Virginia-Maryland Veterinary Teaching Hospital awaits final approval for expansion and renovation
The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech is preparing for a major $9M expansion and renovation of its Veterinary Teaching Hospital to improve veterinary education, clinical care, and research. Construction could begin in 2026 pending final approval.
Prep Smarter for NAVLE with Vet Candy’s ESCAPE Series
The North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) looms on October 15th like a final boss battle between you and actually becoming a licensed veterinarian. You've survived four years of vet school, countless exams, clinical rotations that tested your sanity, and now everything comes down to one eight-hour computer-based test that will determine whether you can legally practice veterinary medicine.
Tuskegee University breaks ground on $18 million investment for a small animal teaching hospital
The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) turned the soil on a new 57,000-square-foot small animal teaching hospital to continue the university’s unmatched 80-year legacy as a leader in training veterinarians in the United States.
UMES to Launch First Public HBCU Veterinary School
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is set to open a new veterinary school in 2027, offering an accelerated three-year DVM program with a unique distributed clinical training model. The school will emphasize food-animal medicine, rural practice, and USDA/public health roles, addressing a nationwide shortage of veterinarians in agriculture. With $116 million in state funding requested and accreditation in progress, UMES would become the first public HBCU in the U.S. to offer a veterinary doctoral program, helping diversify veterinary medicine while supplying critical workforce needs across Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic.
Murray State Board of Regents Appoints Veterinary School Dean Pending DVM Program Approval
Murray State University appoints Dr. Laura Ken Hoffman as dean of its proposed School of Veterinary Medicine, pending CPE approval of a DVM program. Construction on the veterinary school building is planned for 2026–2027, alongside campus-wide safety and infrastructure updates.
They Told Her She'd Never Be A Vet. Wait 'Til You See Her Now.
The path to a dream is rarely a straight line. For Alena Brown, a first-year student at the brand-new Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine at Rowan University, it was more of a “bumpy road” filled with detours and unexpected climbs. But as she settles into her anatomy lectures and lab work, she knows every twist and turn—every cleaned cage, every rejected application, every moment of doubt—was preparation for this exact moment: becoming a foundational piece of veterinary education history.