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|Introduction=The [http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/ Ontario Veterinary College] (OVC) is the oldest veterinary school in Canada and the United States and is one of the most well known veterinary schools in North America. Located on the campus of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, the OVC is one of the five veterinary schools that offers the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, DVM program in Canada.

|Introduction=The [http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/ Ontario Veterinary College] (OVC) is the oldest veterinary school in North America. Located on the campus of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, the OVC is one of five Canadian veterinary schools that offers the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. Other veterinary colleges in Canada include the University of Calgary, the University of Saskatchewan, the Université de Montréal and the University of Prince Edward Island.

 

|History=The OVC was established in Toronto in 1862, by Andrew Smith, a graduate of the Royal School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh. In 1922, the college moved to Guelph and became a founding college of the University of Guelph in 1964. Since then, the OVC has grown with the University of Guelph.

The OVC is the only veterinary college in the province of Ontario, and one of only five current veterinary colleges across Canada. (The other four are at the Université de Montréal, University of Prince Edward Island, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Calgary)

|Education=The OVC offers a four-year bachelor's degree in biomedical science in addition to the DVM degree. Students apply to the four-year DVM program after a minimum of four full-time university semesters. There are 120 seats available in each year of the program, with 105 seats available for Ontario residents and 15 for non-Canadians. The college also offers internship and residency programs as well as Diploma, MPH, MSc, PhD and DVSc programs at the graduate level. The college is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

|History=The Ontario Veterinary College is the oldest veterinary school in North America. It was established in Toronto in 1862, by the Scotsman Andrew Smith- a graduate of the Royal School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh. The college later moved to Guelph, Ontario in 1922 and became a founding college of the University of Guelph in 1964. Since then, the OVC has grown with the University of Guelph and remains a premier institution of Veterinary Medicine.

|Research=The Ontario Veterinary College conducts research in various fields of veterinary medicine, including food and companion animal medicine, equine medicine, health management and environmental health. There are facilities for animal-based and laboratory-based research including a 12,000 sq. ft Laboratory for Translational Biomedical Discovery, Intensive Care and surgical facilities and Magnetic Resonance Imaging and spectroscopy facilities. The OVC focusses on research that develops animal models for the investigation of human disease.

|Education=The OVC offers a four year bachelor's degree in bio-medical science, but its primary degree offering is the DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). Students apply to the four year DVM program after a minimum of three years in a B.Sc. program. The College also offers DVSc, PhD, MSc, MPH, and Diploma programs at the graduate level and takes interns and residents from across the world. The DVM program is one of the most competitive in the world, with a total of 120 seats for each incoming batch. The annual number of places available in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program is 120 seats with 105 for Canadians with Ontario residency and 15 for non-Canadians.

|Research=The Ontario Veterinary College conducts and facilitates world class research in various aspects of Veterinary Medicine, from agri-food and health management, to equine, companion animal and even environmental health. There are well developed facilities for animal based research studies in addition to conventional bench top based research capacity. These include a 12,000 sq. ft Laboratory for Translational Biomedical Discovery. Intensive Care and Surgical facilities in combination with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and spectroscopy facilities are also available. A large focus of the Ontario Veterinary College involving these facilities is the development of large animal models in the investigation of human disease.  

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The OVC also boasts the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI), which is dedicated to providing comprehensive cancer care for companion animals and unlocking the deadly secrets of the disease for the benefit of all species, including humans. The ICCI takes an integrated approach to cancer studies that cannot be matched in a human health care environment. It entails collaborative research of more than 30 cancer investigators from at least a dozen departments across the University of Guelph: cancer biologists, veterinarians, chemists, mathematicians, computer scientists, toxicologists, psychologists and others who represent Guelph’s unique capacity to broaden the scope of research and deepen our understanding of cancer.

The OVC also boasts the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI), which is dedicated to providing comprehensive cancer care for companion animals and unlocking the deadly secrets of the disease for the benefit of all species, including humans. The ICCI takes an integrated approach to cancer studies that cannot be matched in a human health care environment. It entails collaborative research of more than 30 cancer investigators from at least a dozen departments across the University of Guelph: cancer biologists, veterinarians, chemists, mathematicians, computer scientists, toxicologists, psychologists and others who represent Guelph’s unique capacity to broaden the scope of research and deepen our understanding of cancer.