Curriculum's
Design
The degree Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
is awarded upon successful completion of the Pre-clinical Curriculum
and the Clinical Training Curriculum.
The Pre-clinical Curriculum consists of 134 semester credit hours
of specifically prescribed course work as stated in the Catalog,
or as subsequently revised. The Clinical Curriculum consists of
three semesters of clinical training at an AVMA-accredited School
of Veterinary Medicine in the United States associated with Ross
University.
The Pre-clinical Veterinary Sciences Curriculum:
- Presents a program in which each subject area
receives comprehensive in-depth coverage commensurate with contemporary
veterinary educational trends.
- provides clinical correlation and examples of
clinical relevance throughout the instructional program.
The Clinical Veterinary Sciences Curriculum:
- provides students with a broad overview of veterinary
practice so that they may understand the interrelationships among
different modes of practice and areas of specialization.
- gives students the opportunity to assess the
areas of veterinary practice in which they might wish to specialize.
- provides students with a variety of types of
clinical experience.
- students should complete the curriculum in ten
semesters; the first seven in residence at the Ross University
School of Veterinary Medicine campus on St. Kitts.
Semesters I and II -
Establish the foundations of elemental mammalian and avian structure
and function.
Semesters III and IV -
Pathobiology and diseases are covered in preparation for medical,
surgical, and theriogenological studies.
Semesters V, VI and VII -
Diseases are studied in detail and disease management is introduced
with basic surgery and medicine of small and large animal species.
Semesters VIII, IX and X -
The final year provides students with advanced surgical and medical
experience utilizing actual cases, to integrate all material presented
in the pre-clinical semesters, and to mold students into entry-level
veterinarians.
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