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The North American Veterinary Licensing Examination Council on Education requires a minimum pass rate of 80 percent on the licensing examination to maintain full accreditation. Since 2009, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine graduates have had pass rate of 100 percent.
 
The North American Veterinary Licensing Examination Council on Education requires a minimum pass rate of 80 percent on the licensing examination to maintain full accreditation. Since 2009, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine graduates have had pass rate of 100 percent.
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The MU College of Veterinary Medicine is home to one of the oldest, largest and most respected laboratory animal medicine residency/comparative medicine research training programs in the country. It has been continuously funded by competitive National Institutes of Health grants for more than 30 years.
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The Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction (ReCHAI), a collaboration between the College of Veterinary Medicine and Sinclair School of Nursing, is on the leading edge of programs and studies focused on the benefits of human-animal interaction.
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The University of Missouri Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory is a global leader in the convergence of human and animal medicine, conducting research on some of the most challenging joint and bone problems, including osteoarthritis, a painful degenerative joint problem that afflicts millions of people.
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Collaborative efforts between MU researchers in veterinary medicine and human medicine have helped create new pharmaceuticals and medical techniques, including Quadramet, a radiopharmaceutical that relieves the pain of bone cancer.
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The College of Veterinary Medicine is an acknowledged partner in MU’s life sciences research efforts, providing graduate students significant research opportunities across many disciplines.
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Mizzou ranks No. 8 in the nation and No. 15 in the world for the influence of its plant and animal sciences research from 1999 to 2009 (Thomson Reuters).
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MU established the first vaccine-virus laboratory in the United States, in 1885.
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MU is a leader in equine lameness research and veterinary oncology research.
    
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