Imaging Services
Antech Academic Cooperative
At Antech, we are committed to promoting the growth of the veterinary radiology profession through the active and tangible support of academic institutions and training programs. Only through creative cooperation and collaboration with academia will this goal be accomplished.


Every academic program has its specific strengths which may include species variety, different modalities, program structure, caseload, or the number of board-certified faculty. Antech brings electronic infrastructure, many radiologists with academic experience, funding, literally millions of cases, and a leadership team committed to creating lasting change within the profession.
The first step in any cooperative is to bring leadership teams together to discuss the needs of each institution and what we might offer one another. In May of 2019, we invited Resident Program Directors, Department Heads, and Deans from all accredited North American universities to come together in an Academic Forum to discuss tangible ideas about what we can do to continue to grow our training programs and support academia. Twelve leaders from nine universities attended.
Since that first forum over five years ago, we’ve been working in collaboration with 25+ universities across North America, Europe, and Australia to put into place programs tailored to each institution to help regrow programs that have dwindled, build programs that have been successful and seek further growth, and sustain the leading programs that want to remain on the cutting edge of our profession.
In addition, we are helping interested private hospitals grow their specialty practices and create in-house residency training programs. The success of our Academic Cooperative has drawn requests from other specialties for help in administering collaboration. Universities have also reached out for advice on collaborations with surgery , anesthesia, cardiology, and dentistry specialties as well.
The first step in any cooperative is to bring leadership teams together to discuss the needs of each institution and what we might offer one another. In May of 2019, we invited Resident Program Directors, Department Heads, and Deans from all accredited North American universities to come together in an Academic Forum to discuss tangible ideas about what we can do to continue to grow our training programs and support academia. Twelve leaders from nine universities attended.
While the socioeconomic events of the pandemic prevented us from holding a second annual Academic Forum, we continue to grow and welcome new members of the Cooperative as well as institutions interested in thinking outside the box to further our profession.

For more information about the Antech Academic Cooperative, contact:
Keith Acquino, MBA, MT(AAB)(ASCP), CSP
Director of Academic Affairs
[email protected]