CVM Annual Open House

Veterinary student volunteers organize the college’s annual Open House. During Open House, more than 2,000 people tour the college and attend educational presentations to learn about the scope and depth of veterinary medicine and the college’s admissions requirements. They also enjoy entertainment such as agility dog shows, horse shows and presentations about raptors, reptiles and rabbits. Students handle logistics, marketing, media relations, crowd control and coordinating with outside vendors.

2024 CVM Open House

Saturday, May 4th | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 1520 East Rollins St, Columbia, MO 65211

Events:

  • Face painting
  • Practice surgery on Teddy Bears
  • Photo Booth
  • Ballon animals from ” The Antidote!”
  • Trowbridge will have lots of animals including a cow you can milk.
  • Budweiser Clydesdales
  • Agility shows from the Purina dogs
  • Tours of the Veterinary Health Center (Clydesdale Hall)
  • Mule rides
  • Raptor Rehab presentations

Hospital Tours: Tours of  Clydesdale Hall given by CVM Ambassadors. There will be interactions and demonstrations throughout all parts of the hospital.

  • Small Animal:
    • Community Practice
    • Emergency and Critical Care
    •  Internal Medicine
    • Ophthalmology,
    • Oncology
    • Neurology
    • Clinical Research
    • Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Small Animal Surgery 
  • Equine:
    •  Main and Ambulatory
    •  Lameness Demonstration
  • Food Animal:
    • Main

Presentations:

  • Bess Peirce, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM, DACVSMR
  • Kathy Seay
    • Admissions Process
  • Ophthalmology Residents
    • Ophthalmology
  • Mary McFillen, RVT:
    • “Preventative Care: The Key to Living the Best Life”
  • Leslie Lyons, PhD.:
    • “Precision Veterinary Medicine – using genetics for your cat’s health care!”
  • Michele Zelaya, RVT:
    • Oncology

MU CVM Clubs in Attendance:

  • Nutrition Club
  • Christian Veterinary Fellowship
  • Dental Club
  • Theriogenology Club
  • VetaHumanz
  • SCVECCS

Food Trucks:

  • The Big Cheese
  • Big Daddy’s BBQ
  • Kona Ice

Thank you to our Generous Sponsors: 

  • Commerce Bank, Kansas City
  • CityVet
  • Dechra
  • Hawthorne Animal Hospital 
  • Hills / SAVMA
  • MedVet
  • NVA
  • THRIVE
  • Veterinary Specialty Services  STL
  • Purina
  • Sydenstricker-Nobbe   
  • Boone Electric

*Please check back for updates and finalized schedule.