Embracing the borderless nature of their chosen profession, two Charles Sturt University (CSU) veterinary science students have been selected to participate in a leadership program in the United States in June. Second-year students Fiona Kelk from Wagga Wagga and Kimberly Groner, from Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges, will have a valuable opportunity to meet their North American peers when they attend Washington State University’s annual Veterinary Leadership Experience in Idaho. Along with dairy cattle practice lecturer Natasha Lees, the CSU students will attend the week-long leadership program with the financial support of the Charles Sturt Foundation and the Australian Cattle Vets (ACV), a special interest group of the Australian Veterinary Association Ltd. “Given the intrinsic global nature of veterinary medicine and protecting animal and human health, this trip will be an ideal chance to foster ties between Australian and US students and develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills,” said Ms Lees. “This has benefits not only for the individual CSU students but the future of the profession and our work in herd management,” added the CSU lecturer.