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For
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Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State
University. This letter accompanies a referral manual that has been prepared
for your use by the faculty and staff of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. It
is our goal that this manual will be a frequently used resource that assists
your medical decisions and client recommendations. We hope this information
will encourage you to consider referral of patients with special needs to the
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Your principal reason for making a referral to our hospital relates to the
veterinary care of your clients’ animals. It is our goal to provide the best
medical care that can be achieved for your patients, and the best experience
possible for your clients. We want your clients to return to you pleased with
your primary care and pleased that you recommended that they visit the WSU
Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Although it is not the main reason for your referrals, the patients you refer
are also vital to our primary mission of training tomorrow’s veterinarians.
Referred patients are the “textbooks” for our students, just as they were for
you during your training. They help provide the clinical experiences that put
years of classroom preparation into perspective. Students will interact
closely with your clients and provide a substantial amount of medical care.
You can trust that the care of every patient is closely supervised by faculty.
The cost of medical care at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital is equivalent to
that seen in the private medical arena. We believe it is important to teach
students responsibly, and part of that means helping them develop an
appreciation for the real economics of veterinary practice.
While special procedures that exist primarily to advance the body of
veterinary medical knowledge may be supported by research or government
funding, the hospital must self-fund much of the instructional activities that
take place under its roof. Therefore, each patient you refer also helps us
develop the financial resources needed to meet the challenges associated with
operating a referral teaching hospital in the face of external factors like
economic difficulties in the state, and the discontinuation of Oregon State
University’s participation in the regional veterinary program.
It is important that you know that few things are as important to us as our
relationship with you. If we ever fail to meet your expectations or if you
recognize areas where we can improve, we would gratefully accept your comments
and suggestions. We thank you for any past referrals and look forward to
satisfactorily serving you and your clients in the future.
Go Cougs!
With my best regards,
Dr. Warwick Bayly
Dean
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