News|Articles|December 11, 2025

UC Davis veterinary school adopts use of AI scribe platform

The University of California-Davis (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine is the latest academic institution to adopt the use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital scribe for its facilities and students. UC Davis is now working with the ScribbleVet digital scribe in its teaching hospital.¹

ScribbleVet is designed to complete veterinary SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan) notes during a patient exam by recording the appointment and streamlining medical record-keeping and documentation. The platform can allow veterinarians to finish their medical notes and record-keeping in minutes rather than hours, according to ScribbleVet. In a teaching hospital, like the program at UC Davis, the use of a digital scribe offers trainees exposure to tools used on the job that can enhance clinical workflows without replacing hands-on medical decision-making.¹

"AI-driven tools are becoming integral to modern veterinary practice, improving the efficiency, accuracy, and completeness of medical records for clinicians and clients alike," Michael Mison, DVM, DACVS, associate dean for veterinary medical center operations and chief veterinary medical officer for UC Davis, said in a news release.¹ "Integrating this technology into our teaching hospital not only supports our clinicians today but also ensures that our trainees develop familiarity with tools that enhance communication, streamline workflows, and ultimately support better patient care. We're excited to partner with ScribbleVet to advance these goals."

UC Davis has also formed a task force with Joie Watson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, associate dean of professional education for the veterinary school and faculty clinicians to assess the use of Scribblevet from its launch at the teaching hospital in November 2025 through early 2026. The assessment will "help determine how to best implement this AI tool for students and how to have students use it on the clinic floor and expand it to the classroom,” MIson told dvm360.

A study published in 2024 by Digitail, a practice management software for veterinary hospitals, and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) investigated industry awareness, concerns, expectations, perceptions, and utilization of AI in veterinary medicine and found that that nearly 40% of veterinary professionals were using AI tools or software in their veterinary setting with nearly 70% reporting daily or weekly use for professional tasks. This study had collected perspectives of 2968 veterinary professionals with respondents indicating that benefits of AI integration for veterinary medicine include improved productivity and time savings, reduced administrative workload, and an increase in efficiency in diagnosing and treating patients.^2,3

UC Davis is the second veterinary school to announce adoption of ScribbleVet for instructional use. The first was the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), which announced its collaboration with the scribe platform in March 2025 with planned use across the CVM’s veterinary facilities and classroom settings.⁴

"We chose ScribbleVet for its high accuracy and time-saving workflows, which allow clinicians to reclaim hours for patient care while seamlessly incorporating AI into student training,” Andrea Miller, associate director of operations at the CVM, said in a news release.⁵ "This collaboration...[equips] future professionals with the tools to streamline workflows, advance diagnostics, and elevate standards of care.”

Other digital scribe platform using AI are available on the market and for use in veterinary schools. Digital platform CoVet, for example, began a 12-month collaboration with the Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine (CSU) and Biomedical Sciences for integrating AI in veterinary education.³

"This collaboration is grounded in the belief that technology should augment—not replace—the human expertise at the heart of veterinary care," explained Andrew Ciccolini, DVM, medical director of companion animal spectrum of care services, CSU veterinary health system.³ "We're focused on training our students to use AI responsibly, ethically, and effectively."

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