The clinical phase of the DVM curriculum is divided into three-week long rotation blocks with each student having the opportunity to enroll in up to 19 clerkships prior to graduation.

Each student must complete the 9 college-required clerkships and between 7 and 10 elective clerkships of their choosing. Of their elective clerkships, students may take up to 6 off-campus electives allowing them to travel to various practices and/or teaching hospitals to gain additional training in their area(s) of interest. Students are given the opportunity to rank electives available to them when creating their schedules, giving them the opportunity to tailor their clinical experience to areas in which they are interested or intend to practice upon graduation. Students also have the opportunity to take up to three rotation blocks as vacations during their clinical phase.

Below is a list of the College’s required clerkships, as well as a list of elective clerkships that showcases the variety of experiences veterinary students have available to them during the clinical phase of the DVM curriculum.

Required Clerkships
  • Clerkship Number

    Clerkship Name

    Duration

  • LCS 616
    Large Animal Medicine and Surgery
    6 weeks
  • PDI 630
    Diagnostic Pathology Clerkship
    3 weeks
  • SCS 611
    Diagnostic Imaging Clerkship
    3 weeks
  • SCS 626
    Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
    3 weeks
  • SCS 646
    Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery
    3 weeks
  • SCS 648
    Small Animal Anesthesia
    3 weeks
  • SCS 625
    Small Animal Primary Care
    3 weeks
  • SCS 647
    Small Animal Internal Medicine
    3 weeks
  • SCS 695
    Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
    3 weeks
Elective Clerkships
  • Clerkship Number

    Clerkship Name

    Duration

  • LCS 610
    Clinical Problems in LA Clinical Sciences
    3 weeks
  • LCS 610 HB
    Honeybee Medicine
    3 weeks
  • LCS 610-650
    Equine Welfare in Practice (Mx)
    3 weeks
  • LCS 610-750
    Mazunte, Mx
    3 weeks
  • LCS 614
    Equine Clinical Proficiency
    3 weeks
  • LCS 615
    Equine Emergency and Critical Care
    3 weeks
  • LCS 622
    Advanced Equine
    3 weeks
  • LCS 623
    Equine Musculoskeletal
    3 weeks
  • LCS 624
    Equine Theriogenology
    3 weeks
  • LCS 625
    Equine Primary Care
    3 weeks
  • LCS 628
    Techniques in Equine Anesthesia and Surgery
    3 weeks
  • LCS 632
    Advanced Food Animal Medicine
    3 weeks
  • LCS 639
    Small Ruminant Medicine and Management
    3 weeks
  • LCS 640
    Large Animal Anesthesia
    3 weeks
  • LCS 660
    Wildlife Disease Ecology and Management
    3 weeks
  • LCS 678
    Government and Corporate Practice
    3 weeks
  • LCS 679
    Food Animal Production I
    3 weeks
  • LCS 682
    Food Animal Production II
    3 weeks
  • LCS 685
    Ruminant Health Problem Solving
    3 weeks
  • LCS 690
    Veterinary Public Field Experience
    3 weeks
  • LCS 691
    Veterinary Public Health Research
    3 weeks
  • MMG 690
    Veterinary Microbiology
    3 weeks
  • PDI 610
    Veterinary Gross Anatomy Dissection
    3 weeks
  • PDI 611
    Research Problems in Veterinary Anatomy
    3 weeks
  • PDI 631
    Necropsy
    3 weeks
  • PDI 632
    Special Problems in Veterinary Pathology
    3 weeks
  • PDI 633
    Special Problems in Veterinary Pathology
    3 weeks
  • PDI 634
    Endocrinology
    3 weeks
  • PDI 635
    Special Problems in Histopathology and Cytology
    3 weeks
  • PDI 636
    Aquatic Animal Medicine
    3 weeks
  • PDI 637
    Poultry Medicine
    3 weeks
  • SCS 636
    Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery
    3 weeks
  • SCS 640
    Cardiology
    3 weeks
  • SCS 641
    Comparative Ophthalmology
    3 weeks
  • SCS 642
    Zoo and Wildlife
    3 weeks
  • SCS 643
    Neurology
    3 weeks
  • SCS 644
    Dermatology
    3 weeks
  • SCS 648-302
    Advanced Anesthesia
    3 weeks
  • SCS 651
    Advanced Comparative Ophthalmology
    3 weeks
  • SCS 654
    Clinical Medical Oncology
    3 weeks
  • SCS 693
    Problems in Small Animal Clinical Science
    3 weeks
  • SCS 693-650
    Rehabilitation
    3 weeks
  • VM 611
    Veterinary Externship
    3 weeks
  • VM 611-650
    CSnip (Spay & Neuter)
    3 weeks
  • VM 690-301
    University of Illinois Online Modules (Small Animal Dentistry & Imaging Anatomy)
    3 weeks
  • VM 692
    Career Development and Business Skills
    3 weeks
  • VM 693
    Behavior
    3 weeks