Community Engagement Partners
Partnerships are central to the Penn Vet Shelter Medicine Program, having impact in the community. Our partners include:
Community Engagement Partners
Pets for Life |
| Since 2013, Penn Vet's Shelter Medicine Program has partnered with Pets for Life, an initiative of the Humane Society of the United States that provides free spay/neuter and wellness care for pets in underserved communities. This partnership enhances the education of veterinary students while providing animals with care they need that may have been difficult for their owner to access. |
Netter Center
| | The Netter Center for Community Partnerships runs the Pipeline Program with West Philadelphia high schools, a multi-tiered educational initiative that teaches fundamental principles of medicine to medically underrepresented and underserved public high school students in Philadelphia. Penn Vet is integrated into the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade pipeline with the medical school and runs the final senior year pipeline for the program with a focus in veterinary medicine. This focuses on multidisciplinary lessons that have been proven to change knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of high school students. The Netter Center also runs after-school initiatives in local middle schools in the West Philadelphia area that will integrate senior year veterinary students on rotation to teach students about animals.
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Bridging the Gaps |
| Penn Vet Shelter Medicine students participate in the Bridging the Gaps (BTG) Program, a seven-week summer interdisciplinary program that combines the provision of health-related services for underserved populations with the training of student interns in the health and social services fields. Medical students, dental students, nursing students, social work students, and veterinary students work together in community positions and continuing education throughout the summer.
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Penn Vet students and faculty provide consultative services, educational programs, and/or surgical and medical care for animals in these facilities.
Additional Partnerships
Additional partners include generous friends of Penn Vet, such as Richard Lichter, as well as our very own Penn Vet students. Read more about these partners:
Additional Partners
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Richard Lichter Charity for Dogs |
| A generous annual gift from the Richard Lichter Charity for Dogs helps to save the lives of shelter dogs in need of specialized medical care. Through the Shelter Dog Specialty Medical Treatment Project, clinicians at Penn Vet provide life-saving, specialty care to dogs from partnering shelters that are at risk. Dogs are selected through the Penn Vet Shelter Medicine Program and treated at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital. Read more about this special program... |
Penn Vet Shelter Medicine Club
| | This Association of Shelter Veterinarians student-chapter comprised of Penn Vet veterinary students is an opportunity for students to engage with other students interested in shelter medicine and participate in learning opportunities planned by student club leadership. The Penn Vet Shelter Medicine faculty serve as club advisors.
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