Welcome

In 2003 WesternU's College of Veterinary Medicine opened its doors to students, and already we have a stellar reputation as an innovative school with top faculty that prepares competent and compassionate veterinarians.

We are a "college without walls" with many clinical partners in the community and around the world. As a student you will experience extensive interaction with animals beginning your first semester, working alongside faculty and veterinarians in the local area and beyond. After completing our four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program, you will be well prepared to enter a rewarding career caring for animals as a veterinarian.

Why choose WesternU? We have a nationally recognized program and offer: 

• an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accredited program.
• problem-based learning (PBL) where you will investigate veterinary cases in small groups.
• an opportunity to learn how to heal animals without harming them for educational purposes.
  This is our guiding reverence for life philosophy.
• a curriculum that prepares you to work with a wide variety of animals, including small companion animals, horses, food animals, exotics and wildlife.
• extensive clinical experience where you have the opportunity to experience large caseloads.
• numerous partnerships with other universities including Cal Poly Pomona and UCLA, area animal clinics, emergency facilities, specialty practices and humane societies.
• numerous corporate partners such as Banfield, The Pet Hospital, and the Los Angeles Zoo.
• a small, private, health-focused institution that fosters interprofessional learning with other health professions.
  
• rich array of student club and volunteer opportunities.
• multi-national faculty with diverse expertise.
• outstanding student support services including tutoring and disability resources. 
• Southern California location with tremendous clinical training opportunities as well as access to
  major cultural and recreational resources.

For more information, please join us for an information session,
complete the information request form or contact us.

Meet some of our College of Veterinary Medicine students, faculty and alumni and read their candid thoughts about their experiences at WesternU. Move your mouse over each picture to read more about that individual.

Jennifer Stonequist DVM, Class of 2011	Gary Johnston, BA, DVM, MS, DACVR Professor, Radiology	Michael Kavanagh, DVM DVM, Class of 2007
Favorite WesternU professor: Dr. Carlos Crocker. He leads us in our weekly discussions of molecular and cellular biology (MCB). He has a way of asking questions and probing for information, so that he is in no way lecturing us, but facilitating our learning. I never hesitate to ask questions, and feel that class is a safe learning environment where we are all working collaboratively to learn. He is also a genius and takes time out to meet with students having difficulty with certain subjects. Academic environment: My study group consists of five people who meet Tuesdays, Thursdays, and on weekends. This has been an invaluable addition to my schooling, as the PBL curriculum is student-centered and not lecture-based. We all do our individual reading and studying and then come together as a group to discuss the main topics of the current week's case. The third and fourth years of our curriculum enhance our students' learning in a clinical setting; a feature unique to our program. These unique learning opportunities in their third and fourth years, produce students that are well prepared following their graduation Courses Taught: Radiology Research Interests: Urology and radiology and the use of imaging techniques to localize and characterize disease E-mail me Best advice: It takes hard work and dedication, but it pays off. Best thing about WesternU: The general philosophy helped create an environment where students helped each other as well as the people in the community.