{"id":19670,"date":"2023-09-01T12:51:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=19670"},"modified":"2023-09-06T13:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:50:02","slug":"three-million-dollar-grant-renews-funding-for-purdue-program-expanding-access-to-the-veterinary-profession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/three-million-dollar-grant-renews-funding-for-purdue-program-expanding-access-to-the-veterinary-profession.php","title":{"rendered":"Three Million Dollar Grant Renews Funding for Purdue Program Expanding Access to the Veterinary Profession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is receiving vital new federal support for an innovative program addressing a national shortage of veterinarians in public health and rural\/food animal practice in Indiana and beyond, and a significant lack of underrepresented individuals entering the veterinary profession. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has renewed a five year, $3.2 million grant to further the success and impact of Vet Up<\/a>!\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong> The National Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Academy for Veterinary Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n

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2023 Vet Up! College participants take part in a hands-on session learning about equine medicine during the summer residential program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Established with an initial HRSA grant in 2018, Vet Up! is designed to meet the goal of filling veterinary shortage areas with equity-minded individuals from underrepresented populations and rural areas. The program is based at Purdue, which has the only veterinary college in Indiana and is home to the Center of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine.  Vet Up! has leveraged PVM\u2019s proven history of effective diversity programming and partnerships with high schools, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and state entities to design and deliver curricula that provide otherwise-inaccessible opportunities to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the renewed grant funding, the Vet Up! National HCOP Academy for Veterinary Medicine will expand by taking a comprehensive approach to provide academic, experiential, financial, and social support to disadvantaged students. In clear alignment with the purpose of the HCOP, Vet Up! will pursue multiple objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Identifying and recruiting students from disadvantaged backgrounds to competitively enter and complete college and university programs in veterinary medicine and other STEM fields;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Preparing students from disadvantaged backgrounds to complete preliminary education requirements and provide academic and social support to prepare them for competitively entering and completing a veterinary professional degree program;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Providing comprehensive bridge programming to disadvantaged students who are enrolled as DVM degree candidates to enable a successful experience in rigorous professional veterinary education programs;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Providing academic, financial, social, and wellness support to veterinary students from disadvantaged backgrounds to facilitate timely completion of their veterinary education and graduation with their DVM degree; and,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Implementing an integrated, comprehensive evaluation process that monitors and informs progress and outcomes of program participants, Vet Up! components, and the overall project, through a longstanding partnership with Purdue University\u2019s Evaluation and Learning Research Center.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Vet Up! program includes the following components. <\/p>\n\n\n\n