ISU and UNL Develop Cooperative Veterinary Program

July 26, 2006 — 

The cooperative Agreement in Veterinary Medical Education was recently approved by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Iowa State University officials. This agreement is an effort to address the increasing need for veterinarians in the Midwest region.

According to the agreement, each year 25 students from Nebraska will complete the first 2 years of a veterinary medicine degree program at the UNL campus. Students will then complete the final 2 years at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine.

The cooperative program is designed to build on the strengths and assets of both universities to educate more veterinarians, particularly in food safety and security and food animal and public health, areas of high national demand. It also is intended to encourage collaborative teaching, research and program development between the two institutions.

Source:
USAgNet, July 25, 2006