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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