In response to the urgent need of properly trained Filipino veterinarians who would combat the ravages of rinderpest which was then so widespread in the country, the College of Veterinary Science was founded on June 18, 1908 through Act No. 1870 by the Philippine Legislature. It was one of the original colleges of the University of the Philippines and was later renamed College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The College with Dr. Archibald Ward being the first dean, started its first classes on June 4, 1910 with four students at the Animal Quarantine Station, Pandacan, Manila. In 1914, the first batch of students graduated in the then four-year DVM program. The College has been transferred to five different locations: in San Lazaro, Manila (1912-1919); Los Baños, Laguna (1919-1933); Pandacan, Manila (1933-1949); Diliman, Quezon City (1949-1983) and back to Los Baños, Laguna in 1983.The final transfer of CVM from UP Diliman to UP Los Baños was due to the approval of the Board of Regents in 1976, as decreed by the World Bank. As an offshoot of the decision, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital was maintained in UP Diliman while the College administration, academic departments and research facilities were gradually transferred to UPLB starting June 1983. At present, CVM maintains its facilities in three stations, namely, in UP Los Baños, Laguna; Diliman, Quezon City; and Maahas (formerly called Tabon), Los Baños, Laguna.
CVM was the only veterinary school in the country from until 1960 and during this time, it has produced 450 veterinarians or an average of nine a year. Since 1996, the College maintains three academic departments, namely, Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Sciences, and the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. Currently, CVM has 101 full time personnel consisting of 38 faculty members, 52 administrative staff and seven research and extension personnel. It has also five affiliate faculty members from other units within UPLB and one Professor Emeritus. To date, CVM is the only veterinary school in the country offering Master of Science degree in veterinary medicine.
The College is one of the five units of UPLB which has been officially designated as Center of Excellence by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in 2000. CHED bestowed this honor to CVM in recognition of its leading role in the education of veterinary students through its academic, research and extension activities. Two of its faculty are members of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), the highest advisory body to the President of the Republic on matters of science and technology.
Vision
The vision of the College of Veterinary Medicine, UP Los Baños is to strengthen its leadership as the national institution of excellence in veterinary education, research and extension and to become one of Asia’s leading veterinary institutions.
Mission
As the leading learning institution in veterinary medicine, it is the mission of CVM to train local and foreign undergraduate and graduate veterinary students to become highly competent practitioners, researchers and future leaders in the veterinary and allied teaching and research institutions, and in the different areas of the animal industry.
Goals
To realize its vision, CVM has the following goals:
1. To offer undergraduate and graduate programs relevant to Philippine and Asian concerns;
2. To provide the highest quality of instruction in veterinary medical science;
3. To undertake research in various fields of veterinary medicine, including animal production and veterinary public health;
4. To participate in multidisciplinary activities for promotion and enhancement of biomedical and agricultural sectors; and
5. To provide client-oriented veterinary services in urban and rural areas.
Objectives
To realize its vision, CVM plans to:
Produce highly competent general practitioners, through the DVM program;
Produce specialists in various fields of veterinary medicine, through the MS program;
Conduct studies that will lead to generation of new information and/or discovery of new technologies in veterinary medicine and allied fields;
Establish linkages with local, national and foreign government, non-government and private organizations/institutions for teaching, research and extension collaborations;
Cooperate with government and private entities in the delivery of veterinary services to the various sectors of society especially the marginalized and rural populations.
Three-fold Function
CVM adopts the three-fold function of instruction, research and extension.
For instruction, CVM develops and implements relevant undergraduate and graduate programs to produce internationally-competitive veterinarians who will play leadership roles in accelerating the modernization of veterinary services towards sustainable development in the Philippines.
For research, CVM undertakes research and developmental activities that focus on fields or areas where limited researchers are being made in order to incorporate indigenous technology and modern science to achieve global competitiveness in veterinary science and animal production.
For extension, CVM assists the government in its effort of introducing appropriate technology to the Filipinos, empowering our agricultural workers to be more effective and efficient producers through innovative approaches and promoting public health.
The College offers a six-year DVM program which includes a pre-veterinary curriculum taken in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students are required to complete 42 units of general education courses to acquire proficiency in communication skills and become familiar with art and literature, history and social and political theories.
In the veterinary proper curriculum, students register 163 units of veterinary subjects. The first two years of veterinary proper are concerned with basic and paraclinical veterinary courses while the third and fourth years of veterinary proper concentrate on clinical subjects. The students acquire theoretical knowledge and practical experience in animal production and in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and control of clinical disorders in companion, exotic and farm animals.
Pre-veterinary Medicine Curriculum
Effective 1st semester 2002-2003, the DVM curriculum was revised to incorporate the requirements of the Revitalized General Education Program (RGEP) of the University. The RGEP was designed to offer wider choices of general education (GE) courses, thus broadening the students’ intellectual and cultural perspective.
As a result, the previous 36 units of prescribed GE courses were replaced by 42 units of non-prescribed GE courses. However 31-33 units GE courses were prescribed as foundation courses for the CVM proper curriculum.
In order to complete the 42 units, the students will have to choose their preferred GE courses under three domains as follows: Arts and Humanities (AH), 15 units; Social Sciences and Philosophy (SSP), 15 units; and Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST), 12 units.
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