Beth Galles
Associate Professor of Practice School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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128 VBS Annex
Lincoln, NE, 68583, - Phone
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402-472-2952 On-campus 2-2952
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beth.galles@unl.edu
Dr. Galles is responsible for clinical instruction in the PPVM, with the goals of delivering an outcome-based and a competency-based clinical education. Her areas of instruction include clinical skills, professional skills, cultural competency, and clinical sciences, where she uses integrative methods and clinical cases to apply and incorporate basic sciences knowledge into the curriculum. For her highly experiential curriculum, she applies hands-on skills, gained from both animal models and live animals, as well as the application of critical thinking and problem-solving techniques as the foundation of instruction.
Education
- D.V.M., Iowa State University, 2003
- M.P.H., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2019-2023
- B.S. in mathematics and biology, Creighton University, 1998
Specialization/Board Certification
- Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (DABVP) (Canine and Feline Medicine
- Founding Fellow of Emergency Practice (ABVP)
Teaching
VMED 511 – Foundations of Veterinary Medicine I
VMED 512 - Foundations of Veterinary Medicine II
VMED 513 - Foundations of Veterinary Medicine III
VMED 514 - Foundations of Veterinary Medicine IV (Federal Accreditation Training)
VMED 583 – Principles of Surgery
VMED 589 – Anesthesiology & Small Animal Surgery
VMED 596 – Elective Practicum in Shelter Anesthesia and Surgery
Service
Outside of UNL I volunteer with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP), my specialty organization, in writing exam questions and evaluating candidates for the process of board certification. In this same organization, I am a Founding Fellow of Emergency Practice, as well as a mentor to future fellows, to improve the opportunities for and retention of emergency veterinarians, an underserved area of the profession.
Professional Interests
- One Health aspects of regulatory veterinary medicine and shelter medicine
- Emergency and critical care veterinary medicine
- Emergent surgery in veterinary medicine
- Canine and feline CPR
- Community veterinary medicine
- The application of evidence-based clinical veterinary medicine
Professional Society Memberships
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP)
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS)