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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 506 Veterinary Anatomy I
ANPH 512 Veterinary Physiology I
LAMS 502 Veterinary Clinical Orientation
SAMS 501 Radiology I
LAMS 541 Professional Development I
LAMS 540 Basic Small Animal Nutrition
5 credits
5 credits
5 credits
1 credits
1 credit
2 credits
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 515 Veterinary Physical Diagnosis I
LAMS 542 Professional Development II
5 credits
3 credits
3 credits
4 credits
2 credits
1 credit
1 credit
2 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
LAMS 543 Professional Development III
LAMS 501
 Veterinary Physical Diagnosis II
PTHB 505 Veterinary Parasitology
PTHB 506 Veterinary Pathology I
PTHB 515 Veterinary Virology
PTHB 532 Clinical Pathology
3 credits
2 credits
1 credit
4 credits
4 credits
3 credits
4 credits

Year 2: Term 4

 Term 4
(17 weeks)
LAMS 503 Introduction to Clinical Medicine
LAMS 547 Professional Development IV
LAMS 548 Introduction to Livestock Nutrition
PTHB 507 Veterinary Pathology II
PTHB 510 Veterinary Public Health
PTHB 511 Veterinary Epidemiology
PTHB 516 Avian, Fish, and Exotic Animal Diseases
SAMS 514 Introduction to Surgical Skills
SAMS 520 Veterinary Anesthesiology
4 credits
2 credits
1 credit
4 credits
2 credits
1 credit
3 credits
1 credit
3 credit

Year 3: Term 5

Term 5 
(17 weeks)
LAMS 516 Large Animal Surgery 1
LAMS 519 Theriogenology
LAMS 544 Livestock Medicine 1
LAMS 549 Professional Development V
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
2 credits
4 credits
2 credits
1 credits
4 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 Livestock Medicine II
LAMS 533 Professional Development VI
LAMS 545 Large Animal Surgery II
SAMS 524 Small Animal Medicine II
SAMS 528 Introduction to Clinical Rotations
2 credits
3 credits
3 credits
2 credits
2 credits
4 credits
1 credit

SVM Selective: Choose 1 SVM Selective

Year 4: Clinical Year

TERM 7, 8 , 9

Clinical training program in affiliated US, UK, Canada, Republic of Ireland, Australia, and Netherlands Veterinary Schools.

Year 4 consists of 48 weeks of clinical training at one of our 33 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

St. George’s University offers a range of exciting selectives and electives. On-campus offerings provide a closer look at specialty fields, while international selectives offer the chance to travel the world.

Current students and faculty should visit the internal University Selectives Carenage community to view current offerings and enrollment details. Current and intermittent offerings are listed below.

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 selectives (students must select two) of the following one-credit courses during their final semester of preclinical coursework:

Term 6 LAMS 539 Production Animal Medicine and Surgery
LAMS 546 Veterinary Business Ownership, Leadership, and Management
PTHB 534 Problem solving in Veterinary Parasitology
LAMS 537 Special Topics in Equine Practice
PTHB 534 Problem solving in Veterinary Parasitology
PTHB 538 Interpreting Scientific Literature for The Veterinary Clinician
SAMS 530 Case-Based Clinical Reasoning Selective
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 Clinical 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
1 Credit
1 Credit

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

ELEC 502 Introduction to Wildlife Conservation Medicine
ELEC 504 Captive Wildlife Management I (Mammals)
ELEC 508 Captive Wildlife Management II (Reptiles)
ELEC 505 Captive Wildlife Management III (Birds)
ELEC 506 Practical Applications of Molecular Assays
ELEC 507 Study Skills for Veterinary Medical Education
ELEC 509 Diseases of North American Wildlife I
ELEC 510 Diseases of North American Wildlife II
ELEC 513 Bioethics Today
ELEC 514 Forensics for First Responders
ELEC 515 Wildlife Parasitology
ELEC 517 Special Topics in Research
ELEC 518 Special Topics in Research
ELEC 519 Special Topics in Research
ELEC 520 Special Topics in Research
ELEC 521 Wildlife Casualties
ELEC 522 Veterinary Disaster Emergency Management
ELEC 523 Special Topics in Avian Medicine and Surgery
ELEC 524 Culture and the Practice of Medicine
ELEC 527 Special Topics in Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery
ELEC 532 Topics in Veterinary Entomology
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
2 Credits
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
2 Credits
3 Credits
4 Credits
1 Credit
2 Credits
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
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