University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

American veterinary school
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The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, commonly referred to as Penn Vet, was founded in 1884.[1] It has two campuses; the main campus is located in Philadelphia, and a second campus is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. At the Philadelphia campus, first-, second-, and third-year veterinary students attend classes. It is also the home to numerous research facilities as well as the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital, a veterinary teaching hospital. The school's second campus, New Bolton Center, is located on some 700 acres of rural Chester County, Pennsylvania, is home to the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals.

Over 6,000 veterinarians have graduated from the school, the only veterinary school in Pennsylvania. The school awards the Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) degree rather than a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). It also offers a VMD-PhD program, a VMD-MBA, and a VMD-MPH program.

Penn Vet is the only veterinary school in the United States that was a direct outgrowth of the University's School of Medicine, in this case Penn Med.[2]

Since 1935, Penn Vet has offered courses for advanced work in veterinary pathology leading to master and doctoral degrees in conjunction with and cooperation by Penn Med.[3]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Penn Vet - Our History". upenn.edu.
  2. ^ "Penn Vet | Our History". www.vet.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  3. ^ "Penn Vet | Penn Vets Beginnings". www.vet.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  4. ^ "Penn State Extension's Wolfgang named state veterinarian | Penn State University". www.psu.edu.
  5. ^ Eckroade, Robert J.; Bachin, Linda A. (2003). "Avian influenza in Pennsylvania the beginning". Avian Diseases. 47 (Special Issue. Second International Symposium on Avian Influenza): 22–32. JSTOR 3298723. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

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