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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
  • Elective Rotations
    • Nine two-week elective rotations determined by species priority leaders

Area Leaders

Affiliated Faculty

Sara Bennett

Asst Clinical Professor

Erin Frey

Asst Teaching Professor

Amy Lehman

Asst Teaching Professor

Lydia Love

Associate Clinical Professor

Sarah Musulin

Assoc Clinical Professor

Nicholas Petrovitch

Clinical Veterinary Instructor

Mariea Ross-Estrada

Assistant Clinical Professor of Small Animal Primary Care

Alexander Tran

Asst Clinical Professor

Jen Turner

Asst Teaching Professor

Yu Ueda

Asst Clinical Professor