Healing Oasis Wellness Center

01/31/2026

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01/28/2026

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01/26/2026

Come join us and have fun while learning!

Email from Healing Oasis Wellness Center Come join us to learn, integrate, practice, and become COMPETENT, and PROFICIENT   2026 Postgraduate State-Approved Certification List of Programs  Continuing

01/26/2026

Dr. Rivera is everywhere!

Knowledge, mentorship, and lifelong impact took center stage at the 25th Annual Healing Oasis Wellness Center Conference.

Held in late 2025, the milestone conference honored two legendary Purdue Veterinary Medicine educators, Dr. Kathy Salisbury and Dr. Ron Hullinger, recognizing decades of dedication to teaching, mentorship, and advancing veterinary education. The event was led by Purdue alumnus Dr. Pedro Rivera, who dedicated the anniversary conference to mentors who shaped both his professional journey and the lives of countless others.

Dr. Salisbury retired in 2025 after more than 40 years at Purdue Veterinary Medicine, serving as a board-certified surgeon, educator, and associate dean for academic affairs. Her career spanned clinical excellence, leadership, and an enduring commitment to teaching, earning her recognition as a Purdue 150th Anniversary Professor for excellence in teaching.

Dr. Hullinger completed nearly 50 years of service to the college before retiring in 2018. As a professor of veterinary anatomy and former director of Veterinary Medical Education, his influence reached generations of students. It was estimated at the time of his retirement that he had impacted nearly 90 percent of Purdue Veterinary Medicine graduates.

The conference also highlighted Purdue’s ongoing contributions to continuing education, featuring presentations from Dr. Jessica Linder, clinical assistant professor of neurology, and Rachel Yoquelet, veterinary technician in Physical Rehabilitation. Together with Dr. Rivera, they joined more than a dozen speakers sharing knowledge across rehabilitation, neurology, and integrative veterinary care.

This celebration reflected the enduring legacy of Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty whose mentorship continues to shape the profession, long after the classroom.

Purdue University American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges - AAVMC National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) IVMA: Indiana Veterinary Medical Association

01/01/2026

Well, 2025 is gone, and it was a whirlwind! I want to take this time to thank those behind the scenes: my wife, Michelle Rivera - The Boss, and our son, Daniel Rivera. Both of them give me energy to keep going forward, and they are dragging me into the 21st digital-century...screaming and kicking all the way. I still like pencil and paper, just saying. Here is a picture of us celebrating Daniel's 29th birthday on the 29th of December 2025, taken by Ms. Karla Garcia, who is behind the camera. Let's see what 2026 has in store for us! As most of you know, I "LOVE" posting...this simple post has taken me 45 painful minutes.
Semper ORANGE

12/31/2025

2026 The Year of the Horse💥
Wishing you all health, happiness, growth and prosperity this new year.

12/22/2025

2026 is just around the corner! We have plenty of programs for this coming year.

Email from Healing Oasis Wellness Center Come join us to learn, integrate, practice, and become COMPETENT, and PROFICIENT   2026 is Approaching FAST Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy: Spring 2026

12/22/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to yours! We are so grateful and blessed to have you all in our lives!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁

11/25/2025

Better late than never, right? Here is a compilation of photos from Module V of the Fall 2025 VSMT class that concluded on Sunday, November 23, 2025. Every class has its personality, and this class demonstrated its humor as well as its dedication to taking the Healing Oasis directed VSMT knowledge to better their patients. The flag they designed and presented to Dr. Pedro Rivera embraced the “be an orange in a bowl full of apples” Healing O mantra!! Congratulations to each and every member of this class. Like it or not, you are part of the Healing O family. Do yourselves proud.

11/21/2025

Module 5 is the final module for the 2025 Fall VSMT class. They are having fun, learning, practicing, and putting into action the information that has been provided over the previous 4 modules. They even had sticker tattoos made!! Being an orange in a bowl of apples makes you stand out in the best way possible, so be an orange!🍊