HeartSmart
The HeartSmart website was created to improve the care of dogs and cats with heart diseases.
Clinical Sciences
The Department of Clinical Sciences is dedicated to promoting animal health and advancing the science of diagnosing, treating, and preventing animal diseases. Service, research, teaching D.V.M. candidates, and training interns and residents are cornerstones of the department. The seven teaching hospitals and clinics that comprise Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts provide students with a large, diverse caseload and exceptional training grounds.
Concentrations & Special Programs
REVEAL - Residents Enhanced Veterinary Education & Academic Learning
The goal of the Tufts REVEAL Program for residents is to attract veterinarians to academic and research careers.
First-Year Courses
- Case Based Learning I & II
- Clinical Skills I
- Introduction to Veterinary Nutrition
- Human-Animal Relationships
Second-Year Courses
- Accelerated Clinical Excellence (ACE)
- Basic Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Clinical Skills II
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Introduction to Zoological Medicine
- Principles of Surgery
- Second Year Clinical Rotations Elective
- Toxicology
- Veterinary Neurobiology
Third-Year Courses
- Anesthesia and Analgesia
- Clinical Animal Behavior
- Clinical Dermatology
- Clinical Reasoning
- Diagnostic Ultrasonography
- Equine & Camelid Medicine & Surgery
- Introduction to Small Animal Anesthesia & Surgery Techniques (Spay Lab)
- Large Animal Medicine and Surgery I
- Large Animal Medicine and Surgery II
- Ophthalmology
- Small Animal Clinical Procedures
- Small Animal Dentistry
- Small Animal Medicine and Surgery I
- Small Animal Medicine and Surgery II
- Veterinary Economics & Practice Management
Fourth-Year Rotations
- Anesthesiology
- Dermatology
- Elective in Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery
- Elective in Zoological Companion Animal Medicine
- Emergency and Critical Care
- Large Animal Medicine
- Large Animal Surgery
- Radiology
- Cardiology
- Small Animal Medicine
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Small Animal Oncology
- Small Animal Surgery
- Tufts at Tech
Residencies & Internships
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine takes tremendous pride in its residency and internship programs, which are designed to help veterinarians grow as expert clinicians, teachers, and researchers.
Clinical Studies
Much of the clinical research conducted by faculty members in the Department of Clinical Sciences is accomplished through clinical studies. Clinical studies are research efforts in which veterinarians explore the value of promising new tests or treatments in a series of patients. In many cases, the tests or treatments can be provided at a reduced cost or no cost. Clients who enter their pets in studies often obtain access to a potentially beneficial test or treatment that might not otherwise be available, and the results of studies always benefit future animals suffering from the same condition. Some studies are randomized, meaning that some of the animals in the trial receive the new treatment, and others do not, and that this decision is made randomly. Participation in clinical studies is always completely voluntary, and owners are fully informed in writing about the purposes of the trial and any potential side effects that could result from the test or treatment being investigated.
Detailed information regarding the department's current clinical studies can be found on the Clinical Research Shared Resource page.
Faculty
News
Dr. Marjorie Bercier Publishes Study on Novel Diagnostic Approach for Prevalent Elephant Virus
Study in the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine seeks to lower mortality rate from EEHV in juvenile Asian and African elephants
Welcome Dr. Kelsea Studer
New assistant clinical professor brings combined background in critical care and exotics
Professor Emerita Mary Labato, V83
Pioneer in veterinary nephrology and urology, Labato is the first Anne Engen and Belle Term Professor in Clinical Nephrology and helped found ACVNU
Professor Emeritus Carl Kirker-Head
Inaugural Marilyn M. Simpson Chair in Equine Medicine, Dr. Kirker-Head has devoted his career to the care and treatment of horses at HLA and beyond
Professor Emerita Cynthia Leveille-Webster
Dr. Webster devoted her career to liver disease research, exceptional patient care, and mentorship
You and Your Pet Can Share Resistance to Certain Medications. Here’s How.
Small animal veterinarians at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine are leading nationwide efforts to understand antimicrobial stewardship and resistance in companion animals
Contact Us
For academic inquiries regarding programs or personnel within the Department of Clinical Sciences, please use the contact information listed below:
Department of Clinical Sciences
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
200 Westboro Road
North Grafton, MA 01536
Phone: 508-887-4810 (for department-specific inquiries only)
Alt. Phone: 508-887-4615 (for department-specific inquiries only)
Fax: 508-839-7922
To schedule an appointment with the Foster Hospital for Small Animals or for other hospital-related inquires, please call 508-839-5395
Referring veterinarians, clients of the Hospital for Large Animals or the Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals, and animal owners seeking information about the hospitals should refer to the contact information provided on the hospital pages.