About the Dr. W. Bruce Wren Food Animal Incentive (FAIA) Awards

The award is designed to promote Viticus Group’s goal of educating new graduates to maintain their interest in food animal clinical practice or other related careers such as food animal clinical skills instruction or applied clinical research while providing the educational enrichment opportunities offered by Viticus Group.

About the Award

Recipients of the Dr. W. Bruce Wren Food Animal Incentive Award receive a $1,000 stipend, complimentary registration, lodging, airfare, meals, and a daily stipend to attend the 95th WVC Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, in February 2023.

AWARD PURPOSE

The award is designed to promote Viticus Group's goal of educating new graduates to maintain their interest in food animal clinical practice or other related careers such as food animal clinical skills instruction or applied clinical research while providing the educational enrichment opportunities offered by Viticus Group.

Congrats 2023 FAIA Recipients

Five postgraduates were honored with the Dr. W. Bruce Wren Food Animal Incentive Award, named for longtime WVC food animal program manager and industry leader W. Bruce Wren, DVM.

The recipients have demonstrated excellence in this practice area.

Johnathan Archer, DVM

Oregon State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

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Ann DiPastina, DVM

Michigan State University; College of Veterinary Medicine

Allyson Patterson, DVM

NC State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

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Megan M. Righi, DVM

University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College

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Taylor Strickland, DVM

University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine

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2022 Continuing Educators and Moderators of the Year

We are thrilled to announce this year's Continuing Educators and Moderators awards!

Each year, participants select the conference presenters who they feel best deliver information with insight, accuracy, depth, and openness.

We’ve tallied up the votes, and your winners are below. Viticus Group thanks all the presenters who made an impact at this year’s conference!

2022 Dr. Jack Walther Bootcamp

Thank you to everyone who participated in the inaugural Dr. Jack Walther Recent Graduate Bootcamp on June 24-26, 2022! We hope you enjoyed your time with us and look forward to seeing you grow over the following 6 months under the mentorship of our Board Members.

The Jack Walther Recent Graduate Boot Camp is an interactive 3-day course for veterinarians who are 0–5 years out of school, featuring topics in feline medicine, dermatology, general surgery, and dentistry.

Awards

About the Dr. W. Bruce Wren Food Animal Incentive (FAIA) Awards

About the Award

AWARD PURPOSE

Congrats 2023 FAIA Recipients

2022 Continuing Educators and Moderators of the Year

Krista Keller

DVM, DACZM

Elizabeth Santschi

DVM, MS, DACVS (Lameness & Surgery)

Tim Holt

DVM, CVA

Mark Epstein

DVM, CVPP, DABVP (Canine & Feline)

Kenneth Bruecker

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

Angela Rathmann

AAS, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)

Louise Dunn

Emma Scott

DVM

Terry Beebe

DVM

2022 Dr. Jack Walther Bootcamp

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