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Auburn University Receives Grant to Strengthen Veterinary Medicine in Rural Kentucky by Janet McCoy
AUBURN, Ala. -- Te Auburn University College of Vet- erinary Medicine is directing a program to strengthen veterinary services to designated underserved rural popu- lations in Kentucky through a grant provided by the US- DA’s Veterinary Services Grant Program and in partner- ship with Kentucky veterinarians.
Te $237,233 grant allows the college to create a program to “develop, implement and sustain private veterinary ser- vices through education, training, recruitment, placement and retention of veterinarians and students of veterinary medicine,” said Dr. Dan Givens, associate dean for Academ- ic Affairs at the College of Veterinary Medicine. It is one of 13 grants by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or USDA-NIFA.
Objectives of the grant are: • Connect veterinarians serving in rural geographic ar- eas where additional veterinarians are needed with vet- erinary students interested in working in those areas;
• Provide quality educational opportunities for veteri- nary students in business management and sustain-
ability in rural veterinary practice;
• Provide quality continuing education at a reduced cost to veterinarians serving in designated rural areas of unmet needs;
• Provide business management education and prac- tice sustainability consultation to rural veterinary practitioners in underserved areas; and
• Facilitate and create networking opportunities that assist graduating veterinarians in transitioning into sustainable careers in rural underserved areas.
Leading the project are Dr. Misty Edmondson, an associ- ate professor of farm animal medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences, and Glen Sellers, a clinical lecturer teaching business practice management to veterinary stu- dents. “Teir expertise will enhance student and prac- titioner recruitment and provide mentoring and career enhancement,” Givens said. Te grant allows programs already in existence at the College of Veterinary Medicine—the college’s practice management rotation and preceptorship program—the opportunity for greater impact. Te grant will match
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