Student Experience News

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. 

Family and friends will welcome the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Class of 2023, the Opal Otters, to their clinical year during a White Coat Ceremony on April 29, 2022.

In addition to fundamental courses in principles of disease and clinical medicine during their first three years of study, DVM students at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College focus on developing the technical and clinical skills they need to accompany this knowledge.

Veterinary services are necessary to keep our pets healthy, but companion animals living in remote communities often have limited access to veterinary care. If medical services are needed, the closest clinic may be hours away.