February 1, 2018
AMES, Iowa – The Fullgraf Foundation has committed $403,000 to Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine to purchase equipment and support veterinarians in residency at the college’s Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center.
A $250,000 grant establishes the Charlotte Stone Fullgraf Equine Surgery Resident’s Research and Support Fund. A second grant of $153,000 will allow the College of Veterinary Medicine to purchase much-needed equipment for the equine surgery section.
The Charlotte Stone Fullgraf Equine Surgery Resident’s Research and Support Fund will provide annual funding for two equine surgery residents to help cover research project expenses and continuing education costs.
“Currently, our residents must either apply for research grants in hopes for funding for their project, pay for their own project or be a part of a project that is funded by one of our senior clinicians,” said Dr. Kevin Kersh, clinical associate professor. Research projects are a requirement of the equine surgery program. “This new fund will also significantly defray costs borne by our surgical residents for attending continuing education and advanced training meetings.”
The second grant will allow the equine program to purchase several pieces of critically needed equipment for the surgery section. These include a fluoroscopy unit (C-arm), an imaging modality that uses X-rays to produce a real-time image of anatomy.
“The ability to offer imaging in real time becomes critical in equine surgery,” said Dr. Stephanie Caston, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences. “The fluoroscopy unit will be used in surgery to ensure that the surgical procedure is proceeding correctly, for instance when we are repairing fractures we can ensure that implants are placed where desired and the fracture is aligned correctly.”
Other equipment purchases will include a locking compression plate, a videoendoscopy unit and an arthroscopy fluid pump.
Iowa State’s Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center provides the highest standards of care to horses, educates veterinary students, trains surgical residents and serves local, regional and national horse owners. A major referral center for the region, the hospital offers emergency surgery and medical management services for a variety of equine disciplines and breeds, including sport horses, barrel horses, draft breeds and standardbred and thoroughbred race horses.
The Fullgraf Foundation is under the direction of Jan Fullgraf Golann and Charles S. Fullgraf. The Charlotte Stone Fullgraf Equine Surgery Resident’s Research and Support Fund honors Charles’ and Jan’s mother, Charlotte, who graduated in 1946 from Iowa State University with a major in dietetics, and died in 2008.
The Iowa State University Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization committed to securing and managing gifts that benefit Iowa State University. The Forever True, For Iowa State campaign, with a historic goal to raise $1.1 billion, will help support Iowa State in becoming the premier land-grant university for the 21st century and beyond.
Contacts
Dr. Stephanie Caston, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, 515-294-4886, scaston@iastate.edu
Dr. Kevin Kersh, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, 515-294-1500, kkersh@iastate.edu
Karen Simon, Communications, Iowa State University Foundation, 515.294.7263, kasimon@foundation.iastate.edu
Dave Gieseke, College of Veterinary Medicine, 515-294-4257, dgieseke@iastate.edu