Deciding to go into a particular career field can be challenging, especially if you see few people who look like you. A first-time collaboration in spring 2022 between the Ontario Veterinary College and Veterinary Professionals Instilling Black Excellence (VIBE) aimed to support and encourage Black students to learn more about veterinary medicine education and see themselves in the field. 

Each year, the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association (OVCAA) recognize the outstanding accomplishments of OVC alumni who have made significant contributions to the veterinary profession.

With the COVID-19 pandemic showing the devastating global impacts of diseases that jump from animals to humans, Canada needs to adopt a concerted One Health approach to predict, track and ward off future potential outbreaks.