{"id":2734,"date":"2023-01-10T16:47:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T16:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teach.cvm.iastate.edu\/?page_id=2734"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:16:44","slug":"homepage-2-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teach.cvm.iastate.edu\/ocats\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div\n\tclass=\"ecosystem-home-hero ecosystem-home-hero--no-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ecosystem-home-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ecosystem-home-hero__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOffice of Curricular Assessment and Teaching Support\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The Office of Curricular Assessment and Teaching Support (OCATS) is dedicated to advancing the mission of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine (ISU CVM) by providing assessment support for high-quality veterinary medical education to students, faculty, and staff. 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