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Graduate
Student Programs
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A graduate academic program in epidemiology
leading to the MS degree and/or the PhD degree is available
through the Graduate
Group in Epidemiology. This program includes members
of the faculty from the School
of Medicine and the School
of Veterinary Medicine as well as from other departments
on the Davis campus. Students interested in pursuing a
graduate academic degree in epidemiology should contact the
Graduate Group in Epidemiology,
or write to: Graduate Group in Epidemiology, Room 2108 Tupper
Hall, University of California, One Shileds Ave., Davis, CA
95616. On-Line applications are found throught Office
of Graduate Studies. The GRE
exam is required for application to the Graduate Division.
A professional degree, Master
of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (MPVM) is also
offered through the School
of Veterinary Medicine. Using state-of-the-art modern
methods in epidemiology, the program prepares veterinarians
to investigate and evaluate disease and production problems
in animal populations and to design, evaluate and implement
disease control or other veterinary services programs.
The School of Veterinary
Medicine is responsible for the overall administration
of the MPVM
program and for awarding the degree; the departments
of Medicine and Epidemiology,
and Population
Health and Reproduction are most extensively
involved in the instructional aspects of the program.
Veterinary
Extension, other departments and divisions in the University,
such as Agricultural
Economics, Ecology,
Food Science and
Technology, Statistics
and the Graduate School
of Management actively contribute to the MPVM
program. Faculty in the School and other collaborating
faculty carry out research on a wide variety of animal diseases,
on parasitic and microbial zoonoses, veterinary public health,
food-borne infections of man, animal health economics, animal
production, biostatistics, veterinary medical data management
and computer applications in veterinary medicine.
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