Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

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Professional Program

During the third and fourth clinical years of the professional curriculum, students learn to combine the art and science of clinical veterinary medicine and surgery. Two didactic blocks in the VM-3 year provide instruction in clinical subjects not addressed earlier. Practical application of basic principles of medicine and surgery to diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease in all animals presents a challenge to the student's mental and physical resources.

Proficiency in clinical medicine is gained by working closely with experienced clinicians in the small animal, food animal, equine, and ambulatory areas of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Through the patient-care method of study, professional students are given considerable responsibility for the total health requirements of animals assigned to their care. Discussion periods, formal lectures, rounds, and laboratory training guide the clinical student's progress in systematic medicine and surgery. Broad exposure to clinical practice is gained through curriculum design.

Graduate Program

Programs exist in the specialty areas of comparative cardiology, embryo transfer, neurology, ophthalmology, radiology, small and large animal medicine, small and large animal surgery, and theriogenology. Completion of the DVM degree (or its approved equivalent) is a prerequisite for admission to the master of science degree program. A minimum of 30 credit hours from graduate courses must be completed for the master's degree. An acceptable thesis, based upon original research, is required for all degree candidates. Completion of degree requirements must be approved by the student's advisor, director of graduate studies and department chair. For more information click here.