In this series of BEVApod Life, Marketing Executive Fiona chats to the winners of our new member of the month campaign. This month we get to know our October winner, John Pate from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. John was nominated by his colleague for his unwavering support to students and inspirational manner. Not only does he encourage students from all backgrounds to consider equine, but he's dedicated himself to raising money for Marie Curie in memory of his Mum.

You can donate to John's London Marathon fund here - https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/john-pate

Think you know someone who deserves a pat on the back? Put them forward as our member of the month - https://www.beva.org.uk/Home/My-Membership/Member-of-the-month

Kate wasn't sure she wanted to be a vet and without the required subjects for traditional course entry, she embarked on Nottingham's 'prelim' course. She took her time exploring options with mixed practice, first opinion equine, before undertaking an internship. Following this she used her 'veterinary passport' to make the most of seeing the worlds and has settled for an antipodean life as a repro vet... for now! Currently she is working towards her Diploma with the American College of Theriogenologists via the alternate pathway, and has hopes for furthering assisted reproductive techniques in New Zealand's South Island.

Links

BEVA Career Support for Vet Students

BEVA Career Support for New Grads

BEVA Career Support for Vets

BEVA Guide to Residencies

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Preliminary Year BVM BVS with BVMedSci

Imogen is a first opinion practitioner at Bell Equine, in Kent. With unwavering passion she chairs the Ethics & Welfare Committee, heads projects which focus on welfare, and has started planning Congress 2026 with welfare forefront and centre. Far from covering the obvious ways in which our profession should consider welfare, her approach to 'everyday welfare' is set to provoke us into considering welfare as a concept in everything we do, both for ourselves and our patients.

Links

BEVA Ethics & Welfare Committee

BEVA Welfare Case Toolkit

BEVA Projects

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

BEVA News

BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham

BEVA Newshour session is on Wiley Online Library

MonitorME

EIDS

EQDSR Q2 Focus Article

WNV Test to Exclude

BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

BEVA CPD

BEVApod

Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts

Equine Veterinary Education Podcast

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

BEVA News

BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham

MonitorME

EIDS

BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

BEVA CPD

BEVApod

Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts

Equine Veterinary Education Podcast

Rosina and Marie talk us through the practical teaching offerings for vets and nurses at Congress this year. From suturing, bandaging, radiography and ultrasound, to nerve and joint blocks, including practical sessions with the Arthrex team in their bespoke mobile teaching laboratory. There is also sessions with BARTA exploring the role of vets and nurses in civil emergencies. And we have the nursing practicals which form part of Friday's Nursing Stream. All made possible thanks to our wonderful sponsors and supporters!

Sponsors:

Altano

Arthrex

IMV

Celtic SMR

Podoblock

Essity

Johnson & Johnson

Kruuse

BARTA

Junior Vice President, Kate Blakeman, and farm vet and RCVS Council member, Paddy Gordon, discuss the new 'One To Watch' award which BEVA has launched this year. The winner will be announced at Congress and presented with a trophy, one year's BEVA membership, a fully paid Congress experience and exclusive career-boosting opportunities. All finalists will receive a one-day ticket to Congress... we can't wait to find out who they are!

Links

One To Watch Award launched

Farm Vet of the Future

BEVA Congress 2025

BEVA Leg Up one-to-one career coaching

BEVA Back In The Saddle group career coaching

What have this year's Congress Committee got in store for you in Birmingham this September?.' with Nicola Lynch and April Lawson

"Nicola and April talk us through the Scientific Programme for this year's Congress. New approaches to orthopaedic pain, PPE findings, pregnancy complications, imaging abnormalities and the use of PET, changes facing the industry, moral maze on horses in sport, minimising injuries, advances in the approach to rehabilitation, managing cases where referral isn't an option, head-scratching skin cases, worrisome worms, cardiac conundrums, dental detective work, positive interaction with patients, metabolic mysteries, lameness evaluation, career conversations, and highlights from all the latest research!

In this series of BEVApod Life, Marketing Executive Fiona chats to the winners of our new member of the month campaign. This month we get to know our August winners, Antonia Milner and Stuart Altoft from Summerleaze Equine Vets. Recently returning from many years in the charity sector to join Summerleaze, a new recruit at the practice nominated Antonia and Stuart for going above and beyond to support them as they made the career change.

Think you know someone who deserves a pat on the back? Put them forward as our member of the month - https://www.beva.org.uk/Home/My-Membership/Member-of-the-month

BEVA President, Bruce Bladon, and Chair of the 2025 Congress Committee, Rose Tallon, talk us through what is on offer this year in Birmingham. From the President's Reception at The Alchemist, and the President's Choice stream on Excellence in Surgery, to the industry wide moral mazes on horses in sport and working together in cross-disciplinary teams. There are practical's and panel discussions, workshops and clinical research presentations covering all the topics and fields you could ask for. Something for everyone, whether you're an vet or a nurse, ambulatory GP or seasoned surgeon, student or retiree... grow your brain and grow your social network within the community that is BEVA!