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By Joo-Hyun Kim
Posted: 11/29/05 Section: News
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"After (the students) complete the program, most careers for veterinarians with public health training are in epidemiology, infectious disease, surveillance, assessment and policy development," Herrmann said. "Most will be employed at federal and state level positions."
Gerald Pijanowski is the other faculty member involved, and helps with the administration of the program. He explained the combined program accepted its first three Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students last spring, and started their first on-line course this semester.
"This program is unique in that the students will work with faculty in Chicago on a capstone project that will demonstrate their ability to work in the field," Pijanowski said.
Christine Beuoy, director of communication at the College of Veterinary Medicine, said students must be accepted to Veterinary school first and must have completed their first year in order to enter the joint degree program. Once they enter the Veterinary medical school, students will complete their first three years at University while they are taking on-line public health courses. They will spend at least two semesters doing veterinary training at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Then, they will return to Urbana to complete their fourth year of rotations.
"The School of Public Health at the Chicago campus and the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Urbana campus are national leaders in the education of public health professionals and veterinarians," Herrmann said. "This collaboration should bring the excellence of each program together to train professionals able to meet the human and animal health challenges of the future."
Gerald Pijanowski is the other faculty member involved, and helps with the administration of the program. He explained the combined program accepted its first three Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students last spring, and started their first on-line course this semester.
"This program is unique in that the students will work with faculty in Chicago on a capstone project that will demonstrate their ability to work in the field," Pijanowski said.
Christine Beuoy, director of communication at the College of Veterinary Medicine, said students must be accepted to Veterinary school first and must have completed their first year in order to enter the joint degree program. Once they enter the Veterinary medical school, students will complete their first three years at University while they are taking on-line public health courses. They will spend at least two semesters doing veterinary training at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Then, they will return to Urbana to complete their fourth year of rotations.
"The School of Public Health at the Chicago campus and the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Urbana campus are national leaders in the education of public health professionals and veterinarians," Herrmann said. "This collaboration should bring the excellence of each program together to train professionals able to meet the human and animal health challenges of the future."
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