LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES (VLCS) The faculty and staff of VLCS continue to focus on improving the health and well-being of a myriad of large animal species including horses, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, alpacas, and camels through providing advanced care to patients in the Large Animal Teaching Hospital, performing impactful, contemporary research, and educating large animal practitioners, specialty veterinarians, and talented researchers.
Highlights from FY22 include: Education and Clinical Care VLCS participates in delivering a pre-clinical curriculum that focuses on preparing students for seamless integration into clinical settings during their fourth year. This curriculum provides students the opportunity to develop critical-thinking, clinical decision making, animal handling, and technical skills that contribute to success as practitioners. Our faculty are integral to the application of basic science skills beginning in the first semester of the first year of the professional program through courses taught at both the College Station and VERO in Canyon campuses. The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital provides the platform for senior students to further develop their skills and prepares them for entry into the profession. In our state-of-the-art hospital facilities, fleet of ambulatory vehicles that provide onfarm patient care, and through partnerships with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, students are mentored by faculty who are national and international leaders in their respective fields in multiple veterinary applications. Additionally, early career veterinarians pursuing specialty careers train in 1-, 2- or 3-year programs in the following specialty areas: •
Large Animal rotating hospital internships
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Large Animal Internal Medicine
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Large Animal Surgery
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Theriogenology (Advanced Reproduction)
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Equine Practice
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Radiology and Advanced Imaging
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Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Our hospital advances patient care through a collaborative effort of innovative, nationally recognized faculty members in concert with a dedicated group of technical staff. Fourth-year veterinary students, interns, and residents participate in providing patient care on the following services. •
Equine Soft Tissue Surgery
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Equine Orthopedic Surgery
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Equine Sports Medicine and Imaging
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Equine Community Practice
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Equine Field Services and Advanced Dentistry
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Equine Theriogenology
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Equine Internal Medicine
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Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care
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Radiology and Advanced Imaging
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Food Animal Medicine and Surgery
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Food Animal Field Services
In addition to hospital-based rotations and services, students receive training in farm-based care integral to rural agriculture communities through rotations based distant to College Station including:
Theriogenology (Advanced Reproduction)
Large Animal Surgery
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