A new Teaching Academy for veterinary medical faculty has been established by The Consortium of West Region Colleges of Veterinary Medicine with a goal to support vet med professors in their pursuit of excellence in teaching. The first meeting of the Teaching Academy will take place in Corvallis in July and feature presentations by internationally known medical educators, reports from member colleges, and opportunities for exchanging ideas.
The academy is a collaborative effort of the deans at UC-Davis, Colorado State, OSU, Washington State, and Western University of Health Sciences in partnership with Zoetis. OSU Teaching Academy Fellows are Linda Blythe, Patrick Chappell, Jana Gordon, Keith Poulsen, Craig Ruaux, Beth Valentine, Terri Clark, and Sue Tornquist.