The Basics About a Degree in Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary medicine requires 4 years of university, typically in science or agriculture studies, followed by 4 years of veterinary medicine. Students graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree.
Veterinary Medicine Degree Options
 Doctor Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD) - the degree awarded upon graduation from veterinary school to be eligible to practice
Master's of Veterinary Medicine - appropriate for those who want to earn an advanced degree in a sub-field of veterinary medicine with a view to pursuing a specialized veterinary practice, research or teaching career
PhD in Veterinary Medicine - appropriate for those who want to earn an advanced degree in veterinary medicine with a view to pursuing a research or teaching career
Graduate Veterinary Medicine Diplomas/Certificates - supplements an already established area of expertise in law or adds value to a previously earned Bachelor's or graduate degree in a different, but related discipline. Is designed to provide students with a specialized knowledge that is less extensive than a Master's or PhD in veterinary medicine
Areas of Specialization in Veterinary Medicine
Species Specializations - Exotic animal medicine, small animal medicine, large animal medicine, feline medicine, mixed practice, laboratory animal medicine, equine medicine, diary medicine, porcine medicine, poultry medicine, and food animal science.
Surgical and Medical Subspecialties - anaesthesiology, animal behaviour and psychotropic pharmacology, cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, chiropractic medicine, dentistry, dermatology and dermatopathology, endocrinology, emergency medicine and critical care, epidemiology and public health, equine surgery, food animal surgery, infectious diseases and foreign animal diseases, internal medicine, neurology and neurologic surgery, nutrition, oncology, orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology, pharmacology, parasitology, pathology and hematology, physical therapy and rehabilitation, radiology and radiation oncology, soft tissue surgery, theriogenology, and urology and nephrology
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