A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) is a professional degree that qualifies individuals to practice veterinary medicine. While a DVM is not considered a doctorate degree in the traditional sense (such as a PhD), it is equivalent to a professional doctorate degree, similar to a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). Therefore, a DVM is not equivalent to a Master's degree but rather a terminal degree in the field of veterinary medicine.
Yes it is. It's a doctorate which typically follows the bachelor's and master's degree. Some programs allow entrance directly after the bachelor's degree, and this is one of them.
In most places, it would be Doctorate in Veterinary Medecine (DVM).
No. They are considered to grant the subject a Mastery of a field, but are not considered a "Professional Degree". Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Theology, Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy are considered doctoral professional degrees, because they allow for practice in a profession.
A doctorate in veterinary medecine (DVM).
A veterinarian's professional degree in the United States is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or a Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD, only for graduates of The University of Pennsylvania).
DVM = Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, VMD = Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris - these are equivalent professional degrees issued by colleges of veterinary medicine. PhD = Doctor of Philosophy - academic degree denoting the highest level of academic proficiency in one of any number of subjects, usually preceded by a bachelors and masters degree in the same field, including non-medical fields like education, history, physics, etc., and awarded by most universities.
In the United States the professional degree for a veterinarian is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or DVM; it isawarded by 27 vet schools in the US. Another school, the University of Pennsylvania bestows a VMD (Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris) on its graduating vets. The DVM and VMD are equivalent degrees.
No, but you do have to have a doctorate in the United States - a DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) or VMD (Veterinary Medical Doctor).
You cannot be a veterinarian with just a bachelor's degree, you have to have a DVM.
You are an Veterinarian... A DVM is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). It takes approximately 4 years to complete this degree, and after you do, you must still pass the national board exams for veterinary medicine and become a member of the veterinary medical association in the region where you want to practice.
If the person graduated from school in the US, nothing - a veterinarian must have a DVM (doctorate) degree to be called a veterinarian. If the person graduated from vet school in another country, he/she may be able to practice veterinary medicine depending on the curriculum in that country.
In the United States the professional degree for a veterinarian is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or DVM; it isawarded by 27 vet schools in the US. Another school, the University of Pennsylvania bestows a VMD (Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris) on its graduating vets. The DVM and VMD are equivalent degrees.