The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Welcome to The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine 2017 – 2018 WHY OHIO STATE? vet.osu.edu vet.osu.edu The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Message from the Dean Dear Prospective Students, Thank you for considering The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine as you pursue your dream of becoming a veterinarian. As you know, admission to veterinary school is highly competitive, and you are one of the elite few selected to interview for the Class of 2022 at Ohio State. We consider teaching and preparing the next generation of veterinarians our foremost purpose and we focus on enhancing our students’ education, career development, and total wellness. Ohio State has one of the most well established and comprehensive colleges of veterinary medicine in the world. It is the only one located on a campus where there are six other health science colleges (dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, and public health), all collaborating on the One Health initiative. Additionally, we have strong associations with many of Ohio State’s colleges including agriculture, business, engineering and social work. Because of these strengths, you will find opportunities for comparative and translational research and clinical training as well as advanced opportunities in business training within our professional DVM program. We have a rich history, strong tradition, and solid foundation of excellence on which to build and focus our leadership and advancement of veterinary education, clinical practice, and veterinary and comparative medical research. We exist to benefit society and enhance the well-being of animals and people. Our vision is that the College of Veterinary Medicine will be the nation’s best veterinary and comparative learning community where our students are prepared for careers of excellence, our faculty and staff work collaboratively to further veterinary medicine and solve problems of significance, and our alumni become the next generation of global leaders. The breadth and depth of our training contributes to our college being consistently ranked in the top five colleges of veterinary medicine, indicating our reputation of excellence among our peers. The veterinary profession offers diverse and rich career opportunities and we invite you to examine the numerous career opportunities open to our graduates. I am confident that the future of our beloved College is very bright. We would be honored to have each of you join our College family as we pursue excellence in our mission areas of teaching, research, service and outreach. We hope you will choose to become a Buckeye and become part of our diverse and inclusive college community, and eventually one of our over 9,000 loyal and passionate alumni. Kindly, Dr. Rustin M. Moore, Dean 1 WHY OHIO STATE? vet.osu.edu The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Why Study Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State? Our DVM Program and Curriculum development. Dr. Motta is assistant professor of Outside the Classroom Companion Animal Surgery in the Department of • Consistently ranks among the top five Veterinary Clinical Sciences. • More than 35 student clubs and organizations. veterinary schools in the nation Clubs are a great way to get hands-on and “Our aim is to graduate students who are ready leadership experiences outside the classroom • Dedicated, highly-skilled and experienced to practice deeper-thinking and work on all faculty, including leading-edge educators, levels of complexity once they enter clinical • The Office of Professional Programs has a scientists and clinical specialists practice,” she said. strong commitment to providing support for veterinary students: • Internationally known surgeons, clinicians, o Office of Career Management educators and researchers • Partnership with the Capital Area Humane o Two full-time counselors – personal • Curriculum flexibility allows students to pursue Society where all students participate in a counseling, health and wellness their clinical interests through elective courses; fourth-year clinical rotation in shelter medicine o Financial Aid Advisor Fourth-year students have the opportunity to and surgery o Professional Development select a “Career Area of Emphasis” (CAE) for o Peer Tutoring Program their senior rotations • The Galbreath Equine Center offers an equine treadmill and sports medicine expertise, as o Office of Professional Program Support • Accredited veterinary public health master’s well as a robust equine field service practice o Office of Teaching & Learning degree program (MPH) – concurrent with DVM option • More than 30,000 animal patients per year Research and an animal blood bank that provides blood • Top-ranked graduate program in Comparative products to veterinary hospitals across the • The Veterinary Scholar Summer Research and Veterinary Medicine Program includes: country The clinical skills lab will be housed on the • Ohio State now offers the only business minor second floor of the Veterinary Medical Center o A robust summer research program, in the country designed for graduate students Tech Smart Clinical Skills Lab to (VMC) and close to the VMC clinical areas. The including grant support for summer majoring in the health professions Open August 2018 lab will consist of two main areas: one large research opportunities instructional space with simulation models and o International learning research in Spain, The Veterinary Medical Center A state-of-the-art Clinical and Professional Skills technology equipment for 80 students; and Ethiopia, Brazil, Thailand and other lab is slated to open at The Ohio State University seven smaller rooms, accommodating 10-20 countries • Largest veterinary medical center in Ohio and College of Veterinary Medicine in August 2018. students, that will be used for self-directed surrounding area; three separate hospitals – • The research environments available for learning with 24/7 access. Hospital for Companion Animals, Hospital for The first-ever veterinary educational lab of veterinary students include a diverse array of Farm Animals and Galbreath Equine Center its kind at Ohio State, the clinical skills lab is “Lab technology will support an active, opportunities designed to offer first- and second-year students collaborative and interactive “Bring Your Own • Full range of specialty services, including • The Ohio State University College of an opportunity to start developing clinical and Device” culture that is emerging in higher veterinary behavior, internal medicine, Veterinary Medicine is at the forefront of the professional skills early in their program with education,” said Dr. Motta, including the dermatology, neurology, cardiology, “One Health Initiative,” which studies the links interactive experiences that emphasize active technology she has incorporated into her ophthalmology, oncology, surgery, and between animal health, human health and learning. instruction: Go Pro cameras and the use of 3-D theriogenology environmental health “The goal is to give students hands-on clinical printed bone models derived from real CT scans • Food animal opportunities including a large practice and empower students to gain mastery of VMC canine patients. Other technology will • Ohio State’s College of Veterinary Medicine ambulatory field service practice serving 18 of their abilities at their own pace,” said Dr. include four, 360-degree live-streaming cameras is part of the largest and most comprehensive counties Tatiana Motta, who is overseeing the lab’s and multi-touch displays. health science centers in the country 2 3 WHY OHIO STATE? vet.osu.edu The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine About the College of Veterinary Medicine Committment to Diversity The Ohio State University College of Veterinary The Ohio State University College of Veterinary The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine is ranked fifth in the nation among Medicine is committed to creating an inclusive Medicine has ongoing efforts to strengthen veterinary schools according to U.S. News & environment where all members of the and deepen the college’s ability to foster and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” The community feel secure and welcome. We support a diversity and inclusive community that college includes more than 1,000 faculty, staff, understand that diversity promotes a culture of include: and students in the Departments of Veterinary inclusion that understands and appreciates the Biosciences, Veterinary Clinical Sciences and world beyond our own individual perspective. • Appointment of Dr. Mary Jo Burkhard as Veterinary Preventive Medicine. Located on a Associate Dean for Faculty & Staff Affairs, six-acre mini campus within one of the largest “To best serve the needs of our community, our Inclusive Diversity and Planning. universities in the United States, the College of profession must embrace the broadest definition and fullest spectrum of diversity including racial, • The development of the College of Veterinary Medicine includes three academic Veterinary Medicine Diversity Committee and research buildings, one of the country’s ethnic, religious, gender, sexual orientation- identity, socioeconomic, geographical largest veterinary teaching hospitals and Ohio State College of Veterinary • CVM Community of Inclusion Certification affiliated off-campus facilities. background, work, military, and educational Program Medicine at a Glance experiences, and challenges