Source: MICHIGAN STATE UNIV submitted to NRP
RECRUITING AND RETAINING THE FUTURE VETERINARY AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE THROUGH AN ONLINE CERTIFICATE IN BOVINE HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1031032
Grant No.
2023-70024-40680
Cumulative Award Amt.
$250,000.00
Proposal No.
2023-03990
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2023
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2026
Grant Year
2023
Program Code
[VSGPE]- Veterinary Services Grant Program Education Grants
Recipient Organization
MICHIGAN STATE UNIV
(N/A)
EAST LANSING,MI 48824
Performing Department
LG ANML CLIN SCI
Non Technical Summary
This proposal aims to increase recruitment and long-term retention of food-animal veterinarians in rural areas through providing access to readily available specialized education in bovine health management (BHM) for final-year veterinary students and early-career veterinarians. Based on practitioner feedback, we have developed, piloted, and evaluated a BHM curriculum tailored for recent veterinary graduates working in rural areas and established an online certificate program at Michigan State University. Through this project, a total of 27 final year veterinary students and early career veterinarians will be enrolled in this BHM online certificate at no cost. The participants will engage in a 9-credit program that emphasizes best practices for delivering quality bovine veterinary services in rural areas and fosters the epidemiology and food safety aspects of bovine practice.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
3113410101020%
3113410102010%
3113410109015%
3113410117020%
3113410106015%
3073410117010%
3153410106010%
Knowledge Area
311 - Animal Diseases; 307 - Animal Management Systems; 315 - Animal Welfare/Well-Being and Protection;

Subject Of Investigation
3410 - Dairy cattle, live animal;

Field Of Science
1090 - Immunology; 1060 - Biology (whole systems); 1010 - Nutrition and metabolism; 1020 - Physiology; 1170 - Epidemiology;
Goals / Objectives
This project aims to increase recruitment and long-term retention of food-animal veterinarians in rural areas through providing access to readily available specialized education in bovine health management (BHM) for final-year veterinary students and early-career veterinarians.
Project Methods
Through this project, a total of 27 final year veterinary students and early career veterinarians will be enrolled in this BHM online certificate at no cost. The participants will engage in a 9-credit program that emphasizes best practices for delivering quality bovine veterinary services in rural areas and fosters the epidemiology and food safety aspects of bovine practice.

Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience include practicing veterinarians and veterinary students of accredited programs in the clinical phase of their studies. Changes/Problems:We have worked through the academic institution's processes to get the Online Graduate Certificate in Bovine Health Management approved as a degree. This has taken longer than anticipated due to the nature of the process in the University, and has delayed our planned timeline. We hope to finalize this process soon and be able to recruit the first cohort of participants. In the meantime, we have also developed alternative plans to move forward without an official degree if this gets delayed further. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We intend to finalize the approval of the Graduate Certificate and enroll the first round of participants.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? We have worked through the academic institution's processes to get the Online Graduate Certificate in Bovine Health Management approved as a degree. This has taken longer than anticipated due to the nature of the process in the University. In the meantime, we have also continued to update the content of the educational materials.

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