PhD Veterinary Medicine and Public Health at Tufts University

Programme overview

A dual degree in which students earn the D.V.M. and the Master of Public Health (42-credit M.P.H.) in four years, with public health coursework integrated into veterinary training. Roughly 6-8 students are admitted each year.

Faculty: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine / School of Medicine | Duration: 4 years | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: Medford, MA, United States

What you will study

Public health core courses replace weekly veterinary selectives in years 1-2, with a monthly Integration of Public Health seminar in years 1-3, an eight-week summer field experience, a capstone or practicum, and a D.V.M./M.P.H. clinical rotation. Concentration courses include Global Population Health, Research Methods, Transboundary and Exotic Diseases, Introduction to Veterinary Public Health and The Legal Basis of Veterinary Public Health.

Career pathways

Veterinary public health roles in food safety, epidemiology, infectious disease control and global health, including positions at the CDC, USDA, the U.S. military, research institutions and international health organizations. The degree is a pathway to board certification through the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Dual degree (programme-specific): applicants apply separately to the D.V.M. and M.P.H. programmes and must first be admitted to the D.V.M. The D.V.M. application is weighted heavily, along with the M.P.H. application and essays. The M.P.H. application is sent after the D.V.M. interview (January-February), due early March, with decisions by early April. D.V.M. (programme group) prerequisites: three undergraduate years and 90 semester hours; two semesters each of biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry (with in-person labs), physics, mathematics, English, social/behavioral sciences and humanities/fine arts; one semester each of genetics and biochemistry. D.V.M. applications are due September 15 through VMCAS.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall

Duration: 4 years

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