Why Vet Candy’s NAVLE Warriors Is the System That Actually Works
You have spent four years in veterinary school absorbing more information than any human brain should reasonably hold. You have survived anatomy labs, internal medicine rotations, sleepless nights, and every clinical curveball your professors could throw at you. And now, standing between you and the letters DVM after your name is one exam. One licensing board. One shot to prove everything you know.
Type A, Slightly Uptight, and Exactly Who SAVMA Needed
Cayden Smith is a DVM candidate at Long Island University's Lewyt College of Veterinary Medicine, SAVMA President-Elect, and one of Vet Candy's Rising Stars for 2026. From equestrian team captain to national student leader, Cayden talks about resilience, adaptability, finding purpose in veterinary medicine, and why rest before first semester matters more than getting a head start on physiology. Read her story.
This Vet Student Traded the Basketball Court for the Clinic Floor
Meet Phylicia McInnis, a second-year vet student at Virginia-Maryland CVM and Vet Candy Rising Star 2026 with her eyes on emergency medicine and her own clinic.
Vet School Just Got Official Rules for Online Learning. Here's What That Actually Means.
If you went to vet school during COVID, you know the drill. One day you were in the anatomy lab, the next you were watching a recorded lecture in your apartment at 11pm wondering if this counted as education. It did — technically. But nobody had a rulebook for it.
New Foal Highlights Services at Tuskegee College of Veterinary Medicine
Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, students, faculty, and staff are celebrating the birth of Coco Chanel, the first foal born on campus in many years — and a moment that beautifully highlights the college’s hands-on training and deep community roots.
The Future of Veterinary Medicine Is Being Built at Colorado State University
Colorado State University is entering the final phase of building its new Veterinary Hospital and Education Complex (VHEC), a 213,000-square-foot facility on the university’s South Campus that is set to open this spring. And it’s more than just a building — it’s a statement about where the profession is headed.