College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

The AUA College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences recently opened its doors as part of the American University of Antigua (AUA). Dean of the new school, Professor Olusegun Dipeolu, said that AUA is also opening a brand new multimillion-dollar facility for its human and veterinary medical programs.

AUA’s vet school is uniquely affiliated with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, in the United States, where students have the opportunity to complete their clinical years and earn a U.S. DVM degree.

From January 2010, newly matriculated freshman students at AUA’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will be able to enroll in dual programs that enable them to obtain a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences or Veterinary Public Health in addition to the completion of the preclinical sciences program.

Dr. Dipeolu said that the school wants to be a part of the Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association (CbVMA) Conference scheduled for November 3–6, 2010, in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

AUA is only the fourth United States offshore veterinary school to be established in the Caribbean, joining Ross University in St. Kitts, St. Georges University in Grenada and St. Matthew's. With the University of the West Indies' School of Veterinary Medicine, the number of veterinary schools in the English-speaking Caribbean rises to five.

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