Leading the way in Veterinary Education
Do you love teaching veterinary students? Would you love to have a profound educational impact in the training of a small cohort of veterinary students? Do you love working side-by-side with other members of a faculty team to create a great work and learning environment?
We are seeking to build a team of motivated, engaging, and collaborative veterinary educators who wish to contribute to the innovative experiential education of a small cohort of 18 highly motivated veterinary students in the new Texas A&M University 2+2 program. This unique groundbreaking veterinary curriculum will be delivered at the newly constructed $22-million, 22,000 square-foot Texas A&M University Veterinary Education, Research, and Outreach (VERO) facility located on the campus of West Texas A&M University (WT) in Canyon, TX. We are recruiting over 12 outstanding faculty members to work collaboratively with the onsite Texas A&M faculty members at VERO (https://vetmed.tamu.edu/vero/team/) to deliver the 2+2 veterinary educational program.
VERO is situated in Canyon, Texas, the gateway to one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state – Palo Duro Canyon State Park, an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. With a population of less than 16,000, Canyon offers great schools, affordable and diverse housing options, access to West Texas A&M University and the neighboring city of Amarillo (population 202,028) with all of its cultural and educational amenities. In 2016, Canyon, Texas, was ranked 9th in a list of 10 best small towns: https://livability.com/top-10/small-towns/10-best-small-towns/2016/tx/canyon
We are seeking extraordinary and collaborative veterinary educators in the areas of:
Anatomy (2 positions): Apply for Anatomy
Anesthesiology: posting coming soon
Equine Medicine: Apply for Equine Medicine
Food Animal Medicine: Apply for Food Animal Medicine
Microbiology: Apply for Microbiology
Pathology (anatomic): Apply for Anatomic Pathology
Pathology (clinical): Apply for Clinical Pathology
Physiology: Apply for Physiology
Radiology: posting coming soon
Small animal medicine (2 positions): Apply for Small Animal Medicine
Surgery (LA- or SA-focus): posting coming soon
For over a century, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) in College Station, Texas, has been training veterinary students, and we are now extending our highly ranked program to the Panhandle and High Plains. Texas A&M University is uniquely poised to deliver its top-tier veterinary education program within one of the most productive animal agricultural regions in the world and in support of rural communities. Developed as part of the Texas A&M University’s Land Grant commitment to animals and agriculture, VERO represents a dynamic partnership between the CVMBSand WT.
The Texas Panhandle and Plains area is home to the highest density of cattle in the country with approximately 30% of the nation’s beef cattle fed or finished in the region, another 2.5 million beef cattle in the area, and over 300,000 dairy cattle at any given time. VERO provides unprecedented opportunities for veterinary education and collaboration with industry partners and stakeholders from the region and across the nation. The successful candidates will have academic homes in the appropriate department within the CVMBS and will work collaboratively with VERO faculty members as well as faculty members located on the College Station campus to administer the 2+2 veterinary curriculum.
The successful candidates will be expected to devote the majority of their efforts to instruction in the 2+2 veterinary curriculum, with the remaining time devoted to CVMBS department-specific activities, such as clinical service in the 4th year of the program at VERO, graduate instruction, research, and/or outreach. Applicants must have the appropriate degree related to their area of instruction. In some instances, this terminal degree will be a PhD or DVM degree (or equivalent). For some positions, board certification in a recognized specialty college, including the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners is encouraged. More information about each position description and application instructions is available on our website (https://vetmed.tamu.edu/vero/employment-opportunities/). This is a new program and adjustments in the position design and flexibility in the faculty appointment will be considered.
Teaching responsibilities will include delivery of discipline-specific courses in the first two years of the DVM curriculum. The recently updated DVM curriculum is based upon well-established pedagogical principles as well as stakeholder feedback from recent alumni, employers, practitioners, current students, and faculty. The updated curriculum (https://vetmed.tamu.edu/dvm/resources/curriculum/), initiated in fall 2017, is outcomes-based with learner-centered focus and content integration across each semester and each pre-clinical year of the program. Opportunities for students to engage with faculty, to practice serial application of clinical skills, to focus on the relevance of science content, and to develop strong problem solving and decision-making skills are cornerstones of the TAMU DVM program. Individuals with a keen interest in small-group teaching and active learning will excel in this environment and are encouraged to apply. Faculty in the 2+2 veterinary program will be expected to “cross-over” and teach in multiple courses to reinforce content related to their subject matter interest across the 2+2 veterinary program.
The following video briefly highlights the opportunities for faculty and students in the TAMU 2+2 veterinary program https://youtu.be/gLGESvn9JTU.