The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine () at Université de Montréal"." Université de Montréal. October 18, 2004. is one of five veterinary medical schools in Canada. It is the only French-language veterinary college in North America. It is located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec near Montreal. It holds a full accreditation of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
History The veterinary college was located in Oka, Quebec before moving to Saint-Hyacinthe in 1947. In Oka, the veterinary college formed part of an agricultural-veterinary educational centre operated by the Trappists. This centre was financed by the Quebec Department of Agriculture.
The Centre became the direct responsibility of the Québec Department of Agriculture from 1947 to 1969. In 1969, the Centre became a Université de Montréal faculty. Considerable development in staff and facilities has taken place.
Studies Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (438 students) 96 students admitted / year 5-year program (4 years of theory, 1 year of practical training) Program focused on skills Offered exclusively by the FMV in Quebec Very high quota (10 applications / admission) Feminization: More than 80% of female students
HIGHER EDUCATION
Internship (IPSAV) (28 students, 1-year program) Pet medicine Bovine medicine Equine medicine Porcine medicine Theriogenology Zoo and exotic pet medicine Residency (33 students, 3-year program) Anesthesiology Laboratory animals Surgery Animal behavior Dentistry Dermatology Medical imagery Internal medicine Population medicine Zoological medicine Veterinary microbiology Neurology Ophthalmology Veterinary pathology Clinical pathology Theriogenology Emergency medicine and intensive care
Masters in Veterinary Science (80 students, 2-year program) Biomedicine Epidemiology Veterinary hygiene and food safety Medicine of laboratory animals Microbiology Pathology Pharmacology Reproduction Clinical science
Ph.D. in Veterinary Science (45 students, 3-year program) Epidemiology Microbiology Pathology Pharmacology Reproduction
Post doctorate studies (14 students)
Microprograms (32 students) Public health Companion animals
Research Since 1972, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been home to the Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Animale (CRRA) [Animal Reproduction Research Centre], a facility dedicated to the understanding of reproductive issues in large domestic animals (livestock).
Centres and Research Groups CRRF (Reproduction and Fertility Research Center): http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/CRRA/index.php/en/ DSA R&D (Herd Health Management) GRAC (Companion Animal Research Group) GREMEQ (Equine Research) GREMIP (Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals: http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/gremip/index.php/en/ GREPAQ (Animal pharmacology research group of Quebec) GRESA (Food Safety Research Group) GREZOSP (Research Group on Epidemiology of Zoonoses and Public Health) EcL (Escherichia coli Laboratory): http://www.ecl-lab.com/en/
Research Chairs Poultry (philanthropic chair) Research Chair in Meat Safety (CRSNG Industrial Chair)
Research networks CQSAS (Québec Centre for Wild Animal Health) CRIPA (Swine and poultry infectious diseases research center) Bovine Mastitis (Canadian Bovine Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Network) RQR (Research Network on Reproduction)
Bioevaluation centers Animal houses Poultry research center Agro environmental platform REPA
See also Université de Montréal Fundraising Campaign
References
External links http://www.fmv.umontreal.ca/