About the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

     
About UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

The University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (UC Davis SVM), located in Davis, CA, was established by an act of the California legislature in 1941 after agricultural producers, legislators, and citizens pushed for the establishment of a veterinary institution in the state of California

The School of Veterinary Medicine houses the Departments of Molecular Sciences; Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology; Medicine and Epidemiology; Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology; Population Health and Reproduction; and Surgical and Radiological Sciences. 

The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (opened in 1970) and the Center for Companion Animal Health (opened in 1992) are also located on the SVM campus. The Advanced Veterinary Surgery Center, opened August 8, 2023, is the newest addition to the building. It is state-of-the-art orthopedic surgery center modeled after modern human health inpatient/outpatient facilities. The School has research labs located throughout various facilities of the SVM campus.

Our mission is to serve Californians by providing educational, research, clinical, and public service programs to advance the care of animals, environmental and public health, and to contribute to the economy.