ADVERTORIAL: The Scarlet & Gray Standard

From the classroom to the farm, The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center is providing nationally-ranked, accessible care and cutting-edge innovation

Words by Jack McLaughlin / Photography by Aaron Massey / Layout by Atlas Biro

When you think of the Ohio State University, you likely think of wide receivers and Woody Hayes, but it’s more than just athletics making a name for the school today. The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center — comprised of six different hospitals and providing a wide variety of top-ranked medical care to animals both large and small — is at the top of this list.

As part of the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine — recently ranked as the third best in the country by US News and World Report — the Veterinary Medical Center is helping define the future of veterinary medicine in Ohio, as According to the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center Director Karin Zuckerman, currently 80 percent of veterinarians in Ohio graduated from Ohio State.

It’s the academic component that really separates us from our competitors,” Zuckerman said. "I like to say it all starts here.

Educating tomorrow’s veterinarians is only a portion of how the Veterinary Medical Center is making its name. In addition to academics and cutting-edge veterinary research, the Veterinary Medical Center provides top-tier veterinary care.

Each year, more than 60,000 patients visit one of the six OSU veterinary hospitals, which provide care for over 80,000 animals annually. While dogs and cats are a major portion of the patients seen, they’re far from the only species of animals served. The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center offers care to both large and small animals, including horses, goats, sheep, pigs, cows, alpacas, llamas, donkeys, and even an occasional reindeer or camel.

Urgent and emergency care are available for both large and small animals, as is a wide range of veterinary care options including everything from primary care to specialties like oncology, neurology, ophthalmology and more.

With ample, and free, on-site parking, its University District location is a mere stone’s throw from State Route 315 and doesn’t require patrons to navigate the more crowded portions of Ohio State’s campus. The Dublin hospital, offering after-hours, weekend, and holiday urgent care, along with orthopedic surgery and ophthalmology appointments, is located just off Franz Road near Tuttle Mall.

“We’re providing the highest-level care through six different facilities, and we’re trying to make it as accessible as we can,” Zuckerman said.

Ambulatory on-farm care is available for farm animals and horses through the Veterinary Medical Center’s Marysville facility and Columbus-based Galbreath Equine Center. This service is especially helpful for large animals with limited haul-in transportation options.

And speaking of horses, one more way the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center is raising the bar is through the construction of a brand-new, 11,000 square-foot performance evaluation arena for its equine sports medicine program.

Slated to be completed in December, the new facility will be all-weather and multi-surfaced, offering opportunities to conduct multi-discipline and multi-specialty evaluations for equine athletes.

“We are proud to make a difference in the lives of animals and their owners each and every day,” Zuckerman said.

To learn more, visit vet.osu.edu/vmc/