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AABP Student Recognition Award Criteria
Sponsored by Merck Animal Health
Students will be evaluated by the following criteria:
Criteria Points
- Interest in bovine medicine 10
- Work experience 30
- Academic & professional experience 30
- Career goals 20
- Recommendations 10
Description of criteria:
Interest in bovine medicine considers:
- The student’s explanation of his/her interest and in bovine practice
and/or the beef or dairy industry
- The student’s understanding of current and future industry trends
and involvement of veterinary medicine with the cattle industry.
Work experience considers:
- Work on farm, ranch, dairy or agribusiness
- Type of experiences
- Length of experiences
- Suitability of experiences to as related to bovine veterinary medicine
- Veterinary experience:
- Type of practice experiences
- Externships or internships
- Length of experiences
- Suitability of experiences to promote understanding of bovine medicine
Academic accomplishments:
- Does academic course work relate to student’s career goals?
- Relevance of preprofessional course work or degrees
- Courses taken in bovine medicine or relevant subjects (elective or core
courses)
- Specialty courses or off-site experiences (Clay Center, capstone program)
- Involvement in student organizations (Student AABP, Food Animal Club, SCAVMA)
Career goals:
- Is there clear demonstration of career goals?
- Are goals realistic and attainable?
- Have work experiences and academic work prepared student to achieve goals?
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