OSU VetMed matters of public concern
The College of Veterinary Medicine is paying temporary veterinarians, referred to as Locum, up to 500% more than it pays its employees to fill coverage gaps created by an unmitigated mass exodus of faculty and staff due to a worsening toxic work environment. This is creating tension and frustration among the remaining regular staff as … Read More
Questions have emerged about the legality, appropriateness, and fairness of a controversial “behavioral assessment” that the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine directed to be conducted on at least one qualified candidate for the position of Director of the Teaching Hospital. Allegations have emerged that this “assessment” was not real, and served as pretext … Read More
CVM Independent News has confirmed that more than 50 faculty and staff members have resigned, retired or been terminated in just the last 2 years, representing an unusually high and unmitigated attrition rate compared to both CVM’s previous steady-state as well as compared to other veterinary colleges. As a result, nine core hospital services have … Read More
At a meeting the Dean hosted with a few dozen alumni in the summer of 2022, in which he acknowledged the toxic work environment pervading CVM, he also discussed the hiring practices he employed for a key open position: Director of the Teaching Hospital. At that time, the position had been open for nearly 6 … Read More
In private meetings with alumni and staff, Dean Carlos Risco of the College of Veterinary Medicine routinely blames the State of Oklahoma and the City of Stillwater for the evident inability to recruit new talent, according to roughly three dozen alumni and Teaching Hospital staff who were interviewed for this article. During the summer of … Read More