PHILANTHROPY AT WORK

Providing Unparalleled Training Opportunities

UC Davis is home to the world’s brightest students studying to become the next generation of veterinarians. As the leading veterinary school in the country, we are committed to providing them with the highest caliber of training and access to the latest technology.

Thanks to Ethicon Inc., our students are receiving critical hands-on experience using innovative surgical equipment. Ethicon provided electrosurgical units, carts and generators to the Gourley Clinical Teaching Center where approximately 1,500 surgeries are performed annually. Animals from more than 20 shelters and rescue organizations receive much needed treatment at no cost and begin their journey to finding loving homes for adoption.

“The addition of electrosurgical equipment to the tools available for pre-clinical teaching allows us to introduce modern surgical technology to our students and also enhances our ability to solidify basic surgical principles,” said Dr. Lane Johnson, professional education veterinarian at the Gourley Center.

Surgeons are able to minimize blood loss during procedures using electrosurgery to quickly and efficiently seal blood vessels before they bleed or as soon as any bleeding is noted. It also helps to reduce surgical time for patients by efficiently cutting and coagulating tissue, decreasing the incidence of complications and surgical site infection.

“We are very grateful to Ethicon for providing equipment, allowing our faculty to expose veterinary students to the exciting world of electrosurgical energy which now forms part of everyday best practice in modern veterinary surgery,” said Dr. Philipp Mayhew, professor of Small Animal Soft Tissue and Minimally Invasive Surgery.

“Our graduates are able to transfer their experience of using this latest surgical technology into their practice to benefit all of their surgical patients.” –Dr. Phillipp Mayhew

Ethicon and DePuy Synthes, both Johnson & Johnson MedTech companies, have been serving the surgical and orthopedic needs of veterinary customers and patients for many years and have also supported the UC Davis Fracture Program. Their vision is to increase access to surgical innovation and solutions within the veterinary community.