Julia “Julie” H. Wilson, DVM, has been elected to the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) board of directors. She will begin her term today (Dec. 5) as District VI Director in December at the AAEP 52nd Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

Wilson received her veterinary degree from Cornell University in 1978. She pursued an internship at Guelph and a residency at Florida, becoming board certified in large animal internal medicine in 1985. Post-residency, Wilson worked in a large animal practice in northern Virginia, and then returned to Florida as a faculty member for eight years. Following a stint in private equine referral practice in New England, she joined the University of Minnesota, where she sees referral cases and teaches veterinary students. She also plays a very active role in Pony Club and the Minnesota Association of Equine Practitioners, serving as president in 2005. Wilson currently serves on the board of directors of the charity Heifer International.

Wilson joined the AAEP in 1988, and has been an active member from the beginning. She has served as a member of the Pediatrics, International, Membership, Abstract Review and Scholarship committees. She also served as the chair of the International Committee. Wilson is currently a member of the Foundation Advisory and Student Relations committees, and she has served as the AAEP Student Chapter faculty advisor for the last four years