The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery is one of three academic departments and one of four administrative units within the College of Veterinary Medicine. Faculty from the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery provide training in all four years of the professional curriculum.
During the first year of basic science instruction, clinicians help to show the relevance and application of basic science principles to clinical medicine and surgery. They also provide the didactic instruction for clinical subjects in the second and third years of the curriculum. Students enter their clinical training early in their third year of professional education. The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery is the academic home of the Veterinary Health Center (VHC), which serves as the instructional clinical laboratory for the college. The VHC provides primary and referral animal health care services to the animal-owning public. Within the VHC are clinical sections that relate to specific disciplines. The sections are responsible for teaching and clinical case management in their respective areas of specialty.
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Team Effort Gives Puppy with Congenital Abnormalities a Chance at a Normal Life
Bumble is a Great Pyrenees-mix puppy who was born with more than one anatomical abnormality. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Mac’s Mission Rescue and Elizabeth Kistner, DVM, at Doctor’s Park Animal Hospital, both of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center’s Soft Tissue Surgery Service, Bumble is a new boy! Veterinary Health Center surgeons first evaluated Bumble in January of 2018 when he was brought to the Small Animal Hospital because he was born with a fifth leg, which had no function, but was causing him discomfort and difficulty during bowel movements. A computed tomography…
Fighting Disease and World Hunger: New PET/CT Scanner Opens at the University of Missouri
The University of Missouri has a new weapon in the fight against disease. That same tool also will prove crucial to the fight against world hunger. Housed in a new imaging core in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the combination positron emission tomography (PET) scanner and computed tomography (CT) scanner—the PET/CT system—will improve accuracy and speed in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disorders and Lou Gehrig’s disease, as well as provide new capabilities for plant science research. Fighting Cancer “As one of only a handful of universities in the nation with a School of Medicine and a College…
MU Hosting Veterinary Educators World Symposium
The annual Primary Care Veterinary Educators World Symposium will begin Thursday at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. The symposium brings together veterinarians who work in community practice education from 40 veterinary schools and colleges around the world, including Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland and the United States. Presentations and networking opportunities help small animal primary care veterinary educators generate new ideas and develop more effective educational strategies. Richard Meadows, DVM, who is a Curators Distinguished Teaching Professor and leads the Community Practice Section at the MU Veterinary Health Center, is one of the symposium…
Raj and Liz: Lives Devoted to Serving Others
Raj is a greyhound who became a canine blood donor at MU’s Veterinary Health Center. After serving and saving fellow pooches, he retired as a donor and was adopted by a College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) student. Now, Raj, along with his pet parent, Liz, is helping humans as a P.A.L.S. therapy dog. ***** The Veterinary Health Center (VHC) at MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine sees thousands of cases every year. The Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Service (SAECC) operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and treats an average of 16 cases per night. Just…
CVM-Housed Database Helps Veterinary Researchers Investigate Diseases, Track Trends
The rate of American men with prostate cancer saw a surge in the 1990s following the development of the prostate-specific antigen test. While the spike may have seemed alarming, there is no evidence that there was an increase in the number of men developing prostate cancer; rather the PSA test allowed doctors to diagnose the disease earlier and more accurately. In 2005, Jeffrey N. Bryan, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology), had recently completed a residency in medical oncology and was working as a research assistant professor at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. To further examine the role…
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