College of Veterinary Medicine

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College of Veterinary Medicine

• Fall 2011

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Career Opportunities Admissions Information

• Career opportunities
• Application info
• Class of 2015 stats
• DVM curriculum

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Office of Academic Affairs

• Ms. Kaye Storey,
• Coordinator of
• Admissions Student Services
• 217 Overton / Goodwin
• 334-844-2685
• www.vetmed.auburn.edu

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Who are Veterinarians?

• A biomedical scientist with variety of career
  opportunities relating to human and animal
  health.
• There are approximately 85,000 veterinarians in
  the United States. Approximately 85 are in
  private practice.
• An MD whose practice is not limited to one
  species.

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Veterinary Medicine is a People profession
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Career tracks

• Private Practice
• Biomedical Research
• Teaching

• Public Health
• Regulatory Medicine
• Uniformed Service
• Industry

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Private (Clinical) Practice (80)

• Small Animal 73
• Food animal 10
• Mixed 7
• Equine 6
• Other 4

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Species Specialization

• Equine
• Bovine
• Porcine

• Poultry
• Aquatics
• Zoo animals

Feline Exotics Avian
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Veterinary disciplines

• Nutrition
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Radiology
• Surgery
• Theriogenology
• Anatomy
• Epidemiology
• Laboratory animal medicine

• Microbiology
• Parasitology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology
• Toxicology
• Preventive medicine
• Public health

• Anesthesiology
• Behavior
• Cardiology
• Dentistry
• Dermatology
• Emergency / critical care
• Internal medicine
• Neurology

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Public Health Practice

• Diagnostic laboratory medicine
• Food safety and food security
• Bioterrorism emergency preparedness
• Regulatory medicine
• Environmental health
• Biomedical research

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Becoming a Veterinarian

• Four years of veterinary school after doing
  undergraduate work
• Most programs require 3-4 years of undergraduate
  work
• Limited number of positions for admission

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Application Process

• VMCAS (Veterinary Medicine College Application
  Service)
• All applicants
• Electronic application due October 1 dont
  wait!
• Letters of recommendation 1 set to VMCAS
• Transcripts individual copy to each school
• Association of American Veterinary Medical
  Colleges www.aavmc.org
• www.vetmed.auburn.edu

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AUCVM - Class of 2015

• Applicants Positions
• Alabama 94 40
• Kentucky 69 38
• West Virginia 27 2
• At-large 620 40
• Total 810 120
• There were 2.2 applicants per position
  nation-wide.
• Students apply to an average of 3.8 schools

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Class of 2015

• 25 men / 95 women
• Average age 24
• Range (20 30 )
• Overall GPA 3.49
• Average GRE 1131
• 108 BA/BS 3 MS

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Residency

• 40 Alabama
• 38 Kentucky
• 2 West Virginia
• 40 non-resident / non-contract

• 6 Georgia
• 5 Florida
• 5 Virginia
• 4 North Carolina
• 4 South Carolina
• 3 Pennsylvania
• 3 Tennessee
• 2 New Jersey
• 2 New York
• 1 California
• 1 Colorado
• 1 Minnesota
• 1 New Mexico
• 1 Nevada
• 1 Texas

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Factors in admission

• College courses and grades
• Veterinary animal experience
• Understanding of the profession
• People and communication skills

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Pre-Vet Requirements

• Major
• Earn your degree in a field that provides options

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Course work (for Auburn)

• For specific course requirements see prospective
  student brochure at www.vetmed.auburn.edu

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Veterinary / Animal Experience

• Understanding of the profession
• Employee or volunteer
• Letter of recommendation
• Small and large animal
• At least a full summer

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Curriculum Years 1 - 3

• Broad based vs. tracking
• Lock step
• 20-22 credit hrs. / semester

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Senior year clinical rotations
2 weeks long 15 required 9 elective In-hospital
training Actual clinical cases
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Equine Rotations

• Equine medicine
• Equine surgery
• Equine critical care

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Food animal rotations

• Dairy
• Beef
• FA therio

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Small Animal Rotations - core

• Community practice
• Internal medicine
• Emergency medicine critical care
• Oncology
• Soft tissue surgery
• Orthopedic surgery

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Other Core Rotations

• Radiology
• Anesthesiology
• Diagnostic pathology

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Elective Rotations

• Dermatology
• Ophthalmology
• Neurology
• Equine theriogenology
• Equine podiatry
• Raptor medicine
• Sports medicine
• Practice management
• Ultrasound
• Externship

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Why Auburn ???
Small campus atmosphere on 328 acres Aerial view
August 2011
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Planned construction
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Questions ???
Open House April 21, 2012 830 am 200
pm Free admission Everyone welcome