Vet Med reaccredited

The School of Veterinary Medicine received praise from a national review committee that has maintained the school’s accreditation following an intensive review process.

Each of the nation’s 28 veterinary schools must periodically undergo review by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Council on Education to ensure quality standards are met. Based on the result, schools may receive partial or full accreditation, or may even have accreditation withdrawn. In the case of the School, the Council approved full accreditation status for the maximum period of seven years.

Accreditation involves extensive self-study documentation by the veterinary school, followed by an intensive three-day site visit, inspection, and interviews by an eight-member national committee.

Upon completion of Wisconsin’s recent accreditation review, the council complimented the school’s program, noting the quality of support to students, the dairy teaching herd, the school’s efforts in encouraging diversity in the student body, the positive and productive working environment in the school, responsiveness to student feedback, and the excellence of the school’s research programs.

The council also encouraged the school to expand facilities to meet the needs of the teaching, clinical, and research programs, and to increase the level of scholarship funds available to students.

“This is everyone’s success,” says Daryl Buss, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. “The quality of the program reflects the commitment and effort of everyone connected with the school. The strong advice of the council regarding our critical needs for additional facilities and scholarships is very important, and we are making every effort to meet those needs.”