Graduate Institute of Veterinary Clinical Science

History of IVCS
The Department of Veterinary Medicine at the National Taiwan University was established in 1942. Graduate programs of clinical veterinary medicine have been playing an important role in offering advanced clinical training for residents as well as master research programs for graduate students at the Graduate Institute and School of Veterinary Medicine for more than 30 years. The clinical division of Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine was changed to the Institute of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (IVCS) at the National Taiwan University, officially established in 2007, and the IVCS is located at the National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital.
 
Faculty of IVCS
The faculty of the IVCS at the National Taiwan University is the largest team of clinical veterinary faculty among all veterinary schools/colleges in Taiwan. The faculty members of IVCS are devoted to clinical veterinary training and research programs in veterinary and biomedical fields. The faculty of IVCS is comprising of 11 full-time clinical faculty members and 4 adjunct clinical faculty members. Major research groups and fields of the IVCS include the following:
 
Ⅰ、Division of Large Animal and Wildlife Studies
● Lab of Large Animal Medicine (Prof. Chau-Hwa Chie)
● Lab of Wildlife and Farm Animal Medicine (Dr. Pin-Huan Yu)
 
Ⅱ、Division of Companion Animal Studies
Section of Small Animal Surgery
● Lab of Veterinary and Comparative Ophthalmology (Prof. Chung-Tien Lin)
● Lab of Veterinary Orthopedic Surgery and Biomechanics (Dr. Ching-Ho Wu)
● Lab of Small Animal Clinical Neurology (Dr. Ya-Pei Chang)
● Lab of Veterinary Bone Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, (Dr. I-li Liu)
 
Section of Small Animal Medicine
● Lab of Small Animal Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, (Prof. Bi-Ling Su)
● Lab of Small Animal Clinical Oncology (Dr. Jack Jihjong Lee)
● Lab of Small Animal Nephrology (Dr. Ya-Jane Lee)
● Lab of Veterinary Clinical and Molecular Medicine, (Dr. Lih-Chiann Wang)
● Lab of Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care/Clinical Oncology Research, (Dr. Shang-Lin Wang)
 
Master programs of IVCS for international students
The aim of the master program for international students at the IVCS is to train graduate students to become leading or excellent veterinary or biomedical scientists. The master programs of the IVCS usually last for 2~3 years depending on research progress with opportunities to advance to PhD program by application. Graduate students are expected to develop independent thinking and research skills upon completion of the training of their graduate studies. The graduates of master programs from the IVCS are usually very competitive in their career life, such as in professions of biomedical or veterinary fields, industry, or further advanced studies, etc.
If you are interested in pursuing a master degree in biomedical or veterinary studies at the IVCS, we warmly welcome and encourage you to contact us for more details and submit your application to the Institute of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (IVCS) at the National Taiwan University by the deadline! 
 
Required courses:
Obligatory: 8courses Elective: 16courses  Minimum graduation credits required: 24courses
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