Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) is a non-profit university founded in 1897 to fulfill Abraham Lincoln’s desire to provide a university for the people of Appalachia.

The Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine at Orange Park is located in Jacksonville, Florida, the largest city by area in the contiguous USA. This northern Florida region offers scenic beaches, salt- and fresh-water recreation, museums, theaters, professional sports teams, excellent food, and historical landmarks. Students benefit from proximity to urban resources, a warm climate, and strong regional partnerships to support our innovative program. LMU-OPCVM offers an accelerated three-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program designed to immerse students in continuous, year-round learning. This structure enables students to complete their veterinary education in a shorter time frame while maintaining the rigor and depth of a traditional four-year curriculum.

We provide a learner-focused, evidence-based education that prepares students for all aspects of veterinary medicine. Our forward-thinking curriculum combines small and large group instruction, team-based learning, lectures, discussions, and hands-on laboratory experiences. Hands-on clinical skills laboratories and practical problem-solving begin the first week of classes, so students begin developing clinical reasoning, medical decision-making, and critical thinking skills. The clinical year (third year) refines student learning through rotations in a wide variety of real-world practice types.

Features of the LMU-OPCVM program:

Hands-on clinical and professional skills-based experiences start in the first week and continue throughout the entire curriculum.
Our curriculum is grounded in team-based learning. This active learning enables students to develop their scientific, clinical, and professional skills through real-world scenarios, making learning more fun and engaging.
Preclinical small animal labs are based in local animal shelter environments, providing students with early, real-world clinical experience. This not only enhances hands-on learning but also contributes meaningfully to animal welfare and community engagement.
Clinical Year Distributive Education program prepares students by providing experience working in both primary care and specialty private practice environments.
Students have flexibility through clinical electives to focus on the facets of veterinary medicine that interest them the most such as small animal, equine, or exotics.
Veterinary research is integrated throughout the curriculum, offering students valuable experience in this important facet of the profession. A diverse range of biomedical, clinical, and educational research opportunities are available at LMU-OPCVM and with our developing network of regional partners.
Case simulation labs teach professional and communication skills in an exam room environment with standardized patients in case scenarios.

The newly renovated Orange Park campus features a communications training suite, clinical skills laboratory, a 160-seat active learning classroom, and ample student spaces in the primary building. Another newly renovated building is home to an anatomy teaching lab and a modern research laboratory. Pre-clinical and clinical training will provide abundant live-animal experience through our partnerships with regional humane services, producers, diagnostic labs, and clinical practices. The Orange Park campus is also home to the LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, fostering opportunities for interprofessional collaboration as well as shared events and student activities.

Lincoln Memorial University, Orange Park

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