During this program, the student is trained to perform evidence based clinical reasoning and decision making, critical thinking, and high-quality research in one of the specialties within the Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. The following disciplines are included in this program: Small Animal Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Emergency and Critical Care, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Radiology, and Surgery. The program is designed to prepare enrolled students for an academic clinical career.