Pre-Vet (and Vet-Curious) Programs
So You Want to Be a Vet
Information for middle school and high school students
Summer Enrichment Program
Intensive program to help disadvantaged students enhance their preparation for veterinary school. Course work, admissions workshops, case presentations and hands-on veterinary experience in the teaching hospital.
SMASH Academy (Summer Math and Science Honors)
The school offers veterinary educational sessions as part of this 5-week residential program for high-achieving, under-represented minority (URM) high school students aims to engender excitement and some understanding in STEM fields that hopefully one day will lead them to UCD and then hopefully our SVM.
Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center
Tours and educational events for college, high school and younger students relating to agricultural production and dairy medicine
OWCN for Kids
Online activities that help children learn what happens to wildlife during oil spills
Animal Ambassadors: A Bridge to the World of (Veterinary) Science
Curriculum and professional development program for educators especially designed to help youth develop an interest in science; acquire critical thinking and life skills; and build a foundation of care and responsibility toward animals. Classroom teachers, afterschool providers and members of the UC Davis Veterinary Student Outreach Club use Animal Ambassadors activities in working with elementary-aged students. The curriculum developer of Animal Ambassadors is a Cooperative Extension Specialist who also contributes to science education for 4-H members. http://4h.ucanr.edu/Programs/Projects/SET/Initiative/
California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science, COSMOS
COSMOS is a 4-week summer residential program for high achieving math and science students in high school. In this program, veterinary faculty teach a biomedical sciences course focused on several aspects of science and medicine with hands-on experiences. Participants also visit the school’s veterinary hospital, anatomy laboratory, Sacramento Zoo, UC Davis Medical Center and other sites to learn how their biology studies connect with animal, human and environmental health.