Significant increase in student discontent
Inability to recruit new faculty, staff
- The College of Veterinary Medicine was recently ranked by deans, administrators and faculty of peer institutions as the sixth lowest scoring college in North America
- College likely in worse shape today than when it was relegated to probationary accreditation, new Dean hired
- A mass exodus of faculty and staff has crippled the Teaching Hospital as key services have shuttered
- Staff report a ‘toxic’ and ‘retaliatory’ workplace and severe mistrust of Human Resources
- Referring local veterinarians report severe misgivings about sending cases to the Teaching Hospital.
- Alumni and donors report deteriorating relations with College leadership
- Evidence suggests the OK Vet Board may be shielding the Teaching College from claims
- A review of CVM's progress since its 2017 AVMA probation, hiring of new Dean, suggests circumstances may be worse, not better
“People literally cry in their cars before coming on shift. There aren’t many of us left working here. Patient care is below embarrassing. There is definitely a feeling of a war between management and staff. Don’t even try to say anything unless you want to get fired. Working here is the worst.” Read testimonials >
“Some departments are so toxic and poorly run that other services hesitate to even refer cases to them. I don’t trust my patients with certain departments here. And that’s saying something.” Read testimonials >
“Alumni have been increasingly concerned for years now. We’ve met with the Dean, the Provost, the President and the Board of Regents. Every performance metric is in steep decline — patient outcomes and standards of care, academic performance, recruitment and staff retention, toxic culture, financial decisions, everything. We are puzzled why the University stands by letting it happen.” Read testimonials >
“Anyone who speaks up with concerns or ideas is either fired or reprimanded. So now no one speaks up. People are scared to death and things just get worse. No one listens to us.” Read testimonials >
1 U.S. News, Best Veterinary Schools, https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/veterinarian-rankings