Welcome!

This annual event is meant to show family and friends of first-year DVM students what being a veterinary student is really like. We are incredibly excited to be hosting the event in person this year and connect face to face with new members of the veterinary community including the OVC Class of 2027, their family, friends, mentors, and supporters.

The Emerald Elk want to thank you for your participation today and your continued support every day!

Sample Itinerary – Saturday February 10^th, 2024

Below is the itinerary for the day. There are four lectures and four labs scheduled over the course of the day in various subject areas, taught by field experts. You will get to enjoy interactive activities, as well as a silent auction, raffle and merchandise sale interspersed throughout the day.

Everyone’s schedule will be ordered a little different, so please follow the timetable provided to you on the day of the event!

Time	Activity	Guest Experts	Location
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.	Registration (Sign-In, Coat Check, Refreshments)		OVC Main Hallway
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.	Welcoming Ceremony	Dr. Joanne Hewson, Dr. Jeffrey Wichtel, Dr. Gwen Chapman	ECLA 1720
9:40 – 10:00 a.m.	Art of Veterinary Medicine	Dr. Basem Gohar	PAHL 1800
10:10 – 10:30 a.m.	Anatomy	Dr. Pavneesh Madan	LLC 1714
10:40 – 11:00 a.m.	Ethology	Dr. Derek Haley	ECLA 3702
11:10 – 11:30 a.m.	Nutrition	Dr. Sarah Abood	ECLA 1720
11:40 – 12:35 p.m.	Pizza Lunch!
12:45 – 1:40 p.m.	Tour of the Ontario Veterinary College
1:40 – 2:00 p.m.	Silent Auction, Raffle & Merchandise Sale		LLC 1715
2:00 – 2:20 p.m.	Pathology Lab	Dr. Jeff Caswell	ECLA 1720
2:30 – 2:50 p.m.	Histology Lab	Dr. Giannina Descalzi	PAHL 1800
3:00 – 3:20 p.m.	Anatomy Lab	Dr. Matthew Vickaryous / Anatomy Teaching Team	PAHL 1813
3:30 – 3:50 p.m.	Large Animal Lab / Small Animal Lab	Dr. Amanda Avison / Dr. Tiffany Durzi	ECLA 2701
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks		ECLA 1720