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The purpose of this organization shall be to:

1) To promote the importance of animal behavior in veterinary medicine.
2) To provide veterinary students with educational opportunities in relation to animal behavior,
by encouraging guest speakers for Chapter Meetings.
3) To create and maintain an affiliation between Student Chapter members and members of the
American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB).
4) To enhance leadership characteristics in its members through organization as a Student
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5) To encourage camaraderie among veterinary students with an interest in animal behavior.
6) To act as a communication link between practicing animal behaviorists and veterinary
students via the AVSAB newsletter.
7) To assist students in participating in externships with practicing veterinarians with a
professional interest in Behavior. Students and practitioners are advised to communicate via the
AVSAB newsletter, Members only Forum, and through the AVSAB community platform.
8) To allow mention of SCAVSAB membership on curriculum vitae to demonstrate interest in
behavior to prospective veterinary employers.

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The Cornell Student Chapter of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners is an academic organization of future veterinarians. Through our sponsored activities (guest lectures, farm visits, wet labs), we strive to fulfill the mission of the National AABP, an international association of veterinarians serving society as leaders in cattle health, welfare and productivity.

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The purpose of SCAAEP is to enable veterinary students at Cornell to learn
veterinary medicine as it pertains to equine medicine, both commercial and private, to provide veterinary students with educational opportunities in the equine aspects of
veterinary medicine, to aid in the career development of students by informing them of the opportunities available in equine medicine, to enhance leadership characteristics and skills and to act as a liaison between equine veterinarians and students.

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The Student Chapter of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (SCAAFP) is a student organization dedicated to promoting interest in feline medicine and surgery. Through lectures, wetlabs, field trips and community service activities, we hope to increase awareness of all feline-related issues.

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For those who don't have much experience with large animals, AASRP is a great way to ease into the farm animal world! AASRP is a club devoted to teaching students of all interests about the care of goats, sheep, llamas, and alpacas. Activities include various lectures on sheep/goat management, hoof trimming, sheep shearing, wetlabs, venipuncture labs, and visits to local sheep, goat and llama farms. They welcome anyone interested in learning more and interacting more with small ruminants which are rapidly becoming more popular as dairy animals and as pets.

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The purpose of the Student Chapter of the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners is to foster educational activities in the veterinary specialty of Laboratory Animal Medicine and to familiarize the members with standards, regulations, and techniques pertaining to this discipline.

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SCAAV works to enhance the educational opportunities of the veterinary students in the NYSCVM in regard to avian welfare and healthcare, specifically by informing students about veterinary problems and diseases, husbandry issues, preventative medicine, and scientific research currently encountered in dealing with both captive and wild birds.

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We aim to train veterinary students so that they can contribute to advancing reptilian and amphibian medicine, surgery, and conservation. We enhance the educational opportunities of the professional students in the veterinary college to learn about reptilian and amphibian medicine by hosting lectures and wet labs about veterinary problems and diseases, preventative medicine, husbandry issues, and scientific research currently encountered in dealing with both captive and wild exotic species.

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To enhance collaboration and scientific growth between veterinary students, residents, and researchers interested or involved in veterinary science research

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The purpose of Cardiology Club is to organize cardiology rounds, lectures, and wet labs for veterinary students and other interested graduate students to get more exposure in the cardiology service.

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As a student chapter of the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management, we hope to familiarize students with the multi-faceted world of pain management, as it will be an integral part of their careers and lives.

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The purpose of the CUCVM Dance Collective is to bring together the dance community within the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine by celebrating our enthusiasm for art, music, and dance. As a non-audition based dance group open to students of any level and style of dance, we serve as a creative outlet for students who would like a fun and casual way to express movement and meet others with similar interests during our bi-monthly open classes. In addition to this, the CUCVM Dance Collective also offers performance opportunities to those students who would like the chance to choreograph and perform. Such opportunities include our annual Spring Showcase, which provides student choreographers a venue where they can present their work to the entire community.

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To advance awareness of holistic veterinary medicine among veterinary students.

To provide veterinary students with educational opportunities in holistic veterinary medicine and related subjects.

To make available to the students an affiliation with the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.

To enhance leadership characteristics in its members through organization as a student club and to promote camaraderie among veterinary students with an interest in holistic veterinary medicine.

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To empower Latinx students and professionals in veterinary medicine and support aspiring Latinx veterinarians in order to better serve client demographics or "the next generation of Latinx veterinarians".

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The first Pet Loss Support Hotline was set up in 1989 at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis. Cornell used their guidelines in construction of our own hotline. The hotline is staffed by volunteer veterinary students who have undergone extensive training with professional grief counselors. Volunteers regularly attend discussion meetings with faculty advisors. These meetings assist hotline volunteers in dealing with the personal responses to grief and educate them to better serve the needs of callers.

Literature relating to pet loss and grief is maintained by the hotline and available for mailing to callers who request information. Articles about the human-animal bond and grief are provided for the education of student volunteers and, together with the experience from the hotline, help to prepare the students for the emotional side of veterinary practice.

Many if not all of the veterinary student volunteers have experienced the loss of a beloved companion animal and are aware of the profound sadness and confusing emotions that can result. They understand that every loss is unique and they are trained to acknowledge the normal grieving process that callers are experiencing.

The Cornell Pet Loss Support Hotline is not a mental health hotline. If the concerns voiced over a call are beyond topics related to pet loss and pet grieving, volunteers will help you find appropriate resources for your needs.

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Student Pride VMC (formerly Broad Spectrum) strives to support, represent, and advance the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary, questioning, intersex, asexual, and otherwise gender/sexuality-marginalized (LGBTQIA+) students, faculty, and staff affiliated with Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). We aim to foster inclusivity for LGBTQIA+ persons within the CVM community by organizing safe-space social gatherings, hosting speakers and educational events, advocating for LGBTQIA+ needs within the context of CVM, and collaborating with Pride VMC and other Student Pride VMC chapters to discuss the broader status of LGBTQIA+ individuals in veterinary medicine.

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As a student chapter of the American College of Veterinary Pathology, the Pathology club, aim:

To encourage veterinary student involvement in the field of veterinary pathology and provide an additional opportunity for its associates to gain professional knowledge in this field.

To make available to the students the opportunities offered by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists to its Student Chapters.

To contribute to the development of the field of veterinary pathology at Cornell University through activities involving the faculty and student associates.

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The mission of STEP@Cornell is to promote the presence of assistance animal organizations on campus and assist these organizations by fundraising for them, acting as a liaison between the organizations and the greater Cornell community, educating the vet community about assistance dogs and this unique sector of animal behavior, and providing opportunities to raise and train an assistance dog. STEP@Cornell is dedicated to helping serve the organizations within the community that provide assistance animals to those who need them.

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The Shelter Medicine Club's mission is to expose veterinary students to the myriad of issues surrounding animal sheltering and animal welfare issues. We conduct weekly visits to the local SPCA to conduct physical exam on shelter animals, giving students hands-on experience in shelter medicine while practicing their diagnostic skills. We host speakers on a wide range of subjects ranging from careers in animal sheltering medicine, humane animal handling, rescuing animals during disasters, animal behavior, and pet over-population. We often work together with other clubs on animal welfare related topics, and also host brown bag discussions on various issues.

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The Small Animal Clinical Skills Clubs (SACS) at Cornell is devoted to the improvement of clinical skills students have limited opportunities to practice.

To this end, we host lectures and wet labs; for example, in previous years have had labs on dental radiography and dental techniques such as scaling and nerve blocks. All of the labs are hands-on and allow students to practice skills on cadavers, and are taught by residents or technicians in the hospital.

Perhaps our most important events are vaccine and SNAP test clinics that we host in the fall and spring. These are open to students, staff, and faculty of the vet school and usually draws in about 60 animals per clinic. Club members and volunteers run the entire clinic, from vaccine administration to blood draw, under the supervision of our trusted advisers, Pati Kirch, LVT/Teaching Support Specialist, and Carolyn McDaniel, VMD/Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Sciences.

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The mission of the Society for Veterinary Ophthalmology is to promote student participation and interest in veterinary ophthalmology by providing opportunities for students to further their education in the field.

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The mission of Southside Healthy Pet Clinic shall be to improve animal welfare in Tompkins County and the surrounding area by providing affordable, high-quality veterinary care for low-income residents while enriching the relationship between the Cornell and Ithaca communities.

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Spay Day is a veterinary school club that aims to increase awareness of the need for as well as access to spay/neuter to save animal lives. We aim to give further hands on experience opportunities to veterinary students. By holding spay/neuter clinics for the community, Spay Day aims to help in animal overpopulation, reduce animal diseases, increase owner education and teach students the appropriate way to safely and efficiently spay or neuter an animal.

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To provide education and information in various aspects of prevention, recognition, care and rehabilitation of injuries within equine and canine sports medicine and to promote the human-animal bond through activities that get people outside and working with their dogs. These activities may include agility, hiking, herding, tracking, Canine Good Citizen training and testing, and others as chosen by members. All breeds, mutts, sizes, ages, and fitness levels are welcome! Activities will be scheduled to provide students with a variety of dog-friendly options for relaxation and exercise. Lectures will focus on canine and equine athlete maintenance, training, and injuries.

*Dogs may not be actively aggressive to dogs or people; they do not need to be social butterflies, but cannot constitute a hazard to others.

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The objectives of the Cornell University SAVMA shall be as follow:

a. To foster a united school spirit and to provide support of issues for the benefit of students within the college;

b. To provide opportunities for members to gain additional professional knowledge and an understanding of professional ethics;

c. To provide the students the benefits offered by the American Veterinary Medical Association to its student chapters and the advantages of belonging to a professional organization;

d. To support, facilitate, and encourage student, faculty, and administration involvement in activities of benefit to the overall personal and professional growth of the general student body;

e. To develop the characteristics of leadership through training received in conducting the Cornell University SAVMA's affairs;

f. To foster and maintain relations between the students, college, university, surrounding community, New York State Veterinary Medical Society, American Veterinary Medical Association.

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The mission of NABV is to "advocate, provide support, and cultivate an inclusive community for Blacks in veterinary medicine at every level of the profession through the organization, members and leadership." The purpose of the chapter is to provide support and community to Black students at CUCVM, to maintain strong relationships with Black alumni, and to offer opportunities for Black and minority pre-veterinary students to better understand the field.

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SVECCS is a student organization designed to promote the education and involvement of veterinary students in emergency and critical care medicine.

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This club seeks to provide veterinary students with additional exposure to the world of veterinary surgery through lectures, wet labs, workshops, and other activities.

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Tabletop Vets is a graduate/professional school organization founded to foster an environment in which all members of the Cornell Community may safely gather to play tabletop games. Members play a variety of games, including board-, card-, and pen & paper- games, in a setting which encourages social interaction and positive mental well-being.

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1. Provide professional and educational resources to AAPI veterinary professionals, veterinary students, and clients.
2. Encourage an interest in veterinary medicine among AAPI youth and support aspiring AAPI veterinary professionals through providing mentorship and other educational resources.
3. Facilitate networking opportunities among AAPI veterinary professionals.
4. Collaborate with similarly aligned diversity initiatives and affinity groups to advocate for greater general diversity in the veterinary profession.

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