February 6, 2024

Images From the 6th College of Veterinary Medicine Photo Contest

Students in USU’S College of Veterinary Medicine submitted photographs of their experiences to win one of three $25 Amazon gift cards. From surgery and studying to dogsledding and skiing, these pictures capture the WIMU experience at Utah State.

30 of the best images are below, with the winning three at the end. While these photos are appropriate for a general audience, please be aware that vet school can get messy, and some of these pictures reflect that. Be sure to click on images to see captions and submitters!

Second-year mentors Cori LaMere (pink tie-dye, top) and Jaden Salas (pink tie-dye, bottom) pose with their group of first-year students next to the USU Challenge Course during orientation.
Julia Bartoli (bottom left) and other second-year Aggie Wellness Experience mentors dye t-shirts for first-year orientation.
Kristen Ehardt on the first day of her first year. Before this picture, her class learned how to scrub in for surgery and don sterile personal protective equipment in principles of surgery. One step closer to becoming a veterinarian
(Left to right) Amanda Bier, Sydney Silveira, Kelly Fong, and Laura Odland attend clinical pathology during the first week of their second year.
Brandi Olsen listens to the rumen in the abdomen of a cow to determine if there are any “pinging” sounds.
AJ Chang learns about and rides an Asian water buffalo during a Zoo, Exotics, and Wildlife Club event.
Travis Muir assists a horse in taking a selfie.
AJ Chang, Travis Muir, Ariana Gray, and Kristen Besendorfer at Porcupine Reservoir on Labor Day.
First-year student Kiana Lawton sells her handspun yarn with the USU Fiber Arts Club at a night market hosted by the USU Asian Student Association. Knitting has helped her pay attention during lectures. You can see what Kiana makes at instagram.com/yarnsfromvetschool and support her with a purchase at fiberartistmarket.com/vendors/yarns-from-vet-school/.
Namu “helps” with studying.
Minx is done with how much studying Cherish Cosman has done for her clinical pathology class.
Travis Muir presents his findings from a research project on the inflammatory status of pancreas and lung tissue in a cystic fibrosis sheep model during the Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences Student Research Symposium.
Bradee Wilson and Amber DeBack at the 2023 American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Conference in Salt Lake City. They’re holding plush mice from a vendor.
Left to right) Julia Bartoli, Jenna Gowans, Olivia Verde, Jaden Salas, and Jaden Bowerman during the first diagnostic challenge in Logan.
(Left to right) Anne Seyfried, Laura Odland, Danielle Dunham, Melanie Herring, Aaron Rice, and Ana Gansz pose with mock patient Watson during the first diagnostic challenge at Utah State University.
Students from Utah State University and Washington State University pose with their facilitators at the end of the second diagnostic challenge in Pullman, Washington.
Second-year Washington State students Morgan Fraley (second from top right), Michael Estrella (top right), and Alicia Hara (second from bottom left) as well as Utah State students Kelly Fong (second from bottom right) and Cori LaMere (bottom right) celebrate completing their case for the second diagnostic challenge with their facilitators and simulated clients in Pullman.
Penny Lane, a 13-and-a-half-year-old golden retriever, enjoys the autumn leaves. Penny is owned by Kiana Lawton, a first-year student.
Felicity Lambert keeps Tessa Ganellen’s feet dry while taking a study break at Second Dam in Logan Canyon.
Sage, the USU Police Department's new critical incident response dog.
Second-year student Shelby Oviatt with dog Joey at a Preventative Health Club clinic.
Kaatje Fisk practices physical exams during a Preventative Health Club clinic.
Laura Odland and Bradee Wilson examine a cat at a Preventative Health Club clinic while offering it a Churu treat.
Second-year students Shelby Oviatt, Cori LaMere, and Emilie Crowe work with a patient at a Preventative Health Club clinic.
Dr. Mirelle Meyer-Ficca, Julia Bartoli, Sueng Min Lee, James Gibson, Drake Hall, Kristen Besendorfer, Kiana Lawton, Kristen Ehardt, AJ Chang, and Andy Nguy celebrate a successful escape room breakout during an Aggie Wellness Experience event.
(Top left to bottom right) Cori LaMere, Brandi Olsen, Abby Barney, Tara Wilkowski, and Bridgit Bonhivert celebrate solving The Glitch That Stole Christmas Escape Room during an Aggie Wellness Experience (AWE) event.
Brandi Olsen after an alpaca OPU where students helped with preparation and observed the procedure.
Second-year student Shelby Oviatt provides oxygen to an alpaca prior to an oocyte pick-up procedure.
Kiana Lawton and Jessica Roberts during an ag animal handling lab.
Felicity Lambert leads Pepper during an ag animal handling lab.
(Left to right) Paula Nguyen, Olivia Levinson, and Bryson Pugh ride horses at sunset after class.
Molly Van Horn, Katie Slater, and Jared Slater palpate Deacon the yellow lab during an anatomy class.
Kristen Ehardt and Brandi Olsen pose with Felicity Lambert’s dog Leo during an anatomy palpation lab.
Kristen Ehardt (left)palpates Namu the mitten during an anatomy class with Paula Nguyen (right).
(Left to right) Felicity Lambert, Morgan Sanford, Erin Levine, Kristen Besendorfer, and Tessa Ganellen enjoy Aggie Ice Cream after the second anatomy exam.
Saxon Day performs a left abomasum displacement surgery under the guidance of Dr. Rusty Stott.
(Left to right) Felicity Lambert, Tessa Ganellen, and Abby Barney during a cow eye dissection.
Sieauna Vigh prepares for an embryo transfer surgery with Dr. Stott.
Brandi Olsen performs an embryo transfer surgery on a cloned sheep with Dr. Holly Clement.
Sieauna Vigh performs an embryo transfer surgery with Dr. Stott.
First-year student Kiana Lawton unknowingly comes to classes on Halloween dressed as the nemesis of Interim Dean Dirk Vanderwall. Needless to say, a lightsaber duel was inevitable.
Pumpkin festival: Jenni Meyers, Olivia Verde, Jaden Salas, and Jaden’s SO, Cody, with dog Raven.
Bradee Wilson holds her cat in a “cat burrito” during a small animal handling lab.
Andy Nguy pets a dog during a small animal handling lab.
Kaatje Fisk practices CPR and runs codes with the USU chapter of the Student Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.
Paula Nguyen, Clemmy Tixier, and Erin Levine hike in Jackson, Wyoming over the weekend.
Kaatje Fisk takes a study break to escape to the mountains for some fresh tracks.
Winning photo: Felicity Lambert and Dr. Stott operate on a ewe as part of an embryo transfer.
Winning photo: (left to right) AJ Chang, a friend outside the program, Ariana Gray, and Travis Muir summit Mount Naomi in Logan Canyon
Winning photo: students celebrate the end of midterms and Halloween with sparklers.