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VMBS Donors Establish Student Community Outreach Surgical Program

Dr. Bill and Joyce Roach Among the reasons Dr. Bill and Joyce Roach so dearly value education is because of the profound impact education has had on their lives. “Graduating from veterinary school was a life-changing thing for me and my family,” said Bill, veterinary class of ’57. “Because of the education that I got […]

Manitoba government reserves seats for ag-focused students

The Government of Manitoba announced on Oct. 7 that the province’s five additional seats at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) will be aimed at students with rural backgrounds who plan on returning to rural veterinary practice and supporting livestock and poultry industries.

Dr. Imai-Leonard’s Comparative Pathology Lab Wins 2022 Lab Safety Award

Dr. Imai-Leonard’s Comparative Pathology Lab Wins 2022 Lab Safety Award Trina Wood October 10, 2022 Perhaps it should come as no surprise that a laboratory handling samples for infectious disease testing keeps safety at the forefront— and that’s why Dr. Denise Imai-Leonard’s Comparative Pathology Lab is this year’s Lab Safety winner for the School of […]

Writing the Next Chapter: A Q&A with Dr. Renée Alsarraf

Dr. Renée Alsarraf (DVM ’91) treated cancer in canine patients for more than 2 decades. Then, at age 51, she was diagnosed with cancer herself. Upon receiving her diagnosis, dogs were a unique source of unconditional love for Alsarraf. She wrote about this experience and more in her book, Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can […]

‘Helping the horse’: combining veterinary medicine and farriery

Dr. Steve O’Grady, who is internationally known for his dual expertise as a farrier and a veterinarian, is the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s featured “EquineED Talk” speaker at the 2022 Saskatchewan Equine Expo on Friday, Oct. 28.