Veterinary Medicine

OneHealth: "an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent." (OHHLEP et al., 2022)

Our Interests

We love working with veterinarians! We have severed as methodologists for research studies focused on marine mammal conservation, the health of service dogs, and veterinary medical education. Interested in working with us? Dr. James provides free consultation to studies led by veterinarians or studies on marine mammal conservation.

Example Projects

Improving Our Understanding of Human Interaction among Marine Mammals

Human interaction is a major issue impacting the health and safety of marine mammals. James Lab worked with The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Orange County, CA to study human interaction and how we can use radiographs to improve identification in California sea lions. We found:

Without radiographs, the prevalence of human interaction would be 7% (5 of 74 patients).
With radiographs, the prevalence of human interaction was 32% (24 of 74 patients).
Human interaction would have been missed in 79% of cases (19 of 24).

Improving Disability Competency among Veterinarians

The University of Florida PAWS Program is a student-led, community-based veterinary clinic that provides free primary care services to low-income clients and those with disabilities. The program is completely run by veterinary students. A process evaluation of the program showed that it improved access to veterinary services, saves clients significant costs, and enhances students' preparedness to serve underserved populations. This demonstrates a strong model of service-learning that integrates social responsibility into veterinary eduation.

A veterinarian shows a student how to interpret an ultrasound of a dog.

Image: UF PAWS

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