UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineShannon Smith (sdsmith@ucdavis.edu)

Academics

Undergrad: B.S. Biology, Stanford ‘15

- GPA 3.66

Master’s: M.S. Biology, Stanford ‘16

- GPA 3.84

Extracurricular

Club volleyball and dance

Vet & Animal Experience

Shelter clinic

Large animal practice

New England Wildlife Center

Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo

Laboratory animal medicine

College town of 68,000

Close to Sac, Tahoe, SF/Bay Area, Napa Valley

Very bike friendly

Weather: avg. summer high 93°F, avg. winter low 38°F

Davis, CA

UC Davis SVM

Vet school is in the corner of campus

VM Teaching Hospital

Class of 2020 stats

Class size: ~140

87% female, 13% male

90% California residents

100% have at least a Bachelor’s degree

Curriculum

1st and 2nd year: core curriculum, block system

3rd year: track small animal or large animal

(equine or livestock or zoo)

4th year (57 weeks long): clinical rotations, max 8 weeks of externships

[ + ethics, clinical skills, professional skills]

Closer look

Gross anatomy lab: abdomen

Histology lab: liverCase Based Learning exercise

Mini-rotation

in the VMTH

Abdominal ultrasound

in dogs

Midterm exam!

Pathology discussion

Outside the lecture hall…