Interested in Veterinary Medicine?

In order to become a veterinarian, students must complete a 4-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited college. Currently, 28 colleges offer programs accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Council on Education.

U.S. News and World Reports ranks the Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine as 5th in the nation for veterinary schools. Whether you're a prospective student, a clinician or a researcher, or are seeking clinical services for your pet or farm animal, you'll find an innovative and supportive environment at this college in Ohio. The college is centrally located in Columbus in Ohio amongst a popular college town. It is a city in Ohio that stands out.

The Ohio State University is 2nd in the U.S. in terms of size. Its 50,000+ students make it an incredible experience of choice among Ohio colleges and universities.

Established in 1885, the College of Veterinary Medicine has graduated more than 7,200 veterinarians and the school’s alumni practice in all 50 states and 59 countries. Within Ohio, this Ohio college’s graduates make up 85 percent of the practicing veterinarians in the state. This college in Ohio’s comprehensive referral Veterinary Medical Center admits more than 35,000 animal patients each year representing a wide range of species, including companion, farm and service animals.

This Columbus college has many great credentials:

* Veterinary college researchers developed the first feline leukemia vaccine, patented by Ohio State, licensed to Pfizer, Inc., now routinely used worldwide.
* This Ohio college is the lead institution in the Center for Retrovirus Research with Dr. Patrick Green serving as director.
* Faculty members of this college in Ohio have been on the leading edge in the development of advanced orthopedic procedures including fracture repair and arthroscopy in horses and total hip replacement in dogs.
* Faculty in this Columbus college in the animal health group at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) are recognized internationally for their work in infectious diseases.
* This Columbus college has one of the first and finest clinical residency programs in the nation.
* This college in Ohio sponsors a comprehensive continuing education program for veterinarians and the public, including the premier orthopedics conference in the world.
* The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences received the first University Departmental Teaching Award, and the college has produced both University Distinguished Teachers and Distinguished Scholars. The college faculty is also well published in scientific literature including several leading textbooks, and faculty members are frequent lecturers at conferences locally, nationally and internationally.

This Ohio college has had a partnership with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections for more than 60 years to assure Ohio's justice system that the livestock on correctional facility farms - raised to provide meals to the inmates - will have high-quality management and veterinary care. In addition, dog handler training programs allow inmates to train dogs that will become service animals for disabled persons, and the SAFE Haven for Pets program provides temporary emergency foster care for pets owned by victims of domestic abuse.

A partnership with the Capital Area Humane Society allows senior veterinary students the opportunity to gain experience examining healthy dogs and cats, as well as performing spay and neuter procedures. Other partnerships include arrangements with the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the Wilds, and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, among others.

Of the few cities you have to choose from for veterinary schools, Columbus is a city in Ohio that a future veterinarian would want to consider!