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College of Veterinary Medicine Fall 2011
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Career Opportunities & Admissions Information Career opportunities Application info Class of 2015 stats DVM curriculum
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Office of Academic Affairs Ms. Kaye Storey, Coordinator of Admissions & Student Services 217 Overton / Goodwin 334-844-2685 www.vetmed.auburn.edu
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Who are Veterinarians? A biomedical scientist with variety of career opportunities relating to human and animal health. There are approximately 85,000 veterinarians in the United States. Approximately 85% are in private practice. “An MD whose practice is not limited to one species.”
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Veterinary Medicine is a “People” profession
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Career tracks Private Practice Biomedical Research Teaching Public Health Regulatory Medicine Uniformed Service Industry
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Private (Clinical) Practice (80%) Small Animal 73% Food animal 10% Mixed 7% Equine 6% Other 4%
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Species Specialization Equine Bovine Porcine Poultry Aquatics Zoo animals Feline Exotics Avian
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Veterinary disciplines Nutrition Oncology Ophthalmology Radiology Surgery Theriogenology Anatomy Epidemiology Laboratory animal medicine Anesthesiology Behavior Cardiology Dentistry Dermatology Emergency / critical care Internal medicine Neurology Microbiology Parasitology Pathology Pharmacology Physiology Toxicology Preventive medicine Public health
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Public Health Practice Diagnostic laboratory medicine Food safety and food security Bioterrorism & emergency preparedness Regulatory medicine Environmental health Biomedical research
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Becoming a Veterinarian Four years of veterinary school after doing undergraduate work Most programs require 3-4 years of undergraduate work Limited number of positions for admission
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Application Process VMCAS (Veterinary Medicine College Application Service) All applicants Electronic application – due October 1 – don’t wait! Letters of recommendation – 1 set to VMCAS Transcripts – individual copy to each school Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges www.aavmc.orgwww.aavmc.org www.vetmed.auburn.edu www.vetmed.auburn.edu
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Applicants Positions Alabama 94 40 Kentucky 69 38 West Virginia 27 2 At-large 620 40 Total 810 * 120 * There were 2.2 applicants per position nation-wide. Students apply to an average of 3.8 schools AUCVM - Class of 2015
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Class of 2015 25 men / 95 women Average age: 24 Range (20 – 30 +) Overall GPA: 3.49 Average GRE: 1131 108 BA/BS 3 MS
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Residency 40 Alabama 38 Kentucky 2 West Virginia 40 non-resident / non-contract 6 Georgia 5 Florida 5 Virginia 4 North Carolina 4 South Carolina 3 Pennsylvania 3 Tennessee 2 New Jersey 2 New York 1 California 1 Colorado 1 Minnesota 1 New Mexico 1 Nevada 1 Texas
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Factors in admission College courses and grades Veterinary & animal experience Understanding of the profession People and communication skills
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Pre-Vet Requirements Major: Earn your degree in a field that provides options
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Course work (for Auburn) For specific course requirements see “prospective student brochure” at www.vetmed.auburn.edu
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Veterinary / Animal Experience Understanding of the profession Employee or volunteer Letter of recommendation Small and large animal At least a full summer
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Curriculum: Years 1 - 3 Broad based vs. tracking Lock step 20-22 credit hrs. / semester
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Senior year clinical rotations 2 weeks long 15 required 9 elective In-hospital training Actual clinical cases
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Equine Rotations Equine medicine Equine surgery Equine critical care
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Food animal rotations Dairy Beef FA therio
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Small Animal Rotations - core Community practice Internal medicine Emergency medicine & critical care Oncology Soft tissue surgery Orthopedic surgery
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Other Core Rotations Radiology Anesthesiology Diagnostic pathology
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Elective Rotations Dermatology Ophthalmology Neurology Equine theriogenology Equine podiatry Raptor medicine Sports medicine Practice management Ultrasound Externship
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Why Auburn ??? Small campus atmosphere on 328 acres Aerial view – August 2011
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Planned construction
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Questions ??? Open House April 21, 2012 8:30 am – 2:00 pm Free admission Everyone welcome
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