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| FROM CORNELL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE The DVM degree in the United States does not require a specialization. Graduates of the four-year DVM program may begin practice after they pass their licensing exam. The US DVM degree is a general degree which allows veterinarians to practice medicine on all species of animals. Some wish to specialize and for them an internship or residency after the four-year DVM program are almost always required. Internships and residencies may include three to five years of work after the DVM. The following fields are formally recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association as veterinary specialities: Anesthesiology Behavior Clinical Pharmacology Dermatology Emergency/Critical Care Internal Medicine Lab Animal Medicine Microbiology Nutrition Ophthamology Pathology Poultry* Preventive Medicine Radiology Surgery Toxicology Theriogenology Zoological Medicine *Note - only one of the specializations is species specific. |