BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) is excited to partner with PetSmart Charities to improve teaching and learning opportunities for RUSVM students and provide affordable support to animal patients.
The PetSmart Charities Grant provides funds to support the education of veterinary students to serve populations with limited resources. This $ 387,168 grant was awarded to the One Health Research Foundation (OHRF), a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that promotes and promotes One Health, a transdisciplinary approach to addressing societal needs. Working with the OHRF, RUSVM will use the funds from this grant to support the Basseterre Animal Rescue Center (BARC), an affordable animal wellness clinic in the St. Kitts & Nevis Federation where RUSVM is located, and its own Expose students to the experiences of shelter and community medicine.
“At PetSmart Charities, we believe that all pet parents want their pets to be given the best possible care, and we want to help them access that care,” said Aimee Gilbreath, president of the national pet charity. “At the same time, we know that students are pursuing careers in veterinary medicine because they want to help all pets in need. With such grants, we can bring these two principles together by funding community veterinary services that help pets and their humans live their healthiest, happiest lives together. ”
“We thank PetSmart Charities for the opportunity to provide an enhanced and enriching student experience while expanding access to veterinary services within the community,” said RUSVM Dean Sean Callanan, Ph.D., MVB, MRCVS CertVR, DipECVP, FRCPath. “RUSVM graduates accounted for around 9% of DVMs who are US citizens who graduated from US and international veterinary schools in 2019. So it’s really special to be working with the leading animal welfare funder in North America as we continue to work with the government to provide animal care in the Federation. ”
RUSVM works diligently with local and state veterinarians to ensure the health and well-being of the animals in the community. The project will help RUSVM provide pet owners with better access to critical veterinary care while enhancing the opportunities for hands-on nursing experience for RUSVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students. The Ministry of Agriculture supports the project and hopes to see the positive impact it will have on the community.
RUSVM aims to provide an additional 2,500 animal veterinary wellness services while doubling the hands-on experience and exposure for current preclinical students. This possibility will also enable a sustainable spay and neuter program and provide an additional animal transport vehicle for the transport of pets in order to receive veterinary care and act as a mobile care unit.
To learn more about BARC and its services, click here.
Via the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) is part of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE; member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index). Founded in 1982, RUSVM aims to prepare students to become members and leaders of global public and professional health teams and promote human, animal and ecosystem health (One Health Initiative). RUSVM offers postgraduate master’s doctoral theses. and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) programs accredited by the St. Christopher & Nevis Accreditation Board. Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine awards a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) awarded by the Council of Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA COE), 1931, N. Meacham Road, Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Tel: 800.248.2862. The Ross Veterinary Clinic is accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association. For more information, visit http://veterinary.rossu.edu/ and follow RUSVM on Twitter (@RossVetSchool), Instagram (@rossvetschool) and Facebook (@RossVetSchool).
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The purpose of Adtalem Global Education is to empower students to achieve their goals, find success, and make inspiring contributions to our global community. Adtalem Global Education Inc. (NYSE: ATGE; member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index) is a leading provider of solutions to the workforce and the parent organization of the American University of the Caribbean Medical School, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Becker Professional Education , Chamberlain University, EduPristine, OnCourse Learning, Ross University School of Medicine, and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. For more information, please visit adtalem.com and follow us on Twitter (@adtalemglobal) and LinkedIn.
Via a health research foundation
Founded in 2017, One Health Research Foundation is based in Miramar, Florida, and has a Caribbean office in the Veterinary Faculty of Ross University in St. Kitts and Nevis. The One Health Research Foundation’s mission is to improve human, animal and environmental health in the Caribbean and other tropical areas of the world by supporting inclusive, multidisciplinary research and innovation. The foundation was organized for charitable research and training purposes. The charitable activities will take place both in the US and abroad, with a particular focus on the Caribbean. A Health Research Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization composed of a Board of Directors that meets at least twice a year to review and set policies, procedures, and budgets, and to oversee the granting process . All program funding and philanthropic resources come from grants, gifts, and contributions from publicly supported organizations, government units, and the public. The foundation will support Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and the faculty and OHRF research fellows and scientists of partner institutes in obtaining externally funded research fellowships and providing scholarships based on donation to accomplish their mission. The foundation uses RUSVM’s Institutional Review Board and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, as well as its own Scientific Advisory Board, to ethically and scientifically review proposals that are considered for support. RUSVM provides the foundation with an office on its campus and donates time for its faculty and staff, who act as senior executives for the foundation. More information can be found at: http://www.ohreasearchfoundation.org/
About PetSmart Charities®
PetSmart Charities, Inc. is committed to finding lifelong loving homes for all pets by supporting programs and thought leaders that bring people and pets together. Through the in-store adoption program at all PetSmart® stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities helps find permanent homes and families for nearly 600,000 pets each year. PetSmart Charities also provides grants to nonprofits that are aligned with their mission. Every year, millions of generous PetSmart shoppers help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities using the PIN pads on the cash registers in PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to serve its role as the leading animal welfare funder in North America, and has granted nearly $ 430 million since its inception in 1994. Independent of PetSmart Inc., PetSmart Charities is a 501 (c) (3) organization that has received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, a third-party organization that has been committed to the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of for the last 17 consecutive years Nonprofits reported top one percent of the charities rated by that organization. To learn more, visit www.petsmartcharities.org.
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