Students, residents, interns match to programs across the nation

Images of those who matched inside the Cougar Head, with the text, "It's a match!"

This year, 16 veterinary students from the WSU Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2024 and 11 WSU interns and residents matched to programs throughout the country through the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program.

Congratulations to all of those who matched:

  • Joanna Acosta, small animal surgery residency, Washington State University
  • Cordelia Alexander-Leeder, small animal rotating internship with a medicine emphasis, North Carolina State University
  • Emily Austin, rotating internship in small animal clinical sciences, Texas A&M University 
  • Lindsay Bailey, small animal rotating internship, WestVet Emergency Specialty Center, Boise 
  • Sarah Bayles, small animal rotating internship, WestVet Emergency Specialty Center, Boise;
  • Ionna Chandra, small animal emergency and critical care specialty internship, University of Georgia
  • Chad Dardis, small animal rotating internship, WestVet Emergency Specialty Center, Boise 
  • Jennifer Doles, small animal rotating internship, Kansas State University
  • Cassidy Freeman, small animal rotating internship, Nashville Veterinary Specialists and Animal Emergency
  • Jesus Gonzalez Gomez, livestock herd health and reproduction residency program, University of California, Davis
  • Allison Groff, small animal rotating internship, WestVet Emergency and Specialty Center, Boise 
  • Irene Groot, small animal emergency and critical care internship, Washington State University
  • Matthis Grupe, small animal rotating internship, VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital
  • Luis Gutierrez, small animal rotating internship in medicine and surgery, Angell Animal Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • Minae Kawasaki, small animal rotating internship, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Jillian Lake, small animal rotating internship, VCA Animal Specialty Group, Los Angeles, CA
  • Sebastian Larriva, residency in equine surgery, Washington State University
  • Jessica Lee, small animal rotating internship in clinical sciences with a focus on underserved communities, Texas A&M University 
  • Marissa Leupold, residency in emergency and critical care, University of Tennessee 
  • Tori Nakashima, Idexx sponsored residency in diagnostic imaging, University of Florida
  • Luis Schmidt, small animal emergency and critical care specialty internship, University of Georgia
  • Caroline Sirr, small animal rotating internship, BluePearl; Specialty Pet Hospital, Kirkland, WA
  • Liza Sperry, small animal medicine and surgery internship, Colorado State University
  • Angelica Tseng, small animal rotating internship, Tuskegee University
  • Tyeisha Watters, small animal medicine and surgery internship, Pieper Memorial Veterinary Center, Middletown, CT
  • Elvira Zaripova, small animal medicine and surgery internship, Angell Animal Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Go Cougs!