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Veterinary
Medicine

Field of study
Veterinary Medicine

Specialist's

Full–time

Russian

TUITION FEE

₽ 370 000

$ 5450 / € 5300

ABOUT THE PROFESSION

Veterinarian’s duties include identifying, treating, and preventing diseases in animals; safeguarding the public from illnesses that affect both humans and animals; making sure that medications, animal feed, and products of animal origin are safe; and stopping the spread of infectious diseases within the state.

Veterinarians of agricultural enterprises ensure the quality and safety of livestock products. Epizootology doctors address the most challenging problems of controlling the spread of diseases dangerous to humans and animals. Veterinarians of clinics: traumatologists, plastic surgeons or neurosurgeons are essentially engineers who can restore the patient’s anatomical integrity and physiological functions in the event of injuries or other serious medical conditions. Specialists in visual and laboratory diagnostics will assist in locating disease’s concealed symptoms using various diagnostic methods. Internists, oncologists, endocrinologists, intensive care specialists and other specialists provide assistance to animals using modern therapeutic methods.

BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM

Choosing an individual educational path

The ability to select a personalized educational path allows students to decide early on which path to pursue for their professional and/or scientific growth. It also allows them to focus more on the practical and scientific aspects of their studies that will eventually dominate their professional endeavors.

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Instructing in clinical fields grounded in evidence-based medicine

Students are able to receive top-notch veterinary education and are in high demand by top employers in Russia and around the world thanks to the special combination of comprehensive fundamental knowledge of animal anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, and pathological anatomy and physiology that they receive, as well as contemporary approaches to practical animal treatment based on the principles of evidence-based medicine.

Teachers of clinical and major disciplines are leading practitioners in their domains

Students get the chance to learn and develop practical skills under the guidance of highly skilled professionals at the highest level. In the classroom, students examine actual clinical cases and weigh patient care alternatives under both limited financial and technical resources and with the use of cutting-edge technologies.

Our graduates can treat a variety of animals, including exotic, zoo, and companion animals

Students can accomplish work in certain disciplines and practical studies in relation to animals of their interest, as well as delve deeper into the diseases of dogs, cats, horses, exotic animals, and even marine mammals, depending on their interests. This gives you more than just theoretical information about animals you will never work with; it gives you a solid foundation for future professional endeavors.

Developing clinical reasoning and training the medical mind of students

The program’s classes are structured to help students think and assess clinical situations methodically, so that they act both in accordance with established algorithms and clinical protocols and “beyond the protocols” when doctors make decisions on their own and the clinical situation deviates from the norm.

Field classes, internships and practical studies at leading veterinary organizations

Field classes, internships and practical studies take place at partner enterprises, and students can learn from highly qualified mentors in authentic production environment, provide care to animals, and become familiar with the nuances of the field and specific employers.

Participating in current scientific developments

Students’ involvement in the creation and testing of novel veterinary practice approaches hosted by clinical departments and partner businesses is given a lot of thought. The Department of Veterinary Medicine of RUDN University actively promotes the participation of students in the programs of leading world and Russian scientific and practical conferences.

Unique educational environment

The goal of every activity a student engages in throughout studying is to develop into a successful, modern veterinary professional. Participating in veterinary congresses, conferences, and master classes; communicating with foreign professionals in English and other languages; developing interaction skills in professional environment (soft skills); almost one-on-one interactions with teachers; internships with the top veterinary clinic specialists; communication between students of various courses and graduates working in the best clinics — all of the said gives the student the freedom to graduate with proficiency, learn about the latest techniques for diagnosing and treating animal diseases, and use their professional skills to the fullest extent feasible during their five years of study.

STUDY PROCESS

300 ECTS

  • First year of study

  • Second year of study

  • Third year of study

  • Fourth year of study

  • Fifth year of study

  • Practical studies

  • Preparation for and passing the state exam

Disciplines

  • In the framework of functional, evolutionary, and clinical anatomy, general principles of animal body structure as a logical and structural foundation for the development of clinical reasoning
  • The structure of the musculoskeletal system and its specifics as a subject of clinical practice and the main guidelines of topographic anatomy necessary for a veterinarian
  • Splanchnology is the science of the structure and topography of internal organs
  • The organs of the nervous, circulatory and immune systems as the connecting links of the entire living organism, essential for its existence and functioning
  • The normal structure of living matter at different levels of its organization: molecular, subcellular, cellular, tissue, systemic, and organismic
  • Patterns of development of tissues, organs and the body as a whole
  • Methods of studying the structure of a living organism at the cellular and tissue level, histological technique
  • Microscopic images of the normal cell structure of various tissues and organs as a basis for the ability to differentiate between the normal and pathological conditions of a living organism at the tissue and cellular levels
  • The primary focus of a veterinarian’s professional work
  • The major trends in the evolution of veterinary medicine worldwide and in Russia, as well as notable figures in the fields of biology, medicine, and veterinary medicine
  • The current status of veterinary medicine globally, the goals and purposes of veterinarians, veterinary services, and veterinary communities in the area of biosecurity
  • Professional development paths in veterinary medicine: occupations, specializations, and a veterinarian’s horizontal and vertical growth
  • Guidance counseling of veterinary student, primary factors for choosing the path of professional interest and development
  • The concept of standards in professional activity (professional standard, state and industry standards, standards of professional associations, clinical standards, etc.)
  • Professional ethics and deontological norms in professional activity

Disciplines

  • The variety of microorganisms, their function in both animal pathology and general biological processes
  • Theoretical foundations of the diagnosis of infectious diseases, principles of immunology research, manufacture and control of biological products
  • Pathogenic microbes — causative agents of infectious diseases of animals and birds, and diseases common to humans and animals
  • Microorganisms of importance in animal husbandry (microflora of the body, feed, water, etc.), in the preparation of foodstuff of animal origin (microflora of milk and meat)
  • Methods of laboratory diagnostics of infectious diseases, their development and improvement
  • Biologics (vaccines, immune serums, bacteriophages) for the specific prevention and treatment of infectious animal diseases
  • The variety of microorganisms, their function in both animal pathology and general biological processes
  • Theoretical foundations of the diagnosis of infectious diseases, principles of immunology research, manufacture and control of biological products
  • Pathogenic microbes — causative agents of infectious diseases of animals and birds, and diseases common to humans and animals
  • Methods of laboratory diagnostics of infectious diseases, their development and improvement
  • Biologics (vaccines, immune serums) for the specific prevention and treatment of infectious animal diseases
  • General mechanisms and patterns of activity of cells, tissues, organs and the whole body
  • Mechanisms of neurohumoral regulation of physiological processes and functions in mammals and birds
  • Qualitative peculiarity of physiological processes in productive animals
  • Behavioral reactions and mechanisms of their formation
  • The study of physiological constants as the basis for controlling normal and abnormal conditions in the animal body’s vital functions
  • Origin and evolution of domestic animals
  • Features of the constitution, conformation and interior of animals
  • Principles of the general assessment of animals by productivity, origin and progeny
  • Basic methods of stock breeding
  • Main arrangements for animal breeding
  • The latest methods of industrial process in the production of pork, beef, lamb, eggs and poultry meat, milk, and the use of horses
  • Features and main breeds of farm animals of various species
  • Optimal conditions for husbandry and feeding of animals in conditions other than their natural habitat
  • Influence of aggregate environmental factors on the autarcesis of the body and the productive qualities of farm animals
  • Ways to optimize the conditions of animal feeding, watering and husbandry in order to prevent diseases and increase animal productivity
  • Principles of general health measures for the formation of a healthy animal population
  • Techniques for planning and directing large-scale diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative initiatives that are intended to identify and stop harmful diseases, such as zooanthroponoses, early
  • Principles for the development of animal husbandry recommendations
  • Conducting veterinary and sanitary educational work among the population
  • Hygienic education of animal keepers
  • Causes of diseases, patterns of their progression and outcome
  • Causes and mechanisms of typical pathological processes
  • General mechanisms of dysfunction of individual organs and systems of a sick body
  • Fundamentals of veterinarians’ perspective, their capacity for rational thought, ability to determine the progression and sequence of structural alterations in a diseased body, and their awareness of the etiology and pathogenesis of pathological processes and illnesses
  • In the framework of functional, evolutionary, and clinical anatomy, general principles of animal body structure as a logical and structural foundation for the development of clinical reasoning
  • The structure of the musculoskeletal system and its specifics as a subject of clinical practice and the main guidelines of topographic anatomy necessary for a veterinarian
  • Splanchnology is the science of the structure and topography of internal organs
  • The organs of the nervous, circulatory and immune systems as the connecting links of the entire living organism, essential for its existence and functioning
  • The normal structure of living matter at different levels of its organization: molecular, subcellular, cellular, tissue, systemic, and organismic
  • Patterns of development of tissues, organs and the body as a whole
  • Methods of studying the structure of a living organism at the cellular and tissue level, histological technique
  • Microscopic images of the normal cell structure of various tissues and organs as a basis for the ability to differentiate between the normal and pathological conditions of a living organism at the tissue and cellular levels

Disciplines

  • Optimal conditions for husbandry and feeding of animals in conditions other than their natural habitat
  • Influence of aggregate environmental factors on the autarcesis of the body and the productive qualities of farm animals
  • Ways to optimize the conditions of animal feeding, watering and husbandry in order to prevent diseases and increase animal productivity
  • Principles of general health measures for the formation of a healthy animal population
  • Techniques for planning and directing large-scale diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative initiatives that are intended to identify and stop harmful diseases, such as zooanthroponoses, early
  • Principles for the development of animal husbandry recommendations
  • Conducting veterinary and sanitary educational work among the population
  • Hygienic education of animal keepers
  • Causes of diseases, patterns of their progression and outcome
  • Causes and mechanisms of typical pathological processes
  • General mechanisms of dysfunction of individual organs and systems of a sick body
  • Fundamentals of veterinarians’ perspective, their capacity for rational thought, ability to determine the progression and sequence of structural alterations in a diseased body, and their awareness of the etiology and pathogenesis of pathological processes and illnesses
  • Implementation and principles of operation of veterinary pharmacy: structure, rules of formulating and prescribing, manufacturing of essential medicines
  • General patterns of the effect of drugs on the animal body: the main patterns of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs; factors affecting pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; general patterns of side and toxic effects of drugs; the main types of drug therapy
  • Classification of drugs based on the system principle, general characteristics, mechanisms of action, indications and contraindications, possible cases of poisoning and overdose and poisoning first aid
  • Pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action and pharmacodynamics, indications and contraindications, doses, forms and routes of administration of the main representatives of pharmacological groups
  • The main properties of radiation, its effect on the animal body, and different types of radiation exposure (internal and external irradiation)
  • Means of protecting the animal body from exposure to radiation and the potential for recovery after irradiation
  • The prediction of risks to people and animals based on the extent of environmental radiation (air, water, soil) and agricultural product radioactive contamination (meat, milk, eggs, vegetables, grain fodder, etc.)
  • Diagnosis of radiation sickness and treatment of animals with different types of radiation exposure (internal and external irradiation)
  • Methods of using ionizing radiation as a radiobiological technology in agriculture, food and microbiological industry
  • Algorithms for performing diagnostic procedures based on the doctor’s goals and objectives
  • Rules for collecting the patient’s life history and medical history
  • The procedure and methods for assessing the main parameters of animal vital activity, general patterns and particular aspects of clinical examination
  • The concept of homeostasis as the most important property of a living organism
  • Discrepancy criteria for indications of physiological compensation and pathological deviations of homeostasis in animals
  • Types of diagnoses (preliminary, clinical, final, etc.) and the actions necessary for their setting
  • Methods of differential diagnosis, criteria for setting preliminary and clinical diagnoses, conditions for setting a final diagnosis
  • Contemporary approaches to the primary assessment and ongoing monitoring of the patient’s condition during treatment
  • Contemporary approaches to widespread animal health management in agricultural production
  • Methods for determining the causes and mechanisms of mortality in a sick animal with the identification of the essence and origin of the disease
  • Biopsy and autopsy studies, techniques for evaluating their findings
  • Contemporary methods for morphological research, in particular histochemical and cytochemical procedures for morphological diagnosis
  • Individual cells and tissues’ normal and pathological conditions at both the macro- and microscopic levels
  • Morphological characteristics of general pathological processes at both the macro- and microscopic levels
  • Structural foundations and morphological pattern of health resumption
  • Morphological characteristics of complications, outcomes and long-term effects of diseases
  • Morphology of individual diseases at different stages of their development
  • The basic principles of animal topographic anatomy, considering species and age
  • Principles and methods of surgical manipulation, surgical instruments and supplies
  • Basics of aseptics and antiseptics in surgical procedures
  • Rules and techniques of fixation, pharmacological relaxation and analgesia of animals
  • Injection and puncture techniques, rules for bleeding control and blood transfusion
  • The concept of surgical operations, types of operations, procedure for surgical interventions
  • The concept of anesthesia, neuroleptic analgesia, injection and inhalation methods of general anesthesia, techniques of regional and local anesthesia
  • Methods of tissue disconnection, intraoperative hemostasis, cutdown and surgical approach
  • Adesmosis methods, types of surgical sutures, suture materials, technique of applying surgical sutures, surgical knots
  • Contemporary approaches to the prevention of complications in surgical interventions
  • Principles of operation of medical devices designed for diagnostic procedures: radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, endoscopic diagnostics, electrography (electrocardio- and encephalography)
  • General principles and patterns of imaging of tissues and organs of a living organism during both normal and common disease processes
  • Indications and contraindications for instrumental diagnostics, optimal examination method
  • Radiography, technique of making and interpreting X-ray plates
  • Ultrasound diagnostics, scanning techniques and scanogram reading, causes of acoustic distortion
  • Computed tomography, including contrast, advantages and disadvantages of the method, reading and interpretation of tomograms
  • Magnetic resonance imaging, including contrast, advantages and disadvantages of the method, reading and interpretation of tomograms
  • Endoscopy, equipment and techniques for gastro-, broncho-, laparo-, cystoscopy, indications for the examination, interpretation of the results, other possibilities of endoscopy
  • Electro- and thermography, indications and opportunities for application
  • Synthesis of the results of various studies for making a clinical diagnosis

Disciplines

  • The reproductive system of animals, its morphological and functional characteristics, species and age characteristics
  • Neurohumoral regulation of the reproductive system, hormones of the gonadal axis, the concept of sexual cycles
  • The clinical pattern of the normal and pathological function of the reproductive system, the concept of pregnancy and infertility
  • Obstetric norm and pathology in natural and artificial reproduction in animals of different species
  • Obstetric care for animals in a pathological pregnancy and labor disorders, the basics of neonatology
  • Morphofunctional changes of glandula mammaria at different stages of the sexual cycle, breast diseases, including mastitis and tumors
  • Modern methods of reproduction control in agricultural, domestic, exotic, rare and endangered animals; artificial insemination, artificial impregnation, methods of evaluation, storage and long-term preservation of sperm, embryo transplantation
  • Drugs used to treat reproductive system disorders in animals
  • Disorder of the female reproductive system, methods of diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases
  • Disorder of the male reproductive system, methods of diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases
  • Non-infectious diseases of internal organs in animals (internal non-communicable diseases), general patterns of incidence and progress
  • General principles of diagnosis and treatment of internal non-communicable diseases
  • Internal non-communicable diseases of individual organs and systems; etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the most common diseases in various animals
  • Dynamics and specifics of the spread of internal non-communicable diseases in intensive animal husbandry and industrial processes; study of  ;endemic diseases
  • Diet therapy for internal non-communicable diseases
  • Methods of group therapy and prevention of diseases of the respiratory and digestive systems
  • Incidence, clinical manifestation and diagnosis of surgical pathology
  • Injuries, methods of their prevention in conditions of agricultural production and animal exploitation
  • General characteristics of traumatic, inflammatory, dystrophic and neoplastic surgical disorders
  • Clinical manifestations of surgical disorders of an inflammatory nature; pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases of an aseptic and infectious nature
  • Closed and open mechanical injuries, traumatic and wound disease, surgical infection, its classification and stages of development
  • Patient body therapeutic intervention in surgical pathology of inflammatory genesis
  • Etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of surgical disorders of a dystrophic and dysplastic nature
  • Modern methods of surgical correction of dysplasia and dystrophy
  • A contemporary perspective on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of neoplastic (oncological) diseases
  • Patterns and mechanisms of surgical pathology development depending on the region of the animal’s body
  • An integrated method for treating surgical disorders and making differential diagnoses
  • Surgical disorders by body regions, typical for different animal species
  • Instrumental and laboratory diagnostic methods for the patient’s final diagnosis
  • Case study in terms of the methods of diagnosis, prescribed treatment, accuracy of expected response to and outcome of treatment, development of complications
  • Differential diagnosis of lameness in animals, identification of causes and areas of injury, recommendations for treatment of the musculoskeletal system in animals
  • Diseases of foots and hooves in animals, methods of prevention and treatment of hoof pathology
  • The main provisions of parasitology, host-parasite relationship, the features of epizootology and the symptom complex of invasive diseases in various zoogeographic zones
  • Zooparasites and parasitic diseases of animals (helminthiasis, protozoa, arachnoses and entomoses)
  • Algorithms for diagnosing parasitosis in animals, general and special methods for detecting parasitic invasion
  • Methods of treatment and prevention of invasive diseases in animals
  • A contemporary, methodical approach to diagnosis, implementation of therapeutic and preventive measures, and resolution of organizational and financial problems in farms that are harmed by invasion diseases
  • Causes and conditions of emergence and spread of infectious diseases
  • Patterns of development of epizooty — the mechanism of occurrence and development of morbidity in both general and special aspects
  • Сommunicable diseases of infectious and other nature, their separate nosological forms and categories
  • Epizootological diagnosis, identification and assessment of epizootic risks, principles of evidence-based epizootology
  • Etiology, pathogenesis and methods of diagnosis of certain infectious diseases in various animals
  • Methodology of antiepizootic work (monitoring, supervision, control, eradication)
  • Elimination of the effects of morbidity (veterinary sanitation, elimination of the consequences, rehabilitation))
  • Techniques for identifying the disease’s morphological manifestations at various phases of the livestock production cycle
  • Techniques for identifying pathogens and their toxins, toxic impurities and other hazards to humans and animals during veterinary and sanitary examination of feed, medicines, livestock and crop products
  • State safety standards for livestock and crop products, raw materials, medicines
  • Safe technologies for carcass disposal and the economic use of secondary raw materials
  • Forensic veterinary and sanitary examination
  • The main provisions of legal documents pertaining to veterinary matters
  • The procedure for the organization and operation of state veterinary institutions
  • Veterinary attendance at agricultural enterprises of different ownership forms
  • Methods of organizing veterinary care, assessing its financial viability, and computing the harm brought on by animal morbidity
  • Guidelines for allocating the workload of veterinary professionals and organizing the personnel of veterinary clinics
  • Methods of veterinary statistics, forms of veterinary accounting
  • The procedure for veterinary supply and logistic support for veterinary care; the framework of the construction of veterinary institutions
  • Procedure for maintaining an automated system for transmission and analysis of veterinary data
  • Veterinary record keeping — the procedure for registration of veterinary certificates, notes, acts, protocols, orders, decisions, instructions and decrees on veterinary issues
  • Environmental factors that contribute to infectious and non-infectious morbidity in both individual nosological forms and their classifications (veterinary surveillance facilities)
  • Environmental risk factors and their patterns
  • Indication and identification of pathogenic agents ex vivo
  • Methodology of decontamination (disinfection, neutralization) of the environment, development and improvement of tools, methods of application, mechanization
  • Management of veterinary and sanitary measures — organization, planning, economics
  • Implementation of preventive and recreational (necessary) measures in practice
  • General principles of veterinarian’s professional behavior
  • Professional activity ethics in veterinary medicine
  • Relationships between those involved in the process of protecting and resumption of animal health, as well as duties, responsibility limits, civic and professional values and priorities
  • Professional hierarchy and subordination in everyday professional relationships
  • Competition and cooperation within the professional veterinary community
  • Algorithms for a veterinarian’s actions under emergency conditions
  • The concept of information ethics and safety in the professional activity of a veterinarian

Disciplines

  • Non-infectious diseases of internal organs in animals (internal non-communicable diseases), general patterns of incidence and progress
  • General principles of diagnosis and treatment of internal non-communicable diseases
  • Internal non-communicable diseases of individual organs and systems; etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the most common diseases in various animals
  • Dynamics and specifics of the spread of internal non-communicable diseases in intensive animal husbandry and industrial processes; study of  ;endemic diseases
  • Diet therapy for internal non-communicable diseases
  • Methods of group therapy and prevention of diseases of the respiratory and digestive systems
  • Causes and conditions of emergence and spread of infectious diseases
  • Patterns of development of epizooty — the mechanism of occurrence and development of morbidity in both general and special aspects
  • Сommunicable diseases of infectious and other nature, their separate nosological forms and categories
  • Epizootological diagnosis, identification and assessment of epizootic risks, principles of evidence-based epizootology
  • Etiology, pathogenesis and methods of diagnosis of certain infectious diseases in various animals
  • Methodology of antiepizootic work (monitoring, supervision, control, eradication)
  • Elimination of the effects of morbidity (veterinary sanitation, elimination of the consequences, rehabilitation))
  • Techniques for identifying the disease’s morphological manifestations at various phases of the livestock production cycle
  • Techniques for identifying pathogens and their toxins, toxic impurities and other hazards to humans and animals during veterinary and sanitary examination of feed, medicines, livestock and crop products
  • State safety standards for livestock and crop products, raw materials, medicines
  • Safe technologies for carcass disposal and the economic use of secondary raw materials
  • Forensic veterinary and sanitary examination
  • Rules and principles of animal autopsy
  • The structure and logic of the pathoanatomical diagnosis
  • Methods and algorithms for determining animal underlying disease, complications and concomitant diseases subject to forensic examination
  • Principles of making forensic veterinary opinion and registration of related documentation
  • The legal aspect of the principle governing actions to eradicate diseases that affect both humans and animals
  • Characteristics of the incidence, progression, and clinical presentation of disorders affecting specific horse organs and systems
  • Current diagnostic tools and their application in the diagnosis of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, musculoskeletal system, and other equine organs and systems
  • Drug and non-drug (including physiotherapy) therapy of diseases in horses
  • Organization of equine surgery, characteristics of equine emergency surgery
  • Parameters and principles of health control and prevention of equine diseases
  • Individual, most common equine diseases: etiology, pathogenesis, treatment, prevention
  • Features of the biology of small companion pets, their species and breed differences and disease susceptibilities
  • Methods and means of working with small animals, strategies for structuring diagnosis and therapy
  • Ways to create optimal living conditions for a sick animal both at home and in a hospital
  • Characteristics of the basic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed on small animals of different species
  • Features of anesthesiology and intensive care of small pets
  • Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical performance of some of the most common or specific diseases, including surgical and obstetric-gynecological pathology
  • The subject and tasks of anesthesiology, life support and intensive care
  • Clinical, hematological, morphological, and biochemical parameters of the body controlled during anaesthetic and resuscitation procedures
  • General and specific signs of homeostasis disorders in animals
  • Patterns of pain occurrence and its control by medication and other methods
  • Types of anesthesia, techniques of regional and local anesthesia
  • Inhalation anesthesia, equipment and preparations for inhalation anesthesia, indications and contraindications, technique
  • Injection anesthesia, equipment and preparations for inhalation anesthesia, indications and contraindications, technique
  • Patterns and mechanisms of correction of homeostasis of the intensive care unit patient
  • Methods of correction of urgent cases in anesthesiology
  • Theoretical justification, technology of organization and implementation of anaesthetic and resuscitation procedures
  • Pathological conditions requiring correction by plastic surgery
  • Modern techniques and approaches for the wound restoration in soft tissue plastic surgery
  • Methods of restoration of bone deficiency in reconstructive surgery
  • Pathological conditions in traumatology requiring correction by reconstructive surgery
  • Methods of plastic and reconstructive surgery in the correction of genetically based diseases of companion pets (joint dysplasia, vertebral deformity, atlanto-axial instability, deformity of growing limbs, etc.)
  • Principles of emergency surgery for chest and abdominal injuries requiring reconstruction
  • Features of reconstructive techniques in surgery of neoplastic diseases
  • The main structures of the eye, species features of the structure and functions of the visual analyzer in various animals
  • Methods of clinical diagnosis of pathology of the visual analyzer, assessment of the eyeball condition and eye protective structures
  • Methods of instrumental and laboratory diagnostics of ophthalmic pathology
  • First aid tools and methods for eye diseases, including injuries to the protective structures of the eye and eyeball
  • The principles of conservative therapy of ophthalmic pathology, administration of drugs, indications and contraindications for certain drugs
  • Indications for surgical treatment of ophthalmic pathology, features of surgical treatment of diseases of the eye and its protective structures, methods of postoperation management of patients
  • Prevention of eye diseases, modern approaches to the curation of patients with a pedigree or individual genetic predisposition to ophthalmic pathology
  • Diseases of the oral cavity in animals, species features and predisposition to dental pathology
  • Methods of working with a dental patient, the main mistakes when working with a dental patient and its owner, methods of fixation and anesthesia of a dental patient
  • Diseases of the oral cavity as a complication of systemic non-communicable, infectious and autoimmune diseases in animals, including
  • lymphocytic-plasmacytic gingivostomatitis in cats, gingivitis in chronic kidney disease, etc.
  • Basic and additional diagnosing aids for the oral cavity diseases, dental charts as one of the auxiliary tools of a dentist
  • Etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of certain dental diseases specifically attributed to animals of various species
  • The technique of removal of concrements and sanitation of the oral cavity in animals
  • Pruning and filing of ever growing teeth; indications for surgery, technique for animals of different species, possible complications
  • Modern approaches to tooth extraction in animals, indications for surgery, technique
  • Maxillofacial injuries in animals, features of traumatology treatment
  • The main approaches to endodontic dental treatment in animals, indications and contraindications, technique, consumables
  • The basic principles of preventing dental disease in animals of different species

PRACTICAL TRAINING AND INTERNSHIPS

Practical training in the study process

Educational practice helps students develop their independence and sense of responsibility for the outcomes of their work, consolidate the knowledge they have acquired during the study of disciplines, and acquire practical skills in both scientific and practical activities within the framework of the studied areas.

Through educational and industrial practices at prestigious companies involved in veterinary and veterinary-sanitary activities, students can get a mastery of the practical abilities of the field. Internships are conducted at large enterprises in clinics that are well furnished

International internship opportunities and international partnerships are available to successful students.

Students have the chance to practice the skills they have learned in the course of education and gain experience from top-tier veterinary specialists through internships in veterinary clinics, agricultural businesses, and research institutes. They can also actively participate in scientific research conducted by veterinary organizations.

During their education, students attend exhibitions, seminars, round tables and conferences where they communicate directly with employers, and by the end of their studies, most students are either already employed or know exactly where they will be employed after graduation.

Study practice

Educational practice helps students develop their independence and sense of responsibility for the outcomes of their work, consolidate the knowledge they have acquired during the study of disciplines, and acquire practical skills in both scientific and practical activities within the framework of the studied areas.

Из них:

  • Year 1 — 3 ECTS Basics of the profession, Biology with the basics of ecology.
  • Year 2 — 3 ECTS Animal Anatomy, Animal Health and Welfare.
  • Year 3 — 3 ECTS Pathological Anatomy, Pharmacology, Clinical Recognition.

General professional practice

The practice takes place in the best veterinary organizations in Moscow, the Moscow region and other regions of Russia and the world. Under the supervision of mentors, students strengthen their abilities to identify, treat, and prevent animal illnesses in authentic production environment. Veterinarian clinics MEDVET, Biocontrol, Vetprofalliance, Radenis, AMvet, New Century, Maxima-vet, and several more are among our partners.

Medical and industrial practice

Through the practice, students can solidify their learned skills in the area of their professional interests while working for a potential employer, feel like a member of the team, decide how to continue their professional development, and establish themselves as an active and appealing professional in the veterinary medicine labor market.

RESEARCH

Students actively participate in a variety of practical and scientific studies.

Among them:

  • Creation of a series of measures to guarantee the biological safety and standard of living of animals while safeguarding the health of birds and mammals against diseases of different etiologies. The object of the study is a number of particularly dangerous diseases: rabies, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza, nodular dermatitis, and others...
  • Etiology, pathogenesis and peculiarities of treatment of various diseases in companion animals (dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, etc.).
  • Hospital infection in veterinary clinics and ways to prevent the same.
  • Management of veterinary services in different countries, interaction of veterinary services and organizations for infectious disease prevention and control and much more...

Students’ papers are published in scientific journals indexed by international databases (Scopus/WoS). As a result, six research articles involving students in the Veterinary Medicine specialty were published in these journals in 2021.

Students are speakers at various conferences and congresses in the field of veterinary medicine, in particular:

  • National Veterinary Conference, Moscow
  • International scientific and practical conference of teachers, young scientists, postgraduates and students “Innovative Processes in Agriculture”, Moscow, RUDN
  • International scientific and practical conference "Current Issues and Methodological Approaches to the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Diseases of Animals and Birds, DonGAU (Don State Agricultural University) and others...

PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

Yuri Vatnikov

Doctor of Veterinary, Professor, Director of the Department of Veterinary Medicine

Phone: +7 (495) 434-31-66 #1884
E-mail: vatnikov-yua@rudn.ru

CURATORS AND TEACHERS

Program Coordinator
Natalia Troshina
Senior Lecturer at the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher
Arfenia Karamyan
Associate Professor, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher
Evgeny Kulikov
Associate Professor, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher
Vladimir Makarov
Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher
Dmitry Nikitchenko
Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher
Sergey Seleznev
Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher
Valentina Semenova
Associate Professor, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher
Alisa Razumova
PhD, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher
Ilya Vilkovisky
Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Veterinary Medicine

CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIE

The Department of Veterinary Medicine of RUDN has solid relationships with employers and guarantees employment. The following is a list of organizations where a graduate can work:

  • state management structures;
  • animal disease control stations;
  • public and private veterinary clinics;
  • agro-industrial holdings;
  • customs structures;
  • higher education institutions;
  • scientific and production associations and research institutes;
  • foreign and domestic food industry enterprises, animal feed production enterprises, trade structures;
  • accredited and production laboratories;
  • biopreparation enterprises;
  • veterinary pharmacies;
  • veterinary laboratories;
  • pet stores;
  • stud farms and equestrian clubs;
  • zoos markets etc.

A graduate can hold the following wide range of positions:

veterinarian
veterinary consultant
veterinary laboratory technician
chief veterinarian of a veterinary clinic or veterinary enterprise
head of a veterinary pharmacy or laboratory
specialist in quality control of veterinary goods
sales representative for the sale of drugs and veterinary products
sanitary service specialist
specialist in registration of veterinary drugs, etc.

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Unified State Exam, or an internal exam

  1. Biology – 39
  2. Russian – 40
  3. Elective subject: Physics – 39, Mathematics (major) – 39, Foreign language – 35, Chemistry – 39
  1. Biology (in professional activity) – 39
  2. Russian – 40
  3. Mathematics (in professional activity) – 40