The first two candidates were interviewed the week of March 8, and the other two were interviewed the following week. Each candidate made a presentation and answered questions at an open forum. Sharon Patton is serving on the Advisory Subcommittee of the UT Presidential Search Committee. John Henton announced that Continuing Education is hosting an international congress for veterinary anesthesiologists in 2003. In addition, he said the Department of Comparative Medicine is having a Zoo College this summer.
Attendance is open internationally but limited to five veterinarians and five students.
There's already a waiting list. The College is applying principles of human physical therapy to animals that have had orthopedic surgery. There will be a conference addressing this in June. Dennis Deyton reported that the classrooms with Internet connectivity were much in demand by faculty. He stated that we need more classrooms like this to meet the needs.