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UC DAVIS UPDATE
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Earn a Master of Preventive Veterinary
Medicine at UC Davis
Rob Warren, UC Davis VMTH Communications & Marketing Officer
he UC Davis School of Veterinary
Medicine welcomes
applications for the Master of
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
(MPVM) degree program. The
1-2-year graduate degree is open
to veterinarians and other professionals
in herd and One Health,
and provides the professional education
necessary to be leaders in
critical assessment and application
of epidemiological and quantitative
methods for solving animal,
human, and ecological population
health problems.
The program, founded in 1967 by
" Father of One Health " Calvin Schwabe,
has always recognized the interconnectedness
of animal and human health. This
holistic view of population health prepares
graduates for American College of Veterinary
Preventive Medicine board certification
and careers in public health, wildlife,
livestock, One Health, and more.
The program is built on a solid foundation
of epidemiology and biostatistics,
with additional core courses in Infectious
Disease Surveillance, Leadership & Risk
Communication, Emerging Issues in One
Health, Information Management, and
Research Planning. Elective courses in
zoonotic disease, food safety, ecology, diagnostic
test evaluation, simulation modeling,
and risk analysis are available. In addition to
coursework, students complete a population
health research project for publication.
Megan Moriarty, DVM, completed the
MPVM program in 2013, and conducted
research on ear-canal cancer that affects Santa
Catalina Island foxes during her studies.
" The program was a great experience
for me to understand how diseases can be
discovered and managed in wildlife populations, "
said Dr. Moriarty.
Students benefit from small class sizes,
close student-faculty relationships, and
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UC Davis MPVM alumnus Dr. Shayne Ramsubeik, a specialist in poultry disease.
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a diverse group of classmates that are
typically at least 50% international. The
MPVM program can be completed in one
year, but many students do the program
over two years.
More than 1,000 graduates from 87
countries have excelled worldwide in leadership,
academic, and research positions
with universities, private industry, international
agencies, non-governmental organizations,
and governments in the United
States and 74 other countries.
MPVM alumni are:
* Faculty at veterinary and medical
schools
* Livestock herd health veterinarians
* Regulatory/public health veterinarians
at state, national, and international levels
* Wildlife veterinarians
* Epidemiologists with non-governmental
organizations
* Agricultural researchers
* Shelter veterinarians
* Laboratory animal veterinarians
* Epidemiology consultants
* Military veterinarians
* And much more!
Aiko Adell, DVM, PhD, conducted
research on waterborne pathogens, risk
analysis, and environmental health during
her MPVM coursework. She is currently
a faculty member at Universidad Andres
Bello in Chile.
UC Davis faculty are renowned for their
expertise in wildlife, One Health, livestock,
ecology, epidemiologic methods, and other
fields. They are full-time members of the
UC Davis academic senate and federation,
conducting research and public service
that informs their instruction and provides
students with up-to-date information on
topics relevant to their degree studies.
The annual priority application period
for financial aid consideration is September
1 to January 15. The final application
date is June 1. For California residents who
would be willing to teach during their
MPVM program, the total cost of pursuing
the MPVM degree can be revenue neutral.
For more information, please see:
mpvm.vetmed.ucdavis.edu. P
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