The College of Veterinary Medicine’s unique curricular structure provides nearly two years of hands-on clinical training. Years one and two of the four-year program focus on instruction in high-tech, computer-based classrooms and labs. Years three and four provide clinical instruction in such areas as cardiology, community medicine, dentistry, emergency and critical care, equine medicine and surgery, food animal medicine and surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedic and soft-tissue surgery, and reproduction. The curriculum is integrated with veterinary services that include statewide animal disease diagnostic services, and extension and continuing education programs for animal owners and veterinarians.
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MU CVM’s Franklin Earns ACLAM Mentor Award
Craig Franklin, a professor of veterinary pathobiology at MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, received the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine’s (ACLAM) Mentor Award at the 2018 ACLAM Forum, held April 29 -May 2 at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Franklin, DVM, PhD, was a scheduled speaker at the forum and accepted the award in person. The Mentor Award recognizes individuals who have contributed substantially to ACLAM membership in terms of mentoring postdoctoral fellows, graduate students or junior level ACLAM diplomates. Award recipients are elected by majority vote of the ACLAM board of directors, following recommendation by the group’s awards committee. “I’m…
CVM’s Giuliano Captures Educator Award
Elizabeth Giuliano, a professor of ophthalmology at MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, was selected as Small Animal Continuing Educator of the Year by attendees at the 90th annual conference of the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC), held in March at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Nearly 14,000 veterinary professionals — including 5,424 veterinarians — journeyed from all 50 states and 27 countries to Las Vegas for the conference, which offers 1,000 hours of continuing education opportunities over five days. Las Vegas has been the home of the WVC’s conference since 1963. When the labs, workshops and development sessions…
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