In June 2023, Dr. Will Sander hosted a workshop for the Alliance of Veterinary Public Health Educators at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The meeting brought together 20 educators representing 16 AVMA-accredited veterinary schools across North America. Climate change and broader sustainability issues were on the agenda as VSA directors Sander and Duncan facilitated discussion on how to integrate these topics into both core and elective veterinary medical curricula. This was part of a larger effort to look to the future of the needs of veterinary students and day 1 veterinary graduates to meet the demands they will face.
