Strategic Plan: Progress Actions October - December 2020

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Strategic Plan: Progress Actions October - December 2020The School of Veterinary Medicine Strategic Plan was developed to evolve and refine the direction of the school to meet its stated mission, vision and goals. The plan supports the university’s Strategic Plan, To Boldly Go, and the Principles of Community, which articulate the values and principles by which the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine conducts its mission. The school’s plan can be found at https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/strategic-plan.

This report summarizes the progress actions across the school from October through December 2020.

GOAL 1: EDUCATE WORLD LEADERS

Strategy 1.1. Promote Faculty and Staff Engagement in Career Development Programs and Best Practices for Educators

Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures:

In December 2020, the VIRC launched course VSR 298. This course is a regenerative medicine-based journal club that meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month via zoom at 8:00am. The course is open to anyone interested in regenerative medicine and serves as a platform where both UC Davis Veterinary Medicine and UC Davis Health System stem cell researchers can come together to discuss, present and collaborate on all regenerative medicine based topics.

Leading Veterinary Medicine, Addressing Societal Needs


Strategy 1.2 Promote Dynamic, Up-to-Date Curriculum and Training Programs to Foster Educational Goals and Career Opportunities

Office for Global Programs:

The Office for Global Programs supports the Rx One Health Field Institute which is led by the One Health Institute. This is a transformative field-based experiential learning course focused on One Health core competencies for graduate students and early career professionals from all disciplines. In 2021 we will be holding a 2-week version of the course in California. Moving from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, California’s biodiverse and magnificent landscapes will provide the backdrop for immersive One Health learning.

Vet Med Administration:

The VM Administration group worked with a group of faculty led by Dr. Pam Lein and Dr. Wilson Rumbeiha to survey industry contacts regarding a possible professional MS degree in Pharm/Tox. We also worked with the campus Continuing and Professional Education team to conduct a market study of other similar programs in the State and nationwide.

Professional Education:

Completed Year 2 Comprehensive Practical Examinations, delayed from Spring of 2020, for the Class of 2022.

Office of Admissions and Student Programs:

Admissions & Outreach:

October 17th: Virtual Pre-health Conference- Offered many options for students to explore Davis from curriculum, admissions, and special programs.

December: Virtual Interviews with CASPer to replace MMIs this cycle

Scholarships:

The Scholarship Application has closed; currently with the Student Affairs Committee for scoring.


CLaW:

• Hired .6 counselor (starts ~ 28 Jan, 21)

• Received $15,000 donation for wellness initiatives

• Held two leadership workshops for students in conjunction with VBMA (Leadership and You, StrengthsFinder Workshop)

• Through VetCAN, sent an employment survey to employers (including questions on how the pandemic has affected their hospital and hiring practices)

• Support for student morale support: Purchased 40 Jackbox licenses (10 per class), sponsored snacks for 4th year students, and provided gift card drawings in monthly newsletters to support food purchases

Executive Committee:

• Oversaw the faculty’s process to approve a temporary/alternate SVM admissions interview system - Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs)

• Approved changes to the SVM Grading Policy

Strategy 1.3. Establish and Maintain Programs and Strategies that Promote a Diversified Professional Community

Office of Research and Graduate Education:

Representing SVM in the campus application to the NIH Prize for Enhancement of Faculty Gender Diversity

Vet Med Administration:

The VM Administration submitted the professional fee proposal for the Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine program for the next five years to the UC Office of the President.

Strategy 1.4. Implement Multiple Strategies to Reduce Educational Debt for Professional Degree and Graduate Students


Launched 2021 research funding programs, including GSSP/STAR and REACH

GOAL 2: LEAD IN INNOVATION AND HIGH IMPACT TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF ANIMALS, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Veterinary Center for Clinical Trials: Over the course of calendar year 2020, the VCCT enrolled 236 subjects in clinical trials. Although a majority of the enrolled subjects were through oncology trials, there were also many subjects enrolled in orthopedic surgery, internal medicine, imaging, soft tissue surgery, and neurology trials. Two trials both


opened and successfully completed enrollment this year. Five new trials opened in 2020 and seven closed.

Center for Companion Animal Health: CCAH provided faculty with the following research and publication support:

• 8 faculty research grants funded - $118,983

• 9 faculty publication costs funded - $8,560

The CCAH had six research studies result in publications

Center for Immunology & Infectious Diseases: CIID received two new grants awarded to Smita Iyer, assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology:

• “Understanding Protective Immunity and Long-term Inflammatory Consequences of COVID-19 Infection” from George Mason University

• “Immunologic and virologic determinants of congenital Cytomegalovirus transmission and disease in rhesus monkeys” subaward from Cornell University, prime NIH.

RESEARCH AWARD TOTALS 162 actions for 90 faculty (broken down below). Of these actions, 56 were new awards; the remainder were non-competing renewals, no-cost extensions and amendments.

Actions Faculty New Awards

October 55 31 17

November 34 22 10

December 73 37 29

162 90 56

There were 2 projects over $1M:

Woutrina Smith One Health Institute

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

One Health Workforce: Next Generation

$1,298,159

Pramod Pandey Population Health & Reproduction

California Department of Parks and Recreation

Contract C1670803 $1,700,000


GOAL 2: LEAD IN INNOVATION

Goal 2 - Lead in Innovation and High-Impact Transdisciplinary Research to Advance the Health of Animals, People, and the Environment

Strategy 2.1. Promote Innovative Multi-Disciplinary Collaborations to Address Societal NeedsDepartment of Molecular Biosciences:

Five-year grant awarded to Pamela Lein from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01 ES014901 “Molecular and cellular basis of PCB developmental neurotoxicity”), December 16, 2020 through October 31, 2025, $2,442,139 (total direct and indirect costs).

Communications:

Based on research conducted at the VMTH and CEH, a standing equine PET scanner has now been operational at Santa Anita Park for one year. This installation is one of several measures to reduce breakdowns at the racetrack. To date, 188 PET studies were successfully performed at Santa Anita on more than 100 different horses.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/first-year-equine-pet-scans-santa-anita-success

Strategy 2.2. Enhance Research Training and Experiential Opportunities for Clinician-Scientists, Residents, Veterinary Students, and Graduate Students

Office of Advancement:

The Office of Advancement closed a $100,000 gift with Royal Canin to support the SVM Student Learning Support Fund to continue to provide outside learning opportunities for our students during the pandemic.


The International Programs and Global Fellowship Committees met in October to finalize the criteria and application forms for the 2021 student programs which were posted on the Global Programs’ website, along with information about the Cheetah Conservation Fund Internship Program, in November. To create the greatest opportunity for our students, the decision was made to proceed with


these programs despite the uncertainty related to international travel restrictions set by the University of California because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Students are asked to include in the application their plans for domestic and/or remote projects if travel restrictions or health concerns prevent them from traveling outside of the United States in 2021.

Center for Companion Animal Health:

CCAH awarded $10,000 to support 2 resident research projects.

Center for Equine Health:

The Center for Equine Health’s Scientific Advisory Board met to review 26 faculty grant proposals, of which 20 were funded.

Department of Molecular Biosciences:

Dr. Wilson Rumbeiha awarded the Carnegie Fellowship Award for his proposal for a One Health program at the University of Rwanda

Strategy 2.3. Enhance Shared Resources that Support Clinical, Basic, and Translational Science

Center for Companion Animal Health (CCAH):

The 2021 CCAH faculty research equipment call for proposals was announced.

Center for Food Animal Health:

The CFAH held a virtual Fall Call grant review meeting on October 30, 2020. A scientific and commodity review panel consisting of 26 SVM faculty and UC Cooperative Extension Area Advisors reviewed and scored 23 research proposals submitted for funding through USDA Animal Health Formula Funds and the Dairy Herd Health and Food Safety endowment.

Communications:

A clinical trial may have saved a retired California State Parks patrol dog diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a disease in which there is a malfunction in the transmission of signals between the nerves and muscles. This causes muscle weakness, and an inability to walk or run properly, as well as potentially devastating neuromuscular disorders. Following the

trial, the dog Miro is in remission from the disease.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/novel-treatment-leads-dogs-recovery


Strategy 2.4. Promote Impact of School’s Research to Enhance Recognition and Influence Policy and Stakeholder Engagement


UC Davis SVM received final score report for the 2019-2020 North American Veterinary Licensing Examination and our Class of 2020 had a 95% pass rate.

Center for Companion Animal Health (CCAH):

2020 CCAH Annual Report was published in collaboration with the SVM communications team. The annual report highlights the activities and impacts of the CCAH.

California National Primate Research Center:

• Zika infection during the first trimester of pregnancy can impact the fetus’ retinal development and cause congenital ocular anomalies, according to a new study of infant macaques led by Glenn Yiu (UCD SOM), Koen Van Rompay (CNPRC), Lark Coffey (Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology) and Sara Thomasy (Surgical and Radiological Sciences). Evolution of Ocular Defects in Infant Macaques Following In Utero Zika Virus Infection JCI Insight. 2020;5(24):e143947. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.143947

• Comstock Magazine interviewed Smita Iyer (Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology) about her COVID-19 research at the CNPRC. She discusses the importance of animal models for human vaccine research and her interests in understanding the role of T cells in fighting SARS-CoV-2 infection. https://view.joomag.com/1220-december-comstocks-magazine-1220-december-2020/0347823001606775462/p28?short&

Department of Medicine and Epidemiology

Esteban Soto (Department of Medicine and Epidemiology):

PhD student Taylor Heckman received the Don Kahn Award at the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD) meeting for a presentation titled “We’ve got a live one! Generation of a live-attenuated vaccine to piscine streptococcosis”. This award is one is one of the highest honors in the field of veterinary microbiology.


Veterinary Genetics Laboratory:

VGL-increased communication thru news stories that highlight multidisciplinary research and student involvement and engagement

• https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/news/vgl-led-team-identifies-genetic-variant-distichiasis-friesians

• https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/research/scc-associated-variant-new-functional-evidence

GOAL 3: PROVIDE CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL PROGRAMS

Strategy 3.1. Enhance the Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) Services to Promote an Unmatched, Compassionate Patient Care and Client Experience

Veterinary Genetics Laboratory:

The UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) achieved the ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation by the American National Standards Institute National Accreditation Board (ANAB), the highest level of accreditation available to testing laboratories.

https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/news/veterinary-genetics-laboratory-receives-highest-level-accreditation

Communications:

A new procedure is being utilized by the Equine Surgery Service to perform more efficient ovariohysterectomies on horses. The two-stage procedure involves both standing sedation and fully anesthetized portions of the surgery.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/new-procedure-more-efficient-ovariohysterectomy-horse

A dog with an acute kidney injury caused by toxic ingestion received hemodialysis, and blood and plasma transfusions and a plasma transfusion to supplement clotting in order to stop GI bleeding. She recovered after being hospitalized for 15 days.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/dialysis-saves-dog-acute-kidney-injury

The VMTH discharged two alpacas burned in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire after four months of treatment. Donations to the school’s Veterinary Catastrophic Need Fund, which supports animals that are injured in natural disasters or other accidents, helped pay for their care.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/burned-alpacas-hospitalized-four-months-finally-go-home


Strategy 3.2. Support Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) Programs that Promote a Culture of Collaboration, Excellent Educational Experiences, and Innovative and Effective Clinical Care


Provided 1-on-1 grant mentoring support


Clinical Education Committee completed Phase 1 Rapid Rotation Reviews to monitor and share adaptations to the COVID-19 pandemic

Strategy 3.3. Advance Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) Facility Plan, Operations and Infrastructure

Vet Med Dean’s Office:

The VMDO and VMTH administration awarded the All Species Imaging Center’s equipment contract. The VMDO administration applied for a loan from the campus to build-out the old Scrubs building for a VMTH Satellite Specialty Services Center and to relocate the VMC – SD Clinic in San Diego to a new location owned by UCSD. The VMDO and VMTH administration assigned the Behavioral Services group space in the old Swaggie space in the Medical Sciences 1B building. The School created a space with Occupational Health Services for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing outside the Vet Med Admin building. We have now moved it to the Vet Med 3B building.

Communications:

The Small Animal Clinic at the school’s veterinary hospital has opened a feline treatment and housing suite to better care for sick and injured cats. The new facility combines a hospitalization ward with examination and treatment space. Veterinarians and technicians laud the suite as the most efficient use of space and time in order to care for multiple hospitalized cats.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/new-feline-facility-will-help-cats-live-all-their-nine-lives

The Equine Reproduction Service has a newly renovated clinical teaching and research space at the school’s Center for Equine Health. The newly renovated space includes four custom-designed stocks, new flooring, new student meeting space, and an expanded laboratory.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-equine-reproduction-service-updates-facilities-center-equine-health


Strategy 3.4. Promote Expertise, Program Breadth and Innovation for Reputation and Philanthropic Success

Center for Equine Health: The Center for Equine Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating a newly renovated examination room, meeting room, and laboratory for the Equine Reproduction Service, which was funded by the Dean’s office.

VMTH/Communications:

The SVM is taking one of the lead roles in the university’s new $2 billion fundraising campaign, “Expect Greater: From UC Davis, For the World.” This marks the largest philanthropic endeavor in the university’s history, and the school’s 25% portion of the goal is also its largest fundraising challenge. This bold goal will help create the future Veterinary Medical Center, where clinical innovation, transformational research, and compassionate healing come together.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-veterinary-medicine-aims-raise-500-million-universitys-fundraising-campaign

The VMTH discharged a cat burned in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire after three months of treatment. Donations to the school’s Veterinary Catastrophic Need Fund, which supports animals that are injured in natural disasters or other accidents, helped pay for the cat’s care.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/cat-burned-wildfire-discharged-after-three-months-hospitalization


VMTH/Communications (cont.):

The SVM received an additional $75,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to continue its support of pet cancer treatments at the school’s veterinary hospital, bringing their total donation to $650,000 since 2016. The grants help support treatments for domestic companion animals suffering from cancer.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/philanthropic-partnership-helps-uc-davis-advance-cancer-care

Scruffles the dog was referred to the UC Davis veterinary hospital after her white blood cell count continued to increase. She was diagnosed with leukemia, but she has been on the oral chemotherapy for seven months and continues to do well. Thankfully, her family qualified for financial assistance through a generous grant from the Blue Buffalo Foundation’s support of the Petco Foundation pet cancer treatment program at the UC Davis veterinary hospital.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/oral-chemotherapy-helping-dog-leukemia

GOAL 4: ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE GLOBE

California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System:

CAHFS Started testing commercial animal feeds in contract with the CDFA Feed & Fertilizer Commercial Feed Regulatory Program


UC Veterinary Medicial Center – San Diego:

For the past year but most especially in the last quarter, the UCVMC-SD has embarked on planning the relocation of its 20-year footprint for cutting-edge clinical programs and advanced specialty education and training in San Diego County to a new location and an expanded clinical presence. The current program will transition from its current 3,500 sq ft. presence in the Veterinary Specialty Hospital (VSH) to a 13,000 sq. ft clinical facility on the UCSD Campus. Although we shall maintain an integrated presence and collaborative partnership with the VSH, the relocation will provide an independent clinical operation with expanded services. Importantly, the relocation promises strategic new alliances with the UCSD campus, an exciting conduit and opportunities for clinical and translational research, and greater visibility for the School within the UC system.

Strategy 4.1. Prioritize School Resources that Focus on Initiatives to Address Societal Needs

Fiscal and Administration:

The fiscal and administration office: allocated the indirect cost return, the UC Office of the President tax, the common goods assessment, and the annual special giving program assessment to the School’s centers and departments; prepared data and submitted the AAVMC Comparative Data Report and the AVMA Council on Education’s Interim Report for financial matters; prepared and submitted the monthly COVID-19 losses report to the budget office.

Office of Advancement:

• The Office of Advancement closed two gifts of $1,000,000 each with an anonymous donor, split equally for the Disaster Preparedness Fund and to support the Veterinary Medical Center ICU Renovation.

• In collaboration with internal partners and through generous support of our donors, the school raised a total of $16,214,799 at the end of quarter two of 2020-21 fiscal year.


Oiled Wildlife Care Network:

The Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) responded to an oil spill in Camarillo, Ca during the last three weeks of December, 2020.

California’s Oiled Wildlife Care Network was activated Dec. 8 to respond to Camarillo Springs Golf Course oil spill/seep. The network worked to collect and capture impacted wildlife, and implement exclusion measures to keep additional wildlife from the cleanup area. Measures included the installation of netting, fencing, and hazing equipment.

OWCN has recovered birds and amphibians.

Safety of responders and minimizing impacts to the environment were the top priorities of the Unified Command; a safety zone was established around the site of the spill, and COVID-19 health guidelines were utilized for responder and public safety.

Photo from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response

Strategy 4.2. Enhance Local and Global Communications, and Engagement to Advance the School’s Impacts.

Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center:

Through our dedicated faculty members, scientists, students, and collaborators, we address the issues of antimicrobial resistance and work toward discoveries for solving problems that will advance antimicrobial stewardship by preventing infectious diseases and keeping antimicrobial therapies safe, available, and

effective. To build collaborations and enhance engagements, the School has joined the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education (NIAMRRE, www.niamrre.org) to leverage its impacts in coordination with other NIAMRRE members to combat the global threat of antimicrobial resistance across humans, animals, and the environment.


Discussed enhancement of the SVM website to promote SVM faculty outreach and academic scholarship activities


Communications:

• The communications group provided ongoing information to the school community regarding the pandemic, through website updates, emailed information, and media relations and other support.

• The school’s social media pages crossed 150K followers.


Associate Dean Joie Watson featured on the Podcast “Vet Talk” The Impact of COVID on Veterinary Students with Royal Canin. Aired on Linked In, Dec. 18th

Center for Equine Health:

Dr. Finno gave two presentations on the 100 Pioneer Horse Precision Medicine Project to equestrian audiences: one as part of the Morris Animal Foundation’s Animal News 101 and the other as part of the first ever virtual Horse Expo.

Koret Shelter Medicine Program:

Million Cat Challenge awarded its final round of portals to improve the housing of cats in shelters across North America: 121 shelters received over 3,450 portals enabling them to upgrade feline living spaces to meet minimum standards.

Koret Shelter Medicine Program completed a series of online learning modules to support shelters through the pandemic and guide leaders through change management. The courses are designed for animal shelter staff, are easily accessible and free of charge.

Secured 50,000 in grant support to expand online learning modules that train shelter leaders to transform their community programs both during and post COVID.

Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology:

Three recent articles in Nature Communications are from the Saeij, Iyer, and Lanzaro laboratories.

Schmidt H, Collier TC, Hanemaaijer MJ, Houston PD, Lee Y and Lanzaro GC. Abundance of conserved CRISPR-Cas9 target sites within the highly polymorphic genomes of Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes. Nature Comm. 11:1425; https//doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15204-2020 (link does not work) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15204-0

Paper has an Altmetric score of 45 and is ranked 1st of the tracked articles of a similar age in Nature Communications. This article has been featured in 5 news outlets, including Science Daly and The Medical News.

Lakshmanappa YS, Elizaldi SR, Roh JW, Schmidt BA, Carroll TD, Weaver KD, Smith JC, Verma A, Deere J J DutraJ, Stone M, Franz S, Sammak RL, Olstad KJ, Reader JR, Ma ZM, Nguyen NK, Watanabe J, JUsachaenko J, Immareddy R, Yee JL Weiskopf D, Sette A, Hartigan-O’Connor D McSorley SJ, Morrison

JH, Tran NK, Simmons G, Busch MP, Kozlowski PA, Rompay KKV, Miller CJ, Iyer SS. SARS-CoV-2 infection induces robust germinal center CD4 T follicular helper cell responses. Nature Communications, In Press.


Genome-wide screens identify Toxoplasma gondii determinants of parasite fitness in IFNγ-activated murine macrophages.

Wang Y, Sangaré LO, Paredes-Santos TC, Hassan MA, Krishnamurthy S, Furuta AM, Markus BM, Lourido S, Saeij JPJ. Nat Commun. 2020 Oct 16;11(1):5258. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18991-8.

OTHER KUDOS/ACHIEVEMENTS:

Two GSRs in Smita’s lab, Sonny R. Elizaldi and Jamin W. Roh (GGI graduate group) received the Student Research Scholarship Award from CIID for 2020 for the best student paper (the one cited above)


The UC Dublin-UC Davis (UCD2) Zoetis Transatlantic One Health Alliance was established in 2018 to advance the health of animals, people, and the environment through innovative research collaborations between UC Dublin and UC Davis. In 2020 the collaborative alliance launched a new call for projects under the theme of Equine One Health that strategically focuses on equine health challenges across the continuum of care, from prediction and detection to prevention and treatment. In October the awards were announced in support of collaborative projects led by Dr. Carrie Finno at UC Davis on Host-Helminth interactions in Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Dr. Grace Mulcahy at UC Dublin on Predicting the Phenotype of Helminth Susceptibility in Horses and Translational Applications.

Communications:

The communications group provided ongoing information to the school community regarding the pandemic, through website updates, emailed information, and media relations and other support.


Strategy 4.3. Increase Multicultural Awareness and Outreach to Underserved Populations and Communities

Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center:

VMTRC hosted 5 students who participated in the SVM Summer Enrichment Program (SEP). The SEP provides disadvantaged undergraduate students with experience to improve their veterinary school applications. Due to the pandemic, the program was virtual and the students were not able to gain hands-on veterinary experience over the summer. However, in December, the VMTRC was able to host each student for one week. Under mentorship with the Dairy Production Medicine clinicians and residents, the students participated in dairy herd checks where they became familiar with palpation and pregnancy diagnosis, herd health monitoring and sample collection, evaluation of dairies, milking management, cow comfort, lameness and body conditioning scoring. They also spent time in the VMTRC Milk Quality lab learning milk culturing techniques and bacterial identification.

Communications:

VMTH staff members provided gift baskets to the homeless people and their pets who visited the Mercer Clinic for the Pets of the Homeless. The holiday tradition has been in existence since 1995.

https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/spread-little-cheer-pets-homeless

Strategy 4.4. Promote and Support the One Health Approach to Advance the Mission

One Health Institute:

PREDICT and PREDICT-2 ended work toward the end of 2020 after 11 years. Over the past decade, the PREDICT project positioned our partners to be crucial frontline responders and technical experts – training that was proved in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, PREDICT received an emergency supplement extension to assist our global network of collaborating laboratories in the initial detection of SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), support national response plans to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, and explore our specimen archives to investigate potential wildlife source for SARS-CoV-2 and evaluate human exposure to SARS-related viruses. You may find the PREDICT-2 final report online (photos, too): https://ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk5251/files/inline-files/PREDICT%20LEGACY%20-%20FINAL%20FOR%20WEB_0.pdf


Wildlife Disaster Network:

The Wildlife Disaster Network grew and matured in the second quarter of the 20-21 year. (pics at https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/wildlife-disaster-network-mobilizes-aid-burned-injured-wildlife) The concept of mobilizing existing wildlife organizations to aid one another and wildlife during disasters has come up in the past for the Wildlife Health Center, but it wasn’t until more recently that efforts were

more formalized through the hard work of Dr. Jamie Peyton and Dr. Michael Ziccardi at UC Davis, the CDFW Office of Spill Prevention and Response, the CDFW Wildlife Investigations Lab, and support from Gold Country Wildlife Rescue, who along with CDFW WIL, has hosted the care of many of the wildfire-affected patients.

Strategy 4.5. Advance Strategic Communications and Use Information Technologies to Demonstrate Program Success and Impacts of Education, Research, and Outreach Programs

SVM Information Technology:

SVM IT accomplished the following:

• Closed 584 tickets in December, 661 tickets in November, and 870 tickets in October.

• Completed the PACS Migration – including over 300K studies, most of which included the associated VMACS radiology reports.

• Our new Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI, pronounced “Odyssey”) server is now in production. Also called “Atlas” this health data analytics tools will allow researchers to more easily capture and review VMACs statistics.

• Made significant progress on the VHIS Coding Project

» Developed Clinical Diagnosis dashboard to review 20 year dataset from VMACS.

» Mapped top 1000+ clinical diagnosis by frequency to SNOMED codes, representing ~25% of total clinical dx over 20 year period (with Dr. Allison Zwingenberger).

» Developed tool to simplify mapping adjacent clinical diagnosis to appropriate SNOMED codes.

» Imported coded clinical diagnosis data into Atlas and successfully completed cohort discovery searches.

• Developed and shared new Vendor Risk Assessment process with Centers, Units, and Departments. This simplified process will reduce the time and effort required to purchase low-risk software. Presented the new process to SVM Managers and Directors.


VMTH/Communications:

Major Media Hits

Dental Exams and Disease Spread: Is Your Horse Safe?

The Horse

Stem Cell Science: Can It Help Pets?

Fear Free Happy Homes

Cat Hissing: Everything You Need to Know

Great Pet Care

Low Cholesterol Linked to Mortality in Canine and Feline Patients

VetSurgeon News

Cat Burned in Wildfire Discharged After Three Months of Hospitalization

Davis Enterprise

Vet School Unveils Updated Horse Breeding Facilities

HorseTalk

A Life Worth Living: Filly Horrifically Injured in Suspected Acid Attack Wins National Hero Award

Horse & Hound

Interventional Radiology: Hope For Dogs With Limited Options

Canine Cancer Academy Podcast


GOAL 5: PROMOTE A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY

Strategy 5.1. Build Community through Value, Respect and Awareness for AllExecutive Committee:

Supporting faculty success by:

• Developing structures to assist the SVM Peer Observation and Coaching of Teaching (POCT) Committee activities;

• Developing tools/resources to assist faculty with dossier preparation

• Discussing SVM mentoring processes for the school

• Coordinating with campus on the development of a faculty recognition/reward system for outreach and scholarship activities

Office of Admissions and Student Programs:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) established the Community Council

Communications:

The communications team continued its series featuring the school’s alumni from diverse backgrounds, including Dr. Karryssa Fenderson, pictured.

Awards:

Pamela Lein (Department of Molecular Biosciences): Recipient of the Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award, UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies

Candice Price (Department of Molecular Biosciences): named to the 2020 list of 1,000 inspiring Black Scientists in America (http://crosstalk.cell.com/blog/1000-inspiring-black-scientists-in-america)

Woutrina Smith (Department of Medicine and Epidemiology): Recipient of 2020 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award; see: https://awards.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty-awards/teaching-awards/svm-faculty-distinguished-teaching-award


Stephen White (Department of Medicine and Epidemiology): Recipient of 2020 Frank Král Award for Achievements in Veterinary Dermatology – see: https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/dr-stephen-white-wins-national-dermatology-award#:~:text=Stephen%20White%20has%20been%20named,the%20specialty%20of%20veterinary%20dermatology

Awards (cont.):

Lisa Miller (Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Bio): Elected as a 2020 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/11-professors-elected-aaas-fellows

Clare Yellowley, PhD (Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Bio): selected as an Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2021 Fellow. See ORS Fellows for details.

Jeff Stott, PhD (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology): received the Zoetis Award for Research Excellence. Jeff was recognized at the Fall Faculty virtual reception (Oct 22) for innovation and productivity in his research. The vet school was founded in part on the problem that he solved (Epizootic Bovine Abortion). Jeff is a guerilla hero with direct interfacing with ranchers to create effective defensible diagnostics, prophylaxis, and therapy.

Denise Imai, DVM, PhD, DIP ACVP- Director of the Comparative Pathology Laboratory (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology): selected for UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development. The Women’s Initiative is a highly competitive, experiential, system wide professional development program for professionals, and brings together participants from every UC location.

Dr. Heather Knych (Davis, Pharmacology faculty) - awarded the 2021 UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development


Dr. Nicholas Streitenberger (San Bernardino, Pathology resident) - given the Davis/Thompson Foundation’s best diagnostic exercise (2019-2020) award for his work on Bovine Bronchopneumonia by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Dr. Omar Gonzales Viera (Davis, Pathology resident) - received the AAVLD/ACVP award for best oral pathology presentation for his paper on “Infectious bronchitis virus prevalence, characterization, and strain identification in California backyard chickens”

Ms. Mindy Plunkett (Davis, Receiving Supervisor) - received the national Outstanding Performance Award for Diagnostic Service from AAVLD. This award goes to a staff member who has performed their laboratory duties on behalf of their clients in an outstanding fashion.

Kevin Woolard: 2020 Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award

Steven Epstein: 2020 VMTH Faculty Clinical Excellence Award

Terry Lehenbauer: 2020 American Association of Bovine Practitioners Award of Excellence

Kris Clothier: BIOMIC Award for Excellence in Diagnostic Veterinary Microbiology

Strategy 5.2. Clarify and Support Expectations for Career and Personal Development of Faculty, Staff, and Students


The EC discussed opportunities for promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Education and Training in the school, and its mission to represent all faculty

Leadership and Faculty Development:

Heather Knych, accepted into the UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development

Strategy 5.3 Recognize the School’s Sustainability and Success Depends upon our People Resources

Veterinary Medicine Dean’s Office:

• VMDO hired a new EH&S Specialist Maura Ferrero as the VMTH’s safety officer.

• VMDO launched the Assistant Dean for Advancement recruitment process in collaboration with the Central Development Office.

• VMDO hired Wally Tarbox as our new Systems Administrator.


Leadership Appointments/Reappointments:

Melissa Bain, Director, Professional Student Clinical Education, 10/1/2020 (reappointed)

Linda Barter, Director, House Officer Affairs and Education, 10/1/2020 (reappointed)

Strategy 5.4 Academic Personnel New Faculty Appointments

New Faculty Appointments

Marisa Ames, DVM, Associate Professor of Cardiology, Medicine and Epidemiology, 10/1/2020

Simon Anthony, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, 10/1/2020

Amandine Lejeune, DVM, Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Oncology, Surgical and Radiological Sciences, 11/16/2020

Stefano Borio, DVM, Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Medicine and Epidemiology, 12/1/2020

Creation of New Presidential Endowed Chair:

Joanne Paul Murphy (Department of Medicine and Epidemiology): Inaugurated as the Messmer Family Presidential Chair in Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery on 11-18-20; see: https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/school-celebrates-creation-new-presidential-endowed-chair

Strategic Plan: Progress Actions October - December 2020

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