Facilities
Established in 1899, the Washington State University College of Veterinary
Medicine is proud of its distinguished past as one of the oldest veterinary
colleges in the United States. The college is fully accredited by four key
national accrediting agencies: the American Veterinary Medical Association
Council on Education (AVMA-COE), the Association for Assessment and
Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), the American Association of
Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD), and the American Animal Hospital
Association (AAHA).
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The Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility (ADBF) houses
offices for the
Department of Veterinary Clinical
Sciences
and research laboratories. The facility, which opened in 1999, is unique among
all USDA buildings and facilities projects because its focus is on the use of
molecular biology to resolve diseases in agricultural animals with application
where appropriate to human health. Program goals include ensuring a safe and
abundant human food supply; improving the health and well-being of food animals
produced in the U.S.; and providing research training for the next generations
of scientists. |
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The Bustad Veterinary Sciences building houses the
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (VMP), the
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL), and college
administrative and student service offices. The Bustad Veterinary Science
building, named for Dr. Leo K. Bustad '49, opened in 1978. |
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Wegner Hall is shared by the
Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology
(VCAPP), the WSU
College of Pharmacy, and the
Animal Health Library |
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Some
VCAPP
faculty and staff are located McCoy Hall as is the
SCAVMA Store and the
People-Pet Partnership (PPP).
McCoy Hall also provides space for small animal surgery training elements,
research and teaching laboratories, and a large animal isolation unit. |
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The
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
(VTH), which opened in 1996, is one of the best equipped Veterinary Teaching
Hospitals in the nation. The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences is
committed to excellence in the diagnosis, treatment and management of animal
health. Sophisticated diagnostic and treatment technologies are available
including MRI, CT scan, ultrasound, endoscopy, arthroscopy and radiation
therapy. Fourth-year professional veterinary students and postgraduate students
(interns, residents, and graduate students) work together with clinical faculty
and staff to diagnose and treat patients |
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The
WSU Veterinary Specialty Teaching Clinic
in spokane, WA, located on WSU's
Riverpoint Campus, is a satellite facility supporting clinical teaching and
training for the WSU veterinary program. The facility also serves the specialist
referral needs of the greater Spokane area veterinary community. A long-time
veterinary ophthalmologist and owner of the Animal Eye Clinic of Spokane, Dr.
Bill Yakely will continue his practice within the new facility with his current
staff. WSU veterinary students will be accepted by the practice for
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The Caine Veterinary Teaching
Center in Caldwell, Idaho provides fourth year DVM students with one-month
clinical blocks of instruction in feedlot management, herd health, and
production and population medicine in the heavily concentrated livestock area of
southern Idaho.
The
School of Molecular
Biosciences (SMB) and Center for Reproductive
Biology (CRB) are located in the
Biotechnology/Life
Sciences building, which was completed in the spring of 2009. SMB and CRB
joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in July 2010.
Future Projects
The new
Paul G. Allen Center for Global Animal Health will provide a center for
enhancing the University's multidisciplinary strengths in discovery,
developmental, and implementation science in animal health. Funded in part
through a generous $25 million grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
this first construction phase is a transformational step towards meeting our
global vision of improving public health and catalyzing human opportunity.
Groundbreaking ceremony
The
Veterinary Medical Research Science Building will provide 77,250 net square
feet of properly equipped and environmentally controlled, state-of-the-art
biomedical research and support space for the health science teaching and
research programs.
Groundbreaking ceremony
