Veterinary Medicine VetMB | University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge gives you the opportunity to study the scientific basis of veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary science. 

Study veterinary science foundations for the first 3 years, then apply your knowledge to a veterinary practice as a clinical student for the last 3 years.

Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge

This course provides the most thorough veterinary education available.

You will have the opportunity to learn core scientific foundations along with intensive practical and clinical training.

The course lasts 6 years:

• for the first 3 years you focus on scientific principles underlying veterinary medicine and develop your knowledge of the professional, ethical, financial, management and social responsibilities veterinary surgeons have
• for the last 3 years you’ll apply your knowledge to clinical scenarios and clinical practice, finishing off with a whole year spent in a Veterinary Hospital

If you successfully complete the first 3 years of the course, you’ll graduate with a BA (Hons) degree.

If you then successfully complete the last 3 years, you’ll graduate with a BA as well as VetMB.

Teaching and facilities

Teaching

The Department of Veterinary Medicine has an international reputation as a centre of excellence, and is performing world class veterinary research.

Our staff includes world leaders in their field.

Facilities

Our facilities include state-of-the-art equipment.

The modern facilities in the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital include:

• small animal surgical suite with 5 theatres
• active ambulatory farm animal and equine units
• fully-equipped intensive care unit
• equine surgical suite and diagnostic unit, with an MRI machine capable of imaging standing horses
• superb post-mortem suite

We also have:

• one of the leading cancer therapy units in Europe, with a linear accelerator used for delivering radiotherapy to animals with cancer
• Clinical Skills Centre, which houses interactive models and simulators where you can practise and refine essential technical skills
• small animals, farm animals and horses that live on-site provide continual opportunities to consolidate your animal handling skills
• nearby University Farm which allows all students to become involved in lambing and dairy management

You’ll also have access to the impressive Cambridge University Library, one of the world’s oldest university libraries.

Your future career

You’ll graduate with the clinical skills and scientific understanding required to enter practice and other areas of veterinary work.

Many of our graduates enhance their clinical skills by getting further professional qualifications in a variety of clinical disciplines.

This course also gives you the knowledge you need to enter other areas of veterinary work or biomedical science.

You’ll also be able to and understand and respond to the rapid progress being made in veterinary science.

For example, there are opportunities to enter:

• research in universities
• research council institutes
• private companies

You can also start a career with:

• government agencies
• animal charities, such as RSPCA and PDSA
• pharmaceutical companies
• academic clinical post