PROGRAM OUTLINE:
4-YEAR DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE DEGREE
Year 1: Term 1
The following are required courses for Year 1, Term 1 DVM students:
| Term 1 (17 weeks) | ANPH 501 Veterinary Histology and Embryology ANPH 502 Animal Nutrition ANPH 506 Veterinary Anatomy I ANPH 512 Veterinary Physiology I ANPH 514 Animal Welfare and Behavior ANPH 516 Professionalism LAMS 502 Veterinary Clinical Orientation PTHB 502 Veterinary Research Investigator I SAMS 501 Radiology I | 5 credits 2 credits 5 credits 4 credits 1 credits 1 credit 1 credit 1 credit 1 credit |
Year 1: Term 2
The following are required courses for Year 1, Term 2 DVM students:
| Term 2 (17 weeks) | ANPH 503 Veterinary Anatomy II ANPH 504 Veterinary Pharmacology I ANPH 513 Veterinary Physiology II PTHB 503 Veterinary Bacteriology/Mycology PTHB 512 Veterinary Immunology SAMS 502 Radiology II SAMS 503 Veterinary Research Investigator II SAMS 515 Veterinary Physical Diagnosis I | 5 credits 3 credits 4 credits 4 credits 2 credits 1 credit 1 credit 1 credit |
Year 2: Term 3
The following are required courses for Year 2, Term 3 DVM students:
| Term 3 (17 weeks) | ANPH 505 Veterinary Pharmacology II ANPH 522 Ethics in Veterinary Practice LAMS 501 Veterinary Physical Diagnosis II PTHB 505 Veterinary Parasitology PTHB 506 Veterinary Pathology I PTHB 515 Veterinary Virology PTHB 532 Clinical Pathology SAMS 504 Veterinary Research Investigator III | 3 credits 1 credit 1 credit 4 credits 4 credits 3 credits 4 credits 1 credit |
Year 2: Term 4
| Term 4 (17 weeks) | LAMS 503 Introduction to Clinical Medicine PTHB 507 Veterinary Pathology II PTHB 510 Veterinary Public Health PTHB 511 Veterinary Epidemiology PTHB 516 Avian, Fish, and Exotic Animal Diseases SAMS 505 Veterinary Research Investigator IV SAMS 514 Introduction to Surgical Skills SAMS 520 Veterinary Anesthesiology | 4 credits 5 credits 2 credits 1 credit 4 credits 1 credit 1 credit 3 credits |
Year 3: Term 5
| Term 5 (17 weeks) | LAMS 516 Large Animal Surgery LAMS 519 Theriogenology SAMS 513 Diagnostic Imaging SAMS 518 Small Animal Surgery SAMS 522 Small Animal Medicine I SAMS 526 Introduction to Clinical Practice SAMS 527 Junior Surgery & Anesthesiology Laboratory | 4 credits 4 credits 3 credits 5 credits 3 credits 1 credit 2 credits |
Year 3: Term 6
| Term 6 (17 weeks) | ANPH 520 Veterinary Toxicology LAMS 505 Equine Internal Medicine LAMS 515 Food Animal Internal Medicine LAMS 529 Ambulatory Services LAMS 533 Professional Veterinary Development PTHB 531 Laboratory Diagnostics SAMS 524 Small Animal Medicine II SAMS 528 Small Animal Clinical Services | 2 credits 3 credits 5 credits 1 credits 2 credits 1 credit 4 credit 1 credit |
Year 4: Clinical Year
TERM 7, 8 , 9
Clinical training program in affiliated US, UK, Canada and Republic of Ireland Veterinary Schools.
Year 4 consists of 48 weeks of clinical training at one of our 29 affiliated AVMA-accredited veterinary schools: 20 weeks of instruction in seven core subjects and 28 weeks of electives that may be a continuation of core subjects or concentrations in select specialties.
The clinical core subjects include a minimum of four weeks each in small animal medicine and small animal surgery, six weeks of large animal medicine and surgery; and two weeks each in diagnostic laboratory, clinical anesthesiology, and diagnostic imaging. The remaining weeks of the clinical program are made up of elective rotations (clinical rotations) and externships approved by the affiliated schools.
SELECTIVES AND ELECTIVES
Elective Courses: Year 1
| Term 1 & 2 | ELEC 501 Special Topics in Reptile and Amphibian Medicine ELEC 512 Special Topics in Fish Medicine and Surgery | 1 Credit 1 Credit |
Elective Courses: Year 2
All first-year electives are available to second year students. In addition, the following elective course is available to Term 4 students:
| Term 4 | ELEC 511 Large Animal Clinical Parasitology | 1 Credit |
Elective and Selective Courses: Year 3
All first and second year electives are available to third year students. In addition to available electives, sixth term students are offered a variety of specialty courses. Sixth-term students must select two of the following one-credit courses during their final semester of preclinical coursework:
| Term 6 | LAMS 537 Special Topics in Equine Practice PTHB 533 Advanced Clinical Exotic Pet Medicine and Surgery PTHB 534 Problem solving in Veterinary Parasitology PTHB 537 Veterinary Public Health: A Global Perspective PTHB 538 Interpreting Scientific Literature for The Veterinary Clinician SAMS 531 Advanced Cardiology SAMS 534 Special Topics in Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery SAMS 535 Advanced Topics in Dermatology SAMS 536 Special Topics in Emergency Critical Care SAMS 537 Small Animal Nutrition SAMS 538 Topics in Veterinary Pain Management SAMS 539 Shelter Medicine | 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit 1 Credit |
GLOBAL VETERINARY MEDICINE TRACK
St. George’s University supports the ethos of One Health, One Medicine.
The Global Veterinary Medicine Track is inspired by veterinary degrees in the UK, which are regulated by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. This track is ideal for those students wishing to practice in Europe – especially the UK – or to prepare themselves for practical professional work anywhere in the world due to the large component of EMS.
Students wishing to sit the RCVS statutory examination are encouraged to study this track. The Global Health Track includes all of the same material as the traditional DVM program, but with these extra components:
Global Veterinary Medicine Track Courses
| PTHB 539 Transboundary Disease PTHB 537 Veterinary Public Health: A Global Perspective PTHB 540 Extra-Mural Studies (EMS) | 1 credit 1 credit 3 credits |
GRADUATE STUDIES COURSES
The courses listed below are intermittently offered to graduate students, DVM students enrolled in a dual degree or veterinary research programs to any veterinary student as an elective. A complete listing of all graduate courses can be obtained via the School of Graduate Studies.
Veterinary Graduate Studies Courses
