Armando Hoet joins WOAH group revising day-one vet competencies

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Armando Hoet, DVM, PhD, DACVPM, a professor of veterinary preventive medicine and director of Ohio State’s Veterinary Public Health Program, has been appointed as the American representative to a World Organisation for Animal Health, or WOAH, ad hoc expert group charged with updating its recommendations on “Day 1” veterinary graduate competencies and the veterinary education core curriculum. Ohio State said Hoet is one of five experts selected globally. The group’s work will revise guidance first developed in 2012 and 2013 and used by veterinary schools and national authorities across WOAH’s 180 member countries. WOAH’s call for experts says the revision is meant to reflect changes in science, pedagogy, service delivery, digital transformation, animal welfare, sustainability, and societal expectations. (vet.osu.edu)

Why it matters: For veterinary professionals, this is more than an academic appointment. WOAH’s competency and curriculum guidance helps shape what new graduates are expected to know on day one, especially for public health, animal welfare, and national veterinary services. The update could also bring global standards closer to current competency-based education models, including stronger emphasis on One Health, resilience, ethics, teamwork, and outcomes-based assessment. That matters to employers, educators, regulators, and clinicians who rely on new graduates being practice-ready in a more complex care environment. (woah.org)

What to watch: Watch for WOAH draft recommendations and stakeholder consultation steps, which the organization says will feed into a revised Day 1 competencies and curriculum framework. (woah.org)