{"id":2146,"date":"2024-10-24T16:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2024-12-06T16:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T00:00:43","slug":"ambassador-spotlight-alex-flores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/2024\/10\/24\/ambassador-spotlight-alex-flores\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Spotlight: Alex Flores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/10\/Alex-Flores-Ambassador-_0T87823-792x528.jpg\" alt=\"DVM Student Alex Flores\" class=\"wp-image-2182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/10\/Alex-Flores-Ambassador-_0T87823-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/10\/Alex-Flores-Ambassador-_0T87823-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/10\/Alex-Flores-Ambassador-_0T87823-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/10\/Alex-Flores-Ambassador-_0T87823-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-hub\/uploads\/sites\/3476\/2024\/10\/Alex-Flores-Ambassador-_0T87823-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you considering WSU\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/connect-with-us\/meet-our-dvm-students\/\">Our student ambassadors<\/a>&nbsp;are available to provide insight into our Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Flores chose Washington State University for its exceptional hands-on opportunities in veterinary medicine. His interests span research, lab animal medicine, and both large and small animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU\u2019s Summer Veterinary Research Fellowship was a highlight of Alex&#8217;s WSU experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By participating, Alex worked closely with a faculty mentor on a research project for six weeks, complete with funding and a stipend for his efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You and whoever you choose as your mentor get to write a proposal, and then if it gets the green light, your experiment will be funded, and you will get all summer to work on your project,&#8221; he said, noting presenting his research results at the college\u2019s Research Symposium added a valuable professional experience to his academic journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond research, Alex said he enjoys the supportive community within the veterinary program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community of WSU is what really makes this program special,\u201d Alex said. \u201cI knew I would be given excellent academic services when I signed my letter of admission. I did not know I would have so many opportunities to connect with my classmates and form so many great friendships.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex is married in veterinary school and willing to share advice on how to maintain a work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/2024\/10\/02\/alex-flores\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tAlex&#039;s Profile\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/connect-with-us\/meet-our-dvm-students\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tAll Ambassadors\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you considering WSU\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine?&nbsp;Our student ambassadors&nbsp;are available to provide insight into our Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. Alex Flores chose Washington State University for its exceptional hands-on opportunities in veterinary medicine. His interests span research, lab animal medicine, and both large and small animals. WSU\u2019s Summer Veterinary Research Fellowship was a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11846,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[44],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11846"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2146"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2488,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146\/revisions\/2488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2146"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2146"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/dvm-admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}