AVAR Creates DVD of Interviews of Veterinary Students Regarding Alternatives"Everyday Heroes - Veterinary Students Advocating the Use of Humane Teaching Methods"- View Everyday Heroes DVD- Posted June 2006
AVAR’s poster presentation at the 2006 Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges’ Education Symposium was a DVD of interviews of current veterinary students discussing the positive influence of non-harmful alternatives to animal use in veterinary education.
On the DVD, students from Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine promote a client donation program for obtaining cadavers for both small and large animal training, students from the University of California tout their surgery program using animals from shelters, and students from Western University and the University of Wisconsin voice their opinions about humane education and the use of models and computer programs for learning basic skills.
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The DVD, produced by AVAR veterinary advisor Dr. Susan Krebsbach, is entitled, “Everyday Heroes — Veterinary
Students Advocating the Use of Humane Teaching Methods.” It provides information about currently available
alternatives, such as synthetic models (e.g., Rescue Critters, DASIE, vascular access models), computer-aided
learning materials (e.g., The Virtual Heart, Diagnostic Pathfinder), simulators (e.g., Dr. Aboud’s model for
simulating live surgery), spay and neuter programs, and willed-body donation programs.
This video presentation gave veterinary students an excellent forum to speak openly about how the use of
humane teaching methods have positively affected their education and have provided the necessary training
to make them skilled veterinarians. To view the DVD, click