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2010 Hospital Design Competition winners

2010 Hospital Design Competition winners

College Park, Md. -- A new collaboration between the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) will offer mentoring, education and networking opportunities for veterinarians and veterinary students.

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The judges have spoken. Here are this year's winners.

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Washington -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to accept applications for a federal veterinary student loan repayment program that has been seven years in the making by April.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- The Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an urgent care service.

Example of an anesthesia, surgery, and treatment consent form from Dr. Jeff Rothstein

Travel sheet example from Dr. Jeff Rothstein.

Example of a hospitalized-patient flow sheet from Dr. Jeff Rothstein.

Ames, Iowa -- After more than 20 years in college administration, John Thomson, DVM, will retire as dean of Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine Jan. 1, 2011.

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Ann Arbor, Mich. -- All types of U.S. medical schools are lacking in minority representation according to a new study by the University of Michigan, and veterinary colleges are no exception.

Madison, Wis. -- A new bill that would repay up to $50,000 in veterinary school loans for new Wisconsin food-animal practitioners is receiving a public hearing next week in front of the Wisconsin Senate's Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.

Becoming a DVM is more expensive than ever.

A Q&A with a veterinary college student featuring her take on the state of animal welfare and her peers' responses and hopes for the future.

State environmental agency mulls possible fine for University of Georgia over medical waste regulations

Defining societal needs key to address long-term future, experts say.

The federal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program is being phased in throughout 2010, which should help some practicing veterinarians offset a healthy portion of their student loans.

Ithaca, N.Y. -- Tuition is going up for veterinary students, and many others, at the Cornell University.

Topeka, Kan. -- An award from Hill's Pet Nutrition celebrating lifelong dedication to veterinary medicine has gone to John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, professor and executive associate dean at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.