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Focus Area – Equine Practice

The focus area is designed to prepare a student for entry level equine practice.

Focus Area Leader

Katie Sheats

Associate Dean and Director of Professional Education and Admissions

Focus Area Advisors

Steps to pursue a focus in equine medicine

  • Identify an advisor within the focus area.
  • Plan CVM selectives and other activities with the help of your advisor
  • Make contacts/arrangements for externships during summers and 4th year
  • Plan 4th year CVM rotations

Year 1-3 Requirements

  • No required electives or selectives
  • Recommended Selectives
    • Equine Colic
    • Active Learning in the VH (Equine Medicine)
    • Active Learning in the VH (Equine Emergency)
    • Active Learning in the VH (Equine Soft Tissue Surgery)
    • Active Learning in the VH (Equine Orthopedic Surgery)
    • Large Animal Practice -Equine Exposure
    • Veterinary Medicine and Farriery
    • Equine Field Skills

Year 4 Requirements

To see course descriptions, visit the Clinical Year Course Catalog page.

Required

  • VMB 976: Radiology
  • VMB 977: Anesthesia
  • VMP 977: Necropsy
  • VMP 978: Clinical Pathology & Lab Med (* if not taken as 3rd-year Selective)
  • VMC 939: Small Animal Primary Care
  • VMC 966: Equine Emergency
  • VMC 979: Equine Medicine
  • VMC 968: Equine Orthopedics
  • VMC 949: Equine Primary Care [2 consecutive blocks] (Instructor Approval)
  • VMC 975: Equine Surgery
  • VMC 940: Theriogenology

CHOOSE TWO Equine Rotations:

  • VMC 974: Equine Dentistry & Podiatry (Instructor Approval)
  • VMC 978: Equine Lameness & Imaging (Instructor Approval)
  • VMC 979: Equine Medicine (second block)
  • VMC 968: Equine Orthopedics (second block)

CHOOSE ONE Small Animal Rotation:

  • VMC 954: Medicine/Companion Animal for Food Animal/Equine
  • VMC 971: Medicine/Small Animal [2 consecutive blocks]
  • VMC 960: Small Animal Emergency
  • VMC 973G: Small Animal Surgery
  • VMC 973O: Small Animal Orthopedics OR VMC 994O: Extramural Experiences – Small Animal Orthopedics

CHOOSE ONE Ophthalmology Rotation

  • VMC 982A: Ophthalmology
  • VMC 982: Equine Ophthalmology

Other Experiences

Students should consult with their advisor regarding extramural studies and other educational experiences.

Other Useful Information

Useful Website: http://www.aaep.org/

Recent/Current Number of Equine Practice Focused Students

  • Class 2013: 8
  • Class 2014: 4
  • Class 2015: 5
  • Class 2016: 9
  • Class 2017: 4
  • Class 2018: 14
  • Class 2019: 8
  • Class 2020: 7
  • Class 2021: 8
  • Class 2022: 6
  • Class 2023: 8
  • Class 2024: 0 declared to date