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Israel - Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (view source)
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The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at the Hebrew University elected to follow the American system of Veterinary Education which involves a 3 year pre-veterinary program (B.Sc. degree in life sciences) followed by a 4 year veterinary program. A total programme of 7 years. The curriculum includes preclinical and clinical courses leading to a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree. The last year at the Koret School is a 12-months clinical year comprising rotations through the various departments in the hospital as well as external rotation. The School also offers one-year internship programs for new graduates, three-year residencies in various specialties, externship programs for foreign students, continuing educations programs for practicing veterinarians, special courses for new-immigrant veterinarians, and a veterinary nursing program. In addition, the school offers MSc and PhD programs as well as Post-doctoral training.
The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at the Hebrew University elected to follow the American system of Veterinary Education which involves a 3 year pre-veterinary program (B.Sc. degree in life sciences) followed by a 4 year veterinary program. A total programme of 7 years. The curriculum includes preclinical and clinical courses leading to a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree. The last year at the Koret School is a 12-months clinical year comprising rotations through the various departments in the hospital as well as external rotation. The School also offers one-year internship programs for new graduates, three-year residencies in various specialties, externship programs for foreign students, continuing educations programs for practicing veterinarians, special courses for new-immigrant veterinarians, and a veterinary nursing program. In addition, the school offers MSc and PhD programs as well as Post-doctoral training.
==Research== <!----Write below this line--->
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Research at the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine involves a broad range of basic and applied topics in veterinary science, including infectious and zoonotic diseases that have serious implications for public and animal health; pathogenesis of vector-borne diseases (e.g. West Nile fever, Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, leishmaniasis, ehrlichiosis, bartonellosis); immunology; pathogen-host interactions; development of new vaccines; molecular evolution and ecology; developmental biology; biomechanical properties of bone; mechanisms responsible for epilepsy in animals; the pathogenesis of glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD); veterinary pharmacological research, slow release preparations for drug administration through the gastrointestinal tract; and veterinary oncology.
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