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One Health in Veterinary Medical Education

Highlights from

FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine

Comments by

Bernadette Dunham, D.V.M., Ph.D.Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine

to the

Association of American Veterinary Medical CollegesAnnual Conference

March 14, 2014Alexandria, Virginia

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A One Health approach …

“Embraces the collaborative

effort of multiple health science

professions, together with their

related disciplines and institutions

– working locally, nationally, and

globally – to attain optimal health

for people, domestic animals,

wildlife, plants and our

environment.”

Roger Mahr, DVM

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Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

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Enterococcus

Antimicrobial Resistance - A shared

responsibility in human and veterinary medicine

One Health

Anthelmintic Drug Resistance… and the

Need for Education in Parasitology

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Protecting both Human and Animal Health

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