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Katy Browne

My name is Katy Browne and I’m originally from New Jersey. I moved to Raleigh to go to North Carolina State University and I am now a member of the Mizzou CVM Class of 2023.

I got the majority of my veterinary hours at a family owned, local, mixed animal practice in NJ where I worked for two and a half years and made really close connections with the veterinarians there. I mostly worked with small animals, but also rode along on farm calls. I moved to Raleigh in 2016 for school and worked at the clinic over the summers and on breaks. I graduated NCSU in Spring of 2019 with a major in Animal Sciences and a concentration in Veterinary Biosciences. I graduated a year early because I entered NCSU with a lot of credits from my high school’s Dual Enrollment program. Since I obtained many small animal veterinary hours in NJ on summer and winter breaks, I focused my semesters on maintaining a competitive GPA and diversifying my experiences.

I worked as a VetPAC Intern during my sophomore year at NCSU and was the High School Outreach Coordinator. During this time, I also joined Turtle Rescue Team and Feed the Pack Food Pantry. I worked as an undergraduate research assistant in an epidemiology laboratory at NCSU’s vet school from January of 2018 until August of 2019. I also attended the ANS 495: Wildlife Management and Conservation in South Africa study abroad program in Limpopo, South Africa during the summer of 2018. In the fall of 2018, I was a teaching assistant for Dr. Trivedi’s ANS 205 course.

My experiences helped me decide that I do not want to work with large animals or in a research facility. I hope to work in the emergency medicine field after vet school, focusing on small and exotic animals.

Veterinary Experience:

  • Mixed animal clinic (NJ)
  • Wild game mobile practice (South Africa)
  • Turtle Rescue Team
  • Epidemiology research

Animal Experience:

  • Pet Sitting
  • Animal Shelter Volunteer
  • Mice Husbandry

Honors/Awards:

  • Summa Cum Laude
  • Greenwich Angels Scholarship Recipient
  • Dean’s List
  • Feed the Pack Volunteer of the Month
  • ASAS Undergraduate Achievement Award
  • Guest Speaker at Pre-Vet First Year Orientation
  • Invited to join Phi Sigma Theta & Golden Key International Honour Society

Extracurriculars:

  • Feed the Pack volunteer and ambassador
  • ANS 205 Teaching Assistant
  • Grocery store employee
  • Intramural Sports (dodgeball, ultimate frisbee)
  • Premier Boxing course
  • NCVC Attendant 2017
  • Miracle League volunteer
  • Tutoring Pre-Calculus
  • Lacrosse Team Captain