May 4-10 is National Pet Week—seven mood-boosting, heartwarming days in early May to celebrate all the ways our amazing pets make life better. No matter what the day throws our way or how heavy things get, they’re always there, ready to make sure we know how much we...
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Blue Coat Bright Future
Saturday, April 5 was a day to celebrate 96 inspiring stories of unrelenting commitment with 96 freshly ironed clinical coats of blue. Students, their families, and friends filled the exhibition hall of Monona Terrace, every face beaming with pride as the future...
Ready, Aim, Register
Looking for a unique and exciting way to HIT THE 2025 CE BULLSEYE? (It’s a licensing year, so we know the answer to that one.) If our aim is true, large and mixed animal veterinarians will be absolutely thrilled when they see what we’ve got planned for Friday, May...
We Just Did Our CE Spring Thing
March in Wisconsin is notorious for coming in like a lion, but this time around it was all about horses and small animals—and the remarkable veterinarians from across the state who take care of them. We kicked off the third month of the young year with our...
Calling all Equine and Small Animal Veterinarians:
Mark your calendars for the first big WVMA CE event of the new year. Spring Training ‘25 is scheduled for March 1 at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (UW SVM). And we want to see you there! We’re not horsing around when we say this is a...
It’s About You
FROM THE PRESIDENT • KIMBERLY KRATT, DVM Happy New Year WVMA friends! I’m so thrilled and grateful to be your new Board President. Because of all the hard work of our members, board and staff, 2025 is going to be an amazing year for all of us, and I can’t wait to get...
UW School of Veterinary Medicine Hosts Regional Summit Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
By Britta Wellenstein, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (UW SVM) hosted the Iverson Bell Midwest Regional Diversity Summit in May, the first site to hold the event,...
Dr. Meg Mueller Nominated for WVMA President-Elect
Dr. Meg Mueller, DVM Dr. Meg Mueller, of Brackett, Wisconsin, has been nominated for WVMA president-elect. A 2010 graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Mueller practices mixed animal medicine at Osseo-Augusta Veterinary...
Abigail Schmoldt Wins Wisconsin FFA Proficiency Award
Abigail Schmoldt of the Slinger FFA Chapter was selected as the winner of the 2022 Veterinary Science Proficiency Award during the State FFA Convention held in Madison in June. The WVMA sponsored the award. Schmoldt’s veterinary science Supervised Agricultural...
Ashley Oppermann Elected to WVMA Executive Board
Ashley Oppermann, a University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (UW SVM) Class of 2025 student, was elected by her peers to serve a two-year term on the WVMA Executive Board. Oppermann completed her undergraduate work at UW-Parkside, earning a bachelor’s...