![]() ![]() To all those first year veterinary and medical students who were smart enough to gain acceptance into a program but found they were making Cs and Ds, or worse, instead of the expected As and Bs because the competition was so fierce. To all those undergraduate students who did not get accepted into a professional program because they did not know how to manage their time, study and learn effectively and efficiently or how best to prepare for and take an exam. His most successful book, so far, is his memoir of his first year in veterinary practice entitled “Animals Don’t Blush”. Since his retirement in 2006, he has published 4 historical novels, 3 memoirs, and a self-help book for students. The first, second, and third editions of his single author text, Animal Models in Cardiovascular Research, can be found in most medical libraries. Gross co-edited three multi-authored textbooks and over one hundred scientific articles and abstracts. He retired after 12 years as Professor and Head of the basic science department in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He did research and taught at Texas A & M University for 16 years, then accepted a position as Professor and Director of the Cardiovascular Surgery Research Labs at the University of Kentucky, College of Medicine a post he held for 5 years. After ten years in veterinary practice, he enrolled at the Ohio State University and earned the MS and PhD degrees in cardiovascular physiology. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gross graduated from Colorado State University with the DVM degree in 1960. ![]()
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