The AASV Foundation is pleased to announce that the National Pork Industry Foundation is providing $3,300 each for 6 U.S. veterinary students per year for 3 years to participate in one month mentorships with swine practitioners in the United States. The target applicants include students with an interest but little to no experience in swine medicine. The goal of the program is to attract additional veterinary students into swine medicine and to provide interested students with some exposure to the life of a swine veterinarian. The AASV Student Recruitment Committee (AASV-SRC) developed a program for these stipends that will place a 1st or 2nd year veterinary student with a practitioner mentor for 1 year. During the summer, the student is required to spend 1 month under the practitioner’s guidance in the field. The stipend is meant to defer costs of travel, lodging and compensation for the 1 month period. In addition, the students are encouraged to attend both the AASV Annual Meeting and the Leman Conference.
AASV-SRC is seeking 6 U.S. swine practitioners to be mentors for these students. Commitments include answering one student’s questions regarding the industry throughout the year and hosting the student for a minimum of 1 month in the summer.
If you are interested in being a practitioner mentor please contact Brian Payne at payne@hogvet.com.