RUSVM is AVMA accredited!!!

Ross University has just been accredited by the AVMA!  For those of you who do not know what this means, AVMA accreditation is a very important accomplishment signifying that Ross University complies with the same standards as the veterinary schools in the US.  It also means that, for all intents and purposes, graduating from RUSVM is equivalent to graduation from a US school.  Here is the e-mail sent out by the Dean with the good news!

Faculty, Staff and Students:

I am pleased to inform you that the AVMA Council on Education has voted to grant full accreditation to Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine with the next site visit to occur in 2018.

I would like to thank all of you for your commitment to the quality of our program and for your unwavering support of our students. Every member of our faculty, staff and student body are to be commended for their commitment and contributions to the achievement of this celebrated goal. This is truly a time for us all to reflect on the significance of this achievement and what it means for our campus community.

Compliance with the eleven standards for AVMA-accreditation  further affirms our faculty and university's commitment to quality education and to our students. AVMA-accreditation status carries some very immediate benefits for our students. 

• RUSVM complies with the same standards as the 28 US, 5 Canadian and 8 foreign schools or colleges of veterinary medicine that currently hold AVMA-accreditation status. This means, at a minimum, the RUSVM program embodies these standards and works to provide our students with an education that is comparable to peer AVMA-accredited institutions.
• Students enrolled in and completing the professional program in an AVMA-accredited foreign veterinary college will be considered graduates of an accredited college if they graduate after the date of the site visit (January 20, 2011) which resulted in accreditation status. 
• All students enrolled in RUSVM on January 20, 2011 (no matter your semester), will be graduates from an AVMA-accredited program. This includes the September 2010 10th Semesters students who graduated January 31, 2011.
• Those eligible students will no longer be required to take a foreign licensure exam to practice in the United States or Canada.
• Certain scholarships, awards, internships, on-line programs, certification programs, and debt forgiveness programs require that applicants attend or graduate from an AVMA-accredited veterinary school to apply for and receive benefits. This means, RUSVM students now have more opportunity in these areas.

Congratulations to all.

DJ DeYoung  David J. DeYoung, DVM, Diplomate, ACVS, ACVA
Dean