USA - Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia

Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) Established 1978 Location Virginia and Maryland, USA Principal/Dean Dr.Gerhardt G. Schurig, DVM, MS, Ph.D. email: cvmdean@vt.edu Website Click Here Contact VMRCVM Blacksburg campus : Virginia Tech, Duck Pond Drive 0442 Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 Telephone: 540-231-7666 VMRCVM Maryland campus: 8075 Greenmead Drive University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-3711 Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC): 17690 Old Waterford Road at Morven Park Leesburg, VA 20177 Telephone:(703) 771-6800 email: emcinfo@vt.edu Facebook page Click Here Ambassador Anna Katogiritis

Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) is one of the 28 Veterinary Medicine colleges in the USA. Founded in 1978 by the Virginia General Assembly, VMRCVM is considered a constituent college of both Virginia Tech, located in Blacksburg (VA) and the University of Maryland, College Park in Maryland. VMRCVM is supported by Virginia and Maryland and therefore students from those states are considered to be "in state" during their application process. VMRCVM is fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education (AVMA COE) and the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).

Education

VMRCVM provides a number of programs: D.V.M degree, D.V.M/ M.S degree, D.V.M/Ph.D degree and MPH.

D.V.M Program:

The college offers a 4 year full time program which leads to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (D.V.M). The first three years are taught in a case based and traditional lecture-laboratory format where as the fourth year is the clinical and lasts 12 months. At the end of the first year the students must choose one of the following tracks: small animal, food animal, equine, mixed species and public/corporate veterinary medicine. Each semester the students may choose a number of electives in addition to the core classes that they will be taking. This gives the opportunity to everyone to adjust their curriculum to their own needs and interests. During the fourth year, students spend most of their time at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in Blacksburg where they have the chance to interact with clients and patients. Also, based on the track that each student has chosen, other clerkships may be conducted at the Leesburg and University of Maryland campuses or off campus (private practitioners, zoos, etc.).

Dual Programs and MPH (Master of Public Health):

Besides the D.V.M program, the College offers a D.V.M/M.S and D.V.M/Ph.D dual degree programs, which provide training in the field of research, thus giving students the appropriate biomedical background often required for engagement in academic, government or corporate careers. The length of the D.V.M/M.S is 5 years and that of the D.V.M/Ph.D program is 6- 7 years. Each year there are limited positions available for these programs. Finally, the college also offers the 42 credit MPH, Master of Public Health program, which is administered through the Public Health Program of the Population Health Sciences Department of the College of Veterinary Medicine.

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