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Earn Your Veterinary PhD by Research Degree


Innovation and Impact with research.

SHARE A PASSION FOR DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE

Original, faculty-supervised research in the fields of veterinary medicine.

Give yourself an edge. Join a multidisciplinary PhD Program to enrich your graduate veterinary research experience. Earning your PhD by Research degree is your opportunity to investigate complex human and animal health issues specific to one of our four Research Centers.

Working with your research supervisor, pursue in-depth, interprofessional research that makes a significant contribution to the knowledge and understanding of the field, meeting the standards for published scholarship in your field such that it is worthy of presentation in peer reviewed publications.

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EXPAND THE BOUNDS OF WHAT’S POSSIBLE

Ask your questions, build on your ideas, and discover the knowledge to inform animal care through veterinary research.