Educational Innovation and Career Readiness
Our college is regarded as a global leader in education, with well-established programs for veterinarians and biomedical scientists.
By following the guidelines established in our 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, we continue to build on this rich legacy of excellence. We have launched the new Department of Public and Ecosystem Health to expand our real-world efforts and impact. We continue our work to integrate professional competencies into the D.V.M. curriculum, re-evaluate the clinical to improve skills of new graduates and develop new competency-based assessment, tracking and coaching program for students.
*AVMA data taken 1 month before graduation. Typically, 100% of CVM graduates seeking employment have jobs within 2 months of graduation.
Veterinary Program at a Glance
| Class of 2025 Stats | |
|---|---|
| Total enrolled | 126 students |
| New York state residents | 43% |
| % Women | 82% |
| % Underrepresented minority | 21% |
| % First-generation | 19% |
Masters Programs
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46 students
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33 graduates since Aug 2020
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$390K scholarship awards
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21% NYS residents
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80% female
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79% priority populations*
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37% international
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31% first generation
*Defined as underserved, underrepresented and vulnerable populations based on geography, race, ethnicity and economic status, including rural New York state residents, veterans, single parents, persons who self-identify as having disabilities and persons who self-identify as LGBTQ
- 11 students
- 5 graduates in 20/21 academic year
- 10% first generation
- 86% female
- 25% from underrepresented minority groups
Biomedical and Biological Sciences (BBS) Ph.D. Program
Graduate Fellowship and Award Recipients
- Isabel Forlastro, NSF GRFP Honorable Mention 2021
- Karla Garcia-Martinez, HHMI Gilliam Fellowship 2021
- Kieran Koch-Laskowski, NIH F30 2021
- Viviana Maymi, NIH F30 2021
- Jeff Pea, Weill Cornell Medical CTSC T1 Training Award 2021
- Sarah Saddoris, NSF GRFP Honorable Mention 2021
- Cybelle Tabilas, NIH F31 2021
- Viraj Upadhye, NSF GRFP Honorable Mention 2021
External Fellowships Awarded 2020-2021
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) Honorable Mention: 4
- NSF GRFP: 2
- NIH F31: 1
- NIH F30: 5
- Morris Animal Foundation: 1
- HHMI Gilliam Fellowship: 1
- Ford Foundation: 1
- American Heart Association: 1
Continuing Education and Classroom Innovation
New York State Veterinary Conference 2021
- 3 days, up to 7 tracks per day
- 930 attendees
- 60 speakers
- 120 sessions
- 130 CE credits offered
- 2 continuing education events
- 2 professional development events
- 170 content hours offered
- 1,470 attendees
- 33 educational grants awarded (all time) with 30 to Cornell Faculty and 3 to City University of Hong Kong Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (City U) faculty
- Over 30% of grant projects completed and currently being used in both Cornell and City U curriculum
- 8 new projects accepted since May 2021 with 6 from Cornell and 2 from City U
- 5 online courses used by both D.V.M. and continuing education participants
International Programs
CVM continues to expand its global presence and is working with a number of international partners to strengthen veterinary and public health capacity and advance animal, human and ecosystem health.
Collaborations with 17 countries:
- Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong
- Japan: Obihiro University
- Belgium: Ghent University
- Botswana: University of Botswana
- India: Tata Trusts, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary University; National Institute of Animal Biotechnology; University of Hyderabad
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Indonesia: Bogor Agricultural University
Uganda and Congo: Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research - Kenya: Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute; Organic Health Response (NGO)
- Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine
- Malaysia: International Center for Living Aquatic resources
- Nepal: Agriculture and Forestry University; National Trust for Nature Conservation;
- Qatar: Equine Veterinary Medical Center
- South Africa: University of Pretoria; Public Health research
- Tajikistan: Veterinary Institute of Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences; The Institute for Problems of Biological Safety
- Trinidad and Tobago: Caribbean Public Health Agency
- Uganda: Makerere University; Zoonotic disease research
- Uzbekistan: Scientific Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine; Samarkand Veterinary Medicine Institute
- Zambia: Community Markets for Conservation
