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Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
Justice Department Reaffirms Veterinary Accreditation Standards and Procedures Are Subject to Antitrust Scrutiny
Today, the Justice Department filed a statement of interest in a private lawsuit challenging accreditation standards and procedures employed by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). The statement of interest explains that professional accreditation societies, like the AVMA, cannot erect anticompetitive hurdles that reduce competition by restricting the number of veterinary providers entering the profession.
Indiana’s Hanover College suspends effort to open veterinary school
Hanover College’s ambitious plan to launch a veterinary school in Indiana that combined remote and in-person instruction has been paused due to new accreditation rules limiting distance education in veterinary programs. The initiative, first announced in late 2023, would have been the first veterinary school in the U.S. to implement a hybrid learning model.
UMES Veterinary School Set for 2026 Accreditation Review
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s School of Veterinary Medicine is approaching a key point in its effort to secure accreditation for what will become Maryland’s first veterinary school. The institution will undergo a full accreditation site review by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education from June 21 through June 26, 2026, according to information released by the university.
Texas Tech veterinary school receives accreditation from AVMA
The Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo has officially received full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), completing a process that began nearly a decade ago.
Shocking Move: Top Mexican Vet School Drops U.S. Accreditation!
In a surprising turn for international veterinary education, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine—often hailed as the oldest veterinary school in the Western Hemisphere—has voluntarily withdrawn from accreditation by the AVMA Council on Education (COE), effective at the end of 2025.
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