Shelter Medicine

Online Master of Science in Veterinary Medical Sciences with a Concentration in Shelter Medicine begins Spring 2015.

Visiting scholar Dr. Yoonju Cho is learning more about shelter medicine during a yearlong sabbatical at the University of Florida.

Sixty students who reside in 26 different states and countries currently studying Shelter Animal Physical Health with Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program

Shelter Census project aims to improve shelter animal outcomes in Florida.

Course sharing program brings online disaster response training from UF and Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program to vet students in the Buckeye State.

Nine countries are represented among more than ninety current students and alumni in the Maddie’s® Online Graduate Certificate Program.

Levy JK, and Wilford CL. In, Miller L, Zawistowski S, eds., Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, 2nd ed, 2013 Wiley-Blackwell. Ames, IA, USA. 669-688.

The Second Edition of the ground-breaking text by Lila Miller and Stephen Zawistowski, Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, will be published January 1, 2013.

UF's shelter medicine program is unique in the country, thanks to ongoing support from Maddie's Fund.

Maddie's Certificate in Shelter Medicine is a one-of-a-kind program designed to provide veterinary students with specialized knowledge to make a difference for shelter pets.