DVM/PhD dual degree program?

[thec_of_nv]

Hi

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[anonymous]

You really shouldn't be breeding dogs in the first place when 1.5 million dogs are euthanized in shelters annually

[aviation_]

This is a really tactless response (though I actually agree) (though it's not relevant).
I have a friend who is getting her DVM and I believe she is set to get a phd as well but they are not concurrent. I don't know the details since we don't talk a whole lot anymore but I can try to ask her for you. She goes to school in Minnesota.

[hkitsune]

Americans shouldn't be having children when there are plenty of orphans who subsist on far less every day across the world. You shouldn't be posting anonymous comments because you're sucking up the internets for people who post publicly. Blah blah blah. The morality police WEEWOOWEEWOO.

To actually answer your question, the DVM/PhD is similar to the MD/PhD route, in which you are earning a primarily research-oriented degree. This is a good route to take if you'd like to do research as a career, which it sounds like would be a good match for you. There are lots of good vet schools that offer this degree option, which I think means it's a safe sign that it's a respectable degree.

[cheez_ball]

I'd much rather see responsible licensed breeders than backyard breeders who get into it because "puppies are so cute." It's far more useful to encourage people to spay and neuter (and many vet schools have free spay and neuter programs each year) than it is to attack responsible breeders.

[photigrapes]

I considered going that route (briefly, before I decided regular grad school was where I wanted to be). I don't know how much it varies between programs, but at NC State (sticking with what I know, here...) you do your first two years of vet classes, then do about 2 years work on your thesis, spend 2 years finishing up your DVM, and then finish up your PhD, so it ends up being about 8 years total. The real bonus to that program, at least at NCSU, is that your vet school is paid for.