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Ms. Lakecia Pettway
Coordinator
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Georgia
501 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602-7388
Phone: 706-542-8411
Email: lpettway@uga.edu
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Special Project Examples
Alex Glover, Class of 2010
International Externship(s): Dairy production in Uganda Study on rabies, Chinese CDC, Beijing
(read about Alex's experience)
Language: French
Special Project: Overview of dairy production practices, Uganda Department of Animal Science, RESEARCH
Current Position: UC Davis Tulare, residency/Master’s program in dairy health
Lisa Last, Class of 2010
International Externship(s): Clinical veterinary medicine, Chile
Language: Spanish
Special Project: Translation of medical forms for Athens Area Human Society, Department of Romance Languages (Spanish)
Current Position: Small animal practice, Washington, DC
Yandace Brown, Class of 2009
International Externship(s): Caribbean externship with CVO
Language: Spanish
Special Project: Moslem attitudes toward pets, an overview, Department of Religion, POWERPOINT
Current Position: Finished MPH program, now in final year at CVM
John Bryan, Class of 2008
International Externship(s): Study on medicine plants, Gabon Primate study, Wildlife Conservation Society, Gabon
Language: French
Special Project: Catalogue of medicinal plants, Gabon Department of Botany, PAPER
Current Position: Chief veterinarian, National Park Services, Fort Collins, Colorado
Emmanuel Rollin, Class of 2008
International Externship(s): Cross-border trafficking of cattle, Texas-Mexico border, USDA-APHIS
Language: French
Special Project: Potential costs of BSE to the US economy, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, PAPER
Current Position: Food animal medicine, intern at UGA, then in Macon, GA
Shanna Siegel, Class of 2006
International Externship(s): Large animal medicine and pathology, University of Santa Maria, Brazil
Language: Spanish
Special Project: Bioterror Agents: a Primer, for investigator at NIH, NOTEBOOK
Current Position:
Robin Sturtz, Class of 2004
International Externship(s): Public health diagnostic laboratory, Mexico City; Production animal agriculture, Brazil
Language: Spanish
Special Project: Zoonotic concerns in student travel, UGA Student Health Center, WEB PAGES
Current Position: Director of Veterinary Technician training, LaGuardia College, New York
Gaby Flacke, Class of 2003
International Externship(s): Reproduction in elephants, South Africa; Control of poultry diseases, Argentina
Language: German
Special Project: Mycobacterium bovis in lions in Kruger park Department of Ecology, RESEARCH PAPER
Current Position: Wildlife medicine, Southern Africa
Katie Kurkjian, Class of 2003
International Externship(s): Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases, Chile; Reproduction in elephants, South Africa
Language: Spanish
Special Project: Health effects as a result of industrial stream pollution, Eastern Europe, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, RESEARCH PAPER
Current Position: Completed MPH, EIS, now with Virginia Department of Health
Carrie McColgan, Class of 2003
International Externship(s): Marketing of milk from small production facilities, Kenya; International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi
Language: Spanish
Special Project: Herding practices in East Africa, College of Agriculture, PAPER
Current Position:
Leilani Alvarez, Class of 2002
International Externship(s): Small animal medicine, University of Berne, Switzerland; CDC OC Hubert Fellowship, viruses in bats in Cambodia
Language: Spanish
Special Project: Changes in border regulations regarding pets, European Union, Department of Political Science, PAPER
Current Position: Small animal medicine, NYC
Last Updated October 08, 2010.
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