Kansas State University

Greetings from Kansas!!! While you are enjoying the bright and colorful spring, please take a moment to glance at our e-newsletter and learn the progress of veterinary education collaboration between Kansas State University and our partners in the U.S. and China.

Currently, there are 19 Chinese students in the U.S-China Joint DVM Scholarship Program. The scholarship program is sponsored by the China Scholarship Council, Kansas State University, Zoetis/International Veterinary Collaboration for China, the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association, and Banfield Pet Hospital. The U.S.-China Center for Animal Health (USCCAH) at K-State coordinates and leads the partnership in mobilizing the program since its establishment in 2012.

USCCAH has also partnered with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the University of California – Davis, the University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, and 12 universities in China for the program. This unique collaboration with universities, governments and animal health industries in the U.S. and China provides unprecedented learning opportunities for these Chinese DVM students. For the first time, they can fully understand and compare how the veterinary profession plays such an important role in animal health, public health, food safety, and other important social and economic areas in the two countries.

Of the 19 students in our program, 15 of them will be freshmen (4), sophomores (6), juniors (1) or seniors (4) in the DVM programs at Kansas State University, the University of California – Davis, the University of Minnesota, or Iowa State University; while the other 4 students will be pre-veterinary students at Kansas State University this fall.

The mission of the USCCAH is to promote U.S.-China education and research exchange and cooperation in animal health, public health, food safety and other important social and economic areas.  This newsletter has highlighted some of our activities as well as the Chinese DVM students’ achievements.

We also want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your tremendous support and interest in working with us.  If you would like to make a contribution to the education programs or have any interest in animal health communities in China, please contact Dr. Lei Wang leiwang@vet.k-state.edu.

Tammy Beckham
Dean, Professor
Kansas State University
College of Veterinary Medicine

Jishu Shi
Director, Professor
U.S.-China Center for Animal Health

USCCAH has selected 4 Chinese students for the U.S.-China Joint DVM Program in a joint interview effort with colleagues from the colleges of veterinary medicine at University of California Davis and Iowa State University. The center also used this international trip to promote exchanges of veterinary education and research between the U.S. and China, as well as develop collaboration with National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan.

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USCCAH welcomed special guests — senior executives of the Consulate General of China in Chicago, American Veterinary Medical Association, Zoetis, Banfield Pet Hospital and a representative from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, as well as deans from five partnering veterinary colleges in the U.S., Europe and China — as part of its second annual reunion event Sept. 26-27. The reunion is an important learning opportunity for our students to come together for face-to-face exchanges of experiences from their class-room studies and internships at different institutions.  It also helps them reconnect in their personal lives and cultivate/grow friendships that are essential for them to work as a team after they go back to China. This reunion is also a great opportunity for all of our partners to review and refine the program, while enjoying the students’ presentations and interaction with them.

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The students in the U.S.-China Joint DVM Program strive for success and have demonstrated excellent academic diligence.  In addition, they have actively sought opportunities to broaden horizons through scholarship programs, internships and jobs in veterinary practice and research work related to animal and human health initiatives.  Below are the awards and internships our program students have been offered in 2016 as well as their e-publications.

Chiyu Guan, Class of 2019, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
•KSU Veterinary Research Scholarship
•Banfield Pet Hospital Veterinary Student Winter Job Program

Aolei Chen, Class of 2018, the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
•UMN Veterinary Summer Scholarship
•Banfield Pet Hospital Veterinary Student Summer Job Program

Meng Li, Class of 2019, the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
•UMN Veterinary Summer Scholarship

Zhen Yang, Class of 2019, the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
•Zoetis Swine Internship Program

Huan Zeng, Class of 2019, the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
•Banfield Pet Hospital Veterinary Student Summer Job Program

Xueying Zhou, Class of 2019, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
•ISU Veterinary Summer Research Scholarship

Yaoqin Shen, Class of 2017, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
E-Publication: The gender wage gap in veterinary medicine: Is clinical confidence a factor?

July 1, 2016 — Application deadline for Class of 2022 of the U.S.-China Joint DVM Scholarship Program. Apply Now!

July 12 &13, 2016 — Interview of the U.S.-China Joint DVM Program applicants at the Inner Mongolia Agricultural University – Hohhot, China.