Teaching and Outreach

The faculty members of Penn State's Veterinary Extension group provide education and training to Penn State students, as well as food animal producers, and the agri-professionals that serve them. All the faculty are also active as guest lecturers at industry and professional meetings and conferences.

    Extension meetings and Continuing Education (CE)

Penn State Extension Veterinarians are available to present at your animal health oriented meetings and seminars. Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience, our educators may cover a broad scope of topics which vary in depth of coverage, being specifically tailored to address the interest and expertise level of the targeted audience.

     Meetings fall into categories based on target audience:

Extension Meetings - Educational programs tailored to address a wide range of audiences, including livestock producers, co-operative groups, animal owners and breeders, hobbyists, and 4-H or other youth groups.

AgriProfessional and Veterinary CE meetings are in-service programs targeting audiences involved in the industry side of agriculture, such as nutritionists, consultants, extension educators and other agricultural service providers. Veterinary CE meetings provide advanced accredited training for veterinarians.

Guest Lecturers - Our faculty are available to give talks and presentations at national and regional professional meetings.

Methods of delivery for any of these meeting programs may take shape as lectures accompanied by Microsoft PowerPoint presentations or handouts, audience participation, hands-on demonstrations, video conferencing, on-farm demonstrations, or wet labs.

    Dairy Production Medicine (DPM)

The DPM program consists of ten 3-day intensive workshops spaced over a two and a half year span, and aims at helping veterinarians gain skills and knowledge to help them increase the health and productivity of their client's herds, as well as increase the value of their consulting services. Program workshops are open to veterinarians specifically interested in individual modules as well as those attending to earn the DPM certificate.

    Undergraduate and Pre-Veterinary Programs

If you have questions about any educational programs offered by PSU Veterinary Science Extension, call (814) 863-2160.