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Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Vol 35, Issue 2, 160-165
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.35.2.160
Copyright © 2008 by Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
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Public-Health Training for Veterinarians

A New Approach to Teaching Veterinary Public Health at the Ohio State University

Armando E. Hoet• Robert J. Caswell• Fred J. DeGraves• Paivi J. Rajala-Schultz• Wondwossen A. Gebreyes• William J.A. Saville• Thomas E. Wittum

Correspondence: Address correspondence to Dr. Thomas E. Wittum, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1920 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210 USA. E-mail: wittum.1{at}osu.edu.

Public-health practitioners with expertise in the area of veterinary public health are expected to understand the prevention and control of zoonotic infectious diseases in both human and animal populations. This focus on multiple species is what makes the veterinary public health (VPH) official unique. The development of a new VPH specialization within the existing Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program at the Ohio State University represents a significant new collaboration between the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Public Health. The main objective of the VPH specialization is to educate and train professionals to provide them with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to protect and improve human health using a One Medicine approach. The program targets a population of students who will likely enter the professional veterinary medicine curriculum but have one year available to enhance their preparatory training in health sciences before beginning the program. A core series of VPH courses was initiated to complement the existing MPH course requirements. The program has been successful in attracting students from the primary target population, but it has also attracted students wanting the MPH as a terminal degree and veterinarians returning to school to expand their career options.

Key Words: public health • educational approaches • veterinary public health






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