Kaitlyn Mattson explains how veterinary colleges partner with universities to educate students across state lines. The approach may help states without a veterinary college retain their talent and meet the need for more veterinarians. Her article shows various 2+2 programs and participating schools.
Prospective veterinary students from states that lack an AVMA Council on Education–accredited veterinary college can still pursue a veterinary career by applying to a 2+2 program, which allows them to complete the first two years of a four-year veterinary curriculum at a campus separate from a veterinary college.
Source: JAVMA News, March 27, 2019. Link. Iowa State’s veterinary college and UNL formed the first 2+2 veterinary program in 2006. The first two years of a 2+2 program’s curriculum consists of basic sciences and classroom work. The third year, when most students come together at the veterinary college, is more clinically focused with some continued classroom work. The fourth year is typically dedicated to clinical training.