With eight Shelter Medicine course and activity offerings this summer, UF veterinary students can pick a favorite topic or start on a path toward earning the Certificate in Shelter Medicine.
With seven Shelter Medicine course offerings this summer, UF veterinary students can pick a favorite topic or start on a path toward earning the Certificate in Shelter Medicine.
Veterinary students earn the Certificate in Shelter Medicine after completing a rigorous series of electives, clerkships, and externships throughout all 4 years of veterinary school. The 15-credit certificate is an internationally recognized credential of outstanding achievement and day-one readiness for animal welfare practice. Armed with these skills, our alumni…
The condition known as compassion fatigue has been increasingly identified as a threat to the well-being, health, and even lives of people who work with animals.
Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida is once again offering its Compassion Fatigue Strategies online course. Registration is open now, with the course beginning March 13.
How does a Master’s degree in shelter medicine help graduates help animals? Ask Dr. Jeff Fortna, who recently earned his Master’s from UF in the Maddie’s® Online Shelter Medicine Program.
