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Health Sciences

Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Northern Cohort) at Lakehead University

Lakehead University, Canada

Programme overview

Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programme developed jointly by Lakehead University and the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College to train 20 northern students each year for veterinary practice in northern, rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Graduates receive the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Guelph; from 2027 the cohort begins in Thunder Bay and completes the program in Guelph.

Faculty: Collaborative programme with the University of Guelph Ontario Veterinary College  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are residents of northern Ontario (12 consecutive months in a designated northern district before January 1 of the application year). Requires at least two years of full-time university study and the required prerequisite courses; full admission information is on the University of Guelph website under Northern Ontario Undergraduate Cohort.

Main intake: September (Fall). January (Winter) intake for select programs including Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering; May (Spring) intake for Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Forest Sciences.

Lakehead has three intake periods: Fall (September), Winter (January) and Spring/Summer (May/July).

Applications are received continually; recommended complete package dates: February 1 for a Fall start, September 16 for a Winter start and January 15 for a Spring start. The non-refundable application fee is $125 CAD.

Apply through the official page: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/cdvmp

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