Scott Palmer, VMD currently serves as the equine medical director for the New York State Gaming Commission and is an adjunct professor in the department of population medicine and diagnostic sciences at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, in Ithaca, New York. His research focus is the identification of horses at increased risk for fatal musculoskeletal injury and development of intervention strategies to prevent fatal musculoskeletal injuries. Palmer also serves a member of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) Scientific Advisory Committee and the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) Drug Testing and Practices, Equine Safety, and Regulatory Veterinarian Committees. He serves as an advisor to the Cornell University Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Committee.