The preVet-DVM program for Chinese students

in the U.S. – One World One Health in Action

Jishu Shi, Lei Wang, Ronnie Elmore, Frank Blecha,

and Ralph Richardson

U.S.-China Center for Animal Health

College of Veterinary Medicine

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Who We Are

U.S.-China Center for Animal Health (美-中动物卫生中心)

is a K-State-based education service center for the

improvement of Chinese animal health education,

research, regulatory, and industrial workforce.

Improve the veterinary medical training system in China to meet the

AVMA standards. We will train 50 DVM students from China in 10

years.

Provide continuing education services to Chinese veterinarians.

Provide contract research and development services to U.S. and

Chinese animal health institutions.

Missions of USCCAH

The U.S.-China Joint DVM Program-An international partnership with government,

universities, and industry

Establish a partnership with the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and 17 colleges of veterinary medicine (CVMs) from the U.S. and China

- to train the “trainers” of veterinary medicine in China;

- to create an opportunity for the world’s future most influential leaders in animal health to become colleagues and best friends now.

Partnering Universities

China Agricultural University

Huazhong Agricultural University

South China Agricultural University

Nanjing Agricultural University

Jilin University8

Yangzhou University

Northwest Agricultural and Forest University

Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

Zhejiang University4

Northeast Agricultural University

Shanghai Jiaotong University5

Guangxi Agricultural University

University of Minnesota

University of California Davis

University of Missouri

Oklahoma State University

Iowa State University

The U.S.-China Joint DVM Program

Train 50 DVM students from China in six colleges of veterinary

medicine in the U.S. in the next 10 years

1. Each year, up to 10 students will be selected from seniors and

graduate students in Chinese universities to enroll at K-State for

one-year pre-veterinary studies with full scholarships (tuition and

living expenses) from the U.S.-China Center for Animal Health

and China Scholarship Council

2. KSU help the Chinese students acclimate and get admitted to

DVM programs in a partnering veterinary college in the U.S.

3. The Chinese DVM students study at one of the six colleges of

veterinary medicine in the U.S. with full scholarships (tuition and

living expenses) from the China Scholarship Council

China Scholarship Council commitment (2013-

2023): $13,686,400

Industry contribution (2011-present): $592,732(Pfizer AH - Zoetis, Banfield, Ceva, Shor-Line, and Advanstar)

-An international partnership with government,

universities, and industry

Front : Jinghui Liu (Secretary-General, China Scholarship Council), Ralph Richardson (Dean,

College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University)

Back: Zhixue Dong (Director, Division of Americas, CSC), Xuepeng Cai (Director-General, China Animal

Disease Control Center, Secretary-General, Chinese Veterinary Medical Association), Weizhong Huang

(Deputy DG, Bureau of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, China), Youling Jia (President, CVMA),

Douglas G. Aspros (President, AVMA), Faouzi Kechrid (President, World Veterinary Association), Frank

Blecha (Associate Dean, CVM, KSU), Jishu Shi (Director, US-China Center for Animal Health, CVM, KSU)

October 28, 2012

Youling Jia (President, Chinese Veterinary Medical Association), : Jinghui

Liu (Secretary-General, China Scholarship Council), Ralph Richardson

(Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University),

June 2012, select the first four preVet-DVM students

Selecting the final four:

a joint effort between CSC, KSU and Chinese universities

Celebration of the U.S.-China Joint DVM Program

庆祝中美合作执业兽医教育项目实施一周年

China Scholarship Council

Chinese Veterinary Medical Association

International Veterinary Collaboration for China

Kansas State University

中国国家留学基金管理委员会中国兽医协会

国际兽医合作联盟-中国堪萨斯州立大学

8-25-2013

China Scholarship Council

Jihui Liu, Xinyu Yang, Zhixue Dong, Li Meng, Yingzhen Wang

China Ministry of Agriculture

Zhongqiu Zhang, Weizhong Huang

Chinese Veterinary Medical Association

Youling Jia, Xuepeng Cai, Qingbo Wang, Ming Wang

General Consulate of China in Chicago

Weiping Zhao, Weijia Chen, Xuzhong Lu, Linlan Ma, Qingqing Zhao

Zoetis (Pfizer Animal Health)

Michelle Haven, Tony Tan, Tracy Liu, Yongsheng Wang, Theo Kanellos

International Veterinary Collaboration for China

Trevor Ames, Lisa Nolan, Michael Lairmore, Paul Borrow, Reid Stuart

Qijing Zhang, Jim Cullor, Chang Kin-Chow

Shor-Line

Rick Donahue

Ceva Biomune Banfield Pet Hospital

Brian Huseman Rob MacNaughton

Steve Chu

Our Key Partners

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