The CVMA Welcomes 2025 Veterinary Classes!

WesternU Welcomes Its 2025 Class with First-Year Presentation, White Coat Ceremony

On August 3, WesternU’s College of Veterinary Medicine welcomed its first-year students during a special, inperson event held at the university. Dan Baxter, the CVMA’s Executive Director, spoke to the incoming class about the broad range of work that the CVMA does and the benefits of becoming a CVMA member. Art Cruz of Veterinary Insurance Services Company (VISC), the CVMA’s member-owned insurance brokerage, gave the students an overview of VISC’s products and services.

WesternU’s White Coat ceremony took place on August 7. CVMA President Dr. Elisabeth Klapstein gave a welcome address and congratulated the students on their acceptance to WesternU. In her speech, Dr. Klapstein offered the students advice on the tools and skills they should cultivate— such as determination, independent thinking, persistence, compassion, resilience, and dedication—in order to find fulfillment, meaning, and success in the profession.

New UC Davis Veterinary Students Welcomed at CVMASponsored Events

First-year students of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine were welcomed into the profession on August 17 during their first-year presentation. Dr. Grant Miller, the CVMA’s Director of Regulatory Affairs, gave an overview of all that the CVMA has to offer. Dr. Miller elaborated on the many member benefits provided by the CVMA that will serve the students throughout both their academic and professional careers, including free membership for the next five years.

On August 20, Dr. Klapstein welcomed the new UC Davis veterinary students to the veterinary profession during the university’s White Coat ceremony. Dr. Klapstein spoke about the importance of community, support, and peer-to-peer encouragement within the field, both during veterinary school and throughout a veterinary professional’s career.

The CVMA and VISC were proud sponsors of all four student events, and we wish the new students good luck in their future studies and careers!