The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is the

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of the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

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. The college only enrolls professional program D.V.M. students and graduate students pursuing M.S. or Ph.D. degrees. No undergraduates are enrolled in the college. Founded in 1976, it is one of six academic colleges and schools that compose the university's Academic Health Center. The college is located on the university's

campus. In FY 2021, the college generated $43.1 million from state funding and tuition, $22.8 million in research awards; $40.8 million from clinical services, $5.2 million from foundation/philanthropic gifts and $8.9 million in other funding.

Academics

The College of Veterinary Medicine offers the

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degree on campus. As of 2021, the current DVM enrollment includes 455 students. Fifty one students attend the college on campus for the

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for their masters or

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degrees. 465 students are enrolled in the college's online masters program.

Organization

The college is organized into these units: * College Administration * Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (LACS) * Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology * Department of Physiological Sciences * Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (SACS) * Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine (CDPM) *
UF Veterinary Hospitals

Animal hospitals

The UF Veterinary Hospitals include the UF Small Animal Hospital and the UF Large Animal Hospital in Gainesville, and UF Pet Emergency Treatment Services (PETS) and UF Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center (opening spring 2022) in Ocala. The UF Veterinary Hospitals are a major animal referral center in the Southeast. An estimated 44,000 animals are seen and treated each year at the UF Veterinary Hospitals and through field visit

Ranking

In the 2019 '' U.S. News & World Report'' rankings, the college ranked 9th overall amongst all

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Facility images

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References

External links

Official websiteUF HealthOnline courses in Aquatic Animal Health from UF CVM

Online courses from the Maddie's Shelter Medicine ProgramAbout the Clinical Services they provideCapital Campaign info for the College''Gainesville Sun'' Article about the College''Gainesville Sun'' article about the new Animal Hospital
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Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

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