College of

Veterinary Medicine

University of Mosul

College Guide 2010

College address:

Iraq / Mosul / Al-Majmooa Al-Thaqafia

Web Site: http://www.vetmedmosul.org

E-mail: vetmedmosul@yahoo.com

Dean: Prof. Dr. Fouad Kasim Mohammad (BVMS, MS, PhD)

E-mail: fouadmohammad@yahoo.com;

Assistant Dean for Administrative and Financial Affairs: Prof. Dr.

Muneer Salim Al-Badrany (BVMS, MSc, PhD)

Assistant Dean for Higher Studies, Scientific Research and Student

Affairs: Dr. Nabeel Ahmad Jargees (BVMS, MSc, PhD)

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College History The College of Veterinary Medicine was founded in 1976. The

programs of study in the college last for five years leading to the award of

a bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine and surgery (BVMS). The

programs offer theoretical, practical and clinical experiences in different

aspects of veterinary medicine and surgery. The graduated veterinarians

are expected to serve the community with regards to animal health,

welfare and production as well as issues of the environment and public

health. Rich varied and extensive livestock production in Mosul and its

surroundings and referrals from nearby areas provide a wealth of clinical

material for professional education and research in veterinary medicine

and surgery.

Mission of the College The primary instructional mission of the College of Veterinary

Medicine is the education of veterinary medical students in a variety of

disciplines through the seven departments of the college. The clinical

services of the college include diagnosis and management of animal

diseases, advising livestock owners and farmers the best ways of

managing livestock industry, raising animals and improving the quality of

production and maintaining health of the animal. Continuing education

programs further stress these points by offering short courses to graduate

veterinarians.

The mission of graduate instruction involves a wide variety of

disciplines in all the departments of the college. The research and

education of graduate students are closely related to the wide interests

and mission of research of the faculty members of the college. The

requirements of teaching and research prompted the college to develop a

blend of basic science and clinically oriented faculty. Maintenance of

high quality of teaching and research as well as diagnostic activities

demand highest standards of training, laboratory experience and

continuing education of the faculty. Basic and applied researches are

important for the diagnosis and control of animal and human diseases

especially from zoonotic diseases point of view.

The College of Veterinary Medicine is dedicated to innovation and

excellence in teaching and research, and offers diagnostic and therapeutic

services to improve animal health, welfare, productivity as well as human

health by controlling zoonotic diseases. The college is committed to a

clean environment and to be recognized for high standards of services

and disseminate scientific knowledge in veterinary medicine, animal

production, public health and zoonotic diseases. The college values

professionalism, integrity, clinical skills, teaching skills, creativity and

excellence in basic and applied research.

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Action Plans -Recruiting and reward faculty staff who embrace our values and

mission and are successful teachers, clinicians and researchers.

-Improving plan of work flexibility in order to take advantage of

individual faculty strengths in teaching, research and clinical services.

-Continue to improve our curriculum and teaching methods.

-Providing resources (e.g. lab facilities and equipment) for faculty

scholarly productivity.

-Providing continuing education services to veterinarians and farmers.

-Establishing a central diagnostic lab in the college.

-Establishing a center for drug evaluation and toxicity assessment.

-Educating the public about the pets, their benefits, hazards and

diseases.

-Importing laboratory instruments and chemicals for teaching and

research.

-Establishing scientific exchange programs with universities abroad.

-Obtaining training opportunities for faculty members, graduate

students and top ten students in the 4th

year on various disciplines of

veterinary medicine and surgery.

-Establishing animal field station for teaching and research.

-Modernizing the library with up-to-date textbooks and scientific

journals.

-Providing high quality Internet service.

-Sponsoring local scientific conferences and symposia in veterinary

medicine and related sciences.

-Participating in internationally recognized scientific conferences.

-Establishing a veterinary center for assessment of environmental

exposure to toxicants.

- Publishing Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences.

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Degree Awarded by the College

Bachelor degree in veterinary medicine and surgery (BVMS). The

duration of study is 5 years

Departments of the College 1. Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology

2. Department of Anatomy

3. Department of Surgery and Theriogenology

4. Department of Pathology and Poultry Diseases

5. Department of Microbiology

6. Department of Veterinary Public Health

7. Department of Medicine and Preventive Medicine

College Council Members The College Council consists of the dean, assistant deans, chairmen of the

departments, and the teacher's representative.

• Prof. Dr. Fouad Kasim Mohammad, Dean.

• Prof. Dr. Muneer Salim Al-Badrany, Assistant Dean for

Administrative and Financial Affairs

• Dr. Nabeel Ahmad Jargees, Assistant Dean for Scientific and

Students Affairs ..

• Dr. Zuheer Zydan Majeed, Chairman, Department of Anatomy.

• Dr. Samuel Oshana Youkana, Chairman, Department of Pathology

and Poultry Diseases.

• Mr. Oday Saeed Al-Dewachi, Chairman, Department of

Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology.

• Dr. Ahlam Fathy Al-Taei, Chairman, Department of Microbiology.

• Dr. Nazar A. Abdulkader, Chairman, Department of Veterianary

Public Health.

• Dr. Maab Ibraheem Al-Farwachi, Chairman, Department of

Medicine and Preventive Medicine.

• Dr. Thafer Mohammad Aziz, Chairman, Department of Surgery

and Theriogenology.

Department of Physiology

Chairman: Mr. O. S. Al-Dewachi.

The department is responsible for teaching chemistry and

Democracy and human rights/ first year, physiology and biochemistry/

second year and pharmacology and toxicology/ third year. It is also

responsible for teaching and supervising higher studies leading to the

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award of PhD degrees in veterinary pharmacology and toxicology, MSc

degrees in veterinary physiology, veterinary biochemistry and veterinary

pharmacology and toxicology as well as Diploma degree in veterinary

pharmacology and toxicology.

Department of Anatomy

Chairman: Dr. Z. Z. Majeed

The department is responsible for teaching anatomy / first and

second years and histology and embryology / second year. It is also

responsible for teaching and supervising higher studies leading to MSc

degree in veterinary anatomy.

Department of Surgery and theriogenology

Chairman: Dr. Th. M. Aziz

The department is responsible for teaching surgery, theriogenology,

obstetrics and veterinary practice (clinic) for fourth and fifth year

students. It is also responsible for teaching and supervising higher studies

leading to PhD degree in veterinary surgery and MSc and Diploma

degrees in veterinary surgery and veterinary obstetrics.

Department of Pathology and Poultry Diseases

Chairman: Dr. S. O. Youkana

The department is responsible for teaching pathology / third year,

poultry diseases / fourth year; fish diseases, morbid anatomy and forensic

medicine and veterinary ethics / fifth year. It is also responsible for

teaching and supervising higher studies leading to PhD degree in

veterinary pathology, MSc degrees in veterinary pathology and poultry

diseases and diploma in avian diseases.

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Department of Microbiology

Chairman: Dr. A. F. Al-Taei

The department is responsible for teaching biology / first year and

microbiology, parasitology and immunology / third year. It is also

responsible for teaching and supervising higher studies leading to PhD

and MSc degrees in veterinary microbiology and veterinary parasitology.

Department of Veterinary Public Health

Chairman: Dr. N. A. Abdulkader

The department is responsible for teaching animal management,

poultry management and computer / first year, genetics, animal nutrition

and statistics / second year and veterinary public health / fifth year. It is

also responsible for teaching and supervising higher studies leading to

PhD and MSc and diploma degrees in veterinary public health.

Department of Medicine and Preventive Medicine

Chairman: Dr. M. I. Al-Farwachi

The department is responsible for teaching clinic / third year, clinical

pathology, medicine, infectious diseases and epidemiology and zoonotic

diseases and clinic /fourth year and medicine and clinic /fifth year. It is

also responsible for teaching and supervising higher studies leading to

PhD degree in internal and preventive veterinary medicine, MSc and

diploma degrees in internal and preventive veterinary medicine and

clinical diagnosis.

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Curriculum in the College of Veterinary Medicine (2009-2010)

First Year

Course Lecture (h) Lab (h) Total

credit

Biology 2 2 6

General chemistry 2 2 6

Anatomy 2 2 6

Animal management 2 2 6

Poultry management (2nd

semester) 1 2 2

Computer 1 2 4

Democracy and human rights 2 - 4

Total 12 12 34

Second year

Course Lecture (h) Lab (h) Total

credit

Biochemistry 3 2 8

Physiology 4 3 10

Anatomy 2 3 7

Histology 2 3 7

Animal nutrition 2 2 6

Genetics (1st semester) 2 - 2

Embryology (2nd semester) 1 - 1

Statistics (2nd semester) 2 2 3

Total 18 14 44

Third year

Course Lecture (h) Lab (h) Total

credit

Pathology 3 3 9

Pharmacology 3 2 8

Parasitology 3 2 8

Microbiology 3 3 9

Immunology (1st semester) 2 2 3

Toxicology (2nd

semester) 2 - 2

Clinic (2nd

semester) - 2 1

Total 16 14 40

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Fourth year

Course Lecture (h) Lab (h) Total

credit

Clinic - 4 4

Medicine 3 - 6

Infectious diseases & epidemiology 3 - 6

Theriogenology 2 2 6

Poultry diseases 2 2 6

Surgery 3 2 8

Clinical pathology 1 2 4

Zoonotic diseases (2nd

semester) 2 - 2

Total 16 12 42

Fifth year

Course Lecture (h) Lab (h) Total

credit

Clinic - 13 13

Medicine 3 - 6

Surgery 2 2 6

Veterinary public health 2 2 6

Obstetrics 1 2 4

Research project 1 - 2

Fish diseases (1st semester) 1 2 2

Morbid anatomy & forensic

medicine (2nd

semester)

1 2 2

Veterinary ethics (2nd

semester) 1 - 1

Summer Clinic - 3 2

Total 12 26 44

Total No. of subjects: 40

Total No. of units: 204

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College Facilities

1. The main administration building includes the main offices of the

college, library, Departments of Physiology, Biochemistry and

Pharmacology and Veterinary Public Health and the Computer Lab.

2. The second building includes students' common area, and

Departments of Pathology and Poultry Diseases, Microbiology, Anatomy,

Medicine and Preventive Medicine as well as Surgery and

Theriogenology.

3. Animal House.

4. Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

5. Teaching auditorium (2).

6. Computer facilities: Computer and Internet Unit.

Faculty

Total 188 (63 PhD, 125 MSc)

Professors: 13

Assistant Professors: 46

Lecturers: 52

Assistant lecturers: 77

Faculty scientific background and degrees

Veterinarians (46 PhD, 106 MSc)

Animal Production (8 PhD, 7 MSc)

Biology (5 PhD, 7 MSc)

Chemistry (4 PhD, 4 MSc)

Computer Science (1 MSc)

Administration Staff: 121

Students Number of undergraduate students: 350

Number of graduate students: 100 (PhD 8, MSc 50, Diploma 42)

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Graduate programs

Programs of study in the departments of the college leading to

dibloma, MSc or PhD degrees are available in various fields of

specialization. These include:

Veterinary anatomy (MSc)

Veterinary physiology (MSc, PhD)

Veterinary pharmacology and toxicology (Diploma, MSc, PhD)

Veterinary biochemistry (MSc)

Veterinary microbiology (MSc, PhD)

Veterinary parasitology (MSc, PhD)

Veterinary pathology ( Diploma in avian diseases , MSc, PhD)

Veterinary surgery (Diploma, MSc, PhD)

Veterinary obstetrics (Diploma, MSc)

Internal and preventive veterinary medicine (Diploma, MSc, PhD)

Veterinary public health (Diploma, MSc, PhD)

Veterinary clinical diagnosis (Diploma, MSc)

Postgraduate studies started in the college in the academic year

1986/1987 in the different fields of veterinary medical sciences. The

program of study depends on courses and dissertation (PhD), thesis

(MSc) and report (diploma).in the 2nd

year. PhD students should pass

written and oral comprehensive examinations before submitting a

research proposal.

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences

(ISSN Print 1607- 3894; ISSN Online 2071-1255)

The College publishes Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences two times a

year. The Journal publishes in Arabic or English papers in various fields

of veterinary sciences. The first issue of the journal appeared in 1988.

The journal also is published online starting in 2008:

http://www.vetmedmosul.org/ijvs

Iraqi J. Vet. Sci. is abstracted/indexed in Veterinary Bulletin and

Index Veterinarius by CABI Publishing, U.K. and included in EBSCO's

Libarary Products, Elsevier, Hinari (WHO) and Direcory of Open Access

Journals.

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Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Fouad K. Mohammad

Editorial Secretary: Dr. N. A. Al-Hussary

Executive Editorial Board:

Prof. Dr. M. N. Al-Shahery

Prof. Dr. S. H. Arslan

Prof. Dr. F. K. Tawfeek

Dr. T. H. Hussein

Dr. T. S. Qubih

E-mail: iraqijvetsci@yahoo.com

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