VCA 8600

Each student in the MVSc program is required, under the supervision of a graduate faculty committee, to satisfactorily complete a research project. The project may be based on either a clinical investigation or a special topic such as a prospective or retrospective case study. The project report should make some contribution to the body of knowledge in that field and it should lead to a paper suitable for publication in a refereed journal. HOURS OF CREDIT: 6. Restriction: Student must have a DVM or equivalent degree and be admitted into a small animal medicine residency training program in the Department of Companion Animals, AVC.