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) 'S ic roniai e midsi^] 11 in Rudj ‘gl ’•m. int Idingap e will| ide Mai pictures (a There*' ngmr ’rofessios! 3, Zadus d to atia’ He left the Swiss Alps Ex-skier joins vet staff id," \tiii 1 d the ms oe, wlh ice is Sit' will give r Tom ours or af i&M and eta $W ral agrictl Utah, fc lay. te in Cor- lor M Battalion photo by Susan Wolfenberger Dr. Joerg Auer checks one of his patients at the Texas A&M University vet school. Auer is the associate professor of arge animal surgery. By BECKY DOBSON Battalion Reporter To ski or not to ski, that was the question. As Dr. Joerg Auer mulled over his career plans, he had to decide if he wanted to ski from the peaks of the Swiss Alps or work at the feet of crippled horses. Auer was attending the School of Veterinary Medicine in Zurich, Switzerland, and competing on the university’s ski team when he was chosen as a candidate for Switzer land’s national ski team in 1970. The Switzerland native had trained for two years to make the team. He had to make a choice be tween staying in school or joining the country’s ski team. “I was getting farther and farther behind in school and I didn’t want to forfeit all the time and money I had invested,” Auer said. Auer finished vet school in 1973 as a top student in one of the biggest classes ever to graduate. Auer is now an associate professor in large animal surgery at Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, a post he accepted a month ago. “Vet school is completely differ ent there (Zurich),” Auer said. “It is no problem to get in, but it is harder to stay in.” Applicants must complete one year of pre-medical study before they are qualified for acceptance into vet school. When accepted, they must follow a particular cur riculum for one year. No grades or tests are ever given. At the end of the year one com prehensive exam is given. Students that pass the exam begin a second year of study. Those that fail must take the first year over. This process continues for three years. “Students there don’t gain the same clinical and practical ability as they do here,” Auer said. “Instruc tion is basically all theoretical. Most students never even get a chance to give an injection.” While attending vet school Auer worked closely with the head assis tant of equine surgery at Zurich. Through this work Auer said he gained the practical ability lacking in the vet school curriculum. After completing three years of vet school, a graduate can set up his own veterinary practice although he is not entitled to a doctorate degree. To receive the degree, the student must complete one more year of graduate study. After receiving his Ph.D Auer came to America. “I wanted to see it with my own eyes,” Auer said, “not just through the Western movies.” Auer studied in a research fellow ship in equine anesthesia at the University of Missouri for one year. He spent the last two years serving his residency in large animal surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. The Swiss surgeon takes a special interest in horses both profession ally and as a hobby. He is a judge for' the North American Trailriders’ Conference. This requires’him to evaluate horsemen as they compete in trailrides. He also enjoys a sport popularly known in Switzerland as skijoering. This requires competitors to race across frozen lakes on skis behind racehorses. When asked if this was dangerous Auer replied, “Of course, but its great fun.” Auer said he plans to become a certified surgeon and is working under Dr. David Hanselka, as sociate professor of large animal medicine and surgery, to fulfill the certification requirements. After two years of work with Hanselka, Auer will be examined by the surgi cal board and be granted or rejected his certification. THE BATTALION Page 5 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1978 r~ WHAT A BARGAIN! 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