HISTORY

Overview

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1986 in response to the rapid expansion of the livestock industry in Thailand and, more specifically, in the Northeast during the early 1980s. The Faculty’s goal is to produce highly trained veterinarians proficient in veterinary medicine and equally competent in the science of animal husbandry. The veterinary curriculum is a six year course that can be categorised into three parts : General Education, Pre-Veterinary and Professional Veterinary courses. The Faculty consists of seven departments: Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary Public Health, Pathobiology, Medicine, Surgery and Theriogenology.

 

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Each year approximately 70 undergraduate students are enrolled in the course with 50% of places allocated to students who have matriculated from schools in the Northeast. The remaining 50% of places are awarded to students from other parts of Thailand. At the end of their study, which extends to six years, the successful student become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.). At present, the Faculty has 67 full-time teaching staff and 12 teaching assistents. Post graduate programs on Master degree program in Theriogenology and Internship program in small animal practice.

Facilities

The Faculty has the necessary laboratory equipment to support teaching activites, services and research in veterinary science and related fields. A new building provides for additional classrooms with a library with CD-ROM facilities, a large meeting hall, lecture rooms for workshops or seminars and a well-equipped computer room with Information Technology and Internet facilites. Students have access to a Veterinary Training Hospital for clinical practice, together with a Research and Farm Training Station at Loei province about 180 kilometers from the main campus. This station serves as a center for research activities of both staff and students, as well as a center for field practice, particularly in the study of farm animals.

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