Veterinary Medicine: A World of Possibilities

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VETERINARY MEDICINE A WORLD OF POSSIBILIT IES

VETERINARY MEDICINE A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

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ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

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VETERINARY MEDICINEVeterinary medicine deals with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research of diseases affecting animals. There is a wide scope within veterinary medicine covering all animal species, including domesticated (cats, dogs, horses), livestock (cows, sheep, pigs) and wildlife (birds, monkeys, reptiles, bears). There are many exciting career paths in the fi eld of veterinary medicine to explore, which positively impact global health overall. A career in veterinary medicine provides the opportunity to contribute to both animal and human health, food quality and safety, food security, behavior, biomedical research, wildlife and environmental health. Studying animal life and disease ultimately helps to improve our understanding of human life and disease.

EXPLORE THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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This is often one of the more common routes taken by new veterinary professionals. Many veterinarians become general practitioners, providing primary care to small or large animals including general medicine, dentistry, and surgery. Others become specialists who focus solely on small-animal surgery, cardiology, ophthalmology, or emergency animal medicine.

PRIVATE PRACTICE

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According to the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, 40 percent of faculty members in the academic world will become eligible for retirement over the next decade. What does this mean for you? It means that there may be a very real need—soon—for talented academics to train the next generation of veterinary professionals. An academic may be focused in the classroom, laboratory and in the fi eld.

ACADEMIA

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Thousands of cats, dogs, and other animals are homeless. Working in shelter medicine a practitioner can play a role—in collaboration with communities and private/public agencies—in helping these animals stay healthy and happy while housed in shelters. Wildlife animals, such as reptiles, birds, monkeys and bears, are a part of the larger environment. Veterinarians may be called on to care for these animals.

WILDLIFE & SHELTER MEDICINE

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If you’re not interested in setting up your own veterinary practice, you can also care for companion animals without having to think about the day-to-day-operations of a private practice. Corporate practices can offer good benefi ts, fl exible schedules, and opportunities to stay up-to-date on some of the latest information and techniques in veterinary medicine and surgery.

CORPORATE PRACTICE

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Agencies like the European Food Safety Authority, Departments of Agriculture, the National Institutes of Health, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration all work to employ veterinarians in a variety of fi elds, such as regulatory medicine, agricultural animal health, disease outbreak investigation and environmental quality.

The transmission of infectious diseases from animals to humans is a growing concern in the fi eld of veterinary and human medicine. Practitioners can work in the public health sector with government agencies—to help control zoonoses and vector borne diseases (like those transmitted by mosquito). Veterinarians may also be involved in emergency response and preventative programs against agro-terrorism.

GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SECTOR

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Veterinarians serve on the front line to ensure the safety of the public food supply, protecting the health of animals and people. Livestock play an essential role in food production and veterinarians are needed at varying stages of the food production process, from the farm level to the transport and distribution at local and international levels or for export and import inspection. Roles within this career path are important ensuring food safety through inspection of products and surveillance for disease. Without veterinarians participating in food security and safety, the entire food supply of a nation may be compromised.

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FOOD SAFETY & SECURITY

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Research professionals focus on curing human and animal disease and understanding the biology behind the disease and the medicines used to combat them. Researchers may be in a variety of settings, including private sector, research and development, pharmaceutical companies, governmental and non-governmental agencies, academic programs and clinical settings.

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RESEARCH

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Veterinary medicine is a global discipline—a career that is transportable to any country in the world. The demand for veterinarians in these varying disciplines allow for a variety of career paths—such as private practice or with international and government agencies, focusing on emerging disease, public health and food safety.

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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY

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We are committed to providing the best learning environment to prepare students to become members and leaders of the worldwide public and professional

healthcare team, advancing human and animal health (One Health) through research and knowledge exchange.

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WHY RUSVM?Are you ready for an academic experience that will challenge you, change you, and to develop a solid foundation for your career in veterinary medicine? RUSVM’s internationally accredited veterinary program is focused on educating tomorrow’s leaders and discoverers in a variety of focus areas. The Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis, which is located in the Leeward Island chain of the Caribbean, provides an opportunity for study in an environment that is rich with distinctive culture, natural beauty, and exotic marine and tropical wildlife.

At RUSVM you will fi nd yourself challenged by a broad-based curriculum that provides the foundation for an education and entry into a variety of career pathways in veterinary medicine. Our educational program promotes the health of people, animals and ecosystems worldwide through advancement of One Health principles and our research programs.

FOUNDED: 1982

LOCATION: 50-acre campus in West Farm, St. Kitts

ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION:

• RUSVM’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (www.avma.org)

• RUSVM’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Postgraduate Studies degree programs are accredited by the St. Christopher & Nevis Accreditation Board, Ministry of Education (www.gov.kn)


OUR PROGRAMS The following programs at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine’s are designed to prepare you to achieve your goal of a career in veterinary medicine.

DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Students study a variety of species- companion animals (cats and dogs), livestock (sheep and goats), large animals (horses and donkeys) and exotic animals (turtles and monkeys). The program is a total of 10 Semesters (3 years, 4 months)—7 semesters of pre-clinical training on our campus in St. Kitts, and 3 semesters of clinical training at one of our AVMA-affi liated veterinary programs in the U.S, Canada, Australia, Ireland or other international location.

MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MSC) BY COURSEWORK IN ONE HEALTH

This Master of Science degree program in One Health involving an online-taught component and a research project leading to the presentation of a dissertation.

MSc BY RESEARCH

One year (3 semesters) of individually tailored novel research culminating in the production of a thesis and research publications.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) BY RESEARCH

Three years (9 semesters) of original research making a signifi cant contribution to knowledge in the fi eld of study.

COMBINED DVM-MSc BY RESEARCH

Intercalated: 13-semester program during which students can undertake a 3-semester MSc by Research during the pre-clinical part of the curriculum.

Integrated: 11-semester intensive program during which students can undertake the MSc by Research alongside the DVM with one semester focused on the MSc.


ST. KITTS

MIAMI, USA

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WHERE IS ST. KITTS?

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TELEPHONE: +1-869-465-4161EMAIL: [email protected]

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Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) is accredited by the St. Christopher (Kitts) & Nevis Accreditation Board, Ministry of Education to confer the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (PhD) degree as well as their Master of Science

(Msc) degrees in all research areas that RUSVM supports. Accreditation was granted last in 2012 for a period of fi ve years. RUSVM’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program is accredited by the AVMA COE. AVMA Council on

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