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AABP Student Recognition Award Criteria

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Students will be evaluated by the following criteria:

Criteria Points

1. Interest in bovine medicine 10
2. Work experience 30
3. Academic & professional experience 30
4. Career goals 20
5. 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?

References:

• Strength of references