Why Choose CSU's Veterinary Program

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Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is ranked as one of the top two veterinary medical schools in the nation, is the top-ranked veterinary school for receiving federal funding for research programs, and is an internationally ranked center of excellence for education and exploration in the biomedical sciences. The College, located in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado, is one of only a few veterinary schools nationwide to bring together the best of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences. This enables the College to offer comprehensive teaching, research, and outreach programs that effectively meet and anticipate the demands of veterinary medicine while conducting cutting-edge research in the biomedical sciences. This innovative blending of research and teaching enhances veterinary sciences at the College and around the world, and contributes to valuable breakthroughs in research that move forward both veterinary and human medicine.

• Ranked #2 (out of the 28 veterinary programs in the U.S. ) by U.S. News and World Report
• Fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (click here for AVMA Accreditation Standards)
• One of the top equine reproduction schools in the U.S.
• New Equine Orthopaedic Center
• Leading and internationally acclaimed program for the study of animal cancer (Robert H. and Mary G. Flint Animal Cancer Center)
• Integrated Livestock Management Program
• Animal Population Health Institute (APHI)-combination of two existing Colorado State University Centers -- Center of Veterinary Epidemiology and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems (CVEADSS) and the Center of Economically Important Infectious Animal Diseases (CEIIAD).
• Outstanding complementary veterinary medical treatment and education (Charles R. Shipley, Jr. and Lucia H. Shipley Center for Complementary Medicine and Natural Healing)
• One of the leading veterinary programs in the area of the human-animal bond
• Interesting and challenging caseloads, all species
• Hands-on experience from year one in the program
• Access to Rocky Mountains : skiing, hiking, biking, etc.
• Fort Collins is a top-rated city
• Top veterinary program in U.S. for generating research dollars in basic and applied biomedical and clinical sciences. Priority research and academic programs:

  Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence

  Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
  Musculoskeletal Research Program
  Infectious Disease Program
  Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences Program
  Radiological Health Sciences and Cancer Research
  

  Other Research Programs in the College (select "Academic Departments" from the CVMBS Homepage and follow links to departmental research projects and faculty)
  Summer Research Opportunities for veterinary students
  Research Collaboration with the National Wildlife Research Center and the Colorado Division of Wildlife
• Full-time psychologist for counseling veterinary students
• Outstanding curriculum
• Business Certificate Program
• On-staff professional veterinary career specialist - advises veterinary students, maintains externship and job listings online
• Outstanding post-DVM residency programs
• Combined programs: DVM/PhD, MBA/DVM, MPH/DVM
• International experiences
• Over $1 million in college scholarships and awards each year
• High faculty to student ratios; accessible faculty who enjoy interacting with students
• Opportunities to gain experience and education in Shelter Medicine: Student Chapter of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, Hill's CSU-Denver Dumb Friends League Shelter Medicine Internship; Shelter Medicine Residency Program; Senior Practicum rotations at Denver Dumb Friends League, Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital, and the Larimer Humane Society.
• Pet Hospice Program: Focus is on giving pets a safe, caring, intimate end-of-life experience in their familiar home environment.
• Exotics/Wildlife/Zoological courses and experiences are offered to enhance exposure for students interested in exotic veterinary medicine: elective classes on the anatomy and husbandry of non-mammalian species (1st year), medicine of non-mammalian species (3rd year), and medicine for small mammals (3rd year); service contracts with the Denver Aquarium; scheduled visits to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Rocky Mountain Rehabilitation program; current faculty research projects involving exotic cats, bats, and elk.; Student Chapter of the Zoological Medicine Society.
• The Food Animal Program has 8 faculty directly involved with the veterinary curriculum and numerous additional faculty involved through the Integrated Livestock Management Program (ILM) that is part of the larger multidisciplinary Animal Population Health Institute (APHI). All of these programs work together to provide a comprehensive teaching, clinical service and research program for the various livestock industries. During the junior year of the PVM curriculum there are several elective courses and labs for students interested in livestock medicine, including Food Animal Clinical Problems, Livestock Herd Health, Small Ruminant and Camelid Medicine and Surgery, Swine Medicine, Food Animal Diagnostics and Surgery Laboratory, and Dairy Epidemiology Laboratory. Senior year rotation includes Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, Dairy Ambulatory Field Service, Beef Cow Pregnancy Palpation, Bull Breeding Soundness Examination, Ram Breeding Soundness Examination, Beef and Dairy Nutrition, Beef Production Management, Calving Management (2 weeks), Lambing Management and Rural Practice.
• ILM Summer Vet Program - This is a program for PVM students to gain experience in food animal disciplines and research. Students work with livestock section faculty on specific projects and present their results at the end of the summer. These are paid positions generally $3000-$4000/summer. Several students have gone on and presented their projects at the national AABP meeting in September.