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DVM/MPH DUAL DEGREE 
PROGRAM OUTLINE

Our dual DVM/MPH degree offers many career opportunities for today’s growing demands for Veterinary Public Health experts. Earning a veterinary public health degree along with a DVM at SGU will increase a veterinary practitioner’s employment opportunities for positions in the public sector and private practice.

The DVM/MPH program consist of the following 42 public health course credit hours:

Public Health Core & program-required Courses (30 credits)
PUBH 803 Principles of Epidemiology 3 credits
PUBH 804 Principles of Biostatistics 3 credits
PUBH 805 Health Policy and Management 3 credits
PUBH 806 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health 3 credits
PUBH 807 Principles of Environmental Health 3 credits
PUBH 831 Concepts, Practice, and Leadership of Public Health 3 credits
PUBH 858 One Health: Public Health Applications  3 credits
PUBH 832 Public Health Research Methods and Ethics 3 credits
PUBH 893 Capstone Seminar 3 credits
PUBH 889 Practicum in Public Health 3 credits
DVM coursework (12 credits):
PTHB  503 Bacteriology/Mycology 4 credits
PTHB  505 Veterinary Parasitology 4 credits
PTHB  510 Veterinary Public Health 2 credits
PTHB 512 Immunology 2 credit

Based on these DVM/MPH courses, students will gain the following competencies:

  • Identify and evaluate microbial and non-microbial hazards of animal origin to human health.
    • Microbial hazards such as: zoonotic diseases; animal-associated food borne diseases; potential bio-agro terrorism agents, foreign animal disease.
    • Non-microbial hazards such as: animal-related injuries (dog bites); animal-related environmental and occupational problems such as animal waste pollution.
  • Identify and effectively work with community and governmental resources appropriate for addressing animal-associated human health risks.
  • Apply appropriate epidemiologic methods for the investigation and surveillance of animal-associated public health problems.
  • Identify and facilitate the implementation of appropriate prevention and control strategies for animal-associated human health risks.
  • Identify cultural attitudes and behaviors towards animals and disease to be considered in risk prevention and control.

Program Outline
DVM/MPH class schedules are synchronized with the School of  Veterinary Medicine to permit dual degree students to complete the degrees within a reasonable timeframe.

DVM students who enter during the August term complete Term 1 of the MPH program and begin the veterinary medical program in January. They then continue the MPH program in the summer and resume their DVM Term 2 coursework in the fall together with three MPH credits. Following this, they will complete the remainder of their veterinary medical coursework with the practicum occurring at a later date.

DVM students who enter during the January term complete Terms 1 and 2 of the MPH program during the spring and summer terms respectively, and begin their veterinary medical program in the fall of that year. In the spring of the following year, they will complete DVM Term 2 coursework, followed by three MPH credits together with the DVM Term 3 courses in the fall term. Students will continue with their veterinary medical program, with the practicum occurring at a later date.

DVM/MPH SCHEDULE
TIMELINES

(Any Year)

FALL DVM/MPH ENTRANT TIMELINES
(Any Year)
SUMMER DVM/MPH ENTRANTS
August to November MPH Term 1
(15 credits)
August to November
January to May DVM Term I January to May
May to August MPH Term 2
(10 credits)
May to August MPH Term 1
(15 credits)
August to December DVM Term II August to December DVM Term I
January to May DVM Term III January to May DVM Term II
May to July May to July MPH Term 2 (10 credits)
August to December DVM Term IV MPH CILE Paper & Oral August to December DVM Term III
January to May DVM Term V January to May DVM Term IV MPH CILE Paper & Oral
May to August MPH Practicum Completion May to August MPH Practicum Completion
August to December DVM Term VI August to December DVM Term V
January to December Clinical 4th Year January to December DVM Term VI
May or Aug to June or July of following year May or Aug to June or July of following year Clinical 4th Year

Calendar is subject to change.

Admission

Prepare for an MD degree with global reach. More than 14,000 SGU doctors practice in the US and around the world.

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  • “My experience at SGU was amazing. I felt completely prepared to enter the veterinary profession, maybe even more so than my US counterparts."

    Francisco Torrado, DVM
  • "With the relatively short time the professors had with us, it was clear they really cared and wanted to teach us everything possible.”

    Sylke Lohmann, DVM

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