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PVM Family Program Series

The PVM Family Program series is designed for families with elementary school students or older who are interested in learning more about the veterinary profession. The series takes place on the first Thursday of each month from October through March. The presentations are free but registration is requested. Please contact Adrianne Fisch (fischa@purdue.edu) to register today.

Directions and Location

Click here for directions to Lynn Hall.

All events will be held in Lynn Hall room 1136. Please enter the building through the west main entrance from Harrison Street. This is the large staircase just left of the Continuum statue in front of the building.

Free parking is available after 5:00 pm on the street and in parking lots marked with "A", "B", or "C".


Anesthesia - A strange sleep
Thursday, October 4, 2012
6:00-7:00 pm
Lynn 1136
Meet Dr. Jeff Ko, a veterinarian who specializes in anesthesia and pain management, and learn about the art of anesthesia in veterinary medicine.

Dr. Jeff Ko

What are a stegosaur's plates for? and other age-old dinosaur questions.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
6:00-7:00 pm
Lynn 1136
Meet Dr. Russell Main, a scientist in the Departments of Basic Medical Sciences at Purdue Veterinary Medicine and in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, and find out how much you know about dinosaurs.

Dr. Russell Main

Animal Babies
Thursday, December 6, 2012
6:00-7:00 pm
Lynn 1136
Meet Dr. Katharine Naughton, a veterinarian who specializes in animal reproduction, and learn all about baby animals.

Dr. Katherine Naughton

Where does your heart lie?
Thursday, January 3, 2013
6:00-7:00 pm
Lynn 1136
Meet Dr. Henry Green, a cardiologist (heart doctor) for animals.

Dr. Henry Green

Eyeballs, eyeballs everywhere
Thursday, February 7, 2013
6:00-7:00 pm
Lynn 1136
Meet Dr. Wendy Townsend, a veterinarian who is an eye doctor for animals, and learn all about eyeballs.

Dr. Wendy Townsend

Veterinary Technology - It’s more than just being a nurse!
Meet Registered Veterinary Technologists Paige Allen (left photo) and Jamie Schoenbeck Walsh (right photo) and learn all about career opportunities in veterinary technology.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
6:00-7:00 pm
Lynn 1136

 

Paige Allen, RVT Jamie Walsh, RVT