Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
New university findings highlight potential implications for equine, oncology, and veterinary practice.
Faculty from the department provide training in all four years of the professional curriculum from basic science instruction to guiding and supervising DVM candidates in diagnosing, preventing and treating disease in animals.
The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery is the academic home of the Veterinary Health Center.
Our mission is to develop and disseminate knowledge to improve the health and well-being of animals and people through instruction, innovative research, service and leadership.
The department also offers advanced specialty training to interns and residents as well as graduate training leading to the master of science degree.
Faculty members are involved in providing continuing education opportunities for veterinary professionals and livestock producers.
The department advances scientific knowledge through dynamic and varied research programs that include comparative orthopedics, internal medicine, neurology, nutrition, oncology, physiology, pharmacology, cell and molecular biology, imaging and nuclear medicine, ophthalmology, rehabilitation, tissue engineering, food animal, equine, and small animal medicine and surgery, and others.
Research projects are supported by federal grants, foundation awards and grants, corporate grants and contracts, and intramural funds.
The faculty also serve the profession through dynamic leadership in scientific and professional societies.
To develop and disseminate knowledge to improve the health and well-being of animals and people through instruction, innovative research, service and leadership.
Respect defines every aspect of our approach to departmental missions.
Respect not only for ourselves, our co-workers, and the constituents we serve, but also respect for animals.
The report adds to ongoing university-led research relevant to veterinary medicine, animal health, and clinical decision-making.
Source university website: University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine
https://cvm.missouri.edu/veterinary-medicine-and-surgery/
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