Margaret Khaitsa

College of Veterinary MedicineMississippi State University

Veterinary Medical Education in the USA

• 310 million people in U.S.

• 28 colleges of Veterinary Medicine (4 private)

• Mostly land-grant

• Degree is Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Flowood: Animal Emergency &

Referral Clinic (509(a)2)

Starkville:Main CVM Campus

andVeterinary Specialty

Center(509(a)2)

Stoneville: Warmwater Aquaculture Resource & Diagnostic Laboratory

Pearl: Mississippi Veterinary Research & Diagnostic

LaboratoryPoultry Research &

Diagnostic Laboratory

The need for a holistic, collaborative approach – “to encourage the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally, to attain optimal health for people, animals, and our environment.”

One Health Initiative Task ForceJAVMA 2008: 233; 259-261