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University of Calgary Calendar 2010-2011 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 4. Program Details 4.1 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
4.1 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, with two weeks for assessment, across the entire calendar year.

The DVM program is accredited by the AVMA-CVMA Council on Education and is based on an integrated core-elective model.  The core program provides a comprehensive general veterinary education covering all the major domestic species, including food producing animals, equine and companion animals, and the major exotic species. The core program also includes public and ecosystem health, wildlife and conservation medicine, professional and communication skills, research skills and comparative medicine.  The core program prepares students for general veterinary practice, with an emphasis on skills for successful practice in rural communities and provides a foundation to pursue all careers in veterinary medicine.  The elective programs cover all areas of general veterinary practice and provide enhanced opportunities in four Areas of Emphasis: production animal health, ecosystem and public health, investigative medicine, and equine health.

Admissions

Applicants to the DVM program should refer to the Admissions requirements under 3. Faculty Regulations section. Please consult our website for additional details: http://vet.ucalgary.ca/students/admissions.html.

Course Requirements

All courses in the first 3 years are required, but students have a choice of elective content within some courses.  In 4th year, all students are required to take Veterinary Medicine 570 (Laboratory Diagnostics) and Veterinary Medicine 580 (General Veterinary Practice).

In 4th year, each student must also choose one of the following pairs of courses:

Veterinary Medicine 582: Production Animal Health and Veterinary Medicine 592: PAH Clinical Enrichment

Veterinary Medicine 583: Ecosystem and Public Health and Veterinary Medicine 593: EPH Clinical Enrichment

Veterinary Medicine 584: Equine Health and Veterinary Medicine 594: EH Clinical Enrichment

Veterinary Medicine 585: Investigative Medicine and Veterinary Medicine 595: IM Clinical Enrichment

Regulations

See 3. Faculty Regulations.

Program Sequence

First Year

Veterinary Medicine 300: Clinical Presentations I

 

Veterinary Medicine 305: Clinical Skills I

 

Veterinary Medicine 307: Professional Skills I

 

Veterinary Medicine 320: Anatomy and Histology

 

Veterinary Medicine 321: Physiology

 

Veterinary Medicine 322: Behaviour

Veterinary Medicine 342: Pathologic Basis of Disease

Veterinary Medicine 323: Animals, Health and Society

Veterinary Medicine 343: Immunology

Veterinary Medicine 324: Genetics and Molecular Biology

Veterinary Medicine 344: Principles of Epidemiology

Veterinary Medicine 360: Introduction to Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine 345: Introduction to Nutrition

 

Veterinary Medicine 361: Animal Industries

Second Year

Veterinary Medicine 400: Clinical Presentations II

 

Veterinary Medicine 405: Clinical Skills II

 

Veterinary Medicine 407: Professional Skills II

 

Veterinary Medicine 420: Health Management

Veterinary Medicine 440: Public Health and Risk Analysis

Veterinary Medicine 421: Systemic Pathology

 

Veterinary Medicine 422: Virology

Veterinary Medicine 442: Clinical Pathology

Veterinary Medicine 423: Bacteriology

Veterinary Medicine 443: Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Veterinary Medicine 424: Parasitology

Veterinary Medicine 444: Diagnostic Imaging

Veterinary Medicine 460: Applied Nutrition

Veterinary Medicine 450: Selected Topics in Areas of Emphasis I

Veterinary Medicine 461: Outbreak Investigation

Veterinary Medicine 451: Selected Topics in Areas of Emphasis II

 

Veterinary Medicine 462: Foreign Animal Disease

 

Veterinary Medicine 463: Field Experiences in Areas of Emphasis

Third Year

Veterinary Medicine 500: Clinical Presentations III

 

Veterinary Medicine 505: Clinical Skills III

 

Veterinary Medicine 507: Professional Skills III

 

Veterinary Medicine 520: Advanced Health Mgmt

 

Veterinary Medicine 521: Equine Medicine and Surgery

 

Veterinary Medicine 522: Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

 

Veterinary Medicine 523: Anesthesiology and Therapeutics

Veterinary Medicine 540: Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Veterinary Medicine 530: Selected Topics in Veterinary Medicine I

Veterinary Medicine 541: Theriogenology

Veterinary Medicine 531: Selected Topics in Veterinary Medicine II

Veterinary Medicine 542: Emergency and Critical Care

Veterinary Medicine 560: Introduction to Veterinary Field Procedures

Veterinary Medicine 550: Selected Topics in Veterinary Medicine III

Veterinary Medicine 561: Ecosystem and Public Health Field Course

Veterinary Medicine 551: Selected Topics in Veterinary Medicine IV

 

Veterinary Medicine 560: Introduction to Veterinary Field Procedures

 

Veterinary Medicine 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 an entire year, commencing immediately after completion of third year (May-April). All 4 courses are comprised of practicum rotations that are also scheduled across the entire calendar year.

Veterinary Medicine 570: Laboratory Diagnostics

Veterinary Medicine 580: General Veterinary Practice

One of the following:

Veterinary Medicine 582: Production Animal Health

Veterinary Medicine 583: Ecosystem and Public health

Veterinary Medicine 584: Equine Health

Veterinary Medicine 585: Investigative Medicine

One of the following:

Veterinary Medicine 592: PAH Clinical Enrichment

Veterinary Medicine 593: EPH Clinical Enrichment

Veterinary Medicine 594: EH Clinical Enrichment

Veterinary Medicine 595: IM Clinical Enrichment