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The board "would consider a proposal for a new college of veterinary medical education that is designed to specifically produce large-animal veterinarians in an innovative, cost-efficient manner that does not duplicate existing efforts," according to the report.

Texas Tech University System Chancellor Robert Duncan described the report as an encouraging sign for the university.

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Tech, A&M split on vet school report

TBAT don't take no orders from nobody.

I apologize in advance. I'm old army and haven't been back to this site in a while. What does TBAT stand for. (I know it's a reference to the sand turds but please let me know what the letters stand for) Thanks, Old army class of 78.

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I apologize in advance. I'm old army and haven't been back to this site in a while. What does TBAT stand for. (I know it's a reference to the sand turds but please let me know what the letters stand for) Thanks, Old army class of 78.

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Texas Bad A$$ Tech?

Texas Bad Ass Tech

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As a veterinarian, I can say there is no "large animal" vs "small animal" degree, so im quite sure how you can teach "large animal veterinarians" exclusively?? In my experience I'm not sure there is a way to teach vet med in a cost efficient manner, and how does one teach veterinarians without duplicating what is already being taught at TAMU?? Facilities, faculty, equipment, etc. ain't cheap either.

If the state needs more large animal vets, let A&M focus on recruiting that type of student.

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It's just media spin in order to get a foot in the door.
I believe that we used a similar tactic to get our ed school up and running. We claimed that it was going to be used to primarily fill the need for rural medicos or something like that.

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As a veterinarian, I can say there is no "large animal" vs "small animal" degree, so im quite sure how you can teach "large animal veterinarians" exclusively?? In my experience I'm not sure there is a way to teach vet med in a cost efficient manner, and how does one teach veterinarians without duplicating what is already being taught at TAMU?? Facilities, faculty, equipment, etc. ain't cheap either.

If the state needs more large animal vets, let A&M focus on recruiting that type of student.

DVM

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Also, good luck getting this past AVMA. There's only 1 state that has 2 vet schools and it's california. There are 30 vet schools total in the country. Quite a few states would get their first vet school before tech ever gets one.

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As a veterinarian, I can say there is no "large animal" vs "small animal" degree, so im quite sure how you can teach "large animal veterinarians" exclusively?? In my experience I'm not sure there is a way to teach vet med in a cost efficient manner, and how does one teach veterinarians without duplicating what is already being taught at TAMU?? Facilities, faculty, equipment, etc. ain't cheap either.

If the state needs more large animal vets, let A&M focus on recruiting that type of student.

DVM

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TBAT will train vets for the BDF circus which is on display annually.

boboguitar, Alabama is the only state with two vet schools, Auburn and Tuskogee (sp?). Last time I checked there were 26 vet schools in the US. There is one in the Virgin Islands I think, not sure if that one is counted.
UC Davis is the vet school in Ca, I believe.


DVM

If another state were going to have to two and be able to justify it with demand and need, I would think Texas could.

I understand why A&M fights it but it seems a vet school in that region could be a benefit for that area of Texas and New Mexico.

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Hell yeah

California has two, UC Davis and Western University. Western U is a small private school outside of LA. A classmate of mine went there after not getting into A&M.

List of AVMA Accredited Vet Schools

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If another state were going to have to two and be able to justify it with demand and need, I would think Texas could.

I understand why A&M fights it but it seems a vet school in that region could be a benefit for that area of Texas and New Mexico.

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While the state could theoretically support 2 vet schools, the reality of the situation is that we have one that would be easy to expand in the near future and building a second would not be a cost effective solution.

Cost 1: The class size at A&M has not increased in quite some time due to space constraints of the largest lecture hall available for vet classes. That limitation is already being addressed with the building of new facilities. In other words, the facilities costs required for more vet students at A&M have already been spent. To add vet students at a tech vet school, you have to build new facilities. The whole plan is based on building a vet campus in Amarillo, not using existing facilities in Lubbock. Thus, the marginal cost to increase the # of vet students at A&M is significantly below the marginal cost of additional vet students at Tech.

Cost 2: faculty. Increasing the size of a lecture class does not require an additional faculty member, maybe a few TAs or assistants. Increasing a lab and/or clinical rotations may. Increasing the class size at A&M may require the addition of a few faculty members. Establishing a vet school at tech would require the duplication of the faculty at A&M, considerably more additional faculty members than needed to expand A&M. Faculty members cost money. Same with administrative costs.

Time/Accredidation: A&M is already accredited. Additional students would be attending an accredited vet school immediately. Tech is not accredited. They would need to go through the Accredidation process after building and establishing a vet school. It could easily take a decade for tech to build, staff and earn Accredidation.

Many of those vet schools are closer to each other than A&M is to DFW.

This is the biggest bunch of B.S. I've read in a loooong time...

http://amarillo.com/opinion/opinion-columnist/guest-columnist/2016-08-20/texas-tech-amarillo-answer-call-veterinary#

I thought we were going to open a Vet School at West Texas A&M?

why have two law schools in Texas or two business schools or two schools where they teach art or speech pathology?

The politics of the decision is something I can't stand. If it isn't needed, don't open it. If it's needed and A&M opposes this because it's Tech, seems petty.

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and A&M opposes this because it's Tech, seems petty.

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Nah, y'all would never be petty

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and A&M opposes this because it's Tech, seems petty.

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Nah, y'all would never be petty

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You mean like how you tried to keep us from having a law school so kids would have to choose a substandard education at TBAT?

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It's different when they do it. Right Dock?

Y'all have a law school?

And the next time you refer to my best friend BLK's degree as "substandard" you and I are gonna have problems

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Y'all have a law school?

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Yep. Just barely ahead of Tech Law in the USNR, so we have a lot of work to do.

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The good ol USNWR