Alumna returns to alma mater
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) has named Martha Mallicote, DVM, MBA, DACVIM, as associate dean of academic and student affairs.
Mallicote returns to UTCVM as an alumna after a faculty career at the University of Florida, where she has served as the Weeks Endowed Clinical Professor of large animal internal medicine and a nationally recognized leader in veterinary business education.
As associate dean, Mallicote will oversee the academic and student affairs components of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, with a focus on maintaining UTCVM’s strong reputation for graduating practice-ready veterinarians while continuing to adapt to the evolving demands of the profession.
“The DVM program at UT has a long-standing history of success in terms of recruitment, graduate outcomes, and support from stakeholders across the state,” Mallicote says. “First of all, I need to make sure that doesn’t change under my leadership. Second, I hope to work with the phenomenal faculty and staff to ensure that we continue to prepare students for the ever-changing practice climate that they are entering; that includes not only good clinical acumen, but also an ability to communicate well with clients and colleagues and to do all that work efficiently.”
Mallicote emphasizes the importance of innovation and professional readiness in veterinary education. In 2013, Mallicote developed and launched the Veterinary Business Certificate Program at the University of Florida for veterinary students and has served as the program’s director and primary faculty member since its inception. Her teaching responsibilities have included clinical skills, preventative medicine, equine internal medicine and business and professional development.
“It has always been important to prepare veterinary students for the ‘other hat’ that many will wear as a practice owner,” she says. “In the current times of increasing corporate practice ownership and greater focus on business metrics for practices, having a familiarity with the business side of practice is essential.”
Paul Plummer, dean of the veterinary college, says Mallicote’s experience uniquely positions her to help advance the college’s educational mission. “I am so pleased to have Dr. Mallicote joining our team, where she will undoubtedly continue to build on the long history of academic innovation and leadership in veterinary student educationhere at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine,” Plummer said. “Her nationally recognized innovation in veterinary business education, combined with her MBA training and understanding of our program as an alumnus, positions her exceptionally well to help us achieve our next-level ambitions.”
“As a returning student, I am a unique mixture of outsider and insider to the UT program and hope to bring both those perspectives to the position,” Mallicote says. “I look forward to working with the faculty and students to best support them in delivering a first-class program.”
Mallicote earned her undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida, and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. Following graduation, she worked in ambulatory and referral equine practice, including completion of an internal medicine fellowship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital.
She completed a residency in large animal internal medicine at the University of Florida in 2012 and subsequently joined the UF faculty. Since that time, Mallicote has worked as a clinician in the UF Large Animal Hospital, teaching veterinary students and residents while managing cases across multiple large animal species. Her clinical and research interests include equine endocrinology, infectious disease and neonatology.
Mallicote, who will be on campus in August, succeeds India Lane, DVM, DACVIM, who has served as associate dean of academic and student affairs since 2020. Lane joined the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998 as a small animal internal medicine specialist and has held a variety of leadership and service roles during her tenure.
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