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The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine orientation for the Class of 2028

Welcoming NC State’s Veterinary Class of 2028

With 3 Days of Facts, Fun and New Friendships, NC State Welcomes Largest Veterinary Class

The Class of 2028, which is 125 strong after NC lawmakers approved increasing incoming cohorts from 100 last fall, brings extra excellence and exuberance to the College of Veterinary Medicine campus during orientation this week.

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Two women embrace in the middle of a hallway at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.

The Class of 2028 is Here and Ready to Start a Vet Career

After an exciting first week of classes, veterinary school orientation no doubt feels like it happened years ago. We're flashing back to those early hours for our 125 first-year students and looking forward to making new memories.
Megan Wallace, a first-year DVM student at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, holds a clipboard in the Veterinary Hospital's ER.

Class of 2028: From NC State Undergrad to Hospital Employee to DVM Student

Megan Wallace, a member of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 2028, trades tourniquets for textbooks in moving from NC State’s Veterinary Hospital to its classrooms.
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Class of 2028: Driven by a Passion to Pursue the Missing Piece 

Incoming DVM student Jeff Meier has spent years on the periphery of veterinary medicine as a facilities manager on swine farms and a veterinary clinic manager.

Claire Roffi is an incoming veterinary student.

Class of 2028: A Childhood Menagerie and a Willing Mentor With a Side of Cilantro

At every routine and sick-care visit for the pets enlivening her childhood home, Claire Roffi would go with a parent and the dog, cat or rabbit of the day and inevitably ask her family veterinarian, “When will you let me come work with you?” Her pre-teen persistence paid off when Dr. Joseph Osbourne kindly agreed…
Lindsey Britton, a first-year student at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, stands in front of the Teaching Animal Unit barns outside the NC State CVM.

Class of 2028: Working with Pigs is Hog Heaven for Pork Scholar

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