{"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\n\tclass=\"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\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opthalmology-Pgp58748-home-hero.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Ophthalmology examine on canine\"\n\t\t\t\t\t width=\"2002\"\n\t\t\t\t\t height=\"1065\">\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"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\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/equine-VetMed246-Gannon-016-Kersh-Equine-feature-small.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t alt=\"Dr. Kersch examining equine ultrasound.\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\"\/>\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\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   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\n\tclass=\"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\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/dermatology_20230718_Vet_Med629-feature-large.jpg\" alt=\"dermatology exam on feline\"\n\t\t\t\t\t width=\"1713\" height=\"963\"\/>\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\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/clinical-specialties\/\">Clinical Specialties<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"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\n\tclass=\"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\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Community Outreach\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Professional Courses\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Clinical Year Education Program\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\">Graduate Programs\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\" target=\"_blank\">Internships &#038; Residencies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<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\n\tclass=\"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\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/clinical-trial-AdobeStock_1005683492-feature-small.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t alt=\"lab sample experiments\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\"\/>\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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