{"id":2895,"date":"2018-12-04T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T18:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=2895"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:27:14","slug":"pvr18-pvm-establishes-vet-up-a-federally-funded-national-academy-for-veterinary-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/pvr18-pvm-establishes-vet-up-a-federally-funded-national-academy-for-veterinary-medicine.php","title":{"rendered":"PVM Establishes Vet Up! – A Federally-funded National Academy for Veterinary Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new federally funded National HCOP Academy for Veterinary Medicine will build on Purdue Veterinary Medicine\u2019s success in developing programs to foster a more diverse pool of applicants for veterinary college admission. Past program participants Micah Rollie (left) and Jessica Linder now are in the College\u2019s DVM Class of 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A $3.18 million federal grant is enabling the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine to expand access to the veterinary profession for talented individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and address the need for more veterinarians serving rural areas and protecting food safety. The College received the grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to launch Vet Up<\/a>! The National Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Academy for Veterinary Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program will address 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. Purdue was the only college of veterinary medicine to receive support. The goal of the program is to fill veterinary shortage areas with equity-minded individuals from underrepresented populations and rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program\u2019s work aligns with Purdue’s Giant Leaps<\/a> celebration, acknowledging the University\u2019s global advancements made in health as part of Purdue\u2019s 150th<\/sup> Anniversary. The theme of Health and Longevity is one of four themes of the yearlong celebration\u2019s Ideas Festival, designed to showcase Purdue as an intellectual center solving real-world issues. The other themes are Sustainable Economy and Planet, Artificial Intelligence, and Space Exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purdue has the only veterinary college in Indiana and is home to the Center of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine, the nation\u2019s only such center. Vet Up! will leverage PVM\u2019s proven history of effective diversity programming and partnerships with high schools, historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), and state entities to design and deliver curricula that provide otherwise-inaccessible opportunities to students. A longstanding partnership with Purdue University\u2019s Evaluation and Learning Research Center will assess the impact of the programming on participants and the veterinary profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vet Up! National Academy consists of three programs with a competitive selection process for admissions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n