Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Program Details
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Introduction
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ offers a four-year professional degree leading to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). The first three years of the program follow the regular academic year, while the fourth year is scheduled for 40 weeks across the entire calendar year.
The program is designed to prepare students for general veterinary practice by educating them to deliver primary veterinary care to all of the major domestic species, including food animals, equine and companion animals, and the major exotic species. Students have opportunities throughout the program to learn more in our areas of emphasis, which include production animal health, equine health, ecosystem and public health, and investigative medicine. For the fourth year of the program, students are expected to identify an area of emphasis that will be the focus of their rotation experiences for 14 of the total 40 weeks of the year.
Admissions
Applicants to the DVM program should refer to the Admissions requirements under the Faculty Regulations section of this Calendar.
Course Requirements
All courses in the first 3 years are required. In 4th year, all students are required to take VETM 570 (Laboratory Diagnostics) and VETM 580 (General Veterinary Practice). In 4th year, each student must also choose one of the following pairs of courses:
VETM 582: Production Animal health
VETM 592: PAH Clinical Enrichment
VETM 583: Ecosystem and Public Health
VETM 593: EPH Clinical Enrichment
VETM 584: Equine Health
VETM 594: EH Clinical Enrichment
VETM 585: Investigative Medicine
VETM 595: IM Clinical Enrichment
Regulations
See Faculty Regulations above.
Program Sequence
First Year | |
Fall | Winter |
VETM 300: Clinical Presentations I | VETM 300: Clinical Presentations I |
VETM 305: Clinical Skills I | VETM 305: Clinical Skills I |
VETM 307: Professional Skills I | VETM 307: Professional Skills I |
VETM 320: Anatomy & Histology | VETM 320: Anatomy & Histology |
VETM 321: Physiology | VETM 321: Physiology |
VETM 322: Behaviour | VETM 342: Pathologic Basis of Disease |
VETM 323: Animals, Health & Society | VETM 343: Immunology |
VETM 324: Genetics & Molecular Biology | VETM 344: Principles of Epidemiology |
VETM 360: Introduction to Veterinary Medicine | VETM 345: Introduction to Nutrition |
VETM 361: Animal Industries |
Second Year | |
Fall | Winter |
VETM 400: Clinical Presentations II | VETM 400: Clinical Presentations II |
VETM 405: Clinical Skills II | VETM 405: Clinical Skills II |
VETM 407: Professional Skills II | VETM 407: Professional Skills II |
VETM 420: Health Management | VETM 440: Public Health & Risk Analysis |
VETM 421: Systemic Pathology | VETM 421: Systemic Pathology |
VETM 422 Virology | VETM 442: Clinical Pathology |
VETM 423: Bacteriology | VETM 443: Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology |
VETM 424: Parasitology | VETM 444: Diagnostic Imaging |
VETM 460: Applied Nutrition | VETM 450: Selected Topics in Areas of Emphasis I |
VETM 461: Outbreak Investigation | VETM 451: Selected Topics in Areas of Emphasis II |
VETM 462: Foreign Animal Disease | |
VETM 463: Field Experiences in Areas of Emphasis |
Third Year | |
Fall | Winter |
VETM 500: Clinical Presentations III | VETM 500: Clinical Presentations III |
VETM 505: Clinical Skills III | VETM 505: Clinical Skills III |
VETM 507: Professional Skills III | VETM 507: Professional Skills III |
VETM 520: Advanced Health Mgmt | VETM 520: Advanced Health Mgmt |
VETM 521: Equine Medicine & Surgery | VETM 521: Equine Medicine & Surgery |
VETM 522: Small Animal Medicine & Surgery | VETM 522: Small Animal Medicine & Surgery |
VETM 523: Anesthesiology & Therapeutics | VETM 540: Food Animal Medicine & Surgery |
VETM 530: Selected Topics in Vet Med I | VETM 541: Theriogenology |
VETM 531: Selected Topics in Vet Med II | VETM 542: Emergency & Critical Care |
VETM 560: Introduction to Vet Field Procedures | VETM 550: Selected Topics in Vet Med III |
VETM 561: Ecosystem & Public Health Field Course | VETM 551: Selected Topics in Vet Med IV |
VETM 560: Introduction to Vet Field Procedures | |
VETM 562: Field Projects in Practice Management |
Fourth Year |
Students take 4 courses in 4th year. The year is scheduled over a total of 40 weeks across the entire calendar year. All 4 courses are comprised of practicum rotations that are also scheduled across the entire calendar year. |
All academic year (May-April) |
VETM 570: Laboratory Diagnostics |
VETM 580: General Veterinary Practice |
One of the following: VETM 582: Production Animal Health VETM 583: Ecosystem and Public health VETM 584: Equine Health VETM 585: Investigative Medicine |
One of the following: VETM 592: PAH Clinical Enrichment VETM 593: EPH Clinical Enrichment VETM 594: EH Clinical Enrichment VETM 595: IM Clinical Enrichment |