The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine received a $5.2 million gift from the Stanton Foundation to renovate and expand their existing Pet Health Center into a new Spectrum of Care clinic, as well as to restructure their curriculum to promote the Spectrum of Care approach.
Spectrum of Care details an updated practice in veterinary medicine that adjusts animals’ treatment plans to “the cultural, physical and socioeconomic circumstances of their clients,” according to a release from UGA Today. Veterinary students will now be trained in providing more than one approach to an animal’s diagnosis to best fit the financial needs or other preferences of the owner.
The funding will help incorporate the Spectrum of Care philosophy across all four years of students’ veterinary training. The college plans to hire two new clinical professors to help the initiative and will work alongside local practitioners to execute the vision.
Representatives from UGA visited the Frank Stanton Veterinary Spectrum of Care Clinic at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine last fall and have worked alongside the existing clinic to create a plan for UGA’s future growth. The Frank Stanton Foundation honors the late former president of CBS from 1946 to 1971. Stanton endowed his foundation to support canine health and a number of various philanthropic pursuits.
“We are thrilled that the Stanton Foundation has chosen to partner with UGA CVM in teaching our students,” said the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Lisa K. Nolan. “The end result of this revolutionary change in our curriculum will be comprehensive training that provides our students with the tools they need to be practice-ready at graduation.”
