Lyon (France) was the place where the first veterinary school began in 1782. The history of veterinary medicine reveals interesting facts about how this field has evolved over time. Foremost among this group was Dean Mark Allam of the University of Pennsylvania, who was the motivating force in forming an organizing committee. Typhoid, tuberculosis, and … Verterinary Obstetrics & Reproductive Diseases, Veterinary Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Other CE, Collaborative Care Coalition The Department started in a building which it shares with Department of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Teaching Hospital and has not had any other building added since 1977. It was during this period that the need for a veterinary specialty board became apparent to a number of leaders in the field of veterinary surgery. A complete list of these earlier veterinary schools can be found on the following link of an article sponsored by Iowa State: History of Veterinary Medicine. ACVS assures improved veterinary medical services are offered to the public by establishing and monitoring veterinary surgery residency programs; maintaining fair and reasonable examination standards; abiding by a policy for humane care and use of animals; promoting and funding surgical research; disseminating new knowledge to Diplomates, residents and practitioners at the annual ACVS Surgery Summit and through the official ACVS journal Veterinary Surgery; and, encouraging the ethical representation of specialty certification status. Mentoring is the watch word in the Department and that is what the Department stands for. History of the veterinary profession. The ACVS received full approval from the AVMA on June 22, 1970. English| Español span>, Continuing EducationSurgery Summit| Laboratories| Webinars| CE Meetings| Educational Partners, Animal Health TopicsLarge Animal Topics| Small Animal Topics| Surgical Procedures, Members Only ◘          Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) graduates, ◘          Higher degree (M.Sc and Ph.D) graduates, ◘          Technical training in laboratory methods and techniques, ◘          Specialist diagnostic services to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and general public, ◘          Consultancy services to intending poultry and livestock farmers, ◘          Training students on industrial work experience, ◘          Veterinary students and their parents/guardians, ◘          Livestock and poultry farmers (diagnostic, treatment and consultancy needs), ◘          The Police and military (Manpower needs), ◘          Customs, Civil Defence Corps, Prisons and the Federal Road Safety Corps (Manpower needs), ◘          Agro-related industries, Banks and Financial Institutions, ◘          Universities and Agriculture Colleges (Manpower needs), ◘          Teaching, basic and applied research, ◘          Specialist diagnosis of surgical conditions, ◘          High percentage of completion by undergraduate and graduate students within regulation time, ◘          High rate of employment of our products, ◘          Successful self-employment by a good number of our products. The Department of Veterinary Surgery and Reproductive Medicine was founded as one of the six inaugural Departments of the newly created Faculty of Veterinary Medicine during the 1976/77 academic session. Examination| Phase I Examination| Phase II Examination| Future Examination Dates| Exam FAQ, ACVS Surgery Summit The Victorian Era also witnessed growth in the field of veterinary science. Kene, Deribe, Ibebunjo Obiwevi, Stella Okoye and C.A. Practice Partners At inception of Department of Veterinary Surgery and Reproductive Medicine, there were seven academic staff namely: Mali, Omamaegbe, R.O.C. J. Archibald of Ontario, W. O. Brinker of Michigan, E. A. Churchill of Maryland, R. L. Rudy of Ohio; with J. Jenny of Pennsylvania as Chairman. The association of the term “veterinary medicine ” with Rome has encouraged a tendency to begin any discussion of the history of the practice either with the Roman physician Galen (l. 129-216 CE), the earlier Greek “Father of Medicine” Hippocrates (l. c. 460 - c. 379 BCE) or the writer Vegetius (l. late 4th or 5th century CE) when, in fact, the practice was already well-established by the time they lived.