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Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
The
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences offers courses designed to
meet the needs of the professional program in veterinary medicine, the
post-D.V.M. clinical training programs (internships and
residencies)
that provide the basis for specialty board certification, and the
graduate program leading to the master of science degree. Students,
interns and residents have the opportunity to gain a broad base of
experience in treating a variety of small animals, including companion
animals and wildlife and zoo animals, through the Veterinary Teaching
Hospital. The hospital, equivalent to a 300-bed human hospital,
provides high-quality service and patient care. The majority of the
faculty are board certified and many are doing research as well as
clinical work. The department has a solid reputation in orthopedic and
thoracic surgery as well as anesthesiology. Current research in the
department includes, but is not limited to, orthopedic research,
molecular genetics, cardiomyoplasty, new anesthetic methods, and
treatment and therapies for shock. In addition, a Veterinary
Biomechanical Evaluation Laboratory allows veterinarians to study gait
and motion in dogs. The Laboratory for
Comparative Orthopaedic Research and the Laboratory for Molecular
Medicine are special areas of emphasis in the department.
