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ANNUAL REPORT
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OUR IMPACT ON >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s reach extends to almost every county in the state.
Nearly 1,300 DVM alumni live in Wisconsin. They serve the state in private practices and lead the veterinary medical community in high-level positions at organizations such as the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; the International Crane Foundation; and the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association. More than 1,200 participants from across the state took courses offered through our Office of Continuing Education in 2016-17. Our teaching hospital, UW Veterinary Care, helped treat the animals of more than 7,500 Wisconsin residents in 2016-17.
Learn more about how the school is advancing animal and human health:
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Our specialists provided guidance to the state’s farmers and veterinarians in areas of expertise ranging from anesthesia to food animal production to zoological medicine. UW Veterinary Care began with 10 specialties in 1983; today, it has more than 20.
Administration Mark D. Markel Dean Dale Bjorling Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Training Ruthanne Chun DVM’91 Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Annual Report 2017
Robb Hardie Associate Dean for Professional Programs
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Lynn Maki Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs
Message from the Dean: Celebrating Our Success
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Training Future Veterinarians 8 Delivering Compassionate Care
Ed Rodriguez Associate Dean for Budget and Finance Kristi V. Thorson Associate Dean for Advancement and Administration
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Making New Scientists and New Discoveries
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Furthering the Wisconsin Idea
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Fast Facts: Class of 2021, Financials
Writing and Editing Meghan Lepisto, Publications and Media Relations Manager
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Advancing the SVM
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Recognition for Excellence
Design and Photography Ashley Voss, Communications and Marketing Manager
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Board of Visitors
Ken Waller DVM’07, MS'07 Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs Editorial
Additional Photography Nik Hawkins Jeff Miller, University Communications Bryce Richter, University Communications Gregory J. Wiepz Cover Small Animal Internal Medicine resident Allison Leuin with K9 Harlow. UW Veterinary Care has entered into agreements with dozens of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies to give police dogs the best veterinary medical services possible at discounted rates. (Photo: Nik Hawkins) Stay Connected
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
CELEBRATING OUR SUCCESS
For perspective, when I assumed the role of dean in 2012, we had suffered through a decade of budget cuts, resulting in the loss of 10 percent of our faculty, with an associated budget shortfall both within the school and our hospital. We began with revamping our administrative structure and focusing on increasing the school’s funding. Over the course of the last five years, we have increased our base budget by 29 percent, with an anticipated total increase in our budget by 42 percent in 2019. We also pursued a variety of efforts to enhance communication, climate, morale, and well-being, and continued to focus on creating an environment that is inclusive and welcoming of diversity. Our advancement team has seen great successes, including raising over $85 million toward the University 4
of Wisconsin’s comprehensive campaign goal in the last three and a half years. We have also raised in excess of $20 million in support of the school’s new addition. And we have increased our scholarship support by 96 percent over the last five years.
Bryce Richter
This fall I passed the five-year mark as dean of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), allowing me to reflect on the school’s many accomplishments over the past half-decade. Critical to our success was conducting a strategic planning exercise in 2013, which resulted in the development of seven strategic priorities and related initiatives focused on faculty, research, curriculum, students, hospital, climate, and leadership, as well as an eighth overarching strategic priority bolstering elements from all seven focus areas.
In support of our faculty, we have added a net of six new faculty since 2012, and are anticipating adding eight more faculty members in the next five years. We also created a research administrator position and pursued several initiatives to enhance the research strengths of our faculty. Over the past five years, we have grown our research and extramural grant support by 70 percent, from $16.6 million to $28.3 million. We have also increased our internal grant program, supported approximately 20 students per year through our Summer Scholars program, and created the dual DVM/PhD program, which currently has six students enrolled.
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Nik Hawkins (2)
Bryce Richter
Jeff Miller
Over the last five years, the School of Veterinary Medicine has remained focused on initiatives to support its faculty, research, curriculum, students, teaching hospital, climate, and the creation of future leaders in veterinary medicine.
In the curriculum area, we created the Selectives Curriculum; hired an instructional designer to assist faculty and staff; launched WisCARES, designed to serve those in unstable housing circumstances in Dane County while providing hands-on opportunities for veterinary medical students; hired an instructional specialist to lead the Clinical Skills Training Center; launched the UW SVM Shelter Medicine Program; and expanded our ambulatory program to include food animal production, shelter medicine, and equine focuses. Most recently, this past year we introduced the Pets for Life house calls program in Milwaukee, serving underserved and at-risk pets and families. In support of our students’ mental health, our faculty and staff have attended all four Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges Health and Wellness Summits; we constructed an additional Personal and Wellness Support Services office; in 2015 we began offering weekly mindfulness sessions; and in 2016 we expanded to add a third counselor in the school. The Renk Learning Center, which opened this spring, not only enhances our students’ educational experience, but also includes several areas to support student wellness and mental health. In addition, we have launched a dedicated financial literacy and training program for students and are quite proud that over the last five years, the mean indebtedness of our students has declined by $15,600, whereas the national average increased over the same time period by $30,068.
In other highlights, following a strategic planning exercise and a refreshed mission and vision, the overall financial position of our UW Veterinary Care teaching hospital has improved tremendously. Revenue has increased 37 percent over the past five years, and the hospital has remained in a positive cash standing for the last two fiscal years. And in support of the creation of future leaders in veterinary medicine, we have initiated professional development programs related to clinical teaching, clinician scientists, and grant writing; launched biannual research days at the school; and increased administrative support for grant preparation and submission, among other efforts. In conclusion, the UW School of Veterinary Medicine has a bright future. We have built a foundation of success, not only over the last five years, but since the school’s inception thanks to the leadership provided by our faculty and staff, as well as Deans Bernard Easterday and Daryl Buss. I look forward to the coming five years and more as we continue to support the education and training of our students and the school’s future success. Sincerely, Mark D. Markel, Dean 5
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TRAINING FUTURE VETERINARIANS
The Renk Learning Center will significantly improve the teaching and learning the school’s students receive.
ADAPTING AND EXPANDING In spring 2017, the much-anticipated Renk Learning Center opened its doors to a new stage in teaching and learning at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM). This 5,000-squarefoot transformation of underutilized space into a student-focused hub came about thanks to a major gift from two UW alumni — the late Walter and Martha Renk — as well as generous donations from nearly 100 SVM alumni and friends and a significant contribution from the UW-Madison campus. Floor-to-ceiling windows now shed welcome, natural light on the educational experience at the SVM — and make room for a whole lot more. A new active learning room featuring small group workspaces will better facilitate team-based problemsolving courses within the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) curriculum, such as Clinical Pathology and Active Integrated Learning. The new Clinical Skills Training Center — more than four times the size of the previous 6
space — will enable students to practice core technical veterinary medical skills with models and other learning tools before performing procedures on live patients in the teaching hospital and other clinical settings. A new study area offers students an additional space to gather. And reflecting the SVM’s commitment to inclusivity, a new testing room enhances the school’s ability to accommodate students with special exam location and scheduling requests.
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Fast Facts Wellness Support
Student wellness and mental health support were key considerations in completing the Renk Learning Center. The new space features several areas where students can join classmates for group activities or take a moment for personal reflection. Three counselors from the school’s Personal and Wellness Support Services (PAWSS) office are now more accessible to students thanks to a dedicated counseling room in the learning center. Beyond one-on-one sessions, PAWSS counselors further help students deal with the highpressure environment of veterinary medical school by hosting resiliency training workshops. They also offered a mindfulness selective course in May 2017. In addition, a new meditation room allows students to take a quiet break away from studying and re-center themselves through small group or independent exercises. In other efforts to further support our students, the school has developed a Peer Support Group and created opportunities to complete a Mental Health First Aid course.
Financial Health
As part of an ongoing commitment to financial planning training for our next generation of veterinary medical professionals, in 2016-17 the SVM partnered with university and community-based resources and experts to host financial literacy workshops for DVM students and postgraduate trainees. Designed to help students make more informed decisions about their finances, these professional development sessions cover educational loans and loan repayment programs for veterinarians, personal budgeting, retirement savings, negotiations, and how to develop a budget. And the SVM has continued to target student debt by increasing scholarship opportunities through fundraising. During the 2016-17 academic year, the school offered 541 fellowships, scholarships, and school awards for a total of $1.4 million. When combined with dedicated funds from tuition revenue, the school provided $1.6 million in student aid in 2016-17. One measure of the success of these efforts is the decline in DVM student indebtedness, despite increasing tuition rates. In 2016, the average debt for SVM students was $112,605 compared to $181,740 nationally. These figures include all undergraduate, graduate, and professional school debt.
AVERAGE DVM STUDENT DEBT LOAD* UPON GRADUATION $200K $175K 175000
Nat’l Avg. $181,740
$150K 150000 $125K 125000 UW Avg. $112,605
$100K 100000 $75K 75000
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
*Includes debt incurred during prior undergraduate/graduate education. Sources: UW-Madison Office of Student Financial Aid and American Veterinary Medical Association Senior Student Survey
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP SNAPSHOT
94% 541 $2,550
Percentage of scholarship applicants who receive aid Number of scholarships awarded this year Average scholarship award, up from $2,122 in 2015-16
STUDENT JOB & INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT INTERNSHIP
(small animal, emergency, equine, large animal, zoo)
SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE
[27]
[25]
97%
BY AUGUST 2017
of the Class of 2017 had secured jobs in the field
WILDLIFE
[1]
SWINE MEDICINE
[1]
FOOD ANIMAL PRACTICE
GRADUATE SCHOOL
[2]
EQUINE
[3]
RESIDENCY
(pathology, lab animal, comparative medicine)
[4]
[10]
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DELIVERING COMPASSIONATE CARE
UW Veterinary Care helped patients from across Wisconsin and the world in 2016-17. French Bulldog Maxi (above) and her owners traveled from Hong Kong to Madison to see UWVC’s Radiation Oncology Service.
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE BEYOND INDUSTRY STANDARDS After undergoing a comprehensive self-evaluation process and hosting a team of surveyors at its Small Animal Hospital in March, UW Veterinary Care (UWVC), the School of Veterinary Medicine’s teaching hospital, was granted full accreditation by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) for the maximum three-year period. Following a review of UWVC’s compliance with approximately 900 standards associated with patient care, customer service, employee safety, and adequacy of its facilities and equipment, the AAHA evaluators found that the hospital exceeds the standards in all 20 evaluation categories.
Room to Grow
Built to see 12,000 patients annually and house 10 specialties when the Veterinary Medicine Building was constructed nearly 35 years ago, UW Veterinary Care 8
today has grown to encompass 20-plus specialties — more than any other clinic in Wisconsin — and sees more than 26,000 patient visits annually. UWVC continues to adapt to accommodate this rapidly growing caseload and expanding roster of specialists, from retrofitting rooms to repurposing storage areas. For example, the past year saw the remodeling of our small animal surgery ward and the creation of new workspaces for clinical pathology and food animal production medicine. But with demand projected to reach 35,000
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annual patient visits in the near future and with cuttingedge technologies requiring a larger footprint, a broader transformation is needed to carry on our exceptional clinical care. The School of Veterinary Medicine’s building expansion campaign, Animals Need Heroes Too, continues to raise funds for a new state-of-the-art facility connected to our current building, upgrading the school’s facilities for teaching, learning, and research. This expansion — currently the top priority for UW-Madison’s 2019-21 capital budget request — will double the size of our small animal hospital, creating space for more exam rooms, a centralized diagnostic imaging center, a cancer center that encompasses the radiation and medical oncology services, a larger emergency and critical care unit with improved housing for patient recovery, and an expanded waiting area that includes dedicated space for cats and small exotic animals. The plan also outlines significant improvements to UWVC’s Morrie Waud Large Animal Hospital. This includes a covered arena that provides year-round access to lameness and neurological exams, regardless of weather, as well as a bigger and safer isolation facility, a high-demand service that is the only one of its kind in the state.
Fast Facts Number of patient visits at UW Veterinary Care in 2017
26,443
2016 - 26,567 2014 - 22,376
2015 - 23,950 2013 - 20,870
PATIENT VISITS BY SPECIES
26,443
patient visits
With a goal of $75 million in state support and $40 million in gift support, the school has already raised more than $20 million in private giving toward this building expansion effort.
Partnership Spotlight Courageous Patients
In 2016-17, UW Veterinary Care continued its strong history
of local partnerships by launching a new effort to make medical care even more accessible to K9 units in Wisconsin, recognizing the crucial role that police dogs play in law enforcement. UWVC contacted 130 law enforcement agencies throughout the state, offering them a 50 percent discount on veterinary services. Those units inside Dane County, UWVC’s primary service area, will also receive a $5,000 credit.
Canine - 19,292 Feline - 4,009 Equine - 1,096 Other* - 750
Avian - 612 Lapine - 397 Bovine - 287
*includes Rodentia, Reptile, Porcine, Mustelidae, Camelid, Insectivora, Caprine, Marsupial, Ovine, Primate, Fish, Amphibian, and other mammal patients.
Forty-nine Wisconsin law enforcement agencies have so far taken advantage of this offer and signed agreements with UWVC, using services ranging from dentistry to ophthalmology to physical rehabilitation. For example, Harlow, the K9 partner of Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Behm, has found relief for arthritis through visits to UWVC. “It helped us save his career,” says Behm. “He’s bounced back to a point where he seems better than he was as a puppy.” Jonathan Bach, clinical associate professor of emergency and critical care, also recently volunteered his time to Dane County Sheriff’s Office personnel to demonstrate life-saving first aid and triage techniques for police dogs in the field.
UWVC resident Allison Leuin examines Harlow, a K9 with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. 9
Gregory J. Wiepz
MAKING NEW SCIENTISTS AND NEW DISCOVERIES
CRITICAL RESEARCH ENHANCES ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH From studying promising new ways to treat cancer to conducting more than 75 percent of the infectious disease research on the UW-Madison campus, SVM faculty and scientists continue to lead the way in advancing major breakthroughs that yield novel and effective care for animals and humans. For example, the school’s investigations on the front lines of fighting Zika virus continue to gain nationwide attention and yield important discoveries. In 2016-17, SVM scientists published research finding that Zika likely poses a wider threat in human pregnancies than generally appreciated, received an Innovation Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation for the development of a possible Zika vaccine, and earned a Wisconsin Alumni Association Forward Under 40 Award for work studying how Zika affects the brain, as well as confirming that a particular type of benign bacterium can prevent transmission of the virus in mosquitoes. As an indication of the SVM’s research success, grant and extramural awards have risen 70 percent over the last five years, from $16.6 million in FY 2012 to $28.3 million in FY 2017.
Success Stories In Brief
Thwarting Vector Borne Diseases
In winter 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $10 million to the Upper Midwestern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases, a new research and training program co-directed by Lyric Bartholomay PhD’04, an SVM professor of pathobiological sciences. This UWMadison-led consortium of Midwestern universities aims to 10
stem the spread of disease carried by vectors like ticks and mosquitoes, such as Lyme, Zika, and West Nile, and help mitigate health risks. A key objective is to foster collaboration not only between university experts, but also with public health organizations at the local, state, and federal levels. The center will study methods to predict disease emergence and outbreaks, optimize surveillance networks and pathogen detection, and control disease vectors. In July, the center identified the Asian tiger mosquito, which can spread Zika virus, for the first time in Wisconsin. The discovery does not pose an immediate threat to human health, however, as multiple factors reduce the likelihood of local transmission of Zika in the state.
Aiding Maternal Medicine
In addition to research into Zika and pregnancy, two other recent SVM studies revealed important details about fetal development and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The first provides clarity that listeria, a food-borne bacterium, may pose a greater risk of miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy than previously appreciated. Because listeria infection in pregnancy is asymptomatic, the study suggests that the bacterium (and perhaps other pathogens) may be the culprit in some miscarriages that usually go without
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Jeff Miller
(Left) Listeria — stained green in the image — invades cells in the uterine lining of monkeys in their first trimester of pregnancy. (Right) A strain of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes feed through a membrane of blood in a research lab insectary in the Hanson Biomedical Sciences Building at UW-Madison.
diagnosed cause. This study and future planned research into the progression of infection and the maternal immune response to intracellular pathogens in pregnancy may help other researchers battling similar dangers such as Zika virus. A second study by SVM researchers identified the specific gene and environmental factors that cause holoprosencephaly (HPE), one of the most common defects in human development that causes mild to severe malformations in the brains and faces of those it afflicts, and leads to loss of pregnancy among one in 250 human embryos. The study demonstrated how mutations in a specific gene can cause the defects associated with HPE while increasing sensitivity to particular chemicals found in the environment, which can lead to more severe abnormalities – factors that had previously eluded science.
Insights into Neurologic Disorders
SVM researchers in the last year also revealed important new insights into disorders of the nervous system, pinpointing the cause of a serious neurologic disease in a colony of rats which closely resembles a rare human mutation that results in severe neurologic dysfunction; making a surprising and potentially crucial discovery related to the protein behind the symptoms of Alexander disease, a rare and fatal neurological disorder with no known cure; confirming the underlying premise for one of the most common methods for tracking the progression of multiple sclerosis; and finding a key to
nerve regeneration – a switch that redirects helper cells in the peripheral nervous system into “repair” mode to restore damaged axons. To explore more research highlights from throughout the year: vetmed.wisc.edu/research-news
Fast Facts TOTAL RESEARCH AND EXTRAMURAL AWARDS (in millions) Federal
Non-Federal
$30M
$28.6M
$25M
$24.1M $21.7M
$20M
$6.1M
$28.3M $5.4M
$5.6M
$4.4M $23.6M
$15M
$10M
$5.0M
$27.7M
$21.6M
$18.5M
$22.9M
$17.3M
$5M
0
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
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FURTHERING THE WISCONSIN IDEA
BRINGING STRONG SCIENCE AND SERVICE TO THE STATE AND SOCIETY The School of Veterinary Medicine’s strong reputation extends across the nation and globe, but its impact on Wisconsin cannot be understated. Nearly 1,300 of our DVM alumni live in Wisconsin; in the past year, more than 1,200 participants from across the state completed our Continuing Education courses; UW Veterinary Care helped treat the animals of more than 7,500 Wisconsin residents in 2016-17; and our specialists provide guidance to the state’s farmers and veterinarians across numerous areas of expertise. In Wisconsin and beyond, SVM faculty, staff, and students contribute to the health and welfare of both animals and people in a multitude of ways, from offering emotional support to children’s hospital patients through a volunteer-led pet therapy program, to sharing knowledge and expertise at community events, to helping natural resources managers respond to emerging pathogens. SVM outreach also includes providing timely insights to news media; in 2016-17, the school and its personnel were cited in local, regional, national, and international outlets nearly 1,200 times. 12
Supporting Agriculture and Economic Vitality
In 2016-17, the SVM continued its important work identifying and solving dairy herd health management problems. For example, the school’s Dairyland Initiative provides dairy producers the information they need — through consultations and assessments, workshops, and web-based resources — to build better housing using sound scientific principles. Estimates suggest that 65 percent of new cow barns nationwide are built with these principles — yielding healthier cows, improved animal welfare, and more efficient and productive dairies.
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ASPCA Bryce Richter
Nik Hawkins
The school serves as a resource for the community in a range of venues across the UW-Madison campus, Dane County, the state, and beyond.
fourth-year students focusing on hands-on experience in aspects of care provided in shelters. Forty-nine students registered for the rotation in the first year.
SVM faculty also contributed to the development of KetoMonitor, a convenient, cost-effective method to monitor ketosis in milk samples. The disease is often undiagnosed, as the blood tests are laborious and expensive. The KetoMonitor test is now incorporated in the AgSource system used by dairy farmers across the state to track herds and milk output. And the SVM once again oversaw the biosecurity check-in for thousands of cattle at the World Dairy Expo, the largest global dairy competition and forum.
Helping At-Risk Animals
In 2016, the SVM debuted two new initiatives to support the extraordinary efforts of animal shelters and expand the knowledge base of future veterinarians to include this important field. Through the Pets for Life house calls program in Milwaukee, fourth-year veterinary medical students now assist in providing medical care to underserved and at-risk pets and families in partnership with the SVM’s Shelter Medicine Program and the Wisconsin Humane Society. The school also introduced a two-week Shelter Medicine Ambulatory rotation for
Last winter, Shelter Medicine Program Director Sandra Newbury DVM’03 worked closely with New York City’s Manhattan Animal Care Center and the New York City Health Department to manage a cat influenza outbreak. The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) identified the influenza A strain involved in the outbreak – a rare subtype that has not been found previously in domestic felines. The New York shelter approached the Shelter Medicine Program and WVDL for assistance since both helped manage outbreaks of a different strain of influenza that affected dogs and cats in the Midwest in 2015-16.
Fish Detective Work Aids Management Efforts
Amidst a die-off of largemouth bass in northeastern Wisconsin’s Pine Lake, Tony Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology and pathobiological sciences, identified a previously unknown virus, dubbed largemouth bass reovirus, by sequencing the genome at his “virus hunting laboratory” at the SVM. Last year, Goldberg, WVDL, and colleagues showed that a deadly fish pathogen, viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, is still circulating in Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago, with the potential to disrupt the state’s $2.1 billion-a-year sport fishing industry. This research is aiding the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ efforts to monitor game fish throughout the state. 13
FAST FACTS
Class of 2021 Students from the Class of 2021 come to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine from a wide range of geographic regions and
96
56
different undergraduate colleges and universities across the United States.
students accepted
out of a highly competitive pool of 1,307 applicants.
[171 WI residents & 1,136 non-residents]
GENDER
RESIDENCY
Female 78 Male 18
WI Resident 62 Non-Resident 34
81%
RECENT CLASS STATS CLASS
2021 2020
65%
GPA
APPS
3.63
1,307
2019
3.66 3.69
1,221 1,239
2018
3.72
1,209
2017
3.67
957
WI Residents
Female
Financials EXPENDITURES BY PURPOSE (in millions)
Teaching Hospital
Student Aid $1.9M Instruction $31.8M
$65.9M
Other* $3.9M Research** $28.3M School
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* Student services, public service, and academic support ** Primarily research grants and contracts
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Academic Backgrounds of Enrolled Applicants
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The incoming students represent
different undergraduate majors.
• Biological Sciences • Biology These include: • Biomedical Science • Animal Science • Biotechnology • Anthropology • Chemical Engineering • Art • Economics • Biochemical Engineering • Exercise Science • Biochemistry • Japanese
• Microbiology • Molecular Biology • Psychology • Pre-Veterinary Science • Religion • Veterinary Technology • Wildlife Ecology • Zoology
Primary Areas of Interest
Students from the Class of 2021 have a diverse range of interests, as indicated on their applications.
Mixed
Large & Small Animal
Food Animal
[18]
[7]
Small Animal
[9]
[31]
Avian/Exotics
[4]
Equine
Wildlife or Zoo Medicine
Other*
[15]
[7]
(*Pathology, shelter medicine, undecided, etc.)
[5]
% OF BUDGET FROM STATE SUPPORT
EXPENDITURES BY SOURCE (in millions)
Gifts $3.4M Grants $17.6M
$65.9M
Research/Industry
Program Revenue $19.3M Tuition $9.2M GPR* $16.5M * State appropriations (less estimated tuition and fees)
25% in 2017
2016 - 29% 2015 - 29% 2014 - 31% 2013 - 29% 2012 - 29%
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ADVANCING THE SVM
Fast Facts TOTAL GIFTS* $20M
Deferred Gifts & Pledges Fulfilled Gifts *This chart only shows gifts made to the school through the UW Foundation and does not include gifts contributed through the UW Board of Regents.
$15M
$10M
$13.8M $10.4M
TOTAL DONORS $19.6M
3K
2,872
$2.8M
3,032
2,540 $16.8M
2K
$4.1M
$4.2M
1K
$9.7M
$5M $6.2M
2014
2015
2016
2014
2015
2016
A MILESTONE YEAR OF FUNDRAISING
The UW School of Veterinary Medicine enjoyed significant fundraising success in 2016-17. Total dollars raised in 2016 increased by 43 percent from the previous year, and the total number of donors who made gifts to the school rose by six percent. These numbers reflect donors from all walks of life and donations of all sizes, all of which make a difference and are greatly appreciated. A few of the most impactful gifts are highlighted here. Record-Setting Generosity
In early 2017, the SVM documented its largest single gift
from a living donor with a $5 million commitment to the school’s building expansion campaign, Animals Need Heroes Too, from Morrie Waud, a longtime friend and donor to the school and honorary member of the Class of 2015. Through his most recent gift to the school, Morrie has created an opportunity for the SVM family, which includes all SVM students, alumni, and their immediate families, as well as faculty and staff (past and present), to have a significant impact on the campaign through matched gifts.
This gift is just one way in which Morrie has demonstrated his commitment to students and to the school. Thanks to his generosity, recent students have benefited from impactful scholarships, practical gifts, and social opportunities that help them take a much-deserved break from the rigorous demands of being a veterinary medical student. And our students, clients, and patients have all benefited from the support he has provided to care for large animals — one of the many reasons our UW Veterinary Care large animal hospital bears his name.
Critical Student Support
In early 2017, the SVM secured an additional $1 million scholarship endowment gift, bringing the school’s 16
scholarship endowment total to $16.8 million — a nearly 90 percent increase from the 2012 total of $8.9 million. Our students’ debt upon graduation has decreased substantially over the past several years, in part due to the generosity of donors who support scholarships. We will continue to do all we can to increase financial assistance for our students and minimize the impact of debt load on their career decisions.
A Campus Leader
The SVM received a tremendous response to its part in UW-Madison’s Comprehensive Campaign, All Ways Forward — an effort to move the university forward by attracting the best and brightest scholars, recruiting and retaining prominent and noteworthy faculty and staff, supporting groundbreaking research and other landmark initiatives, and maintaining our campus as a place of remarkable opportunities for everyone who calls UW-Madison home. When UW-Madison launched the comprehensive campaign in 2013, the SVM set a $40 million goal and reached it within a year. We subsequently increased our goal to $70 million, which was surpassed in March 2017 with Morrie Waud’s $5 million matching gift commitment. Our new comprehensive campaign goal is $100 million, to be reached by the conclusion of the campaign in 2020.
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RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE
Nik Hawkins
AWARDS AND HONORS HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016-17 Each year, the school’s students, faculty, and staff earn numerous accolades in a wide variety of fields, as exemplified in the list below. This is not a comprehensive list of awards and honors, only a representative sample from 2016-17 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017). More at go.wisc.edu/svm-awards-honors. Hannah Carey AAAS Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Ian Duncan Lincoln F. Ramirez Award for Restorative Neurosciences UW-Madison Department of Neurosurgery Bernard Easterday MS’58, PhD’61 Honorary Recognition Award UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Katherine Irvine Young Investigator Award American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Sheila McGuirk Veterinarian of the Year Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Sandra Newbury DVM’03 Maddie Hero Award Maddie’s Fund Theresa Ollivett Faculty Advisor Award American Association of Bovine Practitioners UW School of Veterinary Medicine Friend of Veterinary Medicine Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association
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BOARD OF VISITORS
THANK YOU TO OUR 2016-17 BOARD The Board of Visitors for the UW School of Veterinary Medicine serves as an external advisory body to the dean of the school. Members of the board have attained prominence in their respective careers and are chosen because of their value in providing sound advice and counsel to the dean. Read more about the board members at vetmed.wisc.edu/board-of-visitors.
John Baumann ‘82 Monroe, Wisconsin
Dan Grimm Waterford, Wisconsin
Esther Olson Belleville, Wisconsin
John Been DVM ‘88* Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Melita F. Grunow Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Sarah Weston Orr ‘90 Lake Forest, Illinois
Debbie Cervenka Winter, Wisconsin
Peter Hanson MS‘94, PhD‘97* Bristol, Wisconsin
Jill Pelisek Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Terrence Clark DVM‘87* Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Janet Hoehnen Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Janet Raddatz Plymouth, Wisconsin
Tim Connor EMBA‘09 Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Phil Jennings JD‘93 Madison, Wisconsin
Karl Solverson ’94, DVM’99 Westby, Wisconsin
Margo Edl Wayne, Illinois
Diane Larsen ‘80, DVM‘90, PhD‘99* Thomas Torhorst ‘65 Duluth, Georgia Racine, Wisconsin
Patrick S. Farrell MS‘83, DVM‘87* Russell, Pennsylvania
Steve Larson MS‘70 Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Charity Gottfredsen '02, MS'07, DVM'07* Jeffry A. Neuenschwander ‘82 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois
Karen Walsh ‘81, MA‘89 Madison, Wisconsin Morrie Waud Long Grove, Illinois
Ashley Voss
All degrees listed are earned from UW-Madison. * indicates alumni of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine.
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University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine Annual Report 2017
YOU CAN BE A
HERO
Every day at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, we work to improve the lives of animals and people all over the
75% ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
We consistently rank in the Top 5 among all schools of veterinary medicine in the nation.
RESEARCH LEADERS
SPECIALTY SERVICES
Our scientists conduct 75% of the infectious disease research at UW-Madison (Ebola, Zika, influenza, etc.).
We opened our teaching hospital doors with 10 specialties. Today we house more than 20 in the same space.
But we have reached a point where time is no longer the most critical factor in helping us find a cure or save a life...
LEARNING SPACE SHORTAGE
Our students do hospital rounds while crowded in hallways and lack small group collaboration areas.
GRANTS AT RISK
New research dollars have increased by 58% in the last five years, but we’ve run out of room to work on critical projects.
Space is the key. We need heroes like you to help us build it.
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OVER CAPACITY
Built to see 12,000 patient visits yearly, our hospital now sees more than 26,000, leading to longer wait times.
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We thank the generous donors who provided funding for the production of this publication. University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine Annual Report 2017