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As 2023 comes to an end, here\u2019s a look back at what happened last year in the College of Veterinary Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n

January<\/h2>\n

\"VDLGov. Kim Reynolds on Jan. 17 announced $40 million in funding for Phase 2 of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL)<\/a>. The $40 million state investment in Phase 2 is available from funds directed to Iowa in the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the U.S. Congress\u2019 third major pandemic recovery package.<\/p>\n

February<\/h2>\n

\"cat<\/p>\n

Stella, a two-year-old cat from the Animal Rescue of Carroll, was patient number 4,000 in the Community Outreach Program<\/a>. Third-year students Amanda Stuart, Sara Crim and Melissa Svoboda were Stella\u2019s surgical team.<\/p>\n

March<\/h2>\n

The College of Veterinary Medicine hosted a Mock Site Visit for the AVMA-COE accreditation process in March. Dr. Emma Read, associate dean for the professional programs at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Susan Tornquist, dean of the Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine, were member of the site visit team and met with faculty, staff and students while touring the College facilities.<\/p>\n

April<\/h2>\n

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) established a honor, the Frederick Douglass Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award, named after the trailblazing veterinarian, academic administrator and 1923 graduate of Iowa State\u2019s College of Veterinary Medicine.<\/p>\n

May<\/h2>\n

The College of Veterinary Medicine moved up in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of veterinary colleges. The 2023 rankings, which are updated every three years, lists Iowa State as 11th<\/sup> of out 33 veterinary schools that were ranked. In the last rankings, CVM came in at 14th<\/sup> overall.<\/p>\n

June<\/h2>\n

\"Patterson<\/p>\n

One hundred years after his graduation from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson\u2019s name has been bestowed upon the college\u2019s main academic building<\/a>. \u201cDr. Patterson is one of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Iowa State University\u2019s most influential and celebrated alumni,\u201d said Dr. Dan Grooms, the Dr. Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of Veterinary Medicine. \u201cHe was a champion for human rights, equality, and opportunity during his lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n

July<\/h2>\n

The College of Veterinary Medicine hosted an alumni reception during the AVMA Convention in Denver.<\/p>\n

August<\/h2>\n

\"Justin<\/p>\n

Many Ukrainian farmers are raising hogs for the first time<\/a> and Dr. Justin Brown, assistant teaching professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, helped those farmers safely navigate the war-driven pivot to pork with a series of online workshops that covered the basics of biosecurity along with disease identification, treatment and prevention.<\/p>\n

September<\/h2>\n

\"Dean<\/p>\n

Dr. Dan Grooms, the Dr. Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed to a second five-year term<\/a>. Since he began his tenure as dean in 2018, Grooms has significantly grown the college\u2019s revenue, including a 50% increase in research funding, doubling private funding for student scholarships, and securing financial support for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the VDL.<\/p>\n

October<\/h2>\n

Naming ceremonies<\/a> were held for Frederick Douglass Patterson Hall. The naming culminated the College of Veterinary Medicine\u2019s yearlong celebration of the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of Patterson\u2019s graduation from the DVM program.<\/p>\n

A joint program between the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Animal Science has been established with the goal of educating more veterinarians who wish to practice production animal medicine. The Production Animal \u2013 Veterinary Early Acceptance Program<\/a> will recruit and retain future veterinarians to practice production animal medicine primarily in underserved areas in Iowa and throughout the United States.<\/p>\n

\"Veterinary<\/p>\n

November<\/h2>\n

\"Alumni<\/p>\n

Five graduates were recognized by the College of Veterinary Medicine with alumni awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

December<\/h2>\n

\"oncology<\/p>\n

The Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital is exploring Phase 2 of the Pet Cancer Clinic, expanding oncology treatment options<\/a> for dog and cat owners.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6944,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6953","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"site_sections":["VETMED"]},"yoast_head":"\nA Look Back at 2023 - News Articles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/a-look-back-at-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Look Back at 2023 - News Articles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/a-look-back-at-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News Articles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-28T13:06:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_539464825_2023-final-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"124\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vetmed.iastate.edu\\\/article\\\/a-look-back-at-2023\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vetmed.iastate.edu\\\/article\\\/a-look-back-at-2023\\\/\",\"name\":\"A Look Back at 2023 - 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