Dr. Amanda Boag, President of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Addresses Graduates of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Amanda Boag, President of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Addresses Graduates of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Published: Saturday, May 18, 2019, 12:42 pm
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) celebrated its 53 rd beginning event at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, on May 18, 2019. RUSVM graduated more than 400 students, bringing the complete number of RUSVM graduates to even more than 5,000.
The keynote address was supplied by Amanda Boag, MA, VETMB, DipECVECC, DipACVECC, DipACVIM, FHEA, MRCVS, president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). As a female leader in a sector that is outmatching the growth of ladies in other and clinical STEM areas, Dr. Boag shared her experience as a veterinary leader and provided advice for RUSVM graduates.
According to the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), of which RUSVM is a member institution, there has been an 11.5% rise in women registration in vet universities because 2000 1.
“Times have actually definitely changed for the much better but we must not assume the adjustment is full. Concealed barriers, some of them within women ourselves, do exist. Believe in yourselves and also your value,” Dr. Boag stated to grads.
She serves as medical director at Vets Now in the U.K., where she is liable for professional and also professional requirements throughout 60 vet emergency situation facilities and three, 24-hour healthcare facilities. She was head of state of the European Society of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (EVECCS) from 2011-2014, as well as founding head of state of the European College of Veterinary ECC (ECVECC) from 2014-2018.
Sean Callanan, Ph.D., MVB, MRCVS, CertVR, DipECVP, FRCPath, dean at RUSVM, urged grads to discover the numerous possibilities in vet medication, to make the most of RUSVM’s vast graduates network and also to lead the veterinary profession into the future.
“As we promote and also show the connection in between human, animal and ecological health and wellness, likewise understood as One Health, our grads will certainly be vital members of a worldwide discussion. I boast of our students and also expect the influence they will certainly have in both vet and human medication,” Callanan stated.
RUSVM’s graduating class consists of students from 45 states in the U.S., Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore as well as South Korea.
Regarding Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) is an establishment of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE). RUSVM uses postgraduate Masters’, Ph.D. and also Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) programs accredited by the St. Christopher & Nevis Accreditation Board. Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine provides a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, which is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE), 1931 N. Meacham Road, Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Tel: 800.248.2862.
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