The Clinical Curriculum: Years Three and Four
Third and Fourth Year
Clinical
The clinical curriculum offers flexibility to tailor the last two years of school into preparation for careers spanning from clinical medicine to pure research.
In three-week blocks, you will work directly with many of the world’s leading veterinarians as you see and treat patients together. Blocks of elective classroom and lab courses interspersed throughout allow students to build on their knowledge in a range of diverse topics.
By integrating clinical rotations and didactic elective courses throughout the final two years of our curriculum, Penn Vet students will be able to tailor their educational experiences to prepare them for the wide breadth of career options offered by the veterinary profession.
Advanced Clinical Skills
During their clinical rotations, students discover a specific clinical specialty in which they can immerse themselves for multiple rotations, gaining advanced skills.
Students with a focus on research can spend time in labs at the forefront of revolutionary advances in cancer biology, surgical techniques, and myriad others, in preparation for a career in research, industry, or policy.
The VMD curriculum will train you to think and solve problems no matter what path you choose in your career.
Year 3 – Course Description
Clinical rotations (3wk), Externships, Electives
In addition to large and small animal clinics, rotations include:
- Orientation
- Patient Care
Clinical rotations (3wk), Externships, Electives
In addition to large and small animal clinics, rotations include:
- Patient Care
Year 4 – Course Description
Clinical rotations (3wk), Externships, Electives
- Large and small animal clinics
Clinical rotations (3wk), Externships, Electives
- Large and small animal clinics
- One Health Study Design
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Introduction to Shelter Animal Medicine
- Shelter Surgical Opportunities
- Equine Neonatology
- Diseases & Management of Sheep & Goats
- Animal Health Economics
- Clinical Biostatistics
- Clinical Applications of Pharmacology
- Animal Production Systems
- Intro to Animal Welfare
- Large Animal Medicine
- Dairy Cattle Nutrition
- Large Animal Reproduction
- Intro to Large Animal Surgery & Anesthesia
- Intro to Equine Sports Medicine
- Intro to Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging
- Swine Clinical Competencies
- Advanced Large Animal Surgery & Anesthesia
- Advanced Equine Sports Medicine
- Advanced Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging
- Advanced Large Animal Ophthalmology
- Equine Emergency and Critical Care
- Introduction to End of Life Care
- Diagnosis of Common Veterinary Intoxications
- Intro to Avian Medicine
- Reptile and Amphibian Medicine & Surgery
- Legal Issues for Veterinarians
- Small Animal Surgery & Anesthesia
- Small Animal Anesthesia
- Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
- Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery
- Practice Management
- Wildlife Medicine I
- Wildlife Medicine II
- Aquatic Animal Medicine
- Exotic Companion Mammal Medicine and Surgery
- Advanced Small Animal Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias
- Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Large Animal Medicine
- Large Animal Emergency/Critical Care Service
- Large Animal Surgery
- Field Service
- Small Animal Internal Medicine
- Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
- Primary Care Service
- Small Animal Emergency Service
- Patient Care
- Anesthesiology Service
- Diagnostic Services
- Principles of Herd Health
- Food Animal Imaging and Diagnostic Pathology
- Food Animal Reproduction
- Large Animal Clinical Reproduction
- Diagnostic Ultrasound in Large Animals
- Ultrasonography in Large Animals
- Large Animal Neonatal Intensive Care
- Ration Evaluation and Formulation
- Large Animal Radiology
- Large Animal Anesthesiology Service
- Food Animal Anesthesiology Service
- Equine Surgery Clinic
- Large Animal Anesthesiology Service
- Food Animal Anesthesiology Service
- Food Animal Medicine and Surgery Clinic
- Sports Medicine Clinic
- Equine Podology
- Dairy Production Medicine Clinic
- Swine Production Medicine
- Advanced Swine Production Medicine
- Equine Ophthalmology
- Small Animal Intensive Care Medicine Service
- Small Animal Cardiology Service
- Dermatology & Allergy Service
- Small Animal Comprehensive Cancer Care
- Small Animal Neurology
- Working Dog Medicine
- Small Animal Radiology Service
- Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery
- Small Animal Orthopedics
- Small Animal Ophthalmology Service
- Small Animal Anesthesiology Service
- Small Animal Behavior Clinic
- Exotic Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery
- Shelter Animal Medicine
- Small Animal Diagnostic Services
- Poultry Production Medicine
- ULAR-Laboratory Animal Medicine
Graduation
Completion of all core courses and elective credits is required for graduation. Elective credits will be completed through a combination of didactic courses and clinical rotations during years three and four. The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the fall semester of the current academic year and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.