College of Veterinary Medicine Fall 2011

Career Opportunities & Admissions Information  Career opportunities  Application info  Class of 2015 stats  DVM curriculum

Office of Academic Affairs Ms. Kaye Storey, Coordinator of Admissions & Student Services 217 Overton / Goodwin

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.”

Veterinary Medicine is a “People” profession

Career tracks Private Practice Biomedical Research Teaching Public Health Regulatory Medicine Uniformed Service Industry

Private (Clinical) Practice (80%) Small Animal 73% Food animal 10% Mixed 7% Equine 6% Other 4%

Species Specialization Equine Bovine Porcine Poultry Aquatics Zoo animals Feline Exotics Avian

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

Public Health Practice  Diagnostic laboratory medicine  Food safety and food security  Bioterrorism & emergency preparedness  Regulatory medicine  Environmental health  Biomedical research

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

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 

Applicants Positions Alabama Kentucky West Virginia 27 2 At-large 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

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

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

Factors in admission  College courses and grades  Veterinary & animal experience  Understanding of the profession  People and communication skills

Pre-Vet Requirements Major: Earn your degree in a field that provides options

Course work (for Auburn) For specific course requirements see “prospective student brochure” at

Veterinary / Animal Experience  Understanding of the profession  Employee or volunteer  Letter of recommendation  Small and large animal  At least a full summer

Curriculum: Years  Broad based vs. tracking  Lock step  credit hrs. / semester

Senior year clinical rotations 2 weeks long 15 required 9 elective In-hospital training Actual clinical cases

Equine Rotations  Equine medicine  Equine surgery  Equine critical care

Food animal rotations  Dairy  Beef  FA therio

Small Animal Rotations - core  Community practice  Internal medicine  Emergency medicine & critical care  Oncology  Soft tissue surgery  Orthopedic surgery

Other Core Rotations  Radiology  Anesthesiology  Diagnostic pathology

Elective Rotations  Dermatology  Ophthalmology  Neurology  Equine theriogenology  Equine podiatry  Raptor medicine  Sports medicine  Practice management  Ultrasound  Externship

Why Auburn ??? Small campus atmosphere on 328 acres Aerial view – August 2011

Planned construction

Questions ??? Open House April 21, :30 am – 2:00 pm Free admission Everyone welcome