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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Program Details

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Introduction

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Calgary 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