Academy of Rural Veterinarians
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V-SMART Presentations and Exhibits
V-SMART members travel throughout the state of Iowa giving presentations and setting up exhibits at youth events. V-SMART’s main goal is to show students the opportunities available in veterinary medicine. With our interactive presentation, our group outlines:
The current duties of a mixed/food animal veterinarian
The future outlook of the veterinary profession
The education and prerequisites for applying to veterinary school
The reasons why being a veterinarian is such a rewarding career
We also supplement our presentation with a brochure and question/answer session with a current veterinary student, and if possible, a local veterinarian. The question/answer session gives students an opportunity to ask the veterinary student what it is like to be in veterinary school and the route that the student took to get there. It also gives them a chance to ask the veterinarian questions about being in this profession. Interested students can also talk to the veterinarian about shadowing him or her, giving students another opportunity to learn about the veterinary profession.
V-SMART is looking for opportunities to present to students across the state. If you would be interested in having V-SMART give a presentation to your classes, FFA chapter, 4-H club, or any youth event, please contact us at vsmart@iastate.edu to schedule a presentation time. We are available to give presentations anywhere in the state and throughout the year; however, breaks in our semester, (such as early in the week of Thanksgiving, winter break, and spring break) are ideal times for our group to give presentations. V-SMART can also go to career fairs and other career-related activities your school or community may have.
WHERE HAS V-SMART BEEN? Event Date City World Pork Expo 12-Jun-04 Des Moines, IA NALJA Heartland Regional Show 11-Jun-04 Jackson, MN Howard County Fair 24-Jun-04 Cresco, IA Iowa Cattlemen's Assoc. Youth 25-Jun-04 Ames, IA 4-H Animal Science Roundup 29-Jun-04 Ames, IA Buchanan County Fair 7-Jul-04 Independence, IA Lee County Fair 9-Jul-04 Donnellson, IA Davis County Fair 9-Jul-04 Bloomfield, IA Cherokee County Fair 9-Jul-04 Cherokee, IA Sioux County Fair 12-Jul-04 Sioux Center, IA Linn County Fair 13-Jul-04 Central City, IA Delaware County Fair 14-Jul-04 Manchester, IA Carroll County Fair 15-Jul-04 Coon Rapids, IA Shelby County Fair 15-Jul-04 Harlan, IA Keokuk County Expo 16-Jul-04 Sigourney, IA Osceola County Fair 16-Jul-04 Sibley, IA NALJA Show and Congress 16-Jul-04 Des Moines, IA Iowa County Fair 17-Jul-04 Marengo, IA Mitchell County Fair 17-Jul-04 Osage, IA Monroe County Fair 18-Jul-04 Albia, IA Marion County Fair 19-Jul-04 Knoxville, IA Webster County Fair 19-Jul-04 Fort Dodge, IA Wapello County Fair 19-Jul-04 Ottumwa, IA Hardin County Fair 20-Jul-04 Eldora, IA Lyon County Fair 21-Jul-04 Rock Rapids, IA Ida County Fair 22-Jul-04 Ida Grove, IA Humboldt County Fair 23-Jul-04 Humboldt, IA Jones County Fair 24-Jul-04 Monticello, IA Tama County Fair 25-Jul-04 Toledo, IA Story County Fair 26-Jul-04 Nevada, IA Warren County Fair 27-Jul-04 Indianola, IA Mahaska County Fair 28-Jul-04 Oskaloosa, IA Union County Fair 29-Jul-04 Afton, IA Black Hawk County Fair 30-Jul-04 Waterloo, IA Fayette County Fair 31-Jul-04 West Union, IA Wayne County Fair 1-Aug-04 Corydon, IA Johnson County Fair 2-Aug-04 Iowa City, IA Plymouth County Fair 3-Aug-04 LeMars, IA Scott-Mississippi Fair 4-Aug-04 Davenport, IA Kossuth County Fair 5-Aug-04 Algona, IA Clayton County Fair 6-Aug-04 National, IA Woodbury County Fair 7-Aug-04 Moville, IA Iowa State Fair 8-Aug-04 Des Moines, IA ISU Block and Bridle 1-Sep-04 Ames, IA ISU Pre-Vet club 1-Sep-04 Ames, IA ISU-CVM SCAVMA 9-Sep-04 Ames, IA ISU Animal Science 16-Sep-04 Ames, IA Academy of Rural Veterinarians 17-Sep-04 Clay Center, NE IVMA meeting 24-Sep-04 Ames, IA ISU-CVM admissions 5-Oct-04 Ames, IA ISU Career Day 8-Oct-04 Ames, IA ISU Animal Ecology 28-Oct-04 Ames, IA Pre-Vet Club 28-Nov-04 Dordt College Area youth 29-Dec-04 Sioux Center, IA Nat'l FFA Week Celebration 23-Feb-05 Boone, IA Vet Science Class 26-Feb-05 Boone, IA HS Ag Class 15-Mar-05 Lamoni, IA HS Natural Resources Class 17-Mar-05 Sheldon, IA Ag Ed Classes 18-Mar-05 Winterset, IA CVM High School Visit Day 18-Mar-05 Ames, IA Pre-Vet Symposium 19-Mar-05 Ames, IA 8th grade class 23-Mar-05 Denison, IA Ames HS Talented and Gifted Program 6-Apr-05 Ames, IA Jefferson-Scranton HS 15-Apr-05 Jefferson, IA 4-H Animal Workshop 13-Apr-05 Knoxville, IA West Central Valley HS, An Sci Class 18-May-05 Stuart, IA Vet Tech class and Ag class 19-May-05 Corning, IA Boys State College Fair 15-Jun-05 Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA 4-H Animal Science Roundup 28-Jun-05 Ames, IA Carroll County Fair 28-Jun-05 Coon Rapids, IA SDVMA Convention 17-Aug-05 Sioux Falls, SD Animals Science Class, ISU 15-Sep-05 Ames, IA ISU Ag Career Day 25-Oct-05 Ames, IA
