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2025 Dr. Jack Walther Recent Graduate
Boot Camp Scholarship

June 16-18, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV

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SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

- Must be a Licensed DVM who is 0-5 years out of school and able to practice in the US or Canada.

- Recipients must be able to attend the Dr. Jack Walther Recent Graduate Boot Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 16-18, 2025.

- Recipients are required to purchase their travel to and from Las Vegas, Nevada to accept the scholarship.

- You may still apply if you have only attended a WVC Annual Conference or participated in the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) Clinical Proficiency Exam.

 

Scholarship recipients will get a unique opportunity to learn by experience with real-world case studies and expert-guided labs.  

This year's boot camp will focus on providing small-group lectures and hands-on instruction in the following areas: dermatology, leadership/mentorship, soft tissue surgery, and dentistry.

The Dr. Jack Walther Recent Graduate Boot Camp will take place on June 16-18, 2025 at the Viticus Group Education Centers – Oquendo Center at 2425 E. Oquendo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89120.

Applications Open to Public: March 3, 2025

Applications Due: April 11, 2025

Scholarship Recipients Announced: April 28, 2025

Boot Camp Date(s): June 16-18, 2025

Course Location: Viticus Group Education Centers – Oquendo Center at 2425 E. Oquendo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89120.

About the Scholarship

The Dr. Jack Walther Recent Graduate Boot Camp Scholarship provides early-career veterinarians (0-5 years out of college) the opportunity to receive first-class hands-on training at Viticus Group Education Centers.

On June 16-18, 2025, scholarship recipients will join our instructors and get hands-on with the following topics: dermatology, leadership/mentorship, soft tissue surgery, and dentistry (24 CE hours).

In addition to the comprehensive continuing education, your meals and hotel are covered by the scholarship.

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Meet 2025 Scholarship Recipients 🎓

Amanda Aguiar

Amanda Aguiar

Tuskegee University, College of Veterinary Medicine

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Jane Alcorn

Jane Alcorn

Jane Anne Alcorn_ DVM- Banfield

Rebecca Ashton

Rebecca Ashton

Long Island University

Rebecca Ashton_ DVM- Thrive

Sean Bellefeuille

Sean Bellefeuille

Cornell University

Sean Bellefeuille_ DVM-Thrive

Erica Blair

Erica Blair

Cornell University

Erica Blair_ DVM- Thrive

Sarah Bramer

Sarah Bramer

The University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Sophia Cardot

Sophia Cardot

University of Tennessee

 

Sophia Cardot_ DVM- Thrive

Amanda Coull

Amanda Coull

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

Amanda Coull_ DVM-Thrive

Mackenzie Curran

Mackenzie Curran

University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine 

Mackenzie Curran_ DVM-Thrive

Alyssa M. De La Torre

Alyssa M. De La Torre 

Colorado State University

Alyssa De La Torre_ DVM- Thrive

Luana Deng

Luana Deng

Oregon State

Luana Deng_ DVM-Thrive

Alexis Diffley

Alexis Diffley

Ross University

Alexis.Diffley_ DVM-Thrive

Rebecca Durham

Rebecca Durham

Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine

Rebecca Durham_ DVM-Thrive

Gabrielle Endicott

Gabrielle Endicott

Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Gabrielle Endicott_ DVM-Thrive

Elian Golding

Elian Golding

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

 

Kai Golding_ Associate DVM- Banfield

Spencer Bonna Graham

Spencer Bonna Graham

The University of Tennessee

Spencer Graham_ DVM- Thrive

Maya Halaly

Maya Halaly

University of Florida

Maya Halaly_ DVM- Thrive

Jared Hammett

Jared Hammett

St. George's University 

Jared Hammett_ DVM- Banfield

Hayley Hawkins

Hayley Hawkins

University of Pennsylvania

Hayley Hawkins_ DVM-Thrive

Matthew Howard

Matthew Howard

Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph

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Brooke Joyner 

Brooke Joyner 

Texas A&M University

Brooke Joyner_ DVM-Thrive

Shelby King

Shelby King

Shelby King_ DVM-Thrive

Sarah Kulle

Sarah Kulle

The University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Rachel Leeson

Rachel Leeson

Rachel Leeson_ Associate DVM- Banfield

Jacob Lischer

Jacob Lischer

North Carolina State University

Jacob Lischer_ DVM- Banfield

Abigail Martin

Abigail Martin

Lincoln Memorial University

Abigail Martin_ DVM- Thrive

Niurka Cubero Martinez 

Niurka Cubero Martinez 

Iowa State University 

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Anna Marie Merante

Anna Marie Merante

Cornell University

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Amanda Pariso

Amanda Pariso

Iowa State University 

Amanda.Pariso_ DVM- Thrive

Trisha Patel

Trisha Patel

Long Island University

Trisha Patel_ DVM-Thrive

Anna Julia Pheils

Anna Julia Pheils

Ross University

Anna Pheils_ DVM-Thrive

Mackenzie Pinto

Mackenzie Pinto

Mississippi State University

Mackenzie Pinto_ DVM-Thrive

Kaitlyn Reinhardt

Kaitlyn Reinhardt

University of Minnesota

 

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Brittany Savage

Brittany Savage

The Ohio State University 

Brittany Savage_DVM-Thrive

Angela Schwarz

Angela Schwarz

Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine

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Dena Seiss

Dena Seiss

Western University of Healthy Sciences 

Dena Seiss_ DVM-Thrive

Samantha Valdes

Samantha Valdes

Ross University

Samantha Valdes_ DVM-Thrive

Zoe Vicich

Zoe Vicich

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

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Eman Yacoub

Eman Yacoub

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Anita Yau

Anita Yau

Cornell University

Anita Yau_ DVM-Thrive