Humanimal Trust's Inaugural Symposium

Check out this amazing, unique one health opportunity!

Humanimal Trust’s Inaugural Symposium, to be held virtually on One Medicine Day - Thursday 6th May 2021. Humanimal Trust is a UK based charity, which drives collaboration between vets, doctors and researchers to achieve equal and sustainable medical progress which benefits both human and animal health (One Medicine).

The Symposium, whose theme is ‘Stronger Together: How we can take One Medicine forward’ will bring together professionals from human and veterinary medicine and researchers from the allied health and scientific disciplines for a unique shared learning event. Its objective is to create a roadmap on how the One Medicine concept can be taken forward through greater collaboration between human and veterinary medicine.

The symposium is free to attend and is open to all medical/veterinary/research professionals and students. Full details on the Symposium including the full programme of sessions and speakers and how to register can be found at: https://www.humanimaltrust.org.uk/medical-professionals/one-medicine-symposium-2021

Virginia-Maryland CVM Celebrates World Rabies Day

World Rabies Day happened on 9/28! Check out what the Virginia Maryland SAVMA One Health Working Group did to celebrate! 

For World Rabies Day this year (Sept. 28th), the One Health Working Group at VMCVM created a Buzzfeed quiz that matches participants with a common rabies vector species as a fun way to spread information about rabies transmission and prevention! Although any mammal can be infected with and spread rabies, vector species are those that are primarily responsible for maintaining the virus in nature. Find the link below for the Buzzfeed Quiz! Take the quiz to learn more about rabies vector species and find out which vector species you are! Share with us a screen shot of what rabies vector species you are!

 

Rx One Health Field Institute Summer Program

Are you interested in learning more about One Health while participating in a four-week, field-based, experiential summer program? The Rx One Health Field Institute might be something for you! Hosted by UC Davis One Health Institute, UC Davis School of Medicine and a team of international collaborators, this hands-on opportunity provides a life changing experience that can help you learn more about the many career opportunities that await you in One Health. Check out this link to read about Amanda Irish’s experience in the program

All veterinary students and recent graduates can apply! Applications close January 31st!

UC Davis Rx One Health Summer Institute

Jerrisa Ching, Washington State University

As a representative of Washington State University, I participated in the 2019 University of California at Davis (UC Davis) Rx One Health Summer Institute in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from June 23-July 19, 2019. One Health is an initiative that involves the collaboration of multiple disciplines to promote the health and well-being of humans, animals, and environment. This program provided an immersive One Health curriculum and hands-on experience for veterinary students, veterinarians, and other health professionals interested in One Health, public health, international medicine, and global health careers. This year, the 2019 Rx One Health cohort was made up of 22 individuals from 9 different countries (USA, Tanzania, Malawi, Senegal, Somalia, Vietnam, Mongolia, Japan, and India). My Rx One Health cohort and I participated in diverse activities in Tanzania, which ranged from livestock farm visits and zoonotic disease surveillance activities, Ruaha National Park wildlife disease surveillance and sampling, health institute/research facility tours, agriculture visits, Mafia Island ocean conservation/ecology/water and waste management activities, Masaai community and culture engagement, and government policy discussion. 

The UC Davis Rx One Health program was valuable for my veterinary education and professional development as it guided me towards my career pathway in veterinary public health. After I participated in this program, I affirmed my passion for veterinary public health while providing myself open doors into One Health careers in veterinary medicine. In addition, I learned the importance of veterinarians' role in community and government engagement since this skill permits you to build a relationship with all species to implement One Health interventions in a population. From the Rx One Health program, I intend to incorporate my knowledge and skills to improve the public health infrastructure systems in the state of Washington and Hawaii, USA. 

For any veterinary students interested or want to learn more about One Health, public health, or global health, I would highly recommend applying and participating in UC Davis Rx One Health Summer Institute Program! 

Zoobiquity Conference

The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, in partnership with Emory University and the Clinical Translational Science Alliance (CTSA), will host Zoobiquity ATL September 13, 2019 at the Emory Conference Center in Atlanta. The latest in a long line of conferences celebrating the best-selling book, Zoobiquity, the conference will bring together veterinary and human medicine professionals to advance biomedical innovation through collaboration. 

Any student interested in the conference, click here for more information and registration! Early bird registration ends on August 15, 2019 and the cost to attend is $125 for students.