Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Vol 29, Issue 4, 216-219
Copyright © 2002 by Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION: GLOBAL OBLIGATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
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Internationalizing veterinary education in the 21st century
CC Jost
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MA Memon
(International Program, Center for Conservation Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA.
This paper presents the results of a survey conducted in the spring of 2001 to assess international activities at colleges of veterinary medicine in North America. A questionnaire was sent to all 31 colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States and Canada, of which 22 responded. Of those schools responding to the survey, 86% have International Veterinary Medicine (IVM) programs and most have faculty involved in internationally oriented research (95%), in teaching IVM (74%), in mentoring veterinary students in IVM (84%), and in international consultancies (84%). Funding sources for faculty international activities include foundations, intramural funds, curriculum development grants, endowment/development funds, and sabbaticals. Foreign animal diseases are the most commonly taught international topic. The increasing importance of international veterinary issues is leading to the internationalization of the veterinary education in North America. Most IVM programs include activities of both faculty and students. Greater collaboration between faculty and programs across schools would allow schools to benefit from each other's strengths in IVM education.
