Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association: Training the next generation of veterinary leaders
How are we ensuring that our graduates are ready to practice and lead?
How are we helping to address the growing veterinary health disparities: rural versus urban, small animal, livestock, equine, exotics, research, public health … veterinarians are needed in all segments of health. Here at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, we are taking a multi-pronged approach to help address these issues locally and nationally.
To ensure that graduates can follow their career dreams, we are minimizing their financial burden upon graduation. Through student scholarships, financial aid, and tuition control, we have been able to reduce the average debt for graduates to < $92,000. This is one of the lowest of any program in the country.
To ensure that graduates can follow their career dreams, we are minimizing their financial burden upon graduation.
Arely Navarro is a first-generation student in the class of 2028 whose dream has always been to become a veterinarian. She is from a low-income family, so it wasn’t until she received a full scholarship for veterinary school that she knew her dream would come true. “I dropped down and started crying and then called my mom,” Navarro said. “I just said, ‘lo hice, lo hice’—I did it! I did it!”