tufts university cummings school of veterinary medicine ranked #13 by u.s. news
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Tufts UniversityCummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Ranked #13 by U.S. News
Location• New England• 3 Campuses:
– Medford, MA (undergraduate A&S)– Boston (Medical, Dental etc.)– North Grafton (Cummings Vet)
• North Grafton Population: – about 17,000 residents
• Small town but close to city atmosphere
• Weather:– Average temperature in January is
~30ºF– Average temperature in July is
~80ºF
Curriculum
No tracking
• First Year:– Basic biomedical sciences with emphasis
on basic structural and functional relationships in normal animals
• Second Year:– Pathophysiology (eg parisitology),
introduction to clinical and imaging topics.
Curriculum (cont.)
• Third Year:– Clinical signs, diagnostic criteria, and
treatment– Some room for electives
• Fourth Year:– Clinical rotations
How do they review your application?
• Committee
• Application Components– Transcript and GPA
– GRE (verbal, quantitative, and analytical)
– Veterinary, animal and or health science experience– Extracurricular activities– 3 Letters of Evaluation (advisor/faculty members and
veterinarian/research scientist)
– Essays
– Interview
Class of 2012
Average Age=25
Average GPA=3.61 (CVM was 3.68)
Average GRE=1330/1600 (CVM: 1350) and 5.0 analytical
http://www.tufts.edu/vet/admissions/resources/dvm_2012_admissions_summary.pdf
What are my chances?
• 2007-2008 Admissions summary:# applicants # accepted
Resident 41Nonresident 643 30Total 763 82
Acceptance Rate: 10% (with these #s…)
*Tufts contracts with ME, NH, and NJ (check individual contract rules)
How much will it cost? (‘07-’08)
• Nonresident:– $36,190 per year
• Resident: – $30,760 per year
What facilities does the TCSVM have?• Foster Hospital for Small Animals
– 26,000+ cases annually
• Tufts Hospital for Large Animal– 1,900 cases: competition and pleasure
horses (80–85%), food animals, exotics
• Bernice Barbour Wildlife Clinic– 1,600 patient case-load
• Tufts Ambulatory Service (CT) – 3,700 farm calls in 2007
• Tufts VETS (specialty and emergency satellite clinic in Walpole, MA)– 8,000 cases yearly
Special Programs• Bachelor's/DVM Early Acceptance Program• Signature Programs:
– Wildlife Medicine– International Veterinary Medicine Program
• Work with international research institutes, Heifer Project etc.
• Equine Sports Medicine• Combined Degree Graduate Programs
– DVM/MPH – DVM/MS in Comparative Biomedical Sciences– DVM/MS in Laboratory Animal Medicine
Questions?
Molly a 3 day old giraffe from the Southwick Zoo (February 2009)