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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1061 |
| Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital |
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| Requester: |
Dean Joseph A. DiPietro |
Organization: |
UF College of Veterinary Medicine |
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| Project Title: |
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 4:24:47 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Smith |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This is the only College of Veterinary Medicine in the State of Florida and serves as a major referral center for the entire Southeast. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital cares for injured racehorses from Florida's primutual industry. |
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| Recipient: |
UF College of Veterinary Medicine |
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Contact: |
Dean Joseph A. DiPietro |
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2015 SW 16th Ave |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 392-4700 |
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Gainesville 32610 |
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Contact email: |
dipietro@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu |
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| Counties: |
Alachua |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Funds are requested to improve support of the operation of the UF College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (VMTH). The College of Veterinary Medicine is the only veterinary medical college in Florida and serves as a major referral center for the entire Southeast. This college graduates 80 veterinarians every year. The Hospital is a teaching laboratory for clinical training for DVM students and residents, which is essential and critical to the college's training programs. Increasing costs over the last five years associated with teaching veterinary students and training house officers in the facility justify this support The primary mission of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital is: to provide a clinical teaching forum for the clinical phase of the veterinary curriculum; to function as a secondary referral center for the treatment of pets, livestock, exotic and wildlife animals for the State of Florida as well as the southeastern United States; to provide consultation to practicing veterinarians, individual animal owners, and producers groups; to provide routine health care and wellness to animals that form an important phase of the preparation of the veterinary students for practice; to provide a training environment for residents and interns; and to support the overall teaching research and service programs of the College. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved services for citizens who seek Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital services for their animals and enhanced educational experiences for DVM students and clinical trainees. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$300,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
Amount: |
$300,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$300,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Education, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Documentation provided to university vice presidents justifying this need during 2002 program review |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Alachu County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/14/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
