Giving Stories

In the summer of 2008, while fishing near Juneau, Alaska, Dave and Eddylee Scott found a lump on the top of their 7-year old Golden Retriever’s head. They made a quick call back home to their veterinarian, Dr. Lance Campbell (’99 DVM), who advised them to take “Cassie” to a clinic in Juneau and have the lump removed. The Southeast Alaska Animal Medical Center removed the tumor—a benign multilobular tumor of the bone—but within 3 weeks the tumor returned.

The WSU neurology service’s new Electrodiagnostics machine will help make advanced muscle and nerve disorder diagnoses thanks to a generous friend of the college. Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) are two of the medical tests veterinarians will be able to perform with the new equipment.

Students can now watch ultrasounds, radiographs (or x-rays), and other procedures more easily thanks to a new large screen TV monitor from a generous friend of the college. Before the WSU cardiology group received the monitor, veterinary students crowded around a small computer screen or viewing window. Now students can view procedures more easily and more students can watch procedures at the same time. Students will also be able to watch medical procedures, such as fluoroscopy, in real time.

Patients at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital can now receive on-location cardiovascular diagnosis thanks to a new portable echocardiograph from a generous friend of the college.

“We are very grateful to have this machine.” said Dr. Lynne Nelson, a WSU veterinary cardiologist. “This echo is the latest, state-of-the-art, portable machine. Because it is portable, we can take it to a sick horse, kitten, or any animal.”

The exact cause of lameness in horses can sometimes be difficult to find. But thanks to a generous donor, the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine’s new gamma camera will make diagnosis easier.

“The gamma camera is essential for equine orthopedic lameness,” says Dr. Kelly Farnsworth assistant professor in WSU’s Veterinary Clinical Sciences department. “Localized lameness is difficult to radiograph.”

Douglas R. Call, associate professor in WSU’s Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology department, is the first recipient of the Caroline Engle Distinguished Professor in Research on Infectious Diseases. Dr. Call’s distinguished professorship will span four years.

“It’s always an honor when colleagues recognize the value of our work,” says Dr. Call, a molecular epidemiologist who specializes in antibiotic resistance research. “Our lab will use the awarded funds to conduct pilot studies and to support graduate education and recruitment.”

In March, Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine signed an agreement to open a satellite clinic at WSU’s Riverpoint campus in Spokane within the next year. The development and operation of the clinic will be aided by $3.5 million in private gifts. A $2.7 million estate gift from Dr. Bernard Pinckney, 1944 WSU veterinary […]

The ACVP/STP Coalition for Veterinary Pathology Fellows represents a unique partnership between the highest quality North American academic training programs and world-class biopharmaceutical companies to provide much-needed, well trained veterinary pathologists.  Funding for the WSU position was provided by Amgen, a leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry. “Valuable support from Amgen, through the ACVP/STP […]

Tracie Romsland always knew she wanted to work with animals.  Growing up in a family with more pets than people, Tracie cared for all kinds of animals from stray cats to dogs to horses.  After receiving her undergraduate degree in general science from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., she began working in a veterinary clinic in Redmond, Wash., first as a receptionist and later as a technician.
 
“Right out of college, I wasn’t sure I was smart enough to be a veterinarian,” says Romsland.  “But I knew I wanted to work with animals.”