LibGuides: WAMC Medical Library and Learning Resource Center: Veterinary Medicine

First Year Graduate Veterinary Education Program

First Year Graduate Veterinary Education: Our program has three main focus areas: clinical medicine, public health and preventive medicine, and mission oversight. The program is expected to provide Veterinary Corps Officers (VCOs) with the required knowledge and skills to offer primary, continuing, and comprehensive health care to veterinary patients, manage a Military Working Dog program, oversee an Installation Support Plan, oversee rabies control programs, perform commercial food audits and on-base food protection, manage time and personnel, and operate effectively as VCOs.

Mission

Develop Army Leaders: disciplined, competent, compassionate, technically and tactically proficient
Complete Clinical Credentialing and improve clinical proficiency and confidence
Complete Audit Certification and develop public health and food inspections skill sets
Understand the Army Mission and how the VCO fits into that mission both in TDA and MTOE positions

Clinical Medicine

The primary training for the Fort Bragg FYGVE is conducted with Fort Bragg Branch Veterinary Services and the Fort Bragg Veterinary Center (VETCEN). The VETCEN provides care for government-owned working dogs trained in detection and law enforcement, as well as privately owned animals belonging to Service members, retirees, and their Families. The VETCEN is equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment and is currently supported by one board certified specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

The Fort Bragg Branch supports 120 installation support program facilities and 20 special events annually. The Public Health Activity-Fort Bragg supports over 70 commercial audits. Training for food inspection and public health is overseen by a board certified specialist in Veterinary Preventive Medicine and the Activity Warrant Officer.

Veterinary Medicine Useful Links

American Veterinary Medical Association
The AVMA is a not-for-profit association representing more than 93,000 veterinarians working in private and corporate practice, government, industry, academia, and uniformed services. The AVMA acts as a collective voice for its membership and for the profession.
IACUC Central
A comprehensive repository for all things IACUC. IACUC Central is a valuable resource for institutional animal care and use committee members and staff. IACUC Central organizes information into pages containing links to governmental agencies, databases, examples of institutional websites, training resources, and more.
American Society of Animal Science
The American Society of Animal Science fosters the discovery, sharing and application of scientific knowledge concerning the care and responsible use of animals to enhance animal and human health and well-being.

Veterinary Medicine Journals

MHS Virtual Library Veterinary Medicine Journals
MHS Veterinary Medicine journal collection. Requires an OpenAthens remote access account. Sign up for a remote access login to access a wide variety of veterinary medicine journal resources.

Veterinary Medicine eBooks

MHS Virtual Library VetMed eBook Collection
MHS Virtual Library Veterinary Medicine eBook collection. If accessing from a personal non-DHA networked computer, an OpenAthens login will be required.

National Library of Medicine Veterinary Science Resources

Veterinary Science Search and Veterinary Information Resources
This aggregated site has both National Library of Medicine resources as well as other free-access databases and links to many animal health organizations.

FAQ Tutorial Videos for WAMC Medical Library

To view these tutorials, access to milSuite is required.

Please click here to view an orientation video on using the DHA Virtual Medical Library website.

AVL Remote Access Help

This account will give you remote access to the MHS Medical Library resources using a single username and password.

To register, you must:

Be affiliated with the Military Health System or Defense Health Agency.
Register on-site at your duty location or at home. Once registered, you will have access to MHS Military Library resources and databases.
Supply a valid Army email address to receive your username and activation code.

If you need assistance registering, please contact the WAMC Medical Library at 910-907-7323. Register here.

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