Veterinary Students
Why choose shelter medicine?
- Are you interested in helping communities at a population, or community, level?
- Do you want to focus on overall community pet education, pet overpopulation, and responsible pet care?
- Would you like to understand how the shelter plays a role in the health of a community (both in infectious disease and through the human-animal bond).?
- Do you want to save lives?
Why study shelter medicine at Cornell University?
Cornell University's Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Program is one of the few schools offering a robust shelter medicine program, that not only teaches classes, but has a rotation for students in their clinical years and is dedicated to training new shelter veterinarians.
Hands-on Learning
Cornell veterinary students gain hands-on experience in clinical rotation in shelter medicine and through varied volunteers opportunities offered by Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell. Past projects students have participated in include the Schuyler County Wellness Clinics, CornellVetCARES Community Cat Spay/Neuter Clinics, on-site shelter consultations, and Spay Day.
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