Small Animal
Species Priority Area
Overview
The Small Animal Species Priority concentrates on careers in companion canine and feline animal medicine, surgery, and husbandry, with a potential for a lesser focus on companion exotic species or mixed animal practice. This species priority area is well-suited for students seeking careers in small animal companion practice, shelter medicine, small animal specialty medicine, diagnostic-focus specialties, consultation medicine, academia, industry or the military.
Year 1-3 Requirements
Required Courses
There are no required electives or selectives for this species priority.
Recommended Courses
Electives
- VMC 919 Clinical Behavior and Welfare for Dogs and Cats
- VMP 989 Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment
Third Year Core Electives
- VMC 909: Feline Medicine
- VMC 901: Advanced Small Animal Medicine
- VMC 905: Advanced Topics in Small Animal Dermatology
- VMC 902 Small Animal Rounds
- VMC 908 Advanced Small Animal Neuro, Ophthal, and Ortho
- VMB 909 Case Based Radiographic Interpretation
- VMB 900 Veterinary Pain: Physiology and Clinical Problem Solving
Year 4 Requirements
- Core Rotations
- Six four-week core rotations
- Diagnostic Concentration
- Anesthesia
- Internal Medicine
- Primary Care
- Surgery
- Urgent/Emergency Care
- Two two-week core rotations:
- Population Medicine/Shelter Medicine/Epidemiology
- Non-species priority medicine/primary care/surgery
- Six four-week core rotations
- Elective Rotations
- Nine two-week elective rotations determined by species priority leaders
