{"id":98579,"date":"2025-12-23T15:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/98579\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:56:21","slug":"texas-techs-school-of-veterinary-medicine-receives-250000-usda-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/98579\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech\u2019s School of Veterinary Medicine Receives $250,000 USDA Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK, Texas \u2014\u00a0Texas\u00a0Tech University\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0School of Veterinary Medicine<\/a>\u00a0is tackling the nationwide shortage of food animal veterinarians with the creation of the school\u2019s first food animal residency program designed to strengthen veterinary services in rural and agricultural communities.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Koziol<\/a>, associate professor of food animal medicine and surgery, is leading the groundbreaking initiative made possible by a $250,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Veterinary Service Grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lack of veterinary coverage in rural regions has far-reaching consequences, from diminished livestock health and welfare to threats against food security and community economic viability,\u201d Koziol said. \u201cThe USDA project aligns with national strategic goals of supporting rural prosperity and ensuring a safe, nutritious food supply.\u201d<\/p>\n

The residency, which is planned to launch in 2026, will recruit early-career veterinarians and provide them with advanced clinical and research training to help them become future educators in food animal medicine. By mentoring veterinarians into teaching roles, the program aims to meet a critical need for more qualified food animal faculty at veterinary schools as institutions struggle to recruit and retain specialists.<\/p>\n

Educators trained through the residency will work to influence more students to pursue careers in food animal, large animal or mixed animal practice, helping alleviate the shortage of practitioners in underserved rural and regional communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis residency program is transformative for our school and the cattle industry,\u201d said\u00a0Guy Loneragan<\/a>, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. \u201cA capstone professional achievement for the residents in this program is attainment of diplomate status in the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. This is a national recognition as an elite specialist in all things cattle. The residents will provide leadership to advance livestock health and protect the national interest in U.S. food production. The program led by Dr. Koziol tremendously benefits the school,\u00a0Texas\u00a0Tech, our state and nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graduates of the residency will serve as vital resources in their communities, bringing expertise in antimicrobial stewardship, disease control and\u00a0One Health<\/a>\u00a0leadership. By building a sustainable network of food animal veterinarians,\u00a0Texas\u00a0Tech\u2019s program seeks to retain professionals in the field and also safeguard the future of America\u2019s agricultural industries.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Texas Tech University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas \u2014\u00a0Texas\u00a0Tech University\u2019s\u00a0School of Veterinary Medicine\u00a0is tackling the nationwide shortage of food animal veterinarians with the creation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-98579","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}