{"id":2432,"date":"2018-08-13T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac-new\/?page_id=2432"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:47:05","slug":"2432-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/2432-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Valerie Nelson and I am a member of the NCSU CVM class of 2021. I grew up in Stony Point, New York, and moved to NC in 2013. I decided I wanted to pursue Vet med after my sophomore year of high school, and soon after decided that I wanted to attend NC&#160;State for undergrad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my time at NC&#160;State, I joined several clubs including the PVMA, Companion Animal Club, and an a cappella group. During these few years, I felt as though I couldn\u2019t quite figure out what I wanted to do within veterinary medicine, so I focused on diversifying myself to determine my interests. I was a VetPAC intern and a teaching assistant for ANS 281 in which I got to explore the scope of veterinary medicine. I focused on gaining experience with all different animals ranging from exotics to food animals to companions animals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I completed undergrad in three years and applied to the CVM as a non-resident. After being placed on the waitlist, I worked for a year in a biomedical animal research facility at Duke University while establishing NC residency. On my gap year I learned a lot about the direction I wanted to take within veterinary medicine, and applied again, this time with success! I am now a proud member of the class of 2021, hoping to focus on small animal medicine and eventually specialize.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Animal Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zookeeping intern: Bear Mountain State Park, NY\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Camp Venture Therapeutic Equine Center, NY\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swine Educational Unit at NC&#160;State University\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Undergrad research assistance with dairy cattle\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pet-Sitting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Veterinary Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Comparative Medicine Specialist- Duke University Laboratories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rockland Holistic Veterinary Care\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large Animal Medicine in the Tropics Course- CELA Belize<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rockland Mobile Equine Veterinary Service-NY\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North Rockland Animal Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honors and Awards:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Summa Cum Laude<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valedictorian NC&#160;State University Class 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University Scholars Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASAS Scholastic Achievement Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCSU Panhellenic Association Woman of the Year in Academics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chancellors Leadership Scholarship\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Activities:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companion Animal Club- Fundraising Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APVMA Symposium Attendant- Purdue University\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PVMA member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ladies in Red A Capella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCSU VetPAC intern<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANS 281 Teaching Assistant\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCVC Attendant 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCSU CVM Open House Volunteer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Valerie Nelson and I am a member of the NCSU CVM class of 2021. 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