COE Standard

It's no secret that confidentiality promotes integrity, professionalism and builds trust. Working in an environment of trust and respect encourages critical thinking and debate. The Council on Education's (COE's) accreditation activities are enhanced through a critical assessment of a school's compliance to the COE Standards of Accreditation. Veterinary education takes place in different settings and formats. It is one of the Council's responsibilities to evaluate these differences in regards to conformity with the Standards.

Proposed changes to accreditation standards

At its spring 2010 meeting, the COE will review public comments it received concerning proposed changes to accreditation Standard 2 Finances; Standard 3, Physical Facilities and Equipment; and Standard 4 Clinical Resources. Solicitation of public comment was made through the COE's web page as well as the AVMA's Network of Animal Health online discussion forum. This year was also the first time that comments were solicited through a twitter announcement. Deans of accredited veterinary schools were also asked to comment on the proposed changes.

If these changes are accepted by the Council they will be sent to the AVMA Executive Board for final approval.

New dean at Utrecht

Dr. Anton Pijpers has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine by the Executive Board of Utrecht University. He takes over for Dr. Albert W.C.A. Cornelissen who retired in spring 2009. Dr. Pijpers studied veterinary medicine at Utrecht University and earned a doctoral degree from Utrecht in 1990. Previous positions he held at Utrecht include Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business Veterinary Medicine and Reproduction; Professor of Veterinary Pharmacy; and Professor of Poultry Health.

Upcoming site visits

Comprehensive:

Oklahoma State Univ, Mar 21-25, 2010

Kansas State Univ, Apr 18-22, 2010

Univ of Saskatchewan, Oct 3-7, 2010

Washington State Univ, Oct 24-28, 2010

Cornell Univ, Nov 7-11, 2010

Iowa State Univ, Dec 5-9, 2010

Consultative:

Univ of Queensland, Aug 28-Sep 2, 2010

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Building trust
Proposed changes to standards
New dean at Utrecht
Upcoming site visits
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Did you know?

Each year four Standards of Accreditation are reviewed in depth by the COE's Academic Affairs Committee. (AAC). During the review the AAC considers comments from any source paying particular attention to third party and student comments; the survey of education consumers; and outcomes of site visit surveys. The full COE considers recommendations from the AAC and initiates the process to make changes.

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