Education

Schaumburg, Ill. - A Mexican veterinary school is appealing a failed accreditation request made recently to the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA's) Council on Education (COE).

Kansas City, Mo. - "Education speed-dating." That's how one participant described the first of three days of discussion about the present and future of veterinary education at a meeting of the North American Veterinary Medical Education Consortium (NAVMEC).

Kennett Square, Pa. - After five years of planning and about year of construction, the new James M. Moran, Jr. Critical Care Center was set to open June 1 at the New Bolton Center campus at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

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Columbus ?- The Ohio State University (OSU) renamed its veterinary teaching hospital to better reflect the depth of services offered.

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Davis, Calif. -- The Center for Equine Health at the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) received a $3 million gift from the William and Inez Mabie Family Foundation to support the center's research and teaching efforts.

National Report -- High schoolers will have a chance to earn certification as human-medicine and veterinary paraprofessionals in a new program starting this fall.

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Madison, Wis. -- A 32-year veteran of high-risk research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine was suspended from working on any projects above Level 1 biosecurity clearance after his unauthorized experiments on an antibiotic-resistant strain of brucellosis were discovered.

New York, N.Y. -- The first recipients were named for Pfizer Animal Health's new veterinary scholarship initiative, which will provide up to $2 million in scholarships over its first three years.