Culture & People

The AAHA Employee of the Month for January 2025 is Michele Mescher, RVT, BS, MBA, of Glenway Animal Hospital in Cincinatti, Ohio!

Meet Jeremiah Pouncy, a Cornell veterinary student and online content creator who discusses diversity and tech in veterinary medicine, as well as sustainability, and entrepreneurship. He also shares incredible photos of his international travel and wildlife conservation efforts.

Augusta O’Reilly, MSW, LCSW, a licensed clinical veterinary social worker at Virginia Tech’s VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Teaching Hospital, answers the five questions.

New year, new Trends? In some ways, yes. We’re changing the way we do things around here to suit the needs of our digital audience—but we’re also bringing back some timeless classics while living out our mission to forward veterinary excellence in all corners of practice.

This story was originally published in fall of 2024. AAHA will introduce the Community Care Guidelines for Small Animal Practice Read on for a preview of the new guidelines.

From the Leptospirosis vaccination becoming core for most dogs to understanding pets and the solar eclipse, these are the top 10 articles NEWStat readers checked out in 2024.

AAHA’s DEIB committee is about to celebrate its five-year anniversary! Learn more about what inspired its formation, some of their early efforts, and where they hope to go from here.

The Florida Veterinary Medical Association’s (FVMA) new “Inspire” program, in partnership with Blue Buffalo, aims to make mental health and other general wellbeing resources available to all Floridians in veterinary medicine, regardless of membership with the organization.

More than two months after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Western North Carolina, many groups are still trying to find a new “normal.” Recently, one group of volunteers spent time at one of the first animal hospitals to open after the storm to help rebuild.

This month’s grand prize winner is Sabrina Gonzales, RVT, Veterinary technician, dental focus, at Nichols Veterinary Care, in Monterey, California!