College of Veterinary Medicine

VET UP!®

Vet Up National HCOP Academy for Vet Med

Providing opportunities and support for equity-minded individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the veterinary profession and serve society by advancing public health, ensuring food safety, or serving rural areas.

Vet Up!® consists of three programs with a competitive selection process for admissions:

Champions
College
DVM Scholars
Insight Into Diversity Health Professions Top Colleges for Diversity Award 2022 STEM Award for 2021 STEM Award for 2019
Team 1: December 2018 – November 2019 | Team 2: December 2019 - November 2020 | Team 3: December 2020 – November 2021 | Team 4: January 2022 – December 2022
champions

Level up! Become a Champion!

The Vet Up!® Champions program integrates face-to-face and interactive online learning to provide a 12-month curriculum for educationally or economically disadvantaged rising high-school juniors/seniors, adult/nontraditional learners, 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.

Team 3
Program intended for High School Students, College Students and Adult Learners.

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Team 1: May 19 – June 29, 2019 | Team 2: May 17 - June 27, 2020 | Team 3: May 16 – June 26, 2021 | Team 4: May 23 – July 1, 2022

Strengthen your DVM Application

The Vet Up!® College program is a six-week-long residential summer program at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine for 26 educationally or economically disadvantaged undergraduate students each year that will prepare students to be competitive in the DVM applicant pool. Vet Up! College is geared towards rising college juniors and seniors. Vet Up! College replaces Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Access to Animal-Related Careers (A2RC) 2-week-long summer program which has been discontinued.

Team 3
Program intended for college students.

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college
2018 - 2022
scholars

Realize Your Dream!

The Vet Up!® DVM Scholars program provides academic, social, and financial support post-matriculation to five educationally or economically disadvantaged Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine D.V.M. degree students per year, to support them from matriculation to a timely graduation from their veterinary medical degree program and employment in a veterinary shortage area. Completion of Vet Up! College is required for eligibility.

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Lead Institution: Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine

Founding Partners:

Florida A&M University
North Carolina A&T University
Prairie View A&M University
Tuskegee University
Purdue University Global
Lafayette Jefferson High School
Purdue University Polytechnic High School
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

For more information, please email VetUp@purdue.edu

Thank You to our Sponsors!

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Trophy Level Donors $20,000+

This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3.18 million. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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