Education
The UC Davis One Health Institute and the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center attract students from around the world for research and training in wildlife health, including zoological medicine and pathology, emerging infectious disease, epidemiology and data modeling. Education paths in wildlife health at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine include:
Veterinarian
Four-year program leading to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree with an emphasis in wildlife health. See information about admissions and admission requirements to the program at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
Post-DVM Wildlife Epidemiology
Two-year program leading to the MPVM (Masters of Preventive Veterinary Medicine) that emphasizes wildlife health and wildlife epidemiology. This option is only open to graduate veterinarians.
Post-DVM Residencies
UC Davis offers residency programs in several areas pertinent to wildlife health, including zoological medicine and pathology.
Most students enroll in a four-year program leading to the Ph.D. that emphasizes wildlife health and advanced research training in an appropriate academic discipline. Past students have received doctorate degrees in comparative pathology, epidemiology, ecology, genetics and pharmacology and toxicology. Students can choose one of our faculty members as their major professor for their masters thesis.