Texas Tech University is celebrating the official groundbreaking for its new vet school in Amarillo. The 180,000 square foot academic building, to be named the School of Veterinary Medicine Amarillo Campus, will house classrooms, offices, laboratories, surgery suites, and research areas. An additional facility for large animals, to be
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Ohio State Vet School Announces Major Upgrade
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine has announced plans to build a new 35,000 square foot veterinary clinic on campus. The $17 million facility will be located next to the recently remodeled laboratory, which was renovated at a cost of $9.3 million. The new facility, to be called
Celebrate National Pet Week
The American Veterinary Medical Association is celebrating National Pet Week from May 6-12, 2019. The theme for 2019 is “A Lifetime of Love.” The event was established in 1981 to encourage responsible pet ownership, promote the human-animal bond, and increase awareness of veterinary medicine. Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, school groups, and
Third Annual Vet Camp Contest Accepting Entries
UC Davis Falls in World Veterinary Rankings
The University of California – Davis, the top veterinary school worldwide in the QS World Veterinary Rankings in 2017 and 2018, was surpassed by the Royal Veterinary College for 2019. The Royal Veterinary College had been ranked at #3 the past two years. UC Davis was still the top North American vet school with its
AVMA Offers Free Vet Tech Webinar
The American Veterinary Medical Association’s Lead & Learn series is offering a new webinar on February 13th at noon Central. Utilizing Veterinary Technicians: How Does Your Practice Measure Up? will be presented by Kenichiro Yagi, a veterinary technician specialist in emergency and critical care. Yagi will discuss how to
LSU Vet School to Host January Open House
Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine will host their annual open house on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 9am to 3pm. The event is free and open to the public—a great opportunity for aspiring veterinary students and their families to take a look behind the scenes! Visitors will be able
Veterinary Essay Contest to Award Scholarships
Entries are currently being accepted for the third annual Solutions for the Profession Competition sponsored by the VIN Foundation. Any student currently enrolled in vet school is eligible to enter for a chance to win one of three scholarships: $3,000 for the winner, $1,500 for the runner up, and $1,000
Free Veterinary Student Debt Webinar
The VIN Foundation is offering a free webinar this week that should be very useful for current (and future) veterinary students. The webinar, Veterinary Student Debt Questions and Answers, will address topics such as student loan repayment options, loan consolidation, private refinancing, and managing stress related to student debt. They
Free CE Course Offered on Veterinary Practice Management
VetMedTeam and Trupanion have partnered to offer a free online course on veterinary practice management. The course, “The Ace in the Hole for the Jack of All Trades,” focuses on how a practice manager can help the practice owner by overseeing operations, accounting, client management, HR functions, and more—allowing the