Lecturer - Small Animal Surgery

School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, EWMSC Mt. Hope, Trinidad, West Indies

Telephone: (868) 645-3232 Ext. 4310

Email: Tennille.Auguste@sta.uwi.edu


Dr. Tennille Auguste earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with Distinction from The University of the West Indies, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. She worked as a Clinical Teaching Assistant at her alma mater from 2009 to 2014. From 2014 to 2015, she was in a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2018, she graduated with her Masters in Clinical and Translational Research from Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. Since 2018, Dr. Auguste has been an assistant lecturer in Small Animal Surgery.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Distinction), 2009: UWI-SVM
  • Masters of Science Clinical and Translational Research, 2018: Purdue University

Research Interests

  • Surgical Site Infections in Dogs and Cats
  • Hospital-associated factors and their role in the development of surgical site infections
  • Undergraduate Teaching and learning in Small Animal Surgery

Professional Experience

  • Clinical Teaching Assistant (The UWI, School of Veterinary Medicine)
  • Intern, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery (Purdue University)
  • Assistant Lecturer (The UWI, School of Veterinary Medicine)

Courses Taught

  • VETM 3014: Principles of Surgery (Year 3)
  • VETM 4010: Small Animal Surgery I (Year 4)
  • VETM 5008: Small Animal Surgery II (Clinical Clerkship)
  • Problem Based Learning (Years 1 – 4)

Publications and Presentations

Dr. Tennille Auguste’s most recent publications.docx


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