{"id":8880,"date":"2026-03-12T13:11:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/?page_id=8880"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:11:42","slug":"apvma-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/apvma-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"APVMA 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>American Pre-Vet Medical Association (APVMA) Symposium, held from March 6\u20138 at Louisiana State University.<br><br>VetPAC Director, Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shweta-trivedi-22a0a99\/\">Shweta Trivedi<\/a>, and Program Associate, Ms.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/casey-parson-0b4944129\/\">Casey Parson<\/a>, traveled with 7 VetPAC Interns and 5 Pre-Vet Club members, and our students represented NC\u00a0State University exceptionally well.<br><br>We are proud to highlight several incredible achievements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeimyaguilar-mayoral\/\">Jeimy Aguilar-Mayoral<\/a>, ANS major and ANS Club Secretary, was elected to the APVMA National Executive Board as Secretary for 2026\u201327. Competing against six other candidates, Jeimy delivered an outstanding speech and represented NC\u00a0State with excellence. This marks the 13th time in 16 years that an NC\u00a0State student has been elected to the APVMA national board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NC\u00a0State\u2019s Pre-Vet Club (PVMA) received the Outstanding National Club Award for excellence in organizing impactful events, fostering member engagement, and promoting professional development. This is the 5th time in the past 16 years the club has received this national recognition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three NC\u00a0State students presented research at the first-ever APVMA Research Slam, highlighting the breadth of undergraduate research in our community:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amelia-byrd-519651268\/\">Amelia Byrd<\/a>\u00a0&amp; Dr. Shweta Trivedi \u2013 Assessment of Stress in a Short-Term Veterinary Study Abroad Using PSS-10 Scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/georgiaeckhardt-23656232b\/\">Georgia Eckhardt<\/a>\u00a0&amp; Dr. Brian Langerhans \u2013 Visitor Disturbances and Stress: Implications for Aquarium Fish Welfare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachel-titus-33a49a294\/\">Rachel Titus<\/a>\u00a0&amp; Dr. Alon Greenbaum \u2013 Peptide Microgels for Dexamethasone Inner Ear Delivery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884183-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Students at the LSU school of Veterinary Medicine\" class=\"wp-image-8877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884183-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884183-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884183-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884183-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884183.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884156-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Students with Dr. Shweta Trivedi holding a Certificate of Achievement\" class=\"wp-image-8876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884156-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884156-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884156-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884156.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073883929-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Student delivering a speech\" class=\"wp-image-8875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073883929-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073883929-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073883929-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073883929.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-image-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884336-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Students presenting their research\" class=\"wp-image-8873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884336-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884336-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884336-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884336-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/03\/1773073884336.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" 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VetPAC Director, Dr.\u00a0Shweta Trivedi, and Program Associate, Ms.\u00a0Casey Parson, traveled with 7 VetPAC Interns and 5&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4890,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-8880","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4890"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8880"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8882,"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8880\/revisions\/8882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}