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OSU Veterinary Medicine on probation; authority asks lawmakers for tuition mix and hospital funding
Summary
OSU Veterinary Medicine Authority told lawmakers the college is on probation with the accreditor for low clinical referral volume and an aging teaching hospital. The authority seeks continued staffing funds, a recurring scholarship package to raise in-state enrollment and large capital support to replace the teaching hospital.
Dr. Jim Hess, CEO of the OSU Veterinary Medicine Authority and vice provost at OSU Center for Health Sciences, told the appropriations subcommittee the veterinary college is on probation with its accreditor and has 24 months to resolve deficiencies.
"We are currently on probation," Hess said, and added the accreditor cited two principal reasons: insufficient clinical referral volume and the age of the clinical facility. "We have a lot of needs. Much of what you all have provided for us thus far, we've made great progress in…
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