The Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) is accepting applications for the 2012 Food Animal Incentive Award. Five (5) veterinarians will be selected to receive the award and they will receive paid travel and $1,000 stipend to attend the WVC in Las Vegas, Nevada in February 2012. Applicants should be a graduate veterinarian engaged in a food animal medicine, surgery, production medicine or theriogenology internship or in the first year of an AAVC listed residency. Graduate students in epidemiology may also apply.

PURPOSE

The Food Animal Incentive Awards recognize recent graduates from veterinary colleges or schools to:

• Encourage veterinarians to enter food animal practice or other careers directly related to food animal practice, such as food animal education and/or research.
• Help develop their leadership skills and aid their progress as future leaders in food animal practice and related activities.
• Showcase the educational enrichment opportunities offered by the Western Veterinary Conference.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE RECIPIENTS

• Meet certain deadlines for travel planning and conference registration.
• Provide a 5×7 head shot 300 dpi in .TIFF or .jpg format
• Attend the food animal sessions throughout the week of the conference
• Attend certain social functions, including an awards luncheon
• Assist with a hands-on or “wet lab” program that emphasizes food animal topics, if possible
• Present an overview of their experience at the WVC to fellow interns/residents during rounds or house officer meetings within one month following their return home.

REQUIREMENTS

Recipients must be a graduate of an AVMA-accredited college or school of veterinary medicine and engaged in a food animal medicine, surgery, production medicine, theriogenology, or epidemiology graduate program, internship or in the first year of an AAVC recognized residency, either at a university or private practice. Graduate veterinarians from other schools or colleges, or in other training programs, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

To apply:

• Complete and submit the application form and other documents.
• Provide letters of recommendation from two veterinarians.

The completed application and letters of reference must be received on or before October 1, 2011. Questions regarding the awards should be directed to:

Guy Pidgeon, DVM, DACVIM
CEO, Western Veterinary Conference
2425 East Oquendo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89120-2406
Phone 702.739.6698 Fax: 702.739.6420
Email guy@wvc.org

The applications should be directed to Sandi Schroder at sandi@wvc.org. The recipients will be notified on or before November 1, 2011.

AWARD DESCRIPTION

• Complimentary registration with Conference Notes for the 2012 Western Veterinary Conference
• $1,000 stipend
• $75 per day for daily allowance, food and travel incidentals
• Hotel room at a WVC hotel
• Airfare-coach class
• Awards luncheon and other social networking opportunities

SELECTION CRITERIA

Recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Demonstrated interest and involvement in some phase of food animal medicine and production
• Background and prior experience
• Career goals and objectives
• Academic accomplishments and recommendations

Please click here to download the application. Completed applications should be sent by mail under separate cover or electronically to sandi@wvc.org by October 1, 2011.