Auburn Vet Camp introduces students to veterinary medicineJune 19, 2018The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine is offering hands-on summer camps to middle and high school students to give them an idea of what a career in veterinary medicine entails. Conducted by students, faculty, and staff of the college, Vet Camp takes students into classrooms, laboratories, and clinical facilities to give them a glimpse of veterinary studies and the animal health industry as a whole. Kimberley Moyers and Trey McElroy, both third-year veterinary students at Auburn, are Vet Camp's student directors, overseeing more than 20 second- and third-year veterinary students who work with campers. "Vet Camp is a week of hands-on education where we show the students as many aspects of veterinary medicine as possible," said McElroy. "We incorporate learning with many fun-filled activities. We want to immerse them in the medical side, along with showing the many other aspects of the veterinary field." A total of 100 students will attend the camps, which are coordinated in partnership with Auburn's Office of Professional Continuing Education. Two camps for high school students will take place in June—one for grades nine to 11 and the second for high school seniors—while the third, a junior veterinary camp for …
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