RVC head to stay at UK school amid US accreditation woes

The principal of the Royal Veterinary College will not lead the main veterinary education association in the United States as planned amid a deepening accreditation crisis at the prestigious British school that has compelled him to stay there for an extra three years.

The RVC is on the brink of losing its accreditation in the United States and Canada because its students who elect to take a key exam required to practice in those North American countries keep falling short of a minimum pass rate.

This story was published on May 12, 2025.