The professional curriculum is a four-year sequence of courses completed at the Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Oregon Humane Society. For your first three years, your courses will cover a series of requirements, along with opportunities for electives.
You and your classmates will move into a block system for your fourth year. In general, these blocks are two to four weeks long and cover a single subject. The College also offers one to four-week long elective blocks in specific areas of your interest. You may also take electives at other universities.
| First Quarter |
|
| VMB 709 Professional Orientation | 1 (1-0) |
| VMB 711 Gross Anatomy |
4 (1-9) |
| VMB 714 Microscopic Anatomy |
4 (3-3) |
| VMB 717 Physiology |
5 (4-3) |
| VMC 738 Intro. to Animal Care |
3 (1-6) |
| VMB 740 Veterinary Integrated Problem Solving (VIPS) |
1 (0-2) |
| 18 (10-23) |
| Second Quarter |
|
| VMB 712 Gross Anatomy |
4 (1-9) |
|
VMB 715 Microscopic Anatomy |
3 (2-3) |
|
VMB 716 Neuroscience |
4 (3-3) |
|
VMB 718 Physiology |
5 (4-3) |
|
VMB 741 VIPS |
1 (0-2) |
|
17 (10-20) |
| Third Quarter |
|
| VMB 713 Gross Anatomy |
4 (1-9) |
|
VMB 719 Physiology |
4 (3-3) |
|
VMB 720 Immunology |
5 (4-2) |
|
VMB 721 Pathology |
5 (4-3) |
|
VMB 742 VIPS |
1 (0-2) |
|
19 (12-19) |
|
| First Quarter |
|
| VMB 743 VIPS |
1 (0-2) |
| VMB 750 Systemic Pathology I |
4 (3-3) |
| VMB 753 Veterinary Virology |
4 (4-0) |
| VMB 759 Bacteriology and Mycology |
5 (4-3) |
| VMB 760 Parasitology |
5 (4-3) |
| VMB 761 Pharmacology |
2 (2-0) |
| 21 (17-11) |
| Second Quarter |
|
| VMB 744 VIPS |
1 (0-2) |
| VMB 751 Systemic Pathology II |
5 (4-3) |
| VMB 762 Pharmacology |
4 (4-0) |
| VMB 766 VM & Public Health |
3 (3-0) |
| VMB 767 Epidemiology |
3 (3-0) |
| VMC 764 Diagnostic Imaging |
4 (3-2) |
| 20 (17-7) |
| Third Quarter |
|
| VMB 763 Clinical Pathology |
4 (3-3) |
| VMB 765 Toxicology |
4 (3-2) |
| VMC 725 Principles of Surgery |
4 (3-2) |
| VMC 739 Veterinary Ethics |
1 (1-0) |
| VMC 768 Principles of Anesthesia |
4 (3-3) |
| VMC 769 General Medicine |
2 (2-0) |
| 21 (15-10) |
| First Quarter |
|
| VMC 770 Large Animal Medicine I |
4 (4-0) |
| VMC 773 Medicine Lab I |
1 (0-3) |
| VMC 776 Small Animal Medicine I |
5 (5-0) |
| VMC 783 Theriogenology I |
4 (3-3) |
| VMC 785 Small Animal Surgery |
7 (5-6) |
| 21 (17-12) |
| Second Quarter |
|
| VMB 775 Practice Management |
2 (2-0) |
| VMC 724 Large Animal Surgery |
6 (4-6) |
| VMC 771 Large Animal Medicine II |
4 (4-0) |
| VMC 774 Medicine Lab II |
1 (0-3) |
| VMC 777 Small Animal Medicine II |
5 (5-0) |
| VMC 786 Animal Behavior |
1 (1-0) |
| Electives |
0-3 |
| 19-22 (16-9) |
| Third Quarter |
|
|
VMB 728 Special Animal Medicine |
4 (4-0) |
|
VMB 745 Communication for Vets |
1 (0-2) |
|
VMC 772 Large Animal Med. III |
4 (4-0) |
|
VMC 778 Small Animal Med. III |
5 (5-0) |
|
VMC 784 Theriogenology II |
2 (2-0) |
|
VMC 787 3rd Year Clinics |
1 (0-4) |
|
Electives |
0-3 |
|
17-20 (15-6) |
Your fourth year begins in June immediately following the end of your third year and continues through May of the next year. During this time, you must complete the following clinical blocks:
| Required Blocks |
Weeks | Credits |
| VMB 795 Diagnostic Services |
3 | 5 |
| VMC 732 LA Clinical Medicine I |
4 | 6 |
| VMC 734 LA Clinical Surgery I |
4 | 6 |
| VMC 735 Rural Veterinary Practice I |
4 | 6 |
| VMC 737 Veterinary Anesthesiology |
3 | 4 |
| VMC 780 Preceptorship |
4 | 4 |
| VMC 782 Large Animal Emergency Care |
1 | 1 |
| VMC 791 Clinical SA Medicine |
4 | 6 |
| VMC 793 Clinical SA Surgery |
4 | 6 |
| VMC 794 OHS SA Primary Care |
2 | 3 |
| VMC 796 Clinical Imaging |
2 | 3 |
| VMC 797 SA Emergency |
1 | 1 |
| |
51 | |
| 4 weeks of 2 different required specialties (in 2-week blocks) |
4 | |
| VMC 711 Specialty Cardiology |
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| VMC 712 Specialy Oncology |
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| Additional electives required (3rd and 4th year) |
+9 | |
| 64 |
The following blocks are available for students interested in pursuing specific areas of interest:
| Elective Blocks (9 Credits Required) |
Credits |
| VMB 726 Pet Birds & Pocket Pets |
2 |
| VMB 727 Ornamental Fish Medicine |
2 |
| VMB 729 Lab Animal/Primate Medicine |
3-12 |
| VMB 749 Wildlife Safari |
2 |
| VMB 768 Histopathology* | 1 |
| VMB 769 Animal Genomics |
1 |
| VMB 772 International Veterinary Medicine |
2 |
| VMB 786 Advanced Histopathology |
2 |
| VMC 711 Specialty Cardiology |
1-3 |
| VMC 712 Specialty Oncology |
1-3 |
| VMC 721 SA Nutrition |
1 |
| VMC 726 Small Animal Theriogenology |
1 |
| VMC 730 Analgesia |
1 |
| VMC 731 SA Emergency Care—Dove Lewis |
3 |
| VMC 740 Sheep & Goat Med/Surgery |
3 |
| VMC 741 LA GI Surgery |
2 |
| VMC 742 Camelid Medicine and Surgery |
4 |
| VMC 743 Advanced Equine Reproduction* |
3 |
| VMC 744 Advanced Lameness in Equine |
3 |
| VMC 746 Caine Center Food Animal Medicine |
6 |
| VMC 747 Veterinary Anesthesiology II |
3 |
| VMC 748 Equine Dentistry |
2 |
| VMC 750 Equine Nutrition |
1 |
| VMC 751 Ruminant Nutrition |
2 |
| VMC 752 Clinical LA Medicine II |
3-6 |
| VMC 754 Clinical LA Surgery II |
3-6 |
| VMC 755 Rural Veterinary Practice II |
3-6 |
| VMC 758 Cattle Production Medicine | 1 |
| VMC 759 LA Palpation |
1 |
| VMC 763 Advanced Clinical Cardiology |
1 |
| VMC 779 Equine & Canine Sports Medicine |
2 |
| VMC 789 Pet Practice |
3 |
| VMC 792 Clinical Small Animal Medicine II |
3 |
| VMC 798 Clinical Small Animal Surgery II |
3 |
| VMC 799 Topics in Veterinary Medicine |
1-16 |
You may have time for additional preceptorships, elective courses or vacation, depending on the number of electives you take during your third year. You may make special arrangements to attend courses at other universities during fall, winter or spring terms.
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