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Title: Cooperative University of Iowa Iowa State University MPH Program for DVMs


1
Cooperative University of Iowa/Iowa State
UniversityMPH Program for DVMs
  • James Roth, DVM, PhD
  • Mary Lober Aquilino, PhD, FNP

2
MPH/DVM Partnership
  • Cooperative agreement between
  • University of Iowa, College of Public Health
  • Iowa City
  • Iowa State University, College of Veterinary
    Medicine
  • Ames
  • Started August 2002
  • Goal Increase the pool of veterinarians in
    public health

3
Veterinary/Public Health Connection
Dean Ival Merchant ISU CVM 1952-1963
Dean James Merchant UI CPH 1999-current
4
Cooperative Programs
  • ISU Center for Food Security and Public Health
    Fellows
  • Combined DVM(ISU)/MPH(UI)
  • Distance Program for Practicing Veterinarians
    (UI-ISU national)

5
Univ of Iowa Curriculum
  • Public Health Core
  • Electives
  • 12 hours transferred from DVM program if
    combined student
  • Practicum/capstone
  • (200 hours)
  • 18 s.h.
  • 21 s.h.
  • 3 s.h.
  • 42 s.h.

6
Distance Learning
  • Multiple technologies utilized for course
    delivery, management
  • Web based
  • Elluminate
  • Polycom
  • Cable network (ICN)
  • ICON
  • Testing by local proctors

7
CFSPH Veterinarians 2002-2005
  • Practice experience
  • Range 1 to 24 years
  • Adjunct instructors at ISU
  • Salary 30,000/benefits
  • Tuition paid
  • 1/4 time work toward MPH degree
  • 3/4 time work for CFSPH
  • 15 Graduates

8
Combined DVM/MPH
  • Iowa Regent Institution Consortium Agreement on
    Tuition
  • 3 s.h. per semester at UI free if paying
    full-time tuition at ISU
  • Approximate additional cost to student 7-8,000
  • 13 currently enrolled
  • 3 graduates
  • Most admitted VM1 spring semester
  • Veterinary Public Health Club
  • 40 members

9
Distance Learning for Practicing Veterinarians
  • 2 year cohort
  • 2 summer institutes
  • 2-week sessions (6 s.h.)
  • University of Iowa, 1st summer
  • Iowa State University, 2nd summer
  • Remainder of courses web based and asynchronous
  • Currently admitting for June 2007

10
Lessons Learned/Challenges
  • Graduate/professional models administrative
    structures
  • Faculty support staff
  • Curriculum/class changes
  • Student communications
  • Student processes
  • Admissions, advising, registration
  • Distance technology

11
Opportunities
  • Multidisciplinary Education
  • Accessibility
  • Affordability
  • Cross-disciplinary interaction for faculty

12
Questions?
  • MPH Program,
  • University of Iowa
  • www.public-health.uiowa.edu/mph/vets.html
  • Center for Food Security and
  • Public Health, Iowa State University
  • www.cfsph.iastate.edu/MPH
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