Faculty and staff in the department participate in all four years of the professional curriculum, although most interactions with students occur in the third and fourth years. The department offers a one-year internship program for newly graduated veterinarians and three-year residency programs in several clinical disciplines for veterinarians seeking advanced training and board certification. Our faculty and staff frequently contribute to Veterinary Continuing Education programs.
Programs
Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Undergraduate Program
Courses
Spring: 422. Equine Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. (3-0). Credit 3. Principles and methods of epidemiology applied to equine health, including the prevention and control of selected equine infectious diseases. Prerequisites: Enrollment in the equine certificate and graduate classification, or approval of the instructor.
Summer: 485. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 3 each semester. Original investigations of problems in the field of equine infectious disease. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Approval of the instructor.
DVM Professional Program
The DVM professional program is a four-year degree curriculum composed of three years of classroom study, followed by a final year of clinical rotations. It is designed to give future veterinarians a solid base in disease recognition and clinical competency.
Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Graduate Program
The department offers PhD and MS (thesis or non-thesis) in BIMS. Areas of emphasis include equine reproduction, large and small ruminant reproduction, equine infectious diseases, clinical epidemiology & patient-based studies, and spatial analysis of health outcomes.
