Scholars Program Workshops

2025 Schedule
Veterinary Research Scholars Workshops
All workshops in Frey Conference Center (Coles Hall, Room 235) and starting at 8:30 a.m., except when otherwise noted

Date/Location/Topic/Faculty Presenter

May 29 - Ethics Seminars

June 5 - Dr. Tracy Miesner, DVM

Can my path lead me to a government job?

June 12 - Dr. Kate KuKanich, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Writing Research Abstracts and Manuscripts

June 17 - Dr. Kate KuKanich, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

The Internship and Residency Path: Merging Clinical Medicine with a Research Career

June 26 - Dr. Trent Shrader, DVM

Field trip to Sunset Zoo - The Life and Career Path of a Zoo Vet and Researcher

(We will meet at the zoo at 8:25 a.m.)

July 3 - Dr. Kate KuKanich, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Designing and Presenting Research Posters

July 10 - Faculty panel: Dr. Stacy McHaney, DVM, DACVR, Dr. Eduarda Bortoluzzi, MV, MS, PhD, and Dr. Jordan Gebhardt, DVM, PhD

Veterinary Research in Academia - Pathways, Daily Life, and Successes

July 17 - Dr. Kate KuKanich, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Creating an Effective Curriculum Vitae

July 24 - Panel of VRSP Alum Graduate Students

Dual Degree of DVM/MPH, DVM/MS, DVM/PhD

July 30 - Dr. Brett Kaspers, VMD, MS (and team)

Tour of Merck Animal Health in DeSoto, Kan. (Leave KSU at 7 a.m., return at 4 p.m.)

July 31 - KSU Poster Session at Boehringer Ingelheim Auditorium (Trotter Hall - 1st floor lobby)
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

KSU Poster Session and Luncheon

NOTE: Program concludes with Aug. 7-10 National Symposium in Spokane, Wash.