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AVC Media Releases


Atlantic Veterinary College students at the recent AVMA Animal Welfare Assessment Contest in Raleigh, North Carolina.
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island is proud to congratulate two teams of doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) students, and one graduate student who brought home awards at the recent American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Animal Welfare Assessment Contest.

File footage of Summer Academy participants taking part in a lab. (Please note: This photo was taken prior to COVID-19)
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the AVC Summer Academy from July 4 to 7, 2023. This marks the first year that the Academy will be offered since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Gary Conboy receives the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care from Dr. John VanLeeuwen, interim dean, AVC, in 2022.
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College is now accepting nominations for the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

Campers learn about anatomy during the 2022 AVC Vet Camps.
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp.

(From left to right): Elder Junior Peter Paul, Raelyn McCurdy, Dr. Giuliana Obeid, Dr. Lara Cusack, Dillon Scott, and Fiep de Bie preparing to transfer "Buddy" to Hope for Wildlife.
| Atlantic Veterinary College

It was a morning of mixed emotions at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), as the AVC’s Wildlife Service prepared to bring bald eagle 450, otherwise known as “Buddy,” to his new home at Hope for Wildlife.  

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| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is pleased to report that they have cleared nine reindeer for their Christmas Eve flight.

Claire Graham, AVC Vet Camp Coordinator and doctor of veterinary medicine student, teaches participants about small animal physical examinations.
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), with support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), hosted its first NSERC Day in Veterinary Medicine on Saturday, November 26.

Dr. Mark Fast at the Atlantic Veterinary College's Fall Awards and Recognition Night.
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island recently awarded Dr. Mark Fast, chair and professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, AVC, the 2022 Zoetis Award for Research Excellence.

Mr. Roger Warren after receiving an honorary degree from the University of Prince Edward Island in 2019.
| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island recently awarded Mr. Roger Warren with the 2022 Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Green Hat Award.

Dr. Lara Cusack with an adult wild panther that was successfully rehabilitated.
| Atlantic Veterinary College

Have you met Dr. Lara Cusack, assistant professor in the Zoo, Exotics, and Wildlife Service in the Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College? Spend the next few minutes getting to know her a little better.

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