Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have announced a groundbreaking partnership with Pfizer Animal Health to offer veterinarians convenient Web-based educational products utilizing the latest advances in educational technologies.

The partnership will provide practitioners with opportunities to stay current with the latest discoveries in veterinary medicine, hone their clinical skills, incorporate current medical advances into decisions that affect patient care, and build more profitable practices. The collaboration will leverage technology to ensure convenient, round-the-clock access to these educational opportunities.

The partnership will utilize advanced technology to make high-quality, lifelong learning more accessible to veterinarians. The educational platform will allow practitioners and students to learn in an online environment that is interactive, experiential and flexes to accommodate different styles of learning.

"Ultimately, the goal is to support and bolster veterinarians in their pursuit of excellence and improve the quality of animal care," said Michael I. Kotlikoff, the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine. "This state-of-the-art learning environment will encourage innovation and flexibility in the profession, while meeting the needs of all those involved by aligning the abilities of the veterinarian with their clients' and patients' needs and responding to an identified need among practice owners to maintain their skills, improve their approach to practice management and continually develop their professional knowledge."