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Student Veterinary Response Team

About This Organization

Abbreviation(s):
SVRT
Purpose:
The mission of SVRT is:
1. To promote the importance of emergency response in veterinary medicine
2. To provide the veterinary students with educational opportunities about emergency response, by encouraging guest speakers for SVRT meetings
3. To create and maintain an affiliation between SVRT members and members of the Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) and similar emergency response organizations nationwide
4. To enhance leadership characteristics in its members through the organization as SVRT
5. To encourage camaraderie among veterinary students with an interest in emergency response
6. To act as a communication link between VET, emergency response participants, and veterinary students via monthly meetings
7. To assist students in participating in externships with practicing veterinarians with a professional interest in emergency response.
8. To allow mention of SVRT membership on curriculum vitae to demonstrate an interest in emergency response to prospective veterinary employers.
Year Founded:
2011
Membership Dues:
$15 per year
Admits Members:
All year
Meeting Locations:
College of Veterinary Medicine

Public Contact Information

Public Contact Name:
Student Veterinary Response Team
Public Contact E-mail Address:
SVRT@cvm.tamu.edu
Public Contact Phone Number:
N/A

Group Contact Information

Organization Web Site:
https://www.facebook.com/StudentVeterinaryResponseTeamsvrt/
Organization E-mail Address:
SVRT@cvm.tamu.edu

Organization Associations

Academic Department:
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Non-Academic Department:
Other

Membership

Approximate membership of the organization:
31-50
Membership policies:
  • Our organization accepts graduate students as members
  • Our organization membership will be required to meet specific GPR requirements
  • Our organization membership will be contingent on membership in another organization (i.e. Corps of Cadets, etc.)
Weekly time committment required of organization members:
0-3 Hours
Membership intake process:
Open

Events

Community Service Projects:
Once per year
Fundraising Events:
Once per semester
Speakers/Lectures:
Three or more times per semester
On-Campus Social Events:
Never
Off-Campus Social Events:
Never
Hosting Conferences:
Never
Sponsoring Special Events (Concerts, one-time events, etc.):
Never
New Member Orientation/Training:
Once per year
Events with Alcohol:
Never
In-State Travel:
Once per year
Domestic US Travel:
Never
International Travel:
Never