{"id":4,"date":"2022-12-14T18:48:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T18:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T12:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T12:23:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterinary Clinical Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"ecosystem-home-hero ecosystem-home-hero--featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ecosystem-home-hero__media\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2002\" height=\"1065\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opthalmology-Pgp58748-home-hero.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ophthalmology examine on canine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opthalmology-Pgp58748-home-hero.jpg 2002w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opthalmology-Pgp58748-home-hero-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opthalmology-Pgp58748-home-hero-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opthalmology-Pgp58748-home-hero-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opthalmology-Pgp58748-home-hero-1536x817.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2002px) 100vw, 2002px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ecosystem-home-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ecosystem-home-hero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVeterinary Clinical Sciences\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-with-image\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__media\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/equine-VetMed246-Gannon-016-Kersh-Equine-feature-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dr. Kersch examining equine ultrasound.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/equine-VetMed246-Gannon-016-Kersh-Equine-feature-small.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/equine-VetMed246-Gannon-016-Kersh-Equine-feature-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/equine-VetMed246-Gannon-016-Kersh-Equine-feature-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/equine-VetMed246-Gannon-016-Kersh-Equine-feature-small-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>About<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Welcome to the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS).\u00a0VCS is one of five academic departments in the CVM comprising 50+ diverse faculty and staff members across a wide range of disciplines, all allied in teaching, research, and clinical efforts relevant to companion animals, equines, and other large animals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout VCS\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-inset\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-inset\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-inset_inset\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"callout-inset_inset-headline\">Clinical Specialties<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div><p>Fourth year veterinary students spend much of their time in the veterinary teaching hospital, working alongside the clinicians and residents, refining the clinical training which they started in the second and third years of the professional program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"feature-with-large-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-with-large-image__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1713\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/dermatology_20230718_Vet_Med629-feature-large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"dermatology exam on feline\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/dermatology_20230718_Vet_Med629-feature-large.jpg 1713w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/dermatology_20230718_Vet_Med629-feature-large-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/dermatology_20230718_Vet_Med629-feature-large-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/dermatology_20230718_Vet_Med629-feature-large-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/dermatology_20230718_Vet_Med629-feature-large-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1713px) 100vw, 1713px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-with-large-image__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Explore Our Expertise<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-with-large-image__text\"><p>Clinical specialties services include: anesthesiology, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, equine, internal medicine, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedic and soft tissue surgery, emergency and critical care, primary care, and reproduction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-button-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/clinical-specialties\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClinical Specialties<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--link-block\">\n\t<div class=\"link-block\">\n\t\t<h2>Academics<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/academics\/community-outreach\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity Outreach<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/academics\/professional-courses\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessional Courses<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/academics\/clinical-year-education-program\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClinical Year Education Program<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/academics\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduate Programs<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/employment\/internships-residencies\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternships &#038; Residencies<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-with-image\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__media\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/clinical-trial-AdobeStock_1005683492-feature-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"lab sample experiments\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/clinical-trial-AdobeStock_1005683492-feature-small.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/clinical-trial-AdobeStock_1005683492-feature-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/clinical-trial-AdobeStock_1005683492-feature-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/clinical-trial-AdobeStock_1005683492-feature-small-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Research<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>The Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center has outstanding veterinary expertise through its board-certified clinicians, faculty, and technical staff in a state-of-the-art facility. 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