Veterinary schools have their pluses, minuses

Second NAVMEC meeting dissects, reconstructs them
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September 1, 2010
If there's one thing veterinarians and other stakeholders could agree on at the second meeting of the North American Veterinary Medical Education Consortium, it's this: There's more than one way to educate a veterinary student.

Attendees at the first NAVMEC meeting in February listen to a presenter.The meeting, which took place April 29-May 1 in Kansas City, Mo., focused on analyzing seven existing veterinary education models and one new concept (see JAVMA, June 15, 2010, page 1271). The approximately 160 attendees were charged with giving recommendations on how these models could be improved or changed to help equip future graduate veterinarians with the skills, knowledge, and competencies to meet the changing needs of society.

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