Australia - University of Sydney Faculty of Veterinary Science

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Introduction

The Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney opened its doors on 22 March 1910. Since then, we have developed outstanding research and clinical facilities, and strong reciprocal links with academic peers around the world.

We are recognised internationally as a leading provider of education and a key contributor to the world's best practice in the care and welfare of animals. Our vision is to be a world leader in veterinary education, animal science and research, focused on the health and welfare of animals, and of benefit to the community.

Our strong global connections ensure that about 20 per cent of our veterinary student intake each year is made up of international students.

The Faculty of Veterinary Science operates on two campuses. We are based in the heart of Sydney at Camperdown, with our own rural facilities in the Camden region on the south-western outskirts of the city.

Our Values

A world leader in veterinary education, animal science and research focused on the health and welfare of animals and benefit to the community.

• Student life-long learning, supported by inspirational teaching
• Research excellence in creating of a new knowledge
• Service to the profession and the community, as we value and develop our key relationships
• A culture built on academic excellence, integrity, respect and encouragement
• Animal wellbeing to guide our work

History

Prior to 1910, the fledgling nation of Australia relied on English and Scottish veterinary schools for training of its veterinary professionals, and on imported technical expertise to support its rapidly developing animal industries.

James Douglas Stewart, an Australian who graduated from the Royal Dick Veterinary School, lobbied the New South Wales Government to establish a veterinary school at the University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest University. He became the veterinary school’s founding professor and once it was honoured full status as a Faculty of Veterinary Science in 1920, Professor Stewart became the inaugural Dean and remained in this prestigious position until his retirement in 1939.

The Faculty of Veterinary Science opened its doors on the 22nd March, 1910. Sixteen students enrolled in this premier Australian university course in veterinary science. These students learned from skilled practitioners and world class academics, with access to the know-how of a nation, which was already an emerging power in animal health and production. The early development of the School was delayed when many graduates and undergraduates volunteered for active service in the First World War.

In 1928 there were 25 enrolled students, a number that grew to over one hundred in 1935. In 2005 The Faculty was granted international accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), becoming one of six accredited veterinary schools outside the USA and Canada. By 2010 there were over 750 students enrolled in the two degrees offered by the Faculty of Veterinary Science.

Education

Currently we offer two undergraduate degrees: The Bachelor of Veterinary Science and the Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience. From 2013 the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine will replace the current BVSc degree as the Faculty’s professional veterinary training programme. It will be available either as a four year graduate entry programme (i.e. for students that already have a science-based Bachelors degree) or by undergraduate entry via the BSc(Vet Biol). The BSc(Vet Biol) will articulate with the DVM to allow students to complete both degrees in a minimum of six years (or seven years with Honours).

The Faculty of Veterinary Science has a strong commitment to provide students with a high quality learning environment. This ensures the very best start to a fulfilling, diverse and successful veterinary career.

The Faculty aligns its key learning objectives with the University's Learning and Teaching Plan and adopts its principles to:

• promote research-enhanced learning and teaching
• foster lifelong learning
• offer a complete student experience
• promote student-centred learning and teaching
• offer an exciting and stimulating environment for learning and teaching
• recognise and celebrate diversity
• Strive to continuously improve and enhance the quality of learning and teaching.
  

Research

The faculty has a proud history of research in veterinary and animal science. In the first half of the 20th century we established the cornerstones of our research effort – animal health, animal husbandry, nutrition, anatomy and genetics. Today, we lead international, multidisciplinary programs in farm animal health, biosecurity, poultry and dairy science, animal genomics, advanced reproduction, animal welfare science, ecosystems health, tissue repair, veterinary education, companion animal disease and clinical service, to name a few areas of expertise.

Presently, approximately 70 per cent of our research income is directed towards the health and performance of production animals. Wildlife research has become an area of intense interest and activity with a fantastic diversity of species now being studied. We also have a strong core of biomedical research and this has been reflected in the way that our research student graduates have been valued by leading medical research institutes, both in Australia and overseas. Our campuses at Camperdown, placed adjacent to the Centre for Obesity Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (CODCD) development, and Camden, within the emerging bioscience precinct, provide the infrastructure required to study a diverse range of species in a laboratory, farm and clinical context.

The Centenary year of the Faculty in 2010 was suitably marked by a number of occasions, including a Research Showcase, which was a successful display of the diversity and depth of our research capabilities. It seems fitting that the major developments in research on our doorstep should be happening at a time when we look to the future for the next century of research.

Clinical

The Faculty maintains teaching hospitals at Sydney and Camden, where students work with veterinarians to offer an exceptionally high level of care in a practical learning and teaching environment.

The Sydney University Veterinary Teaching Hospital is acclaimed internationally for its exceptional health, care and welfare of animals. It is a general practice veterinary clinic, a referral centre for other vets to send complex cases and a teaching hospital for veterinary science students to learn the practical components of the veterinary profession. The Hospital has recently undergone substantial redevelopment including the purchase of more than $6 million of imaging and diagnostic equipment making it an international state-of-the-art facility.

The advanced range of specialist services include:

• 24 hour emergency services and intensive care
• Canine and feline medicine & surgery
• Advance imaging, 16 slice CT, MRI, Digital Radiology & Ultrasound
• Specialist referral services, medicine, surgery and diagnostic imaging
• Neurology, ophthalmology & dermatology
• Physiotherapy.

Situated approximately 70 kilometres from central Sydney, University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Camden is acclaimed internationally for its health care and welfare of animals.

It is a general practice veterinary clinic, a referral centre where other vets send complex cases, and a teaching hospital whose graduates are dedicated to the compassionate and skilled care of companion and production animals. Services are provided for horses, small animals, livestock, birds, reptiles, exotic pets and wildlife. Some of the services provided by The Camden Veterinary Teaching Hospital include:

• comprehensive imaging service including: high power digital radiography, nuclear scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography
• a full time specialist veterinary anaesthetist and a support team providing world class anaesthesia for all hospital patients
• specialist veterinary dermatology service for all species providing a wide range of diagnostic services for skin disease
• a general small animal practice providing routine services, second opinion consultations
• three registered specialists in equine surgery and two registered specialists in equine medicine, and currently the only location in NSW for comprehensive poor performance evaluation of the equine athlete including high-speed treadmill
• specialist livestock services providing farm visits, herd health and full clinical services
• separate avian, reptile, exotic pet and wildlife hospital providing a full range of specialist diagnostic and clinical services.

A full range of diagnostic pathology testing is performed on site at both hospitals by the Veterinary Pathology Diagnostic Services laboratories. Available tests include full haematology and biochemistry analysis and urinalysis, cytological analysis of fluids and fine needle aspirates, microbiological and parasitological testing, a hisopathology service and full post mortem examination service for all animal species. Professional and dedicated staff are available to assist clinicians in selecting tests and to discuss and help interpret results.

School name

Faculty of Veterinary Science, the University of Sydney

Established

Established March 1910.

Location

The Sydney campus is located approximately 3.5 Km from the Sydney central business district, on Parramatta Road in the inner suburb of Camperdown.

The Camden campus is located on Werombi Road at Camden, approximately 70 Km to teh south-west of Sydney via the M5.

Principal's name

Professor Rosanne Taylor (Dean)
BVSc (Hons 1), DipVetClinStud, GradCertEducStud (Higher Education), PhD

Total number of Students

1060

Number of Undergraduates

896 (Bachelor of Veterinary Science: 584, Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience: 312)

Number of Postgraduates

164 (postgraduate coursework: 71, postgraduate research: 93)

Contact details

Faculty Office - general enquiries

Ph: +61 2 9351 8783

University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sydney (UVTHS)

Ph: +61 2 9351 3437
Email: uvths-reception@sydney.edu.au