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Dr. Jason Johnson joins veterinary professionals around the nation to form a new nonprofit organization called the Veterinary Virtual Care Association (VVCA). In the wake of the global pandemic, there was a sudden demand for veterinary virtual care. This new group was formed to help the profession navigate how to implement virtual care into practice.

LMU President Clayton Hess conferred 108 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees on candidates from the LMU-College of Veterinary Medicine that completed the degree requirements at the close of the spring semester on Saturday, May 16.

Nicholas Shen, a fourth-year veterinary medicine student at LMU-CVM, was awarded the 2019 AABP Foundation Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Award sponsored by Merck Animal Health, including a $5,000 scholarship. Shen will graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from LMU-CVM on May 16, 2020.

LMU-CVM is pleased to welcome Dr. Mitchell Moses as the associate dean for Clinical Relations and Outreach. Moses will continue to advance the innovative, hybrid distributive clinical education model at LMU-CVM. He will work with clinical affiliates across the country to place well-qualified fourth-year veterinary students in their practice for real-world, hands-on learning experiences.