The Impact of COVID-19 on Pre-Veterinary Opportunities and Recommendations for DVM Admissions

2021 ◽  
pp. e20200145
Author(s):  
Shweta Trivedi ◽  
Jessica C. Clark ◽  
Kenneth D. Royal
Keyword(s):  
State University ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Academic Credit ◽  
North Carolina State University ◽  
Credit Hours ◽  
College Application ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Application Service ◽  
Holistic Review ◽  
The Impact

During the summer of 2020, a survey-based study was conducted at North Carolina State University, a land-grant university, to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on pre-veterinary students’ ability to gain experience hours for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) admissions. Of the 286 respondents (47% of the respondent pool), 92% reported losing at least one animal, veterinary, research, extracurricular, or work opportunity due to COVID-19, and 59% were not able to find a replacement. Of the lost experiences, 74 (20.8%) were for academic credit, resulting in 131 total academic credit hours lost, while only 12 credit hours were gained via alternative experiences. Of respondents, 30% (29.7%) identified as applicants of the 2020–2021 Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) cycle. More than half (52.6%) of the sample identified being concerned about the strength of their VMCAS experiences due to these lost opportunities. Many respondents reported considering delaying application submissions by taking a gap year (17.5%) or have had their intended graduation timeline affected (14.8%). Since the majority of veterinary colleges utilize a holistic review process, this study provides a basis for understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the duration, depth, and diversity of experiences gained by future DVM applicants. This article also provides recommendations for DVM admissions adaptations based on the outcomes of the data.

scholarly journals Veterinary Professions Advising Center: An innovative approach to pre-veterinary advising for Animal Science students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shweta Trivedi ◽  
Jessica C Clark ◽  
M Todd See
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
State University ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Animal Science ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
North Carolina State University ◽  
Veterinary Student ◽  
Undergraduate Advising ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Year

Abstract Veterinary Professions Advising Center (VetPAC) is a unique undergraduate advising center that combines Career Center services with pre-professional advising for pre-veterinary students at North Carolina State University (NCSU). During the past 10 years, VetPAC has created five distinct internships, three annual study abroad courses, a competitive annual high school summer camp, provided holistic advising, and hosted large-scale advising events that consistently provide resources to more than 800 students annually. The VetPAC provided outreach to an average of 13 local high schools per academic year, and educated over 300 visiting students about VetPAC and pre-veterinary life at NCSU since 2015. NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine has had a minimum of 26% and a maximum of 45% DVM students in the incoming classes who accessed VetPAC resources and advising. This article presents the impact VetPAC has had on pre-veterinary student success at NCSU, and provides an outline of VetPAC’s first 10 years of development as a model of combined career services and pre-professional advising for peer institutions.

The National Weather Service-North Carolina State University Internship Course: Impacts and Success over a Generation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Green ◽  
Daniel Leins ◽  
Gary M. Lackmann ◽  
James Morrow ◽  
Jonathan Blaes
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
State University ◽  
National Weather Service ◽  
North Carolina State University ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
Student Volunteer ◽  
Volunteer Programs ◽  
Selling Point ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Weather Service

AbstractNearly 100 North Carolina State University students have participated in a unique, highly structured internship course conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Raleigh, NC. Here, we explore the impact that this course has had on their professional development and career trajectories. The course has now been running for 17 years, and this paper provides an update on how the course has changed over time, including an evolution of the interview process to participate in the course, the number of students enrolled each semester has systematically been lowered to allow for more individual attention, and additional experiences outside of the WFO have been added. There are benefits for the students, with about half of the students now employed by the NWS, and nearly universal praise for how the course impacted their career progression. The university benefits from the course because the course serves as a compelling selling point for the MEAS department when recruiting students and the department also ensures that the curriculum is adequately preparing potential students for the job market. Finally, the NWS gains by creating a pool of potential employees that will require less spin-up time if hired, and graduates of the NCSU program have gone on to be involved with similar student volunteer programs at their respective offices once hired.

Impact of Community College Student Debt Levels on Credit Accumulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 671 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique J. Baker ◽  
William R. Doyle
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Instrumental Variables ◽  
Community College Student ◽  
Student Debt ◽  
Academic Credit ◽  
Credit Hours ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

Most community college students do not borrow to pay for their education. However, in recent years more students are borrowing and, when they borrow, accumulating large amounts of debt. To help clarify whether increased debt burdens are aiding community college students or harming them, we explore the impact of borrowing on academic credit hour accumulation. Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study 2002–2012, we provide multiple estimates of the impact of borrowing on credit hour attainment among community college students. Standard estimates suggest that community college students who borrow complete fewer credit hours than students who do not borrow, although the influence is relatively small (about two credits two years after enrollment). Instrumental variables estimates suggest that the impact of borrowing on credits attained is not significant two years after enrollment but is substantial eight years after enrollment (allowing students multiple enrollment spells).

Implementing A Criminal Background Check Process

2009 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Ann Rhodes ◽  
Catherine Solow
Keyword(s):  
Health Science ◽  
American Medical College ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Criminal Background Checks ◽  
Background Checks ◽  
College Application ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Application Service ◽  
Background Check ◽  
Criminal Background

ABSTRACT Motivated by external factors and an interest in providing the highest quality of patient care, the University of Iowa implemented a criminal background check process for all health science students in 2004. The authors detail the principles that guided policies and procedures that were put into place at university and collegiate levels to ensure that applicants and students understand the process; that an individualized review of criminal conduct reported in a background check occurs; and that fair and consistent action is taken in cases considered. The number and type of infractions reviewed by the Carver College of Medicine during a four-year period are conveyed as well as national statistics resulting from the criminal background check pilot operated by the American Medical College Application Service. The authors conclude that criminal background checks are an effective tool to be used for screening purposes before students are allowed patient contact but there must be clear procedures that are communicated to applicants and students as well as considered action taken when problematic behavior is uncovered by the check.

scholarly journals Mission-Based Filters in the Electronic Residency Application Service: Saving Time and Promoting Diversity

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 785-794
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Swails ◽  
Sasha Adams ◽  
Mark Hormann ◽  
Emma Omoruyi ◽  
Omowunmi Aibana
Keyword(s):  
Physician Workforce ◽  
Institutional Mission ◽  
Applicant Pool ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Application Service ◽  
Widespread Implementation ◽  
Holistic Review ◽  
Residency Application ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Baseline Screening

ABSTRACT Background Holistic review promotes diversity, but widespread implementation remains limited. Objective We aimed to develop a practical approach to incorporate holistic review principles in screening applicants in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and to assess the impact on diversity. Methods Three residency programs (internal medicine [IM], pediatrics, and surgery) at McGovern Medical School developed filters to identify applicants with experiences/attributes aligned with the institutional mission. These filters were retroactively applied to each program's 2019–2020 applicant pool using built-in ERAS capabilities to group applicants by user-defined features. We compared the demographics of applicants reviewed during the cycle with those identified retrospectively through experiences/attributes filters. Results The IM, pediatrics, and surgery programs received 3527, 1341, and 1313 applications, respectively, in 2019–2020. Retrospective use of experiences/attributes filters, without scores, narrowed the IM applicant pool for review to 1301 compared to 1323 applicants reviewed during actual recruitment, while the pediatrics filters identified 514 applicants compared to 384 at baseline. The surgery filters resulted in 582 applicants, but data were missing for baseline comparison. Compared to the baseline screening approach utilizing scores, mission-based filters increased the proportions of underrepresented in medicine applicants selected for review in IM (54.8% [95% CI 52.1–57.5] vs 22.7% [20.4–24.9], P < .0001) and pediatrics (63.2% [95% CI 59.1–67.4] vs 25.3% [20.9–29.6], P < .0001). Conclusions Program directors can leverage existing ERAS features to conduct application screening in alignment with holistic review principles. Widespread implementation could have important repercussions for enhancing physician workforce diversity.

The Impact of Competitive Quasi-Market on Service Delivery in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-98
Author(s):  
Idoko Peter
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
State University ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This research the impact of competitive quasi market on service delivery in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria. Both primary and secondary source of data and information were used for the study and questionnaire was used to extract information from the purposively selected respondents. The population for this study is one hundred and seventy three (173) administrative staff of Benue State University selected at random. The statistical tools employed was the classical ordinary least square (OLS) and the probability value of the estimates was used to tests hypotheses of the study. The result of the study indicates that a positive relationship exist between Competitive quasi marketing in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria (CQM) and Transparency in the service delivery (TRSP) and the relationship is statistically significant (p<0.05). Competitive quasi marketing (CQM) has a negative effect on Observe Competence in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria (OBCP) and the relationship is not statistically significant (p>0.05). Competitive quasi marketing (CQM) has a positive effect on Innovation in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria (INVO) and the relationship is statistically significant (p<0.05) and in line with a priori expectation. This means that a unit increases in Competitive quasi marketing (CQM) will result to a corresponding increase in innovation in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria (INVO) by a margin of 22.5%. It was concluded that government monopoly in the provision of certain types of services has greatly affected the quality of service experience in the institution. It was recommended among others that the stakeholders in the market has to be transparent so that the system will be productive to serve the society effectively

Absorption and Translocation of Florpyrauxifen-benzyl in Ten Aquatic Plant Species

Weed Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Erika J. Haug ◽  
Khalied A. Ahmed ◽  
Travis W. Gannon ◽  
Rob J. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
Myriophyllum Spicatum ◽  
Hydrilla Verticillata ◽  
State University ◽  
North Carolina State University ◽  
Eurasian Watermilfoil ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Aquatic Herbicide

Abstract Additional active ingredients are needed for use in aquatic systems in order to respond to new threats or treatment scenarios, enhance selectivity, reduce use rates, and to mitigate the risk of herbicide-resistance. Florpyrauxifen-benzyl is a new synthetic auxin developed for use as an aquatic herbicide. A study was conducted at North Carolina State University, in which 10 µg L−1 of 25% radiolabeled florpyrauxifen-benzyl was applied to the isolated shoot tissue of ten different aquatic plant species in order to elucidate absorption and translocation patterns in these species. Extremely high levels of shoot absorption were observed for all species and uptake was rapid. Highest shoot absorptions were observed for crested floatingheart [Nymphoides cristata (Roxb.) Kuntze] (A192 =20 µg g−1), dioecious hydrilla [Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle] (A192 =25.3 µg g−1), variable watermilfoil (Myriophyllum heterophylum Michx.) (A192 =40.1 µg g−1) and Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) (A192 =25.3 µg g−1). Evidence of translocation was observed in all rooted species tested with the greatest translocation observed in N. cristata (1.28 µg g-1 at 192 HAT). The results of this study add to the growing body of knowledge surrounding the behavior of this newly registered herbicide within aquatic plants.

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