NC State Launches New Equine Scholars Program

FACES OF #NCSTATEVETMED: KARIE. It`s OneCVM Week at #NCStateVetMed and we`d like to introduce you to some of the amazing people who keep @ncstatevetmed running!

1️⃣ What’s your name and what’s your position at #NCStateVetMed?

I`m Karie Tucker and I`m a Clinical Equine Medicine Tech. I started working here in 1999 as a floor tech and then a few years later, I transitioned into the role I`m in now. I help the equine medicine service by setting up for procedures and helping to admit emergencies like colics, colitis, pneumonias and fevers of unknown origin.

2️⃣ What’s your favorite part of your job?

I have always loved working with horses.

3️⃣ If you could become any animal, what would you be and why?

I would be a donkey because they are strong willed and they do what they want.

4️⃣ Do you have a pet(s)? If so, what kind and what are they like?

I have many pets including:

🐕 Three dogs: Spock, Slyder and Stella
🐎 Two horses, Emmett and Dunkin
🫏 A donkey, Thumper
🐈 One cat named Kit

And I have two beta fish that live in the medicine office! ...

MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOND: Dr. Emma Hendrix began her rotating internship at #NCStateVetMed this summer, 34 years after her mother started in the same program. The women`s career similarities don`t end there: Both Hendrix and her mom, Dr. Diane Van Horn Hendrix, attended @utcvm for vet school, and Van Horn Hendrix still works there as an interim department head.

While Hendrix makes headway into her neurology career at NC State, she`s continuing to deepen the history she and her mom share yet forging her own path ahead.

Learn more about Hendrix, our featured house officer for October, at the link in our bio. ...

PRIDE TIE DYE! The #NCStateVetMed community came together earlier this week to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month and #NationalComingOutDay with tie dye and some colorful canvases. Learn a little more about our chapter of Pride VMC using the 🔗 in our bio. ...

HURRICANE HELENE & PET SAFETY. Whether you`re in the path of the storm or on the outskirts, it`s always good to be prepared for a weather emergency. We caught up with Dr. Mariea Ross-Estrada, small animal primary care clinician at #NCStateVetMed, on how to create a go-bag for your pet - and we`ve created some handy checklists too. Stay safe! ...

JUST HORSIN` AROUND! 🐎 Earlier this month, children and teens gathered at the #NCStateVetMed Reedy Creek Equine Farm for Horseman`s Youth Day! The @ncsu.scaaep hosted the event, which included learning stations on horse anatomy and physical exams, dentistry, wound care/bandaging, nutrition, laboratory diagnostics, and diseases and vaccinations. ...

BIOLOGY DETECTIVE: Nearly every diagnostic test or research study that involves cell, tissue or fluid samples requires a pathologist’s trained eye. Luckily, #NCStateVetMed has third-year comparative pathology resident Dr. Jazz Stephens, whose behind-the-scenes work with clinics across the Veterinary Hospital helps veterinarians diagnose and treat a multitude of conditions for pets in need.

But this slide savant’s research reaches even more broadly. Stephens works with teams advancing animal and human health by identifying similarities in disease progression and treatment outcomes across species.

“I love telling people I’m basically a biology detective,” she says. “As pathologists, not only are we figuring out why a disease occurs, but how do we prevent it from happening in the future?”

Scale to the cellular level with Stephens, our featured house officer for September, at the link in our bio. ...