3800 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Established in 1884, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine is the only veterinary school in the state of Pennsylvania. Its founders recognized the important role that preventing and controlling diseases in animals could play in human health, and since then the school has been closely allied with the medical school at the University of Pennsylvania.

The University of Pennsylvania school of Veterinary Medicine has two campuses, one on the main Penn campus in Philadelphia that is home to classrooms, research offices, administrative facilities and a veterinary hospital, and the New Bolton Center, a large-animal facility about 35 miles away in Kennet Square, Pa. More than 6,000 patient visits take place annually at the center's George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals, and the field service sees more than 19,000 animals every year. The New Bolton Center also features the Marshak Dairy, the Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Pathology and an animal diagnostic laboratory. In addition, The University of Pennsylvania school of Veterinary Medicine is home to more than 260 active research projects and the school has interdisciplinary research centers where basic science and clinical faculty can work together on projects.

Students at Penn Vet can concentrate in a range of clinical specialties including surgery, critical care, anesthesiology, radiology, reproduction and pathology. Training opportunities for students at the University of Pennsylvania school of Veterinary Medicine include residencies, internships, fellowships and research. There are two veterinary libraries on campus and a variety of continuing education opportunities available for practicing veterinarians. Uniquely motivated graduate students may choose to pursue a V.M.D./M.B.A. degree, a combined course that offers training in business through University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. The V.M.D./Ph.D. program is an option that prepares students for careers in biomedical research, pharmaceutical research, government service and other areas.

Quick Facts:

The University of Pennsylvania school of Veterinary Medicine's New Bolton Center is located on 687 rural acres.

Nearly 6,000 students have graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine since it was founded almost 125 years ago.

There are currently about 440 graduate students enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine offers two dual-degree options, a V.M.D./Ph.D. program and a V.M.D./M.B.A. program.

The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has more than 140 faculty members and accepts approximately 115 students each year.

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