Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
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| Type | Private, for-profit |
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| Established | 1982 |
| Location | Basseterre, St. Kitts |
| Nickname | RUSVM |
| Website | www |
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), founded in 1982, is a college offering the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. As of 2014, RUSVM began offering Master of Science and PhD degrees in public health, global animal health, conservation medicine, and other research areas supported by the school. The school is located in St. Kitts. Administrative offices are located in Iselin, NJ. RUSVM is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education.
RUSVM students are almost all citizens or permanent residents of the United States, who are eligible to apply for financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. As of 2015, the veterinary school has graduated nearly 4,000 physicians. RUSVM enrolls students three times per year.
RUSVM was founded in 1982 by entrepreneur Robert Ross, who also founded a separate institution, Ross University School of Medicine, in 1978. Ross had a friend whose son was unable to secure admission to medical schools in the United States, and founded Ross University to give him and others an opportunity to become doctors.
In 2003, RUSVM was purchased by DeVry Education Group.
In 2014, RUSVM officially launched four distinct Research Centers, the goal being to give students a research-informed learning experience and to expand RUSVM’s overall scientific research focus.
In 2011, RUSVM was accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA-COE)—the Department of Education's recognized accrediting body for veterinary education—effectively validating the quality and breadth of the school’s program.
RUSVM is also accredited by the St. Christopher & Nevis Accreditation Board Ministry of Education to confer the DVM to students who successfully complete the course of the program.
The Ross University Veterinary Teaching Hospital has also received accreditation by the American Animal Hospital Association – the first teaching hospital to achieve this status outside the U.S. and Canada.
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