Specifications include, but are not limited to: implement and provide technical support for a web-based electronic medical records system (EMR) to support medical treatment of animals under CVM’s care and to instruct students in the maintenance of medical records. The American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA) Council on Education, in Standard 4 of its accreditation manual, requires that: “Medical records must be comprehensive and maintained in an effective retrieval system to efficiently support the teaching, research, and service programs of the college. Students must be trained in the use of an electronic medical records system.” The chosen EMR system must serve as both a system of retrieval for records of major species and tracking of controlled substances and as an instructional tool.