Vet Student Program
The discipline of learning. The art of caring.
WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
The Presidents Message.
At Western University of Health Sciences, our students receive an education that will assist them in becoming humane, sensitive, and technically competent health care professionals. While a first-rate educational experience is essential, the making of a good health care professional is rooted in the nature and quality of the people involved.
There is a visible sense of family and community at Western University. Students can expect the same respect from this university that a patient should anticipate from a capable health care professional. We are proud of the fact that we strive to develop in our students, a blend of both the technical and the people skills required in our professions.
The substance of the curricula, as well as of the instructional processes used to communicate that information, reflects a humanistic approach to health care. This approach can be seen in the Daumier lithograph titled, "I Am Here for You, You Can Be Sure." Therefore, it is imperative that our students understand that they have a role in the learning environment and that they are active rather than passive recipients of their education.
In the final analysis, what a student can expect from the university is measured by the success of our humanistic approach–one that requires an active partnership between students and the university. This is what an education at Western University of Health Sciences is all about.
Sincerely,
Philip Pumerantz, Ph.D.
Mission of the College of Veterinary Medicine
The College of Veterinary Medicine is committed to serving society and animals through the preparation of students for the practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary public health and/or veterinary research in an educational program of self-directed learning, reverence for life and clinical education through strategic partnerships. Instruction and clinical opportunities are provided in a wide variety of domestic species, including food animal, equine and companion animals. The college sustains a vibrant, diverse faculty by encouraging advancement through personal and professional development and research. This creates an environment of competent, caring, ethical professionals, where cooperative learning, public service, and scholarship can flourish in an arena of excellence.
Goals of College of Veterinary Medicine
The primary goal of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU-CVM) is the creation of an innovative, accredited, four-year professional curriculum leading to the DVM degree. Graduates will be prepared to enter employment as entry level veterinarians in the private, public, or corporate sector, or to proceed into postgraduate training programs.
The second goal of the College is advancement of collaborative, clinically based veterinary research.
The third goal of the College is the recruitment and retention of a diverse and interactive student body, faculty and staff within a university environment in which multiple health professions flourish and interact in instructional and research missions. In WesternUs culture of different disciplines, in which all are connected to a care philosophy, there is a unity of differences that enriches each profession.
The fourth goal of the College is the provision of cost-effective education by maximizing the use of contemporary educational technology and utilization of shared resources among existing educational programs (private and public) and cooperative agreements with the private sector animal health care. delivery system.