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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 4^th year, all students are required to take VETM 570 (Laboratory Diagnostics) and VETM 580 (General Veterinary Practice). In 4^th 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 4^th 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