Atlantic Veterinary College

Atlantic Veterinary College
Type	Public veterinary school
Established	1983
President	Dr. Greg Keefe, Dean (Present)
Academic staff	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Location	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Campus	Charlottetown
Colours	Green
Affiliations	University of Prince Edward Island
Website	www.upei.ca/~avc/

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is an accredited and globally recognized veterinary school at University of Prince Edward Island, located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

History

AVC accepted its first class in 1986 at the University of Prince Edward Island. It is the only veterinary school in Atlantic Canada and only one of five in Canada educating Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

Academics

The DVM program in AVC is "fully accredited by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association, and it is recognized by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in the United Kingdom."

AVC's Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is a four-year professional degree program. Each year AVC accepts approximately 60 students into its DVM program. Forty-two of AVC's annual seats are reserved for residents of Atlantic Canada, with the remaining 18-20 seats available for international students.

In addition to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree program, AVC offers Master of Science (MSc), Master of Veterinary Science (MVSc) and Doctoral (PhD) programs within the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Some of the areas of expertise at the Atlantic Veterinary College include the Center for Veterinary Epidemiological Research ^[1] and the Center for Aquatic Health Sciences^[2] and the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Center.

Campus

Visitors can locate the Atlantic Veterinary College by the following address: 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE Canada C1A 4P3.

References

External links

University of Prince Edward Island

Faculties and Schools	Faculty of Arts School of Business Faculty of Education School of Nursing Faculty of Science Atlantic Veterinary College

Student Activities	UPEI Student Union UPEI Panthers The Cadre (newspaper)

Post secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada

Publicly chartered universities	Acadia AST Cape Breton Dalhousie King's Memorial Moncton Mount Allison Mount Saint Vincent New Brunswick NSCAD Prince Edward Island Sainte-Anne Saint Francis Xavier Saint Mary's St. Thomas

Publicly chartered colleges	Acadie Î.-P.-É. Canadian Coast Guard CCNB Holland Marine Institute MCFT NBCC North Atlantic NSCC

Private universities	Crandall Fredericton Kingswood Maritime Christian St. Stephen's Yorkville

Private colleges	CSI Gaelic Kingston Bible McKenzie Moncton Flight National HomeED NSCECE Oulton

Veterinary medicine

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Veterinary specialties

Alternative medicine Anatomy Anesthesia Behavior Biotechnology Cardiology Dentistry Dermatology Epidemiology Ethics Genetics Infectious disease Informatics Neurology Nutrition Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Parasitology Pathology Pharmacology Practice management Preventive medicine Radiology Sports medicine Surgery Theriogenology Toxicology

Coordinates: 46°15′29″N 63°08′27″W / 46.2581°N 63.1409°W / 46.2581; -63.1409

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