What schools are "known for"

[ImaJerseyGirl]

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[athane960]

I can only comment on a couple but here goes:

Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine
Cornell: Equine medicine
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics

I know Cornell has a great equine medicine program. A vet also commented to me the other day that he associates CSU with equine medicine, don't know how true that is, he is an oldtimer, lol.

 

[1Vista1Grey]

Cornell: Equine medicine
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab


I like this post.. lets keep it going!

 

[sunnex3]

Cornell: Equine medicine
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery

 

[rugbychick16]

Cornell: Equine medicine
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery
Colorado-Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology
Minnesota-Small Animal, Dairy

 

[eatpinkpenguins]

Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado-Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology
Minnesota-Small Animal, Dairy

 

[Caninerepro]

Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro)
Wisconsin: Dairy

 

[DocDVMD]

Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro)
Wisconsin: Dairy

 

[eventualeventer]

UC Davis: Equine medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro)
Wisconsin: Dairy

 

[StillDreaming]

UC Davis: Equine medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Opthamology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro)
Wisconsin: Dairy

 

[StealthDog]

UC Davis: Equine medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Opthamology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Wisconsin: Dairy

 

[hopefulvet21]

UC Davis: Equine medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Opthamology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Wisconsin: Dairy
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology Research

 

[shortnsweet]

UC Davis: Equine medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Opthamology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Wisconsin: Dairy
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology Research
University of Glasgow: Research!

 

[JustCats]

UC Davis: Equine medicine; Shelter Medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research; Feline Health
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM; Veterinary Forensics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Opthamology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Wisconsin: Dairy
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology ResearchUniversity of Glasgow: Research!

 

[RazorDoc2010]

UC Davis: Equine medicine; Shelter Medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research; Feline Health
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM; Veterinary Forensics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Ophthalmology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Missouri: comparative medicine research & excellent programs in neuro, ortho, onco; lab animal/research; equine lameness; ophthalmology; community practice; business preparation
Wisconsin: Dairy
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology ResearchUniversity of Glasgow: Research!

 

[dyachei]

UC Davis: Equine medicine; Shelter Medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research; Feline Health
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM; Veterinary Forensics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Ophthalmology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Missouri: comparative medicine research (& excellent programs in neuro, ortho, onco), lab animal/research, equine lameness, ophthalmology, community practice, & business preparation
Tennessee: Exotics (I'm sure there are more)
Wisconsin: Dairy
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology ResearchUniversity of Glasgow: Research!

 

[WhtsThFrequency]

UC Davis: Equine medicine; Shelter Medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research; Feline Health
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM; Veterinary Forensics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Ophthalmology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Missouri: comparative medicine research (& excellent programs in neuro, ortho, onco), lab animal/research, equine lameness, ophthalmology, community practice, & business preparation
Tennessee: Exotics (I'm sure there are more)
Wisconsin: Dairy
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology Research
University of Glasgow: Research!
VMRCVM: Production Management Medicine, Research, Virology, Immunology

 

[twelvetigers]

UC Davis: Equine medicine; Shelter Medicine
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research; Feline Health
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM; Veterinary Forensics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Lousiana State: Ophthalmology
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Missouri: comparative medicine research (& excellent programs in neuro, ortho, onco), lab animal/research, equine lameness, ophthalmology, community practice, & business preparation
Oklahoma State University: Parasitology
Tennessee: Exotics (I'm sure there are more)
Wisconsin: Dairy
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology Research
University of Glasgow: Research!
VMRCVM: Production Management Medicine, Research, Virology, Immunology

 

[Truth74]

Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research; Feline Health
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM; Veterinary Forensics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology Research
Lousiana State: Ophthalmology
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Missouri: comparative medicine research (& excellent programs in neuro, ortho, onco), lab animal/research, equine lameness, ophthalmology, community practice, & business preparation
Oklahoma State University: Parasitology
Tennessee: Exotics (I'm sure there are more)
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
UC Davis: Equine medicine; Shelter Medicine
University of Glasgow: Research!
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal
UIUC: Interdisciplinary Reproductive Biology(Therio, developmental, etc.)
VMRCVM: Production Management Medicine, Research, Virology, Immunology
Wisconsin: Dairy

 

[CanadianGolden]

Colorado State: Equine (Repro, Lameness), Oncology, Large Animal Repro, Research
Cornell: Equine medicine, Dairy, Repro, Research; Feline Health
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics, holistic/TCVM; Veterinary Forensics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity, Cow/calf
Edinburgh: Equine, Rabbit Medicine!, Virology Research
Lousiana State: Ophthalmology
Minnesota: Small Animal, Dairy, Therio (repro), research, medical imaging, uroliths
Missouri: comparative medicine research (& excellent programs in neuro, ortho, onco), lab animal/research, equine lameness, ophthalmology, community practice, & business preparation
Oklahoma State University: Parasitology
Tennessee: Exotics (I'm sure there are more)
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab, International, Lab Animal, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
UC Davis: Equine medicine; Shelter Medicine
University of Glasgow: Research!
University of Pennsylvania: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, SA/LA surgery, Lab Animal, Research
UIUC: Interdisciplinary Reproductive Biology(Therio, developmental, etc.)
VMRCVM: Production Management Medicine, Research, Virology, Immunology
Wisconsin: Dairy

 

[InfiniVet]

This is baseless & saturated in opinion.

 

[twelvetigers]

It is certainly opinions, and biased ones at that - mostly commenting on our own current/future schools. Should we add a disclaimer?

 

[4paws]

It is certainly opinions, and biased ones at that - mostly commenting on our own current/future schools. Should we add a disclaimer?

I totally agree. Maybe it should be called "areas of interest available", or something along those lines. Plus many items on this list are required classes or elective available at almost any school.

 

[DVMorBust]

New list, edited for brevity:

My school: The Area I'm Interested In

😀

 

[StealthDog]

This is baseless & saturated in opinion.

Doesn't that describe about 90% of what you read on internet forums?

New list, edited for brevity:

My school: The Area I'm Interested In

Alas, not me... Should we make a new list of reasons to avoid certain schools?

Minnesota: bad for exotics, beef, marine, so-so for wildlife

 

[nyanko]

This is baseless & saturated in opinion.

Yeah, and "Research" is a hilarious thing to put there, too, for any school. As if that's a specific thing.

 

[WhtsThFrequency]

Sometimes it is opinion, but at least for me I was taking into account what notably successful programs the school actively puts a lot of time and money into, as well as the quality of faculty and technology in those areas.

 

[rugbychick16]

It started out good, but got a bit out of hand when people just started listing everything about "their" school.

Things you can base facts on (for example)-

Minnesota and Wisconsin would be well known for their dairy programs because they are located in areas with many dairy farms for accessibility.
Tennesee and K-State are well known for their exotics programs because their have excellent, well-published and experienced exotics professors employed in their hospitals
Colorado is known for Equine and Oncology becaue it has amazing facilities/researchers specifically for those purposes.

Just IMHO, but I have visited all of these.
I find the list interesting at least. I had no idea Davis had a shelter medicine program until I read it here.

 

[JustCats]

I didn't base my post on my own opinion either.

Cornell: Feline Health. They operate the Cornell Feline Heath Center and the Louis Camuti Consultation Service. They have several endowed scholarships for students who are interested in careers in feline medicine.

UCDavis: Shelter Medicine. The director of the shelter medicine program, Kate Hurley, was the first shelter medicine resident in the country. The program she directs is now the gold standard for shelter medicine programs. Visit the Koret Shelter Medicine Portal to learn more about it.

UF: Veterinary Forensics. Dr. Melinda Merck literally wrote the textbook on veterinary forensics and she'll be starting a VF program there starting this fall.

Sometimes it is opinion, but at least for me I was taking into account what notably successful programs the school actively puts a lot of time and money into, as well as the quality of faculty and technology in those areas.

 

[ri23]

It started out good, but got a bit out of hand when people just started listing everything about "their" school.

Things you can base facts on (for example)-

Minnesota and Wisconsin would be well known for their dairy programs because they are located in areas with many dairy farms for accessibility.
Tennesee and K-State are well known for their exotics programs because their have excellent, well-published and experienced exotics professors employed in their hospitals
Colorado is known for Equine and Oncology becaue it has amazing facilities/researchers specifically for those purposes.

Just IMHO, but I have visited all of these.
I find the list interesting at least. I had no idea Davis had a shelter medicine program until I read it here.

Going on that may be misleading though also (i.e. where they are located). Ohio State has the highest food animal caseload, not Minn or Wisco (though I am sure the have good programs).

 

[StealthDog]

Minnesota also runs the Transition Management Facility for dairy folks to gain practical experience.

 

[shortnsweet]

Yeah, and "Research" is a hilarious thing to put there, too, for any school. As if that's a specific thing.

The reason I wrote research for Glasgow is because Glasgow prides itself in research, and has recently opened state of the art facilities for it. They also post a lot of research on http://www.vetpulse.tv about current projects.

A direct quote from the website:
"The overall objectives of the five year veterinary undergraduate curriculum are to provide an evolving quality educational programme in a research rich environment that will prepare students for future careers as veterinarians.
The Institute of Comparative Medicine (ICM) is the multidisciplinary research base of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Our mission is to integrate research activities across the broad field of research encompassing infectious and genetic diseases of animals and man, to develop novel animal models of human disease and to foster translational research in veterinary medicine.
The Faculty maintains a multidisciplinary research culture that is responsive to advances in technology and changing priorities in the international arena. Research activities are focused in three main themes:

• Population and animal health
• Comparative pathobiology
• Infection and immunity

So technically...it IS a specific thing

 

[eventualeventer]

UC Davis has a relatively large equine caseload, something that is a concern to equine oriented students -- people have small animals everywhere, but some parts of the country have more horses than others and have owners who are more likely to put money into their horses. I couldn't find a specific number on their website, but they have enough cases to support a large animal ultrasound fellowship that ultrasounds more than a thousand equine u/s cases, mostly musculoskeletal and NOT including emergency u/s. In the UC Davis thread, mtrl1 says this about their caseload "6000 large animal*, 5000 cases equine field service".

* This is similar to Penn, which prides itself on its large caseload. 😉

 

[InfiniVet]

Much better 🙂
Turns out you have to do your homework!
I really think citing the sources is helpful too, to help others get further in depth info about it if they are trying to pick schools/write secondary apps.

Keep it going...

Shortnsweet, I don't mean to discount Glasglow in the slightest, but most schools pride themselves on being "research rich." I mean, that's half the point of being a university isn't it? How about "One of Glasglow's primary research interests is ____"

 

[JustCats]

I agree it is helpful to cite reasons for our comments, but if one wants to know why another person might consider UC Davis to be known for their shelter medicine program, for instance, one could just google "UC Davis Shelter Medicine" before dismissing the connection out of hand as "baseless and saturated in opinion," or one could ask about it. It seems to me that we had already done our homework and it was your original assertion that was baseless. 😉

Much better 🙂
Turns out you have to do your homework!
I really think citing the sources is helpful too, to help others get further in depth info about it if they are trying to pick schools/write secondary apps.

Keep it going...

 

[shortnsweet]

Much better 🙂
Turns out you have to do your homework!
I really think citing the sources is helpful too, to help others get further in depth info about it if they are trying to pick schools/write secondary apps.

Keep it going...

Shortnsweet, I don't mean to discount Glasglow in the slightest, but most schools pride themselves on being "research rich." I mean, that's half the point of being a university isn't it? How about "One of Glasglow's primary research interests is ____"

Hmm while I agree with you on Universities being research rich, I still think that some programs are more research based than others, no? As a disclaimer..i'm from a small liberal arts school for undergrad...so my brain hasn't wrapped itself around the University mindset yet😳

I guess to do in your "fill in the blank" I would pull out "infectious and genetic diseases/zoonoses/comparative med." from the quotation from the University website below:
"No. 1 in Scotland and joint top in UK for research

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is one of the leading UK research institutions in the field. With 90% of our research activity recognised as international, and 55% internationally excellent, we are the leading accredited Veterinary Faculty for research in Scotland and joint leader in the UK. In the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, the Grade Point Average for our research activity was the highest in Scotland and joint highest in the UK, reaffirming our position as one of the leading veterinary faculties in research.

Embracing the “one health, one medicine, one world” ethos, our mission is to integrate research activities encompassing infectious and genetic diseases of animals and man, to develop novel animal models of human disease and to foster translational research in veterinary medicine and clinical research for the benefit of animals and humans."

I guess I am having trouble pin pointing where/if some schools like Glasgow have a primary focus...because the research really does cover across the board...😕


Thoughts?

 

[InfiniVet]

No.

If I say "UC Davis is renowned for their shelter med program" the burden of proof is on me, not the reader.

Otherwise what is the point of the thread?

It is absolutely baseless and without substance to list UC Davis: Shelter medicine. Worth the equal weight as "UC Davis sucks in every way possible."

All it does is encourage others to write out a list of what they like about their school...not what the school is "known for." Which is fine, its just another topic.

 

[sumstorm]

I agree it is helpful to cite reasons for our comments, but if one wants to know why another person might consider UC Davis to be known for their shelter medicine program, for instance, one could just google "UC Davis Shelter Medicine" before dismissing the connection out of hand as "baseless and saturated in opinion," or one could ask about it. It seems to me that we had already done our homework and it was your original assertion that was baseless. 😉

Unfortunatly, that doesn't work for some of these.

For example:

"Iowa State University Surgery Preparation" google search turns up residency information. That doesn't really tell me that is what they are known for, unless surgical residencies in small animal and equine are rare.

So, that will work for some things, but not for others.

If I look us 'university shelter medicine' my top hits are U of Fl, Cornell, UC Davis, Tufts, The Ohio State, Penn, Miss State, Auburn, Colorado State, Western, and UGA on the first 3 pages, in that order. 'vet school shelter medicine' turns up a similar list (with a few additions). Is shelter medicine a renowned program at each of these schools?

I do find the thread interesting, though.

 

[InfiniVet]

Hmm while I agree with you on Universities being research rich, I still think that some programs are more research based than others, no? As a disclaimer..i'm from a small liberal arts school for undergrad...so my brain hasn't wrapped itself around the University mindset yet😳
...I guess I am having trouble pin pointing where/if some schools like Glasgow have a primary focus...because the research really does cover across the board...😕

I totally feel ya. That's why it can be hard to find out information about individual schools! That's why it takes doing your homework. And I'd say honestly what does it really even matter because at the end of 4 years you'll get a DVM behind your name, no matter what the school's research focus is.

I can cite the TAMU example of primary research interests: Cardiovascular, Genomics, Infectious diseases & biodefense... http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/SigPrograms/documents/CVM_Landmark_Programs.pdf

But what is TAMU known for? Genetics stuff... http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/cgr/
and the debakey institute... http://www.kndn.com/cv/

and I'll bet you a nickel (though I could be totally wrong!) that one of Wisconsin's primary research interests lies in dairy medicine...and another nickel that Colorado's will have something to do with equine...and that a Caribbean school will have something to do with tropical diseases/parasites.

 

[shortnsweet]

I totally feel ya. That's why it can be hard to find out information about individual schools! That's why it takes doing your homework. And I'd say honestly what does it really even matter because at the end of 4 years you'll get a DVM behind your name, no matter what the school's research focus is.

Touche. 😀

 

[JustCats]

You're kidding, right? I'm neither a newspaper reporter or a prosecutor--there is no burden on me to provide any proof for an opinion I offer in response to a question. I leave it up to your intellectual curiosity to determine whether you agree or disagree with my response.

If I say "UC Davis is renowned for their shelter med program" the burden of proof is on me, not the reader.

 

[JustCats]

Noted. That is the kind of intellectual curiosity I'm writing about in my last post. 😉

Unfortunatly, that doesn't work for some of these.

For example:

"Iowa State University Surgery Preparation" google search turns up residency information. That doesn't really tell me that is what they are known for, unless surgical residencies in small animal and equine are rare.

So, that will work for some things, but not for others.

If I look us 'university shelter medicine' my top hits are U of Fl, Cornell, UC Davis, Tufts, The Ohio State, Penn, Miss State, Auburn, Colorado State, Western, and UGA on the first 3 pages, in that order. 'vet school shelter medicine' turns up a similar list (with a few additions). Is shelter medicine a renowned program at each of these schools?

I do find the thread interesting, though.

 

[sumstorm]

Doesn't help in selecting schools, though. Doesn't matter for me, but might for others. My school isn't even listed, so I guess we aren't known for much!

 

[DVMorBust]

Doesn't help in selecting schools, though. Doesn't matter for me, but might for others. My school isn't even listed, so I guess we aren't known for much!

And mine's got the usual 'cows'. 🙂

 

[JustCats]

1Vista1Grey--

Can you please tell us why ISU is noted for surgical training? What is special about it? We googled it but couldn't find any info. Thank you!

Cornell: Equine medicine
Iowa State University: Public health, Food Safety, Swine, Surgery Preparation
University of Florida: Marine, Exotics
Kansas: Exotics, Rabies Research, Biosecurity
Texas A&M: Beef Cattle, Cloning
Tufts: Wildlife Rehab


I like this post.. lets keep it going!

 

[JustCats]

Maybe all of the NCSU students are actually studying instead of hanging out on SDN. 🙂 I'm sure someone will post.

Doesn't help in selecting schools, though. Doesn't matter for me, but might for others. My school isn't even listed, so I guess we aren't known for much!

 

[CanadianGolden]

Yeah, and "Research" is a hilarious thing to put there, too, for any school. As if that's a specific thing.

Since a few schools have programs specifically for training research scientists (VSTP, VMSTP), I felt that research was a perfectly acceptable list item. Some schools have more research strength/funding than others.

 

[InfiniVet]

okay...I'm following your logic and if you have no committed interest in helping the OP then why bother posting on the thread with any sincerity? Somehow it feels to me like trolling to answer the op's question with: My School Is Known For ___ without backing it up with anything.

Finding out what each school is known for/or is good at, is really hard and I genuinely empathize with the OP. Because you're right! You go to each school's webpage and they basically all say the same thing: "We are the best at everything" because they're selling a product - a degree.

Or Google fails you in your search. Happens.

ImaJerseyGirl is asking a specific question - are there any schools known to have equine programs that are better than other schools?

And really the answer is, it doesn't quite work that way. All schools will do a pretty good job of teaching you what you want to learn. Residencies are where it's at for specialized training in one area, and that's really the better question to ask: Which schools are known for good equine residencies?

 

[DVMorBust]

I think part of the issue might be the missing end of the thought -

What is this school known for *by ___*

Schools are going to be known for different things by students, vets, clients, the community...it's hard to parse it out sometimes.

If your neighbor Vince's dog has cancer and is treated by an amazing vet at UState-CapitalCity, then UState-CapitalCity is going to become, in the eyes of Vince and everyone around him, the be all end all of oncology.

It's been my experience that because vet schools are so few and far between, the communities surrounding them don't have a real sense of other vet schools, so comparisons are extremely difficult, especially objective ones.

Even if you do all the research in the world, your view on schools will still be affected based on where you grew up, which school you have dealt the most with, and what's mentioned on the web page, until you're at a school, and I don't think anyone can be objective at that point (for or against).

I think, perhaps, a better way of answering the question - that COULD be easily verified and perhaps give better data to people making decisions - are more specifics. "____ is known for a large sport horse caseload", "____ school has ties with the CapitalCity Zoological Gardens", etc.

 

[twelvetigers]

To back up my statement:

Oklahoma State University: Parasitology

A recently established veterinary parasitology center at Oklahoma State University will conduct research, train students, and provide specialized diagnostic services and consultation.
The National Center for Veterinary Parasitology, launched in late February, will be based in the university's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences in Stillwater.
Dr. Susan E. Little, a professor and endowed chair in OSU's veterinary parasitology program, said the parasitology center's work will be split among parasites in small and large animals, with specific research areas to be determined by an advisory board of parasitologists and veterinarians across the U.S. Areas of interest include emerging threats, novel diagnostic strategies, zoonotic parasites, and parasiticide resistance.
Two applied graduate and residency training positions are expected to be added each year for the program's first four years. New trainees will join the program as others graduate.
Three organizations have together donated $600,000 for the center. Novartis Animal Health and Bayer Animal Health each pledged $250,000, and the Kirkpatrick Foundation pledged $100,000.

From http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/may09/090501l.asp

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