In 2020, Epp received Alliance funding for a multi-year study of the veterinarian shortage in Northern Ontario [1]. On Feb. 12, she presented her findings in Sudbury during the 2024 Northern Ontario Conference, taking place over two days at Science North.
Epp collected data through surveys and interviews with a number of stakeholders, but her presentation focused on insight from three main groups: veterinarians, producers, and students.
“One comment we kept hearing is that we need solutions that are northern-specific,” said Epp, noting that a “one-size-fits-all” approach isn't helpful.
Read the article on SooToday.com: Northern-centric solutions needed to address vet shortage: researcher - Sault Ste. Marie News [2]