Email: lainee.hill@wsu.edu
Class: 2025
Residency: Montana
At what campus did you start the program? Bozeman
Undergrad: Montana State University
Ambassador: 2023-2024, 2022-2023
What are your main areas of interest in the field of veterinary medicine?
- Large animal
- Beef cattle
- Equine
- Swine
Please list any clubs/organizations you are currently involved with:
- Ag Animal Club
- Student Chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners
- Theriogenology Club
What do you think makes our program special or unique?
The staff at both the Montana and Washington campuses have a vested interest in the success of their students. I feel like my professors want me to do well and care about my development as a veterinarian outside of their class. The noncompetitive nature of the WIMU program creates a family atmosphere where we all help each other to succeed.
What experiences in our program have been the most meaningful so far?
I really enjoyed spending my first year in Montana. I feel like I was given hands on experience that could only be achieved with a class size of 10 students. I developed relationships with my professors and classmates that will go beyond school and I hope to rely on them as colleagues during my career.
I like living in Bozeman because:
I really enjoyed living in Bozeman because the town and the school celebrate agriculture and push their students to gain agricultural experiences in and out of the classroom.