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Young Dairy Vet of the Year



                                                                                          RUNNER UP,
                                                                                          Charlie Mays
                                                                                          (BVetMed, 2018),
                                                                                          also an alumnus of the
                                                                                          RVC, works for LLM
                                                                                          Farm Vets.

                                                                                          We are very proud
                                                                                          of you both and very
                                                                                          many congratulations
                                                                                          to Tom and Charlie
                                                                                          from us all at the RVC!
                                                                                          Read more at:
                                                                                          rvc.uk.com/
                                                                                          cream-awards-2023





            Congratulations to Tom Warboys (BVetMed, 2017 and Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Clinical
            Practice, 2018) of Synergy Farm Health, for winning the YOUNG DAIRY VET OF THE YEAR at the
            annual British Dairying Cream Awards in London.




        Professor Roger Smith becomes


        BEVA President



               oger Smith, Professor of Equine   Roger was awarded the RCVS Fellowship  nurses more involved in the care of our
               Orthopaedics, has become     in 2016 for meritorious contribution to   patients, similar to the way in which
               President of the British Equine   knowledge. He was elected to president   nurses work in the medical profession,
       RVeterinary Association (BEVA).      of the European College of Veterinary   could provide part of the solution to the
        He was handed the reins by David    Surgeons in July 2017.              current shortage of qualified equine vets
        Rendle at BEVA Congress in September.                                   and I am keen to support the ongoing
                                            Outlining some of his ambitions for his
        Following graduation from the University   presidential year, Roger said: “Now with   discussions in this respect.”
        of Cambridge and two years in practice,   no requirement for veterinary students
        Roger undertook a residency in Equine   to ‘see practice’ in the equine veterinary
        Studies at the RVC, followed by a PhD   sector, it is going to be increasingly
        focused on the extracellular matrix of   difficult to showcase what a great job
        equine tendon.                      being an equine vet is. I want to work on
                                            introducing initiatives to advertise our
        Roger became Professor in Equine    profession to young students but also
        Orthopaedics at the RVC in 2003,    help to enrich their careers by providing
        following roles as Lecturer and then   opportunities to expand their horizons,
        as Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery.   such as getting involved in practice-
        He holds the RCVS Diploma of        focused R&D.
        Equine Orthopaedics and is an RCVS
        Specialist in Equine Surgery. He is a   “I have also been so impressed by
        Diplomate of the European Colleges   the engagement and passion of our
        of Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary   equine veterinary nurses during our
        Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, as   discussions on the clarifications of
        well as Large Animal Imaging Associate   Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons
        of the European College of Veterinary   Act and also as Chair of the RVC’s
        Diagnostic Imaging.                 Nursing degree review panel. Getting

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