Program Information

The Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (M.P.V.M.) program will prepare veterinarians for leadership roles in management or research of diseases in livestock, poultry, and wildlife populations in Florida, USA, and globally. Areas of emphasis are: (a) health and reproduction in livestock populations (b) food safety; (c) health in wildlife populations. The M.P.V.M. is a non-thesis program and is structured to be completed in 1 or 2 years. Only veterinarians (DVM degree or equivalent) will be eligible to enroll in the program.

M.P.V.M. students will complete, in residence, 12 credits of required graduate coursework in veterinary epidemiology (3 credits), biostatistics (3 credits), department/college graduate seminars (2 credits), responsible conduct of research (1 credit), and a special project addressing a health problem in livestock, poultry, and wildlife populations in Florida, USA, or globally (3 credits), as well as 18 credits in elective coursework. The total number of credit hours is 30 (including 15 credits in the major).

M.P.V.M. graduates will have epidemiologic and diagnostic tools to solve complex health problems in livestock and wildlife populations at the state, national, or international levels (e.g., mastitis in dairy cattle, abortion in beef cattle, enhanced surveillance and enhanced biosecurity for management of diseases in livestock, and poultry populations, outbreak investigation of foodborne pathogens, contamination of animal products, diseases and mortality in wildlife). In addition, M.P.V.M. graduates will be better prepared to pursue PhD research training opportunities for future success in research-related positions in industry or in research-intensive positions in academia.

DEGREES OFFERED WITH A MAJOR IN Preventive Veterinary Medicine

• Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE COURSES

Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (M.P.V.M.)

SLO 1 Knowledge | Special Project
The Special Project can be an observational study or an experimental study designed to investigate priority health issues that affect livestock/wildlife populations.
Outcome: Students demonstrate competence in the use of research methods and techniques to advance the health status of livestock/wildlife populations in Florida, the United States, or globally.
Assessment Method: [1] Students will successfully complete a Special Project, which can be an observational study or an experimental study designed to investigate priority health problems in livestock/wildlife populations in Florida, the United States, or globally; [2] nine of 10 students will successfully complete a Special Project.

SLO 2 Skills | Science communication
Outcome: Students present and/or critique new scientific information.
Assessment Method: [1] Students successfully complete two Department/College graduate seminar courses that require presentation of and/or attendance to seminar presentations; includes preparation of a reaction-paper after selected seminars (5 of 15 seminars); [2] eight of 10 students will successfully complete two graduate seminars.

SLO 3 Skills | Epidemiology
Outcome: Students examine and apply epidemiologic methods and techniques used in observational studies and experimental studies in livestock/wildlife populations for disease risk management.
Assessment Method: [1] Students successfully complete a graduate level course in veterinary epidemiology (e.g., VME 6771 Veterinary Epidemiologic Research); [2] eight of 10 students will successfully complete the graduate course in veterinary epidemiology.

SLO 4 Skills | Statistics
Outcome: Students apply statistical methods and techniques commonly used in observational studies and experimental studies in livestock/wildlife populations.
Assessment Method: [1] Students successfully complete one graduate level course in statistics (e.g., PHC 6052 Introduction Biostatistical Methods or equivalent); [2] eight of 10 students will successfully complete a graduate course in statistics.

SLO 5 Professional and ethical behavior
Outcome: Students exhibit and professional and ethical behavior throughout their MPVM education and training.
Assessment Method: [1] Students successfully complete a graduate level course in responsible conduct in research (e.g., VME 6767); [2] 10 of 10 students will successfully complete a graduate course in responsible conduct in research.