An additional fourteen faculty have adjunct appointments. The department is committed to quality in all of its instructional, service, and research programs. Faculty provide core instruction in the veterinary curriculum, specifically in bacteriology, immunology, parasitology, pathology, public health, and virology. Additional elective courses are provided by the department within the veterinary curriculum. An emphasis is placed on the problem-oriented instructional approach in veterinary curricular courses.
Faculty provide diagnostic services through the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.
While engaged in service activities, faculty also provide instruction to fourth-year veterinary students as part of the Diagnostics Block. The department maintains a strong and rigorous graduate education program with emphasis on research training to the Ph.D. degree. The graduate program integrates course work relevant to obtaining a solid preparatory framework. In the graduate education area, training toward board certification is provided in both veterinary anatomic pathology and veterinary microbiology. Most departmental post-D.V.M. graduate students trained in diagnostic pathology prepare for certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and pass the examination.