We have our winners!
The Nationwide-VBMA student case study competition assesses comprehension and analytical skills, with Nationwide awarding one VBMA member from each participating chapter a $1,000 Visa gift card and a Nationwide gift bundle.
The Nationwide®-VBMA competition was designed to help students further their development in:
- Critical thinking skills while evaluating and understanding the benefits of a product (pet insurance) before recommending or discussing it with a client.
- Gaining a competitive advantage over future veterinary professionals by familiarizing themselves with a tool that assists in improving the quality of medicine delivered to patients, while increasing practice revenue.
Participating students are asked to obtain a sample invoice from a veterinary practice, describe the clinical case and provide the benefits breakdown of a Nationwide pet insurance policy claim, assuming the pet was covered by Nationwide’s Major Medical and an Everyday Care rider. Entries from participating veterinary schools are judged on accuracy, thoroughness, complexity and presentation of the clinical case selected.
The winners are …
We have three national winners:
- Allison Mettler, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Rae-Porter Blackwell, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences
- Jennifer Moore, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
In addition, we have a winner from each of the other participating chapters:
- Katie Pelphrey, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Rebecca Pava, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Jacqueline Walker, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Laurel Thomas, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- William Ryan, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Kimberly Bocchiaro, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Kaitlin Wilson, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Erin Koballa, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Elizabeth Reick, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Miranda de la Vega, Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Sarah Dengler, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Jennifer Kintz, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Elizabeth De La Torre, St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Tiffany Irizarry, St. Matthew’s University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Paul Belnap, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Simone Palladino, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts Univerisity
- Hee Young Yang, Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Mari Kuboyama, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
- Cynthia Kathir, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
- Ali Dianne Terrell, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
- Brittany Cortina, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
- Nicole Warner, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
- Jessi Kraemer, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine
- Lindsay Gallagher, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
- Hannah Holmans, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Sarah Appleby, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Congratulations to this year’s winners!