The AASV Student Recruitment Committee is pleased to announce the selection of Jonathan Tubbs (Auburn, 2020) as the incoming Alternate Student Delegate to the AASV Board of Directors.

Tubbs grew up exposed to the swine industry. Throughout high school and college, he worked at his father’s veterinary clinic, where his first exposure to swine medicine occurred. Tubbs spent several years working in animal welfare, biosecurity, and environmental auditing and assessment specific to the swine industry. Following this, he worked in swine genetics and production as a technical services manager. His experience in the swine industry is both extensive and well rounded.

Outside of the swine industry, Tubbs earned two degrees in education. He has taught in several venues including high school, university, and even adult education during his time in the US Peace Corps. Tubbs notes “the knowledge and experience of educating would be very beneficial in the position of alternate student delegate as it is necessary in this position to effectively disseminate information, facilitate discussion, and to make informed decisions.”

As a veterinary student, Tubbs currently serves as the president-elect to the Auburn SAVMA chapter, and holds officer positions in the Students for One Health and Production Animal Medicine clubs. Tubbs believes that “service to the swine industry is best achieved through service to, and in, AASV. Therefore, as alternate student delegate for AASV, I would be dedicated to continual improvement and advancement through the specific duties required.”

Tubbs assumes his duties as alternate student delegate during the 2018 AASV Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. The current alternate delegate, Jordan Gebhardt (Kansas State University, 2019), will assume the delegate position currently held by Brent Sexton, who will rotate off the board. Jordan and Jonathan will represent student interests within AASV as non-voting members of the board of directors and the Student Recruitment Committee.

Please join us in welcoming Jonathan to the AASV Board of Directors and thanking Brent for his service! And, yes, Jonathan is the son of AASV member and Past President Dr Rick Tubbs.

AASV Annual Meeting proceedings online

The proceedings of the 2018 AASV Annual Meeting are available at www.aasv.org/annmtg/proceedings for members to download.

The proceedings are available in the following formats:

• The “big book” of all the regular session papers in a single PDF file with a linked table of contents
• Seminar booklets: a PDF file for each seminar
• Offline web app to provide searchable access to papers on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or other mobile device (similar format to the USB drive). The web app is available only for a limited time before and after the meeting, so don’t wait to download it!
• Individual papers in the Swine Information Library: www.aasv.org/library/swineinfo/

To access the files, make sure your AASV membership has been renewed for 2018. You’ll need your AASV website username and password to log in. If they are not handy, contact the AASV office or use the “Reset Password” link in the upper right of the AASV Web site (www.aasv.org) to receive them by email.

Funding and online resources available for students

Veterinary students, are you looking for a summer internship or planning future externship opportunities? As student members of AASV, you have access to a database of swine-oriented opportunities available to students which can be found at: www.aasv.org/internships/index.php. Members of AASV who would like their internship and externship opportunities included in the directory are encouraged to contact Jordan Gebhardt, AASV student delegate (aasvstudentdelegate@gmail.com), for more information.

Are you looking for funding for a swine-based externship experience? The AASV Foundation provides grants of $200 to $500 to veterinary students who complete an externship of at least two (2) weeks in a swine practice or a mixed practice with a considerable swine component. Any AASV student member in veterinary school who fulfills the requirements is eligible to apply. More information can be found at: www.aasv.org/students/externgrant.htm.

AASV members: Want to practice better medicine? We want to help!

AASV and Texas A&M University Medical Sciences Library are teaming up to provide you with assistance to practice evidence-based veterinary medicine. The best part… there is no cost to you.

Do you have a question? Want to know what has been published about a topic? Need to have a fact verified? Need demographic information? We will help you find the answers. You have access to the searching expertise of the medical science librarians at Texas A&M University. Submit your question or literature search by email (AskMSL@library.tamu.edu) or phone (979-845-7428) and receive the answer via email, generally within two working days.

Do you know the specific article, chapter, or paper you want to read but don’t have the full text? You may request copies of articles, chapters, and proceeding papers from the library’s extensive collection. Requests are generally filled within two working days.

These benefits are available to AASV members in private practice but not to students or those already associated with an institution that provides library benefits.

More details and instructions for taking advantage of these member benefits are available at guides.library.tamu.edu/aasv.

Attending the annual meeting in San Diego? A Texas A&M librarian will be available Saturday and Sunday, March 3rd and 4th, at a table near registration to answer questions and assist with registering for the service. Team up with the Medical Sciences Library to enhance your practice with knowledge and information gained from colleagues. Stand on the shoulders of all those clinicians, researchers and academics who have gone before you by putting their published knowledge into your practice!