Holly Vezmar from MSD Animal Health scooped overall first prize.

MSD account manager scoops first prize

Students who gained top marks in the 2016 NOAH Certificate of Animal Health (NCAH) examinations have been rewarded at NOAH’s first Members’ Day, held at ZSL Regents Park.

Overall first prize went to Holly Vezmar, who works for MSD Animal Health as a ruminant account manager covering Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Commenting on her achievement, Holly said: "It means a lot to me; it has given me a key insight into the veterinary industry and has greatly helped me with my role."

Second prize went to two students - Erin Carmichael from Merial and Harriet Keightley from Ceva Animal Health.

"The NOAH qualification has given me confidence and credibility as a territory manager,’ said Erin. "It has enabled me to consolidate my knowledge from my veterinary bioscience degree, whilst providing valuable insight into the animal health industry, including my roles and responsibilities in relation to the Code of Practice."

Harriet added: "The NCAH qualification demonstrates that our industry has trained professionals working within it who have high standards of knowledge and strong ethics."

The NCAH qualification is designed to enable animal medicines representatives to provide support to the prescribers and sellers of animal medicines they visit. It gives students full knowledge of the legal framework in which licensed veterinary medicines are regulated, promoted and sold, as well as a solid understanding of animal health, nutrition and disease control.

Three NCAH examinations were held in 2016, in April, July and September.

For the April exam, Amy Collie from Ceva Animal Health was joint first with Toyah Parker from Bayer plc. James Sheehy from Elanco Animal Health was in second place.

For the July examination, first place went to Holly Vezmar and second place went to Erin Carmichael from Merial Animal Health.

For the September examination, first place went to Harriet Keightley from Ceva Animal Health and second place went to Joanne Findlay from Zoetis.

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