Student Veterinary Response Team

The mission of SVRT is: 1. To promote the importance of emergency response in veterinary medicine 2. To provide the veterinary students with educational opportunities about emergency response, by encouraging guest speakers for SVRT meetings 3. To create and maintain an affiliation between SVRT members and members of the Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) and similar emergency response organizations nationwide 4. To enhance leadership characteristics in its members through the organization as SVRT 5. To encourage camaraderie among veterinary students with an interest in emergency response 6. To act as a communication link between VET, emergency response participants, and veterinary students via monthly meetings 7. To assist students in participating in externships with practicing veterinarians with a professional interest in emergency response. 8. To allow mention of SVRT membership on curriculum vitae to demonstrate an interest in emergency response to prospective veterinary employers.