University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
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Type | Public Veterinary Medicine School |
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Established | 1976 |
Parent institution | University of Florida |
Endowment | ![]() (university-wide)[1] |
Dean | Dana Zimmel, DVM |
Students | 516 |
Undergraduates | 0 |
Location | , , United States |
Website | vetmed |
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is the veterinary school of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. 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 Gainesville, Florida campus.
In FY 2021, the college generated $43.1 million from state funding and tuition, $40.8 million from clinical services, $5.2 million from foundation/philanthropic gifts and $8.9 million in other funding.
Research
[edit]The College of Veterinary Medicine received $15.6 million in annual research revenue in 2024.[2]
Academics
[edit]The College of Veterinary Medicine offers the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree on campus. As of 2021, the current DVM enrollment includes 455 students. Fifty one students attend the college on campus for the graduate programs for their masters or Doctor of Philosophy degrees. 465 students are enrolled in the college's online masters program.[3]
Organization
[edit]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
[edit]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 visits.[1]
Ranking
[edit]In the 2019 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the college ranked 9th overall amongst all veterinary medicine colleges.[4][5]
Facility images
[edit]- Veterinary Academic Building
- UF Large Animal Hospital
- UF Small Animal Hospital
- UF SAH Primary Care & Dentistry
- UF Pet Emergency Treatment Services (Ocala, FL)
See also
[edit]- University of Florida College of Dentistry
- University of Florida College of Medicine
- University of Florida College of Nursing
- University of Florida College of Pharmacy
- University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions
References
[edit]- ^ As of June 30, 2021. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "UF research spending at record $1.26 billion for FY2024". news.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ About Graduate Student Enrollment
- ^ Press Release about 2019 Veterinary Med Rankings
- ^ US News 2019 Rankings
External links
[edit]- Official website
- UF Health
- Online courses in Aquatic Animal Health from UF CVM
- Online courses from the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program
- Gainesville Sun info about the College
- About the Clinical Services they provide
- Capital Campaign info for the College
- Gainesville Sun Article about the College
- Gainesville Sun article about the new Animal Hospital