Exotics Animal Club

If you love ferrets, bats, parrots, or big cats — you belong with us!

PVM’s Exotic Animal Medicine Club helps provide students with the knowledge, understanding, and experience to provide excellent veterinary care for our future exotic animal patients.

Our club meets with specialists in zoo, wildlife, exotic, and aquatic medicine through lectures, wet labs, and other activities.

Club Officers

  • President - Lea Gamez Jimenez '26
  • President-Elect - Brittney Graebner '27
  • Symposium Coordinator - Lauren Pengiel '26
  • Symposium Coordinator-Elect - Dalton Whitehead & Liam Quaas '27
  • Treasurer - Kyra Holt '26
  • Treasurer-Elect - Arianna Aguirre '27
  • Secretary - Kyle Barron '26
  • Fundraising Chair - Elliot Westrich '26
  • Faculty Advisor - Dr. Steve Thompson, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences