Tufts to Open Low-Cost Pet Clinic at Worcester Technical High School
22.05.12
Newswise — North Grafton, Mass., February 22, 2012 — The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University today announced a collaboration with Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) that will bring a low-cost primary care clinic to pets from underserved areas throughout the Greater Worcester Area.
Located on the high school's campus on Skyline Drive in Worcester, the clinic will pair fourth-year veterinary students in the Cummings School’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program with students in the veterinary assistant program at WTHS—believed to be the first time a veterinary school has chosen a high school clinic venue to facilitate an educational and outreach partnership.
Work has begun on the clinic space, and an opening is anticipated in late spring.
“This collaboration represents a different way of looking at service to the community, care for needy animals, and educating compassionate, knowledgeable veterinary professionals,” said Deborah T. Kochevar, DVM, PhD, dean of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. “Animals and their owners, and students from both schools, win with this model.”
Source: Newswise (press release)