The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. ... Athens is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ...

History

A comprehensive history of the College, The Year of the Jubilee, was compiled and written in 2000 by J.T. Mercer and Robert Duncan. Most of the information written here is taken from that history.

The College opened in 1946. The first laboratories were housed in Hardman Hall, which had previously been used as a livestock judging pavilion and later as a Navy warehouse. The school graduated its first class of 44 students in 1950, the year it was accredited. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

In 1951, the vet school's first permanent building was opened to house the school and clinics. In 1970, the Board of Regents approved a name change from the School of Veterinary Medicine to the College of Veterinary Medicine, reflecting the expansion of the College's graduate, research and service programs. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Construction on a new wing for The Institute of Comparative Medicine (ICM) began in 1971. The Athens Diagnostic Laboratory opened in two small rooms on the first floor of the College in July 1972, and later that year, the building that now houses the Community Practice Clinic also was built. The current Teaching Hospital building was completed for occupation in 1979. Most recently, the state-of-the-art Animal Health Research Center was completed in 2006. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The College's inaugural Veterinary Conference was held in May 1964, and the College will hold its 44th consecutive Annual Conference and Alumni Reunion on March 30-31, 2007. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

Departments

Over 130 faculty are members of the following departments of the veterinary college:

• Anatomy & Radiology
• Animal Resources
• Diagnostic Laboratories
• Educational Resources
• Infectious Diseases
• Large Animal Medicine
• Pathology
• Physiology & Pharmacology
• Population Health
• Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center
• Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
• Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS)
• Teaching Hospital

Degrees offered

Graduate degrees

The following graduate degrees are offered by the veterinary college: A graduate school or grad school is a school that awards advanced degrees, with the general requirement that students must have earned an undergraduate (bachelors) degree. ...

• Master of Avian Medicine (M.A.M.) (D.V.M. is a prerequisite for this degree)
• Master of Food Animal Medicine (M.F.A.M.)
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Anatomy
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Infectious Diseases
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Medical Microbiology
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Pathology
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Parasitology
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Pharamacology
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Physciology
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Toxicology
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.)
• Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology
• Ph.D. in Infectious Diseases
• Ph.D. in Neuroscience
• Ph.D. in Pathology (D.V.M. is a prerequisite for this degree)
• Ph.D. in Parasitology
• Ph.D. in Pharamacology
• Ph.D. in Physciology
• Ph.D. in Toxicology

The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine also offers the Veterinary Medical Scientist Training Program (VMSTP) in which students simultaneously earn D.V.M. and Ph.D. degrees. A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... A veterinary surgeon removes stitches from a cats face following minor surgery on an absess. ... A veterinary surgeon removes stitches from a cats face following minor surgery on an absess. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ...

Students

2006-2007 Student Enrollment

• DVM Candidates: 385
• 76% female, 24% male
• 73% from Georgia
• 17% from South Carolina
• 5% from West Virginia
• 2% from Delaware
• 3% from other states

Other degree candidates: 113

• 47 Ph.D. students
• 27 master's degree students
• 4 M.A.M. students
• 15 clinical interns
• 20 residents

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship Award Winners from the College include

• Paige Carmichael, Pathology, 2006
• Corrie Brown, Pathology, 2004
• Scott A. Brown, Physiology & Pharmacology, 2003
• Cynthia Trim, Large Animal Medicine, 2003
• P. Thomas Purinton, Anatomy & Radiology, 2001
• Linda Medleau, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, 2000
• Michelle Henry Barton, Large Animal Medicine, 1999
• Jeanne A. Barsanti, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, 1998

References

• UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
• Undergraduate and professional degrees offered by the University of Georgia, UGA Bulletin
• UGA Graduate School degrees by school
• Various Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship Award Winners from the College of Veterinary Medicine