carolina.

Dr. Kristin McCann, DVM, is joining our team as our Area Liaison in Western

New York. As an area liaison, she will be visiting with our Clinical Affiliate Hospitals

in that area and clinical year LMU-CVM students there on rotation.

After graduating from St George’s University in 2009, Dr. McCann started her

own mixed-animal mobile practice in 2010 in New Jersey. She then expanded her

mobile practice into Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York. The flexibility of this

type of practice allowed Dr. McCann to practice with many different species of

animals, various clients, types of procedures as well as locations. She was also able

to spend time providing preventative care in areas of need. In 2016, Dr. McCann

moved to Buffalo, New York, but still practices in all four states.

Dr. McCann shares her life with her five personal dogs, Pia, Bullet, Hardy,

Rosalie and Barnacle - adopted from the local SPCA or other rescue groups. She is

looking forward to working with our students and furthering LMU-CVM’s mission

and goals to educate confident and competent veterinarians.

Clinical Year Student Housing

We are always looking for safe and affordable

housing options for our students while they are on

their rotations. If you know of any student housing

options in your area please contact Laurie Roberson.

([email protected] , 423.869.6841).




Jasmine Worthy (BSc, AAS, CVT) was working at LMU-CVM

as a veterinary technician prior to joining the Clinical Relations team in

February. She received her BSc in Marine Biology in 2010 from the

University of North Carolina-Wilmington and her AAS degree in

Veterinary Technology from San Juan College in 2016. She is a licensed

veterinary technician and has been in the veterinary medicine field for

over 8 years.

She has worked with small and large animals, exotics, and aquatic

animals in general practice and emergency settings. Her clinical interests

include rehabilitation and dentistry, with a focus in zoo/aquatic animal

and marine mammal medicine. Prior to joining the LMU-CVM team, she

assisted the veterinarian at Island Dolphin Care. Jasmine will be working

as the Clinical Affiliate Quality Assurance (CAQA) Coordinator,

primarily for the Tennessee and Kentucky clinical affiliates.

Clinic Availability for the Class of 2021

Although our Class of 2020 has only just begun their clinical year rotations, our office is beginning

preparations for clinical year scheduling for the Class of 2021. You will soon be hearing from our

office regarding your availability to host students for the 2020-21 clinical year.

Also, if your practice would like to provide our office with any information providing further details

and information regarding available services, types of patients seen or what type of experience the

students will receive please send it to our office. We will be able to share these details with the

students to assist them with the planning of their rotation choices.

([email protected] ).

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