Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) professional curriculum seeks to deliver to the veterinary medical profession a student fully prepared to begin a medical career in the arts and sciences of animal health and disease. Veterinary medicine encompasses the full scope of the technology of animal health and disease, including the arts and sciences of disease prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. The professional curriculum begins at the basic level and systematically moves to clinical application.

Faculty: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences  |  Department: Interdepartmental Programs  |  Duration: 48 semester credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

The degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) is awarded to the student upon successful completion of the professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. In addition to the DVM degree, the student must take and pass the NAVLE and state licensing examinations to practice clinical veterinary medicine. Course list includes VIBS 910 Small Animal Anatomy; VIBS 911 Histology; VIBS 936 Veterinarians in Society; VSCS 910 Integrated Animal Care I; VTPB 910 Veterinary Immunology; VTPP 910 Physiology I.

Career pathways

Graduates are qualified to formulate and implement programs for disease control and prevention in domestic farm animals, poultry, pet animals, zoo animals, fur-bearing animals, laboratory animals and wildlife. They are also oriented for professional careers in the armed forces.

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