Veterinary Medicine - Clinical Studies

The University of Cambridge offers an undergraduate course in Veterinary Medicine, which incorporates clinical studies. The course in clinical studies aims at providing students ample clinical knowledge and skills to practice veterinary medicine. The course equips students with the scientific background they need to respond future advances and trends in veterinary medicine.

Year Forth

In the year forth, students need to study husbandry, animal breeding health, welfare and nutrition, microbiology, animal pathology, veterinary public health, veterinary parasitology, avian medicine, radiography, clinical pharmacology, respiratory system and gastroenterology. These are assessed in the part first of the final veterinary exam in a spectrum of fifteen single subject exams.

Clinical tuition commences with the fundamental clinical methods and integrated papers in the medicine and husbandry of farm species and horses. Students have to spend two mornings a week to perform practical clinical work. They need to visit a number of external organizations.

Year Fifth

Students complete the paper in species medicine started in year forth and also pursue one in small animal medicine. Students are given instruction in neurology, cardiology, clinical pathology, oncology, urology, endocrinology, diagnostic cytology and dermatology in surgical topics such as soft tissue surgery, anaesthesiology, ophthalmology and orthopaedics.

Students learn about state veterinary medicine, food hygiene and the medicine of laboratory animals. Here also students need to spend two mornings each week and one morning a week for medical demonstrations. Part second of the final veterinary exam subsequently tests students' understanding of concepts and principles and their ability to integrate information across the part first series of subjects.

Year Sixth

In this year, students do not have lectures; however, it is tuition-centered small group practical teaching. Students have to work in group of six in the hospital along with individual clinicians in a spectrum of rotations. Students are given the maximum responsibility. Finally, students have a seven-week period where they need to focus on elective study. In this elective study, students explore a special interest. In the final year, students obtain marks towards the part third of the final veterinary examination, which will be their last exam.

Entry Requirement

It must be noted that in the following mathematics/science subjects refers to chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics and further mathematics. It does not consist of psychology.

Pre-medical Requirements

Students who wish to study Veterinary Medicine should obtain the following examination passes or equivalent from a recognized examination board. These regulations are the least requirements for starting the Medical and Veterinary Science Tripos.

GCSEs

Students must have passed at grades A, B or C in Double Award Science and Mathematics. Two single awards in GCSE physics and biology can be substituted for Double Award Science.

AS and A Levels

Students must have passed in three of the following: Human Biology/Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. One of the subjects should be Chemistry and minimum one pass ought to be at 'A' level.