The University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) offers a four-year professional degree leading to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM).

The University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) is internationally recognized for its innovative curriculum and community-based clinical education model. Students graduate from the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program with the skills and knowledge to perform all procedures common to general veterinary practice – from the family cat and dog to livestock and horses.

The DVM program is accredited by the AVMA-CVMA (American and Canadian Veterinary Medical Associations) Council on Education and is based on an integrated core-elective model. The core program provides a comprehensive general veterinary education covering all the major domestic species, including food producing animals, equine and companion animals, and the major zoological species. The elective programs cover all areas of general veterinary practice and provide enhanced opportunities in four Areas of Emphasis:

Production Animal Health: population and individual animal health of all food and other production animal species; educating veterinarians to meet the needs of the livestock industry and rural Alberta.
Ecosystem and Public Health: animal and public health at the interface of domestic animals, wildlife, humans and the environment; educating veterinarians to meet the needs of society through public and private practice in areas related to public health, food safety, environmental and agricultural interfaces, wildlife/conservation/zoo medicine and health.
Equine Health: population and individual care of horses; educating veterinarians to meet the needs of the horse industry, horse owners, and rural Alberta.
Investigative Medicine: comparative medicine and biomedical research; encouraging students to pursue careers advancing animal and human health through research (basic, clinical, applied, or population health).

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