Registration open for UGA College of Veterinary Medicine’s
VetCAMP 2015
Athens, Ga. – Thanks to the University of Georgia’s VetCAMP
program, high school students have the opportunity to explore the field of
veterinary medicine before they start college classes.
Run by the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, VetCAMP 2015
will be held June 14-20. Registration is open through Jan. 30.
The seven-day Veterinary Career Aptitude and Mentoring
Program gives current high school sophomores, juniors and seniors the
opportunity to experience veterinary medicine as a potential career path
through the clinical and research services offered by the UGA Veterinary
Teaching Hospital, the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center and the college’s
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories.
Attendees will learn about requirements for admission to the
UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, pre-veterinary study options at UGA,
research opportunities, study abroad opportunities, the college’s veterinary
curriculum and underserved specialties in the field of veterinary medicine.
Registration is $900. The fee includes lodging on the UGA
campus, meals, instruction and social activities. Financial assistance is
available to students with demonstrated need.
Students who wish to be considered for the program must
complete a registration packet that includes a registration form, a
teacher/counselor recommendation form and an essay. They also must submit an
official high school transcript.
To download a registration packet, see
www.vet.uga.edu/GO/camp. For more information about the program, contact
Lakecia Pettway at lpettway@uga.edu or 706-542-8411.
UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
The College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946 at UGA,
is dedicated to training future veterinarians, conducting research related to
animal and human diseases and providing veterinary services for animals and
their owners. Research efforts are aimed at enhancing the quality of life for
animals and people, improving the productivity of poultry and livestock and
preserving a healthy interface between wildlife and people in the environment
they share. The college enrolls 114 students each fall out of more than 900 who
apply. For more information, see www.vet.uga.edu.