Veterinary Medicine- Entrepreneurship/ Placement. Example Application

Veterinary Medicine- Entrepreneurship/ Placement Example Application

FOR USE BEGINNING IN 2006 PLACEMENT MISSOURI Proficiency STATE: MO Place Label Here Chapter # MO 0094 Member ID # 551787161 Name of Proficiency Award Area Dana A. White 1. Name: Name on chapter FFA roster: (If Different): Dana White 2. Date of Birth: 10-28 - 89 3. Age: 19 (Month) (Day) (Year) 4. Gender: Male X Female 5. E-mail: name@email.com 6. Address: (street address required) 111 Some Street City: Anytown State: MO Zip: 99999 7. Home Telephone number (including area code): 999-111-9999 8. Name of Parents/Guardians 9. List Parents/Guardians Occupation Below: a. Father: Brad White Self Employed- Farmer b. Mother: Terri White Teacher 10. Complete FFA Chapter Name: Any Chapter 11. Name of High School: Any High School 12. School Address: (street/rr./box no.) 999 Any Street School City: Anytown State: MO School Zip: 99999 13. School Telephone Number (including area code): 555-555-5555 14. Chapter Advisor(s): Erica McBee 15. Year FFA Membership Began: 2002 16. Years of Agricultural Education Completed: 6 17. Years of Agricultural Education Offered (grades 7-12) in high school last attended: 6 18. Year in school at time of applying for the award: College 19. If you have graduated from the high school, year graduated: 2008 20. State/National Dues paid? YES We have examined this application and find that the records are true, accurate, and complete. We hereby permit for publicity purposes, the use of any information included in this application with the exception of the following: Candidate Signature Parent or Guardian Signature In addition, we certify the applicant has achieved a satisfactory record of scholastic achievement. Chapter Advisor Signature Superintendent or Principal Signature (indicate which) The information contained in this application has been substantiated by an actual visit to the site of the applicant's supervised agricultural experience program. Employer Signature (if applicable) State Supervisor, Ag Ed, Signature NOTICE: This application will not be returned by the National FFA Organization. Please make a copy for your records. DO NOT ALTER APPLICATION IN ANY WAY or APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION! National FFA Organization

I. Performance Review A. Getting Started in this activity: (15) 1. Briefly describe your SAE as it is related to this proficiency area. Describe how you started in this proficiency area. What interested and motivated you to begin? At the age of nine, I shadowed at a local veterinary practice and observed an ovariohysterectomy, which would be the first of many that I would observe. Ever since that first day in the surgery suite, I have had a strong interest in the field of veterinary medicine. I began to pursue my interest in March of 2006, when I was hired at Any Company Veterinary Service as a kennel attendant. Early on my position consisted of feeding and walking hospitalized animals and cleaning cages. However, when the doctors saw my desire to learn more about the profession, I began gaining exposure to many other aspects of the practice. After gaining exposure to the different areas of the profession, I became very drawn to the surgery suite. I would stay hours after the clinic ha closed to take part in a surgery, and after many hours of observing I was asked to "glove up" and assist the doctor with the procedure. Since then I have been exposed to a wide variety of surgeries ranging from c- sections, fracture repairs, and exploratories. However, ever since I assisted with a diaphragmatic hernia where felt the aorta of a four month old puppy, I have focused my attention to pursuing a career in the field of veterinary medicine. 2. When you were planning your supervised agricultural experience in this proficiency area, what 2 or 3 goals and objectives did you plan to achieve at this point in your development? During my time spent at Any Company's I was able to experience a wide variety of procedures involving both large and small animals. The experiences I encountered at Any Company's clinic reinforced my desire to pursue and attain my Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. My first goal was to be accepted as a Pre-Veterinary Medicine Scholar at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Being accepted into this program would prove to be very beneficial because it guarantees admittance into the College of Veterinary Medicine as long as I follow and maintain the requirements of the program. By submitting a well rounded application and having practice interviews, with a person from a college medical admittance board, I felt that I had indeed prepared myself to meet this goal. While my SAE at Any Company's was very fulfilling I felt that visiting other veterinary practices would be important in my overall exposure to the field of veterinary medicine. Therefore, my second goal was to shadow at different clinics over holiday breaks. Pursuing this goal would allow me to encounter a wider range of medical procedures while observing how other veterinarians operate their practices. After speaking with Dr. Renfro I was able to decide which local clinics I would like to visit to enhance my learning. Gaining as much exposure as I can should prove to be very beneficial in the years to come. Not only will shadowing increase my exposure but seeking a job at a clinic other than Any Company's during the summer should also be very helpful. B. Progress: 1. Describe any special advantages or disadvantages that had a major impact on your achievements in your supervised agricultural experience program. Working throughout high school was very beneficial for my SAE because it gave me valuable exposure in the field of veterinary medicine. The additional duties and responsibilities taught me the importance of developing priorities and time management skills. Both of those qualities have proven to be advantageous in my first year a the university. My number one priority during the first year at college was to focus on my undergraduate curriculum rather than seeking part time employment. Working at Any Company's for more than two years has exposed me to much knowledge that will better prepare me for veterinary school. Becuse the doctors I worked with have seen my passion for the field they have been very helpful in showing and explaining to me the every day cases as well as the unusual cases to help me further enhance my learning. My SAE has proven to be very beneficial in my prusuit of my Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. The exposure and knowledge I have obtained has given me a "head start" in the biology based classes I have begun and will continute until my admission into the college of veterinary medicine. DO NOT ALTER APPLICATION IN ANY WAY or APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION! National FFA Organization Our House Enterprises - 2 - (MO 551787161) 3/1/2010

I. Performance Review (continued) B. Progress (continued) 2. Briefly describe your placement in this proficiency area. (Include a description of the business/ farm, working conditions, size, number of employees, type of facilities, equipment available, etc.) Any Company's Veterinary Services is a mixed practice veterinary facility in rural Missouri. In July of 2007 they moved out of their old clinic and into a new state of the art veterinary clinic. The new facilities allowed for food animals and equine to be treated and hospitalized on site, while an expansion in the treatment areas of the small animal clinic where made possible. I worked with two veterinarians, three technicians, and business personnel throughout my time spent at Any Company's. During the school year I would work an average of fifteen hours a week, but during the summer I was at the clinic between twenty-five and thirty hours a week. By working at a veterinary clinic I never had set hours, and it was not uncommon for an emergency to come in just as we were leaving for the night. Any Company's is the only clinic in the surrounding area that offers emergency services, so receiving a call during the middle of the night from the doctor for assistance was always a possibility. 3. How has your position description and/or responsibilities changed during the time of your placement? Upon receiving my kennel attendant position at Any Company's, my responsibilities were limited to walking and feeding the animals as well as cleaning cages, exam rooms, and laundry. As my interest in leaning became prominent and I exceeded my set responsibilities, I was promoted to a technician. Becoming a technician meant that I would have more client/patient interaction, I would be running lab work, and I would be assisting the doctors more regularly. On a daily basis after my promotion, I would run blood work, assist with surgeries, fill prescriptions, and perform minimal exams on the patients prior to being seen by the doctor. The increase in responsibilities that came along with my promotion have greatly increased my knowledge and exposure to the different aspects of veterinary medicine. C. Analysis/Evaluation of Program 1. Describe your level of achievement and progress towards your goals (such as skills, scope, etc.) in this award area as related to the goals and objectives described on page 2, question 2. The most memorable achievement in regards to my SAE was the day I received my acceptance letter into the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Scholars Program. Achieving this goal has given me familiarity with veterinary medicine on the college level. Not only have I been assigned a DVM mentor, but I have also spent time in various areas of the Teaching Hospital in order to gain additional shadowing hours. Over Christmas break I was able to shadow a veterinary clinic in Concordia adding to the exposure I encountered during my first semester of college. To enhance my exposure in the field of veterinary medicine I applied and interviewed with two small animal practices in the Columbia area. I have recently been hired as a Doctor's Assistant at one of the top veterinary clinics in the area, and I have already experienced many different aspects to the field of veterinary medicine. Working with different doctors has allowed me to see how procedures and treatments vary between clinics. 2. Describe the personal goals, educational goals, and career goals you would like to achieve in the next ten years. Although, I have a number of personal and professional goals, the following goals pertain directly to my studies and, ultimately, my profession as a veterinarian. My years of working for a local veterinary business have stimulated my interest in spending my professional life as a doctor of veterinary medicine. Consequently, my first goal is to focus on my undergraduate curriculum and make sure that it is comprehensive and challenging in ways that will assist my learning and development during veterinary studies. My second goal is to maintain my acceptance into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. To do that, I plan to present a strong resume of academic success, personal development, and deep interest in contributing to animal health. Finally, my third goal is to develop myself maximally during the time I am a veterinary student. This will require strong adherence to study, experimentation, inquiry, and mastery not only of the knowledge about effective veterinary practice, but also the skill in providing veterinary practice. DO NOT ALTER APPLICATION IN ANY WAY or APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION! National FFA Organization - 3 -

II. Scope, Income and Expense Summary for : Placement and Research Experimentation Type Supervised Agricultural Experience Program (20) Major Job Title Total Hours Worked Gross Total Net Year Type of Work and/or Unpaid Paid Total Earnings Expenditures Earnings Activities completed (A) (B) (C)* (D) (E) (F)** Mo/Day/Yr 11/1/2004 to Dec. 31 2005 (Year) Totals for Year 1 Renfro's Kennel Attendant 426.0 426.0 $2,740 $2,740 Jan 1, to Dec. 31 2006 (Year) Totals for Year 2 426.0 426.0 $2,740 $2,740 Renfro's Veterinay Technician 733.0 733.0 $5,431 $5,431 Jan 1, to Dec. 31 2007 (Year) Totals for Year 3 733.0 733.0 $5,431 $5,431 Renfro's Veterinary Technician. 582.0 582.0 $4,240 $4,240 Jan 1, to Animal Laboratory Research 22.0 22.0 Dec. 31 Veterinarian Job Shadowing 8.0 8.0 2008 (Year) Totals for Year 4 30.0 582.0 612.0 $4,240 $4,240 Equine Clinical Rotations 16.0 16.0 Jan 1, to Clinical Pathology Exposure 3.0 3.0 Dec. 31 2009 (Year) Totals for Year 5 19.0 19.0 Jan 1, to Dec. 31 2010 (Year) Totals for Year 6 GRAND TOTALS Year (1+2+3+4+5+6) 49 1,741 1,790 $12,411 $12,411 * Columns (A) plus (B) = (C) ** Columns (D) minus (E) = (F) DO NOT ALTER APPLICATION IN ANY WAY or APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION! National FFA Organization - 4 -

III. Balance Sheet (5) Beginning Value Ending Value at End ASSETS & INVESTMENTS on Date of Last Completed Entered Ag (A) Record Year (B) 1. Current/Operating Assets a. Cash on-hand, checking and savings $8,500 $14,000 b. Cash value - bonds, stocks, life insurance c. Notes & accounts receivable $3,000 d. Total Current/Operating Inventory (all other current assets) 2. Total Current/Operating Assets (1a+1b+1c+1d) $11,500 $14,000 3. Non-Current/Capital Assets 4. Total Assets (2+3) $11,500 $14,000 Beginning Value Ending Value at End LIABILITIES on Date of Last Completed Entered Ag (A) Record Year (B) 5. Current/Operating Liabilities (notes payable) 6. Non-Current/Capital Liabilities 7. Total Liabilities (5+6) 8. NET WORTH (4 minus 7) $11,500 $14,000 Beginning Value Ending Value at End SUMMARY OF SOURCE AND USE OF FUNDS on Date of Last Completed Entered Ag (A) Record Year (B) 9. Earnings from this proficiency area XXXXXXXXXXXX $12,411 10. Other SAE earning NOT from this area XXXXXXXXXXXX 11. Earnings from non-sae activities XXXXXXXXXXXX 12. Income other than earnings XXXXXXXXXXXX $2,296 $97 13. Total Earnings (9+10+11+12) XXXXXXXXXXXX $14,804 14. Use of Funds XXXXXXXXXXXX a. Total educational expenses XXXXXXXXXXXX b. Total other personal expenses (Includes local, state & federal income XXXXXXXXXXXX $2,200 tax and FICA) 15. Total use of funds (14a+14b) XXXXXXXXXXXX $2,200 DO NOT ALTER APPLICATION IN ANY WAY or APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION! National FFA Organization - 5 -

IV. Skills and Activities A. Skills (25) List your top six placement skills and give a brief description of each one and its contribution to the success of your supervised agricultural experience program. 1.Skill Number One. Year Skill Where Attained Student Hours 2006-2008 Any Company's Veterina 50 Prepare and anazlye bloodwork, pathology slides, and other lab work. Services, and MU's Teaching Hosptial Description of Skill: Drawing blood samples and running blood work for chemistry panels, heartworm tests, CBCs, and PCVs was a common skill I was asked to perform. Some of these tests were frequently completed as a precaution step prior to an animal having surgery, or they would be completed on hospitalized animals. Setting up fecal samples was a routine procedure to test for intestinal parasites. Becoming familiar with the oocysts of tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and coccoidia were vital to read a fecal specimen correctly. Collecting urine and running a urinalysis is another common test that I would perform in the lab. I was also responsible for properly staining pathology slides so that the correct diagnosis could be made. 2. Skill Number Two. Year Skill Where Attained Student Hours 2007-2008 Take and develop radiographs. Any Company's Veterina 30 Services Description of Skill: Animals must be measured properly and the machine must be on the correct settings to ensure that a suitable picture is taken. The doctors would often tell me what type of view they wanted to be taken and then it was my responsibility to ensure that the films contained the proper view. Making certain that extremities were straight and extended was beneficial when it came time to reading the films. Learning when to shoot the films was an important skill because if the animal was exhaling when the picture was being taken the film would not come out clearly. After the radiographs have been taken they then must be processed in a black room before they can be read. By viewing the pictures on a light board I was then able to determine if there were any significant abnormalities in the views. 3. Skill Number Three. Year Skill Where Attained Student Hours 2006-2008 Sterliziation of surgical equipment. Any Companys's Veterin 60 Services Description of Skill: Surgical packs had to be cleaned, re-wrapped, and sterilized after the completion of each surgery. The wrapping of the packs had to be done a specific way to ensure that the instruments remained sterile up until the moment they were used. When cleaning the instruments it is vital to remove blood from all surfaces to keep the animals healthy and help prevent any post-op infections. I had to learn the names of the specific instruments to ensure that they were placed in the correct surgical packs. Knowing what instruments were needed for a particular surgery was a skill that I developed as I participated in more surgical cases. DO NOT ALTER APPLICATION IN ANY WAY or APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION! National FFA Organization - 6 -

IV. Skills and Activities (continued) A. Skills (continued) (25) List your top six placement skills and give a brief description of each one and its contribution to the success of your supervised agricultural experience program. 4.Skill Number Four. Year Skill Where Attained Student Hours 2006-2008 Providing Therapy and Rehabilitation for patients who were 20 recovering from and extensive procedure. Description of Skill: Surgeries that involved the spinal column, nerves, or cruciate ligaments were just the beginning of a patient's road to recovery. Many surgeries such as those require the patient to receive theraputic care for a great deal of time after the procedure has been completed. Towel walking animals with spine problems was a task that had to be done properly to help the animals regain the use of their motor skills. Manipulating the animal's joints was vital so that they remained mobile throughout recovery. Helping them to go through the motions of walking was also beneficial for their recovery. 5. Skill Number Five. Year Skill Where Attained Student Hours 2008-2009 Equine care and observation. Teaching Hospital 150 at the University of Missouri- Columbia & Renfro's Description of Skill: Renfro Veterinary Services provided a wide range of equine care. I learned the different ways to properly medicate horses based upon their medical condition. I was also responsible for assisting the doctors with ultrasounds, floats, and many laceration repairs. Unusual cases are commonly referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Closely observing the college's equine veterinarians allowed me to gain some additional knowledge about rare or unusual equine cases. Since I was observing at a University Hospital there were a lot of machines and devices that must veteriniary clinics do not have; therefore I was able to see an abscess in a horse's throat with the use of an endoscope as well as see the fluctuating waves on the EKG of a horse with a heart murmur. 6. Skill Number Six. Year Skill Where Attained Student Hours 2006-2008 Proper animal handling and restraint. Any Company's Veterina 300 Services & MU Animal Farms Description of Skill: Animal handling is an essential skill to ensure the safety of the animal as well as the people who are performing the procedures. Additional knowledge and precautionary techniques had to be used when an animal showed any signs of aggression. Safely working around horses was a skill that I had to learn based on the situation that was presented. Animals who have suffered from trauma or who are in shock react differently and learning the proper way to handle these animals was vital to ensure the safety of everyone involved. My classes that were held at the University of Missouri's animal farms were very beneficial in teaching me how to properly handle animals that I have had minimal exposure to. DO NOT ALTER APPLICATION IN ANY WAY or APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION! National FFA Organization - 7 -

IV. Skills and Activities (continued) B. Activities (25) List your top three placement activities and give a brief description of each one and its contribution to to the success of your supervised agricultural experience program. 1.Activity Number One. Year Activity Where Attained Student Hours 2007-2008 Assist doctors with surgeries and procedures. Any Company's Veterina 250 Description of Activity: Additional assistance is commonly needed when surgeries are performed. Not only is assistance needed to prep an animal for surgery, but many surgical procedures require the help of multiple people. Checking monitors and I.V. fluids are common tasks that must be completed throughout the surgery. However, with non-routine surgeries the doctors commonly need an additional set of hands to help hold instruments, suture, or body parts. Repairing fractures is a surgery that commonly requires additional assistance, whether it involves setting the break or assisting with the placement of an external fixture. Cesareans are another common surgery that I commonly assisted the doctors with. As the pups or kittens were removed from the uterine horns, I had to ensure that their airway was clear of any fluid or mucus. 2. Activity Number Two. Year Activity Where Attained Student Hours 2006-2008 Medicate and care for hospitalized animals. Any Company's Veterina 300 Description of Activity: Properly medicating animals was an essential skill for my position at Any Company's. Giving oral medications as well was intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intravenous injections were tasks that I completed on a daily basis. Additional care had to be given to animals that were on I.V. fluids to ensure that they were receiving the proper dosage of their medication. I had to learn what medications should be injected first so that the patient did not suffer from an adverse reaction. Hospitalized patients had to be monitored on a continual basis, so that a doctor could be notified if they required additional medical attention. 3. Activity Number Three. Year Activity Where Attained Student Hours 2007-2008 Perform minimal exams on patients. Any Company's Veterina 15 Description of Activity: I would move the client and patient into the exam room and ask basic questions before I began my minimal exam. After determining the animal's reason for the visit I would proceed by taking and recording the temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and capillary reflex time. Upon completion of these tasks I would then report to the veterinarian before they would meet with the client. I would alert the doctor if the patient had any abnormal recordings, which required me to learn the normal range of each test as well as the circumstances that could cause a patients reading to be abnormal. DO NOT ALTER APPLICATION IN ANY WAY or APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION! National FFA Organization - 8 -

VI. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (continued) C. Supporting Pictures Dana A. White PHOTO # 1 As a Pre-Vet Scholar, I am assigned a different clinical rotation each semester. At the University of Missouri's Equine Teaching Hospital, I would observe the veterinarians' procedures and monitor the hospitalized patients. Observing patients for signs of colic (rolling, kicking abdomen, pawing, etc.) was done regularly to insure that the animal's condition was stable and that additional medical attention was not needed at that time. PHOTO #

VI. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (continued) C. Supporting Pictures Dana A. White PHOTO # 2 Place Scanned or Digital Photo In This Text Box! Working with calves at the University of Missouri's Beef Farm was an opportunity to enhance my animal handling skills. After acquainting ourselves with the calves we checked to make sure that they were in good health. Castrating the bulls and administering vaccinations to prevent the onset of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, bovine viral diarrhea, and black leg were some of the preventative measures I assisted with. PHOTO #

VI. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (continued) C. Supporting Pictures Dana A. White PHOTO # 3 Place Scanned or Digital Photo In This Text Box! Working with rats in the Animal Science Research Center allowed me to gain exposure in laboratory research. The experiment I was involved with consisted of injecting rats with diethylstilbestrol, estrogen, or the control group. After multiple injections, we performed necropsies on the rats to see the effects the synthetic and natural estrogens had on the reproductive system. By weighing the reproductive organs we were able to compare the results of our test. PHOTO #

VI. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (continued) C. Supporting Pictures Dana A. White PHOTO # 4 Place Scanned or Digital Photo In This Text Box! Checking an animal's heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and capillary reflex time are tasks done at various times throughout the duration of a patient's hospitalization. To complete this minimal exam, I had to become familiar with the normal ranges for both dogs and cats, and how the numbers would flucuate with the size and stress level of the patient. PHOTO #

VI. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (continued) C. Supporting Pictures Dana A. White PHOTO # 5 Place Scanned or Digital Photo In This Text Box! Monitoring animals that are receiving I.V. fluids is an important step in their treatment or recovery. Flushing the line ensures that the line is not blocked and that the animal is receiving the correct dosage of medication. For cats who suffer from chronic renal failure, fluid therapy is often prescribed to ensure that they remain hydrated and their kidneys are functioning at their maximum capability. PHOTO #

VI. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (continued) C. Supporting Pictures Dana A. White PHOTO # 6 Place Scanned or Digital Photo In This Text Box! At the university's swine farm we were responsible for vaccinating the piglets and verifying their pig and litter I.D. While injecting the piglets we had to ensure they were held securely for proper administration of the vaccine. If the vaccine was not administered properly, the piglet would be susceptible to a variety of antigens because the maternal antibodies passed through the sow's colostrum can only protect the piglets for three months. PHOTO #

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