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Five-year anniversary of veterinary summer day camp hits milestones. By Wendy Barnes
Humble Beginnings The summer of 2023 marked the five-year anniversary of Vet Med ROCKS, a recruitment and outreach club started in 2018 by Dr. Caroline Rost, assistant dean for admissions/ director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and a then eager second-year student, Dr. Sarah Wilson, class of 2020. A staff veterinarian at Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kansas, Dr. Wilson says she came up with the idea over Christmas break when she realized the K-State College of 8 | wildcatveterinarian
Veterinary Medicine did not have an outreach club, unlike other veterinary medicine programs. “I have always enjoyed teaching and being able to share knowledge, in general,” Dr. Wilson says. “Something I would do when I went home on breaks was put my lab coat on and a stethoscope on and go talk to the kids about veterinary medicine, which they all thought was fantastic.” The stacks of thank-you cards she received after doing hometown presentations propelled Dr. Wilson to ask
