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Orientation Handbook Ontario Veterinary College Class of 2022: Orientation Handbook 1 Table of Contents LETTERS OF WELCOME ............................................................................................................... 3 ORIENTATION INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 15 Tentative Orientation Schedule (***Subject to Change***) .................................................. 16 BARK LAKE .................................................................................................................................... 17 DVM CURRICULUM ..................................................................................................................... 19 Phase 1 Courses ...................................................................................................................... 19 CLASS COUNCIL ........................................................................................................................... 28 EXTRACURRICULARS ................................................................................................................. 32 Ruminant Field Services (RFS) ............................................................................................ 33 Foal Watch ................................................................................................................................. 33 Large Animal Emergency Team (LAET) ............................................................................. 33 Animal Enrichment Programs .............................................................................................. 34 Mentor and Support Programs ............................................................................................. 34 Summer Career Opportunities and Research Exploration (CORE) Program ..................... 35 OVC Ambassadors and Tour Guides ................................................................................. 36 UofG Intramurals ...................................................................................................................... 36 WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR VET SCHOOL ................................................................................ 37 GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 39 CAMPUS RESOURCES FOR YOU ............................................................................................... 42 IT Resources ................................................................................................................................ 43 Health Resources ..................................................................................................................... 44 Additional Resources ............................................................................................................. 45 Information ...................................................................................................................................... 45 Medium ............................................................................................................................................ 45 Resource ........................................................................................................................................... 45 COURSELINK OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................... 48 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 52 DEAN CONTACT INFORMATION .............................................................................................. 53 THIS IS GUELPH! ......................................................................................................................... 55 MAP OF OVC .................................................................................................................................. 61 2 LETTERS OF WELCOME Hello OVC Class of 2022! Welcome to your Orientation Handbook! For the past few months your Orientation Committee have been working their tail feathers off to create an Orientation Week that will make sure you start things off on the right foot here at the Ontario Veterinary College. We have tonnes of activities planned for the first week, including several guest lectures discussing important topics relevant to student veterinarians, introductions to people you will be seeing a lot within your 4 years at OVC, as well as several opportunities to interact with your practice groups and other student veterinarians in your class. This handbook will be your guide for your first weeks at OVC so it’s definitely worth it to take a gander through all of the resources that we have compiled for you. Everything that’s in this guide is useful for you leading up to OVC, and also contains resources that are useful in general to know about the OVC campus, the University of Guelph campus, and the City of Guelph. There is a solid section containing information on the courses that you will be taking, clubs that are offered, and information about other great ways to get involved at OVC. We are so excited to welcome you to OVC, a community where everyone has different backgrounds and different aspirations, and we all share the same passion for veterinary medicine that helps to bring us all together. You’ve done it. You made it to vet school and you belong here. The four years you will spend here will fly by so try not to get too consumed with the course work. Take those opportunities that OVC offers, and make sure you take the time to connect with your fellow student veterinarians and your profs, because once you graduate you will all be colleagues and the memories you make here will keep you connected forever. Approaching upper year students may seem intimidating, but we all want nothing but success for you. Don’t be afraid to reach out if you need help or ask questions when you don’t know the answers. Have fun, make the most of every opportunity that comes your way, and never forget that you belong here… and together we belong here. Congratulations and Welcome to OVC! Your 2018 Orientation Committee 3 Dear OVC Class of 2022, It’s my pleasure to welcome you to our OVC community and the veterinary profession. We know how hard you have worked to get to this point, and we congratulate you, and also wish to acknowledge your families, mentors, and supporters that have helped you along the way. You are feeling nervous and uncertain at this point (I remember that feeling), but that will soon be behind you. The College is blessed with a tremendous applicant pool, excellent teachers and staff, and a culture of mentorship; you will find we care deeply about the success and well-being of each and every one of you. Your orientation activities will provide you with many opportunities for you and your classmates to bond and become comfortable with each other. Make the most of these new friends – they will last a lifetime. This profession will provide you with countless opportunities to contribute to the health of animals, humans, and the environment. Further, you’re joining this profession at the Ontario Veterinary College - a world leader in veterinary health care, learning and research. With our new OVC Strategic Plan in hand, we are ready to build on our success to truly “Improve Life”. Many of the initiatives will have a positive impact on your experience at OVC, including enhanced learning pathways and career preparedness, bringing new educational technologies into the classroom and hospitals, and taking a One Health approach to all that we do. I am looking forward to getting to know you over the next four years, so please do not hesitate to include me in your class activities -- I welcome the invitations. All the best for the next four years! Jeffrey Wichtel Dean Office of the Dean Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph 50 Stone Road East Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 T 519-824-4120 ovc.uoguelph.ca/sas 4 Dear Colleague in OVC 2022 – Welcome to the Ontario Veterinary College! We are recognized as one of the premier veterinary colleges in the world, and as a member of the OVC community you will be joining over 10,000 men and women who have attended the College since our founding in 1862. I know that you will find this to be a very supportive environment. One of my responsibilities is to ensure that you have access to resources that support your well-being and help you thrive as a person, scholar, and citizen. Over the next four years, I encourage you to explore the academic and non- academic opportunities around you. Don’t spread yourself too thin, but do stretch yourself. This is a tremendously diverse program; try to sample that diversity while you are at OVC. Clubs, sports, social events, and student government are just some of the organizations and activities here for you, and we are part of a University that has a vast menu of extra-curricular activities from which you can choose. The next four years will be exciting and challenging, and on an afternoon in June 2022, all going according to plan, you will graduate as fully-fledged veterinarians. Until then, we are here for you - whatever the need, big or small, that you have not been able to resolve yourself, come and see us. If we can’t help, we will find someone who can. Please don’t hesitate to ask. And always remember that ‘You Belong Here’! With my very best wishes, Peter Conlon, BSc(Agr), MSc,
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