The Vet Up!® National Academy for Veterinary Medicine is a federally funded program for students throughout the country who are interested in veterinary medicine and are also considered historically underrepresented and/or underserved in the field. This includes first generation college, low-income, rural, and ethnic/racial minority students.
The Vet Up!® National Academy consists of a series of programs for students at multiple points along a path to a profession in the veterinary medical field, with the goal of addressing a national shortage of veterinarians in public health and rural/food animal practice in the state and beyond, and a significant lack of underrepresented individuals entering the veterinary profession.
Are you a student, or a parent or teacher of one, who is interested in additional guidance on career options, knowledge of the field, and insight into veterinary school admissions directly from a U.S. veterinary school and at no cost? Perhaps you wish to strengthen your future application with veterinary and animal experience, preview veterinary school firsthand, and possibly apply for early admission? Then look no further!
Vet Up!® Champions integrates face-to-face and interactive online learning to provide a 12-month structured curriculum to a cohort of 26 students each year comprised of rising high-school juniors/seniors, adult/nontraditional learners including veterans, and first or second year undergraduate students. Champions will prepare for entry into veterinary college by receiving mentorship, financial and cultural competence training, and gaining exposure to veterinary careers.
Vet Up!® College is a 6-week summer program that allows underrepresented and/or underserved students gain experiences and opportunities that increase their competitiveness as future veterinary school applicants. Participants gain a glimpse of what being a veterinary student is like by spending the first 4 weeks at PVM experiencing coursework, clinical skills labs, industry trips, study groups, and more. Then, 2 weeks are spent at a clinical placement site located in each participant’s local area gaining veterinary experience.
Vet Up!® DVM Scholars is an invitation-only program specifically for current Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine DVM degree program students who participated in Vet Up!® Champions and/or Vet Up!® College previously. The program provides academic, social, professional development, and financial support to support participants from matriculation through DVM degree program completion and entrance into the workforce.
