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>> For the first time since 1950, students from China are being supported by their home
country to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in the United States and it's happening
at Kansas State University. The U.S.-China Center for Animal Health at K-State hosted
a luncheon on August 25 to mark the successful completion of the first year of this historic
partnership.
>> DR. JISHU ***: This is an event that we have planned for a few years, actually. The
program started in 2010 and now it's become the end of the first year of the students
getting to K-State and tomorrow will be their first day in vet school so we want to celebrate
that.
>> The program was established by the U.S.-China Center and the China Scholarship Council to
improve veterinary practices in China by helping Chinese students attend DVM programs in the
United States. With support from the U.S.-China Center, up to ten students can be selected
annually to complete a year of pre-veterinary courses at K-State. The students then apply
to the DVM program at K-State or a partnering institution. Once accepted, the China Scholarship
Council provides support for the four years of veterinary education. After completing
veterinary school, the students will return to work in China.
>> DR. RALPH RICHARDSON: Strengthening veterinary education in China and around the world has
great positive impacts, not only locally in the states of our participating colleges,
but literally on the animal health industry worldwide.
>> Representatives from K-State, the University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, USDA-APHIS,
the American Veterinary Medical Association, Zoetis and Banfield Pet Hospital attended
the celebration. The event also featured comments from dignitaries from the president of the
Chinese Veterinary Medical Association, the Consul-General from the the Chinese Consulate
in Chicago and the Secretary-General of the China Scholarship Council.
>> LIU JINGHUI (CSC SECRETARY-GENERAL): The DVM program . . . is the most noticed scholarship
program in the history of Chinese veterinary medicine education. It is making a historic
breakthrough and enabling Chinese students to enroll in DVM programs in the U.S.
>> All of the speakers recognized the hard work of the four students who completed the
pre-veterinary studies and will now be attending K-State or the University of Minnesota for
their veterinary education.
>> BO LIU: It's really thoughtful and considerate of Dr. *** and the other faculties that are
concerned about us to set up this pre-vet year for us to acclimate and get used to the
environment here.
>> JING (JASON) LI: It seems like we are the ones who benefit from their effort, the result
of their efforts, and it seems we enjoy their labor and . . . but it's not just for us.
It's for both the countries, for China and the United States and for the world, because
. . . the animal health in the whole world will be promoted.
>> To learn more about the US-China Center for Animal Health and its activities, please
visit the center's webpage.