The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is the veterinary school of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 1976, it is one of six academic colleges and schools that compose the university's J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center. It is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.
The College of Veterinary Medicine offers the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. The current DVM enrollment includes 371 students. An additional 69 students are enrolled in graduate programs.
The college is organized into six units: College Administration, the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (LACS), the Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, the Department of Physiological Sciences, the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (SACS), and the UF Veterinary Hospitals.
The UF Veterinary Hospitals include the UF Small Animal Hospital and the UF Large Animal Hospital. The UF Veterinary Hospitals are a major animal referral center in the Southeast. An estimated 44,000 animals are seen and treated each year at the UF Veterinary Hospitals and through field visits.[1]
U.S. News and World Report ranks the college at 12th overall for veterinary medicine.
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University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine - The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is the state of Florida's only veterinary medical college and has been impacting animal, human and environmental health worldwide...
See also
- University of Florida College of Dentistry
- University of Florida College of Medicine
- University of Florida College of Nursing
- University of Florida College of Pharmacy
- University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions
References
External links
- Official website
- UF Health
- Online courses in Aquatic Animal Health from UF CVM
- Online courses from the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program
- Gainesville Sun info about the College
- About the Clinical Services they provide
- Capital Campaign info for the College
- Gainesville Sun Article about the College
- Gainesville Sun article about the new Animal Hospital
