1. REVISED PROPOSAL
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY
MEDICINE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF
BEIRUT
BEIRUT LEBANON
Dr. Susan Prattis
Subcommittee Members: Drs. Prattis,
Barbour and Jurjus
Committee Members 2013-2015: Drs.
Jaffa, Hamadeh, Zeidan, Kassaify,
Prattis, Barbour, Jurjus, Jaohouri

2. PROPOSED MISSION AND VISION
 Forward looking, intellectually robust doctoral Veterinary Medical School
 Collaboration: FM + FAFS
 Product:
 Well - educated clinicians with a strong scientific basis who will be competitive in
the US market as well as within Lebanon
 Applicants from Lebanon and regional countries
 Small initial incoming class: 15 – 25 people
 Successful completion of the North American Veterinary Medical Examinations
 Building enrollment, faculty and physical infrastructure over time
 Initial teaching and research faculty from FM and FAFS
 Preceptors for local rotations with transition into clinical practice
 Mobile veterinary service: Beirut, Bekkaa, surrounding areas
 Long term project: Veterinary Hospital – Bekka’a Valley
 AVMA Council on Evaluation Accreditation = Primary Goal

3. MARKET FOR PROPOSED SVM
 Primary Markets:
 Consumer fee
 Governmental: Consultation; Research Collaborative Projects
 Industry, Private Practitioners: American Association for Laboratory
Accreditation – OIE Veterinary Laboratory Standards
 Managed health – selection of different plans for pre-purchase by
individual consumers (Family Health / Wellness Care)
 Urban / Suburban - focused Comprehensive Generalist and Specialist
Companion and Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery services
 Emergency and Intensive Care Unit

4. MARKET FOR PROPOSED SVM CONT’D
 Shelter Medicine and Management
 Mobile Animal Welfare Van – Beirut and Surrounding Areas
 Collaborate with BETA, Animals Lebanon
 Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine
 Overseen by the IACUC with membership from all applicable schools, and
reporting directly to the Institutional Official

5. PROPOSED SVM MARKET CONT’D
 Marine Mammal, Fisheries Medicine, Ecology and Management
 Unchartered Ocean Resources
 Energy Industry May Become Important
 Ecology and management will be important factors in responding
to climactic changes in this region
 Broader definition of veterinary medicine, in keeping with “One
Health” paradigm of human and animal health and disease
management

6. OPPORTUNITIES FOR A FULL SERVICE ACCREDITED LABORATORY
SERVICES
 Accredited Veterinary Laboratory facilities can provide the following animal - specific services:
 Pathology : Anatomic, Clinical and Molecular Support / Investigative Services
 Toxicology
 Drug Testing / Pharmacology / Pharmaceutical Level Determination
 Clinical Microbiology: Virology, Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology
 Strong emphasis on infectious, zoonotic and food borne disease agents due to regional need
 Blood Typing and Banking
 Clinical Chemistry / Microchemistry
 Hematology / Stem Cell Expansion
 Feed / Nutritional Analysis
 Screening for environmental hazards and drugs including antibiotics, pesticides, metals,
organics, DNA/RNA and GMO
 Alternative medicine / formulation of compounded drugs

7. FUNDING SOURCES
 Core AUB financial resources
 Capacity building grants
 Development and Philanthropy
 Capital campaign
 Individual donor development
 Corporate responsibility
 International funding – OIE and WHO, due to improved health outcomes for
humans and animals, focus on food borne diseases
 Lebanese governmental support
 Separate funded faculty lines
 Ultimately fee for service
 Will not be accredited by the US without robust financial performance

8. ACCREDITATION GUIDELINES
 Best opportunities for accreditation approval by US regulatory
authorities by compliance with the following guidelines:
 AVMA – COE
 AAHA – American Animal Hospital Association
 NYSVMS – New York State Veterinary Medical Society Accreditation Program
 AWA – Animal Welfare Act
 Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
 Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching

9. ACCREDITATION GUIDELINES CONT’D
 HAACP – Hazard Analysis and Critical Points
 Principle 1: Conduct a hazard analysis
 Principle 2: Identify critical control points
 Principle 3: Establish critical limits for each critical control point
 Principle 4: Establish critical control point monitoring requirements
 Principle 5: Establish corrective actions
 Principle 6: Establish procedures for ensuring the HACCP system is working as intended
 Principle 7: Establish record keeping procedures
 AAALAC - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
 Regulatory Framework and Responsibilities for Veterinary Practitioners
 Veterinary Medicine Practice Act
 Animal Welfare Legislation
 Consumer Recourse
 American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
 OIE Veterinary Laboratory Accreditation Program