DVM student Esther Lam holds a bill she helped author in Guam.
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Esther Lam holds a puppy at a clinic

A champion for change

DVM student Esther Lam recognized nationally for commitment to accessible care, animal welfare in Minnesota and abroad

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Esther Lam holds a puppy at a clinic

A champion for change

DVM student Esther Lam recognized nationally for commitment to accessible care, animal welfare in Minnesota and abroad

Education, Graduate Students
Dr. Gabby Kiesel examines a chicken.

Leveling up

Poultry Health Certificate Program offers professionals a path for elevating their careers

DVM Students, Education
Pup Professor Kaiser lays on the exam table for a head-to-tail exam.

Learning by doing

Pup Professors program brings together DVM students and volunteer dogs to practice exam skills

College News, DVM Students
College of Veterinary Medicine DVM students Esther Lam, Saree Shogren, and Shyanne Hall competed in the Fall 2023 Animal Welfare Assessment Contest.

All in the details

CVM’s first DVM student team competes in AVMA’s Fall 2023 Animal Welfare Assessment Contest

Alumni, Faculty & Staff
Dr. Raye Taylor holds a puppy.

A rising star

Raye Taylor, ’11 DVM, brings compassionate, community-focused approach to care and teaching

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Meet the chief residents

Issue: Winter 2023

Three outstanding residents have been selected by CVM instructors to serve in key leadership positions

Students observe dog

Learning by doing

Issue: Winter 2023

Pup Professors program brings together DVM students and volunteer dogs to practice exam skills

Gabby Kiesel kneels in a poultry barn

Leveling up

Issue: Winter 2023

Poultry Health Certificate Program offers professionals a path for elevating their careers

Hemant Naikare

Dr. Hemant Naikare to lead Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Issue: Winter 2023

Naikare will bring extensive leadership experience and 20 years of work in the field of diagnostic microbiology to the position.

Melinda Wilkins

Guiding the next generation

Issue: Winter 2023

Dr. Melinda Wilkins appointed new director of UMN Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine residency program.

Esther Lam

A champion for change

Issue: Winter 2023

DVM student Esther Lam recognized nationally for commitment to accessible care, animal welfare in Minnesota and abroad

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