Two Ohio State MPH-VPH graduates earn ACVPM diplomate status
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Graduates of Ohio State's Veterinary Public Health - Master of Public Health (MPH-VPH) program, Drs. Aminata Kalley and Hannah Urig have passed the 2025 American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM) board exam, becoming the program’s most recent ACVPM diplomates.
The ACVPM exam is a comprehensive certification covering five major focus areas: biostatistics and epidemiology, infectious diseases, environmental health and toxicology, food safety and protection and public health administration. The OSU MPH-VPH program maintains a 95% pass rate among alumni who sit for the exam, compared to the current national first-time pass rate of 66%.
Kalley served as an MPH-VPH resident at Ohio State from 2020 to 2023. During her residency, she acted as a program manager for a USDA tabletop training exercise focused on African swine fever and avian influenza preparedness in Ohio. She also contributed to expanding the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Day 1 platform into Southeast Asia, collaborating with the University of the Philippines, Los Baños College of Veterinary Medicine. Kalley currently serves as an
Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Coordinator/Epizootiology Program Manager in Pennsylvania.
Urig, a member of the 2014 cohort, earned her MPH-VPH from Ohio State in 2016 and completed her DVM at Mississippi State University in 2021. While at Mississippi State, she served as a population medicine resident from 2020 to 2023. During her time in the MPH-VPH program, Urig conducted research on avian influenza levels in underrepresented avian species in Ohio. She currently works as a relief veterinarian in Arkansas.
Kalley and Urig join a distinguished group of 37 MPH-VPH alumni who have earned ACVPM diplomate status. Their success reflects the program’s academic rigor and its commitment to preparing professionals in veterinary preventive medicine, public health and population medicine.
Congratulations to Drs. Kalley and Urig—and all of the MPH-VPH who continue to elevate the field of veterinary public health.