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Armando Hoet Appointed to WOAH Ad Hoc Group to Evolve Veterinary Education Competencies

Working with veterinary students at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University (VMKKU), Thailand, during a workshop focused on aligning the veterinary curriculum with WAH Day 1 Competencies.
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Armando Hoet, PhD, DVM, DACVPM, professor of veterinary preventive medicine and director of the Veterinary Public Health Program, has been appointed as the American representative to the prestigious World Organisation for Animal Health ad hoc expert group charged with modernizing international recommendations on the Competencies of Day‑1 Veterinary Graduates and the Veterinary Education Core Curriculum. 

Hoet was one of only five experts selected worldwide to serve on this group, which will be responsible for updating and strengthening the most widely used global standards for minimum veterinary education. These recommendations guide veterinary schools and national authorities in developing high‑quality veterinarians to strengthen veterinary services across the 180 WOAH Member Countries.