The Global Veterinary Health (GVH) track provides our DVM students with a One Health One Medicine (OHOM) experience, conducted in a variety of international settings, embracing the SVM’s goals.
The successful completion of the GVH track, which is delivered in parallel with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)-accredited DVM degree, leads to the additional award of membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the veterinary regulatory body in the United Kingdom.
Our DVM students who choose not to complete the GVH track requirements are able to sit the RCVS Statutory examination in order to register with the RCVS.
Third year Pre-Veterinary (PreVet), Foundation to Veterinary Medicine (FTV), and all DVM students entering the DVM four-year program are eligible to enroll in the GVH RCVS Accreditation track.
The GVH track includes the full DVM program with six (6) additional courses: Extra Mural Studies (EMS, comprising of pre-clinical-, preparatory-, and clinicalEMS, totalling 38 weeks and completed during the vacation time of the DVM program); Transboundary Diseases (1 credit); Food Hygiene and Meat Inspection (1 credit); and Veterinary Public Health – A Global Perspective (1 credit). There is no extra course fee for the GVH track and the time to completion does not exceed the DVM program. Students should understand the rigor of the course, its requirements, and must comply with the RCVS fitness to practice standards.