UQ SAMS

UQ Veterinary Student Association’s Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Special Interest Group.

Helping veterinary / tech students further their skills and find their love for small animal medicine and surgery. Our aims include:

• To provide students with the opportunity to practice and build on clinical skills essential for practice prior to graduating as veterinary surgeons

• To provide students with the chance to learn about the different specialties within small animal medicine and sur

gery and career pathways within these specialties

• To provide students with the opportunity to network with various specialists and surgeons within the field of small animal medicine and surgery to aid in the transition from university to practicing as veterinary surgeons in this particular field

We aim to achieve the above by:
• Running workshops.
• Holding seminars.
• Having lunchtime lectures and inviting veterinary specialists and surgeons from various fields of small animal medicine and surgery.
• Fostering relationships between students interested in this field of veterinary science and various veterinary surgeries/clinics by providing the opportunity to network at workshops/seminars/lectures.
• Introducing students to staff that we have here at UQ who are involved in small animal medicine and surgery who can aid in achieving the above aims.

29/07/2025

Curious about specialisation or advanced education after graduation? Then this is the event for you! 🩺

Join Dr Wendy Goodwin a Fellow in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Critical Care and Member in Equine Medicine, and Dr Jenny Sinclair, a Member in Small Animal Internal Medicine.

They’ll discuss what Membership & Fellowship involve, how to prepare, and how these qualifications can support your future career in veterinary practice.

🍴Please RSVP to the link in our bio to be catered for

🎉 This SIG Week Event is open to ALL students, so bring a friend!

23/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Dr Rachel Korman’s presentation: Fluid, Fever & Frustration: Understanding FIP 🐱💙

We’re incredibly grateful to Dr Korman from CSS for delivering such an informative and engaging session on feline infectious peritonitis — from recognising clinical signs and diagnostic challenges to exploring current approaches to treatment.

It was fantastic to see so many of you engaged with thoughtful questions and discussion. Congrats to our lucky prize winners, we hope you love your .store charms as much as we do! 🩺

20/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Lunch & Learn collab with on Adaptil and Feliway! 🐶🐱

We’re grateful to Moira from Ceva for delivering an engaging and informative talk on pheromone-based behaviour solutions for stress and anxiety in dogs and cats.

From easing anxiety during vet visits and travel, to managing multi-pet households, we explored practical, evidence-based strategies to support animal welfare and strengthen the human-animal bond.

We hope you enjoyed the free lunch and left with new confidence in recommending these tools as future veterinary professionals! 🩺

17/05/2025

Join SAMS for our FINAL EVENT for Sem 1!

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a shelter vet? 🌟

Dr. Tonya shares her journey through RSPCA, AWLO, and her master’s in Shelter Medicine, plus insights into:
• Shelter vs private practice
• Patient care
• Behaviour assessments and outcomes
• Self care and burnout prevention
• The New Graduate Support Program & more!

🔗 RSVP via the link in our Bio to be catered for

07/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last evening’s talk on Avoiding Desexing Complications!

We are grateful to Dr Abbie for sharing her insights on different complications in desexing surgery, including their causes, diagnostic approaches, treatments and preventions.🩺We also learnt about the option to handle haemorrhage intraoperatively using autotransfusion. It was great to reflect on the strategies to cope with the emotions and stress regarding surgeries and their possible complications.🫶🏻

We hope you enjoyed the evening and picked up some technical and soft skills to manage similar challenges in our future careers.

Thank you for your engagement and enthusiastic questions. And last but not least, thank you to our sponsors for supporting our events and learnings.

Hope to see you all again in our next events!💙💛

01/05/2025

Huge thank you to the techs, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year vet students who came along to the Beginners Suture, Fluid & Catheter Workshop last night!

Students got hands-on with incredible resources sponsored by .braun_vetcare_au including brand new suture pads, instruments, catheters, and fluid pumps. 🪡

Mini stations were set up throughout the Clinical Skills Hub, led by Dr Greg Simmons, Cindy from BBraun, our President Sophie Harvey, and Treasurer Tiffany Carter!

We hope you enjoyed the night and took away some valuable skills. A massive thank you to our sponsors for making events like this possible! 💙

30/04/2025

🗓️ Mark your calendars!
Some paw-some events are just around the corner!

22/04/2025

Meet Your 2025 UQ SAMS Team! 💙🐶
Exciting Events Ahead! 🐱🩺

🔗 Join our SIG with the link in our bio

19/03/2025

What an incredible turnout for our first event of 2025!

We were absolutely blown away by the attendance—more than double the RSVPs! Thank you all for making it such a success. 💙

A special thank you to Dr. Michael O’Donoghue from Pets and People for his insightful lecture. Dr. O’Donoghue delved into the euthanasia process, the importance of effective client communication, what to do when it goes wrong, and strategies for coping with grief. 🪽

His expertise provided us with valuable tools to help support our future clients through one of the most difficult times. 💛

Thank you again for being a part of this event—we’re excited to see you all at our next one! 🩺

18/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who has joined SAMS so far! We’re thrilled to have you with us and can’t wait for the amazing year ahead! 💙🐶

We couldn’t run these events and workshops without your support-and, of course, our amazing sponsors!

Not yet a member? Scan the QR code or visit the link in our bio to sign up and join our 2025 Member Facebook Group! 🩺💛

09/03/2025

Hi everyone! With UQ’s closure now extended to Wednesday due to the cyclone, we’ll be postponing the Helping Paws, Healing Hearts event. Stay safe, and we’ll update you once a new date is set!

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Gatton, QLD
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