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Clinical award partnership aims to reduce student debt and provide jobsOctober 15, 2018Lincoln Memorial University-College of Veterinary Medicine (LMU-CVM) has announced an award partnership with Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP) aimed at reducing student debt and hiring quality veterinary associates.
LMU offers vet med-focused dual degree programSeptember 6, 2018Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) is now offering students an opportunity to earn a master of science in veterinary biomedical science (MS-VBS). Those enrolled in the MS-VBS program will be able to take specific professional courses that are facilitated by the LMU College of Veterinary Medicine and be fully integrated with first-year students at LMUCVM. "With only 30 colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States, admission is very competitive, and therefore it is essential that students acquire as much knowledge as they can throughout their undergraduate and graduate studies," said Holly Napier, director of Student Services and Admissions at LMUCVM. "Our program is specifically designed for students seeking advanced study in the veterinary biomedical sciences, to prepare them for admission into a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program." If students complete these integrated courses with a final grade of B or better and are accepted to LMUCVM, they will not have to repeat the course during their first year of DVM studies. The MS-VBS program also provides students with an opportunity to pursue a thesis track of study, which is ideal for students who wish to enter the workforce as researchers or for those that hope to earn a doctorate in …
Lincoln Memorial University vet student completes internship in UAEDecember 29, 2016Haynes Werner is a master class falconer and third-year veterinary student at Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine (LMU). So when a professor encouraged him to apply for an internship in avian medicine and surgery at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (ADFH) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he did so.
