College of Veterinary Medicine
Dean:
Ralph Richardson
Associate Deans:
Ronnie G. Elmore
Lisa Freeman
Bonnie Rush
101 Trotter Hall
(785) 532-5660
Veterinary medical library
The College of Veterinary Medicine has a well-equipped library that is a part of the Kansas State University libraries system. The general collection of books and journals encompasses veterinary medicine, basic biomedical sciences, and selected works in clinical medicine. The VM Library subscribes to approximately 875 journals and endeavors to subscribe to all English language veterinary medical titles. This is supplemented with core titles from human medicine, and selected subject areas representing faculty research interests, expertise, and teaching requirements.
Anatomy and physiology
The mission of the Department of Anatomy and Physiology encompasses instruction, research and continuing education in the disciplines of gross and microscopic anatomy, cell and systemic physiology, pharmacology and neuroscience, all of which are central to the education of veterinarians for Kansas, to the education and training of graduate students for biomedical careers in teaching, research, and industry, and to the fulfillment of the University’s mission to conduct basic and applied research important for the diagnosis and control of animal and human disease. The department has a fundamental role in acquiring new knowledge to further our understanding of animal and human physiology and pathophysiology. To maximize resources and foster collaborative interactions, the department has established four research focus groups: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary physiology, Immunophysiology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology. In most cases, faculty have research interests that fall under more than one group. Research programs in these groups investigate their respective topics through integrating studies at the isolated tissue or cellular level to whole organ or animal function. Programmatic strengths of these groups include an actively shared system of well-equipped laboratories and excellent support personnel, mutually supportive technical and conceptual expertise, and interrelated but diverse extramural funding sources.
Career options available with an advanced degree in anatomy or physiology include academic positions in various animal and human health science-related institutions such as Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, as well as positions in industry and agribusiness. For information on graduate work, courses, and faculty, please see Anatomy and Physiology.
Clinical sciences
Quality graduate education is a priority for the Department of Clinical Sciences. Strong basic and applied research programs enhance the teaching and service commitments. Most of the Clinical Sciences faculty dedicate significant time and effort to research initiatives. Research collaboration is readily available to Clinical Sciences faculty, both within the College (Food Animal Health and Management Center and the Departments of Anatomy and Physiology and Pathobiology) as well as throughout the University. Traditional research partners have been the Departments of Animal Science and Industries, Biochemistry, Dairy Sciences, Meat Sciences and the Center for Basic Cancer Research in the Division of Biology. These alliances provide a broad range of expertise that can be drawn on to answer basic and applied research questions.
Clinical Sciences in one of the disciplinary foci of the Masters of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences Degree. Many graduate students seeking a Masters with a focus in clinical sciences are also enrolled in clinical residency training programs or a dual degree (DVM-MS) program. Doctoral training opportunities are available to Clinical Sciences faculty and their candidates contingent upon faculty membership in, and collaborative relationships with, the graduate faculties of the Pathobiology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Animal Science and Industries programs.
For more information on graduate work, courses, and faculty, see Clinical Sciences.
Pathobiology
The Department of Pathobiology includes faculty involved in the study of the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and prevention/control of infectious and parasitic diseases of animals and humans. Opportunities for advanced graduate work after the Master’s degree include the Doctor of Philosophy degree in the areas of bacterial and viral pathogenesis, clinical and diagnostic pathology, epidemiology, immunology and immuno-modulation, parasitology, pathology (clinical and anatomic) and toxicology.
Incoming students usually have undergraduate degrees in areas such as animal science, biology, biochemistry, genetics, food science, and microbiology or the DVM degree. Training in biology and a background in either microbiology or biochemistry are essential. The department’s academic responsibilities include teaching diagnostic necropsy and laboratory procedures to fourth-year professional students and graduate students. The department serves the livestock and companion animal industry by conducting investigational procedures to identify animal disease problems, by developing research projects related to disease pathogenesis and diagnosis.
The department’s diagnostic laboratory is nationally recognized as fully accredited with capabilities in all areas of diagnostic medicine by A.A.V.L.D.
Basic courses in pathology/microbiology, parasitology, virology, public health, and clinical pathology are offered for students enrolled in the veterinary medicine curriculum. Practical necropsy experience is provided for students as an adjunct to their pathology education and as an aid to disease diagnosis.
For information on graduate work, courses, and faculty, please see Pathobiology.
For more information
College of Veterinary Medicine
101 Trotter Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-5660
Home page: http://www.vet.ksu.edu
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Graduate Certificate
Master of Science
