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OSU to build 35,000-sf veterinary clinicJune 11, 2019Veterinary students at the Ohio State University (OSU) are set to receive more comprehensive hands-on training, thanks to the introduction of a new 35,000-sf clinic. The Frank Stanton Veterinary Spectrum of Care (SOC) Clinic will train students to manage patients across the entire range of care, including alternative diagnostic and treatment techniques. Students will also become familiar with various clinical procedures and post-visit care protocols, as well as fine-tune their practice and business management skills. The clinic will also offer a realistic private practice environment to enhance the clinical training of students in all four years of OSU's veterinary program. "This [new facility] will extend our goal to provide students with valuable, hands-on medical and surgical experience and corresponding professional skills refinement needed to become more competent and confident veterinary practitioners upon graduation, successful entrepreneurs, and even more highly sought after by employers," says Rustin Moore, DVM, PhD, dean of OSU's College of Veterinary Medicine and the Ruth Stanton chair in veterinary medicine. OSU says new veterinarians who train at the Frank Stanton Veterinary SOC clinic will have knowledge and mastery of a wider range of diagnostic, therapeutic, business, and communication skills. The two-story facility will feature exam rooms, …
Southern Veterinary Partners acquires two more hospitalsApril 29, 2019Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP) is now operating in 12 states, after acquiring Glade Valley Animal Hospital in Frederick, Md., and Lyndon Animal Clinic in Louisville, Ky. The new acquisition brings the count to 79 animal hospitals between Texas and Maryland. "Our rapid growth from starting in one state in 2014 to 12 states in less than five years is more than I could have envisioned when I conceptualized SVP," says the company's chief executive officer, Jay Price, DVM. "This growth is due to our extraordinary veterinary leadership and management teams and the reputation we have built in the industry for listening to veterinarians' needs." "We welcome Jeffrey Head, DVM; Stephen Derrenbacher, DVM; and Lori Landis, DVM, from Glade Valley Animal Hospital and Kurt Oliver, DVM; Kourtney Roppel, DVM; Matthew Thompson, DVM; and Julia Gawley, DVM, from Lyndon Animal Clinic to our team of more than 300 veterinarians. These doctors now have a wealth of resources, best practices, and mentoring opportunities within SVP to help them grow in their careers."
