Alejandro Ramirez

Education:
Graduated from Iowa State University in 1989.

Obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (DVM) degree also from Iowa State University in 1993.

Obtained his Master's in Public Health (MPH) from the University of Iowa in 2004.
Board certified by the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine in 2006 (Diplomate ACVPM).

Career to date:

2021-Present – ​​University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine - Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Faculty Affairs. Administrative duties as leader and champion for curricular innovation, faculty development, and success. Oversees faculty and faculty recruitment and hiring practices aimed at delivering a diverse, inclusive, innovative, and highly qualified team of educators. Has extensive collaboration with others in developing and implementing a transparent, robust, and engaging process to help guide and ensure the success and advancement of the College's faculty. Oversees competency-based, learner-centric and -forward curriculum development and implementation producing a seamless educational experience for all students. Promote and support the integration of research into the DVM curriculum.

2020-Present – Professor of Veterinary Diagnostics and Animal Production and Associate Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. This position includes teaching, research, professional practice, outreach, and academic and student services administration. He is involved in teaching the veterinary professional curriculum as well as undergraduate and graduate programs. His research focuses on application of diagnostic tools and transmissible diseases including PRRS, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Clostridium spp, MRSA, biosecurity and infectious diseases important to public health.

2007-2020 – Professor in Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Sine Group. His appointment involves teaching, research, professional practice, and outreach. He is involved in teaching in the veterinary professional curriculum as well as undergraduate and graduate programs. Research interests include infectious disease transmission including PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Clostridium spp, Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA), biosecurity, as well as infectious diseases of public health significance.

2004-2007 – Veterinary Specialist for Iowa State University. Worked both with the Center for Food Security and Public health and the Veterinary Diagnostic Production Animal Medicine Department. Focused on teaching and professional practice and outreach. Focused in swine production medicine, infectious disease transmission, biosecurity and infectious diseases of public health significance.

1993-2004 – Was in private practice with Valley Veterinary Center. Six veterinarian mixed animal practice in Cherokee, Iowa. Duties included traditional ambulatory large animal practice as well as management services for swine confinement operations for our clients. The practice clientele consisted of about 50% swine, 30% beef including both feedlot and cow-calf, 15% small animal, and 5% equine & other. Last few years, he was primarily involved in the swine production management for their clients as well as the business management of the clinic. I managed the clinic's record management bureau (PigCHAMP ^® and CowCalf5 ^® ) and its staff. He was also in charge of running the clinics books, finances, personnel matters, as well as many of the legal business matters of the clinic. Regarding the management services for their clients, he was the business and employee manager for several different operations making routine herd visits to the farms to ensure proper production processes were being followed.

Professional Affiliations:
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP)
American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV)
Judge for the Student Seminar Presentations (2006 – 2007)
Co-Chair for Student Seminar Presentations (2007)
Chair for Student Seminar Presentations (2008 – Current)
Member of Collegiate Activities Committee (2007 – Current)
Member of Foreign Animal Disease Committee (2008 – Current)
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA)
American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM)
Ad Hoc Committee on ACVPM Board Preparation (2007 – 2008)
Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA)
Swine Health/Animal Well Being Committee (2007 – Current)
National Pork Board (NPB)
Producer Safety and Public Health Subcommittee (2007 – Current)
Grant Reviewer for Swine Health proposal (2007 – Current)
Grant Reviewer for Public Health proposals (2008 – current)