Clinical Year Overview
Clinical Requirements
- 40 week minimum of hands-on experience
Experiences
- Required – All students must rotate at sites that are inspected and approved by LIU
- Elective at overseen sites
- Elective not at overseen sites – Sites that deliver additional topics
- Externships – Student proposed experiences; process of review; outreach to practice.
Rotation Length
- Optimal length: 4 to 12 weeks
2026–2027 LIU Curriculum
Total weeks: 40 weeks
Required Clerkships
| Course | Provider | Location | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVM-800 Large Animal Medicine & Surgery | LIU/Partner | Amb/CA | 4 |
| DVM-801 Small Animal Medicine | Partner | CA | 4 |
| DVM-802 Small Animal Surgery | Partner | CA | 4 |
| DVM-803 Anesthesia | Partner | CA | 2 |
| DVM-804 Clinical Pathology | LIU | Campus | 2 |
| DVM-805 Anatomic Pathology | LIU | Campus | 2 |
| DVM-806 Diagnostic Imaging | LIU | Campus | 2 |
| DVM-807 Emergency/Critical Care | Partner | CA | 2 |
| DVM-813 Community Practice | Partner | CA | 2 |
| DVM-815 Spay/Neuter | LIU | Campus | 2 |
| DVM-819 Shelter Medicine and Surgery | NSAL/LIU | NSAL | 2 |
| Total Required Weeks | 28 |
Electives (up to 12 weeks)
Elective Overseen Clerkships
| Course | Provider | Location | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVM-816 Equine Medicine & Surgery | LIU/Partner | CA | 0–2 |
| DVM-818 Exotic Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery | Partner | CA | 0–2 |
Electives
| Course | Provider | Location | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVM-808 Elective Clerkship – CAE | Partner | CA | 4–12 |
| DVM-808 Elective Clerkship – Topic Dependent | Listed Site | CA | 0–8 |
| DVM-812 Tropical Animal Health & Medicine CAE | LIU/Partner | CA | 0–2 |
| DVM-817 Production Animal Medicine | Partner | CA | 0–8 |
Externship
| Course | Provider | Location | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVM-814 Externship – Student Proposed | Proposed | Proposed | 0–8 |
| Total Elective Weeks | 12 |
CA – Clinical Affiliate
If a student desires to take an equine elective or an exotic elective, they must take either DVM-816 or DVM-818 at an elective-overseen site.
Clinical Requirements
- 40 week of hands-on clinical experience
Experiences
- Required Courses– All students must rotate at sites that are inspected and approved by LIU
- Elective Courses at overseen sites
- Elective Courses not at overseen sites – Sites that deliver additional topics
- Externships – Student proposed experiences; process of review; outreach to practice.
Rotation Length
- 2 to 4 weeks
- Optimal length: 4 weeks
- 12 weeks may be spent in approved research experiences
2027–2028 LIU Curriculum
Total weeks: 40 weeks
Required Clerkships
|
Course |
Provider |
Location |
Weeks |
|
DVM-800 Large Animal Medicine & Surgery |
LIU/Partner |
Amb/CA |
4 |
|
DVM-801 Small Animal Specialty |
Partner |
CA |
4 |
|
DVM-802 Small Animal Surgery |
Partner |
CA |
2 |
|
DVM-803 Anesthesia |
Partner |
CA |
2 |
|
DVM-804 Clinical Pathology |
LIU |
Campus |
2 |
|
DVM-805 Anatomic Pathology |
LIU |
Campus |
2 |
|
DVM-806 Diagnostic Imaging |
LIU |
Campus |
2 |
|
DVM-807 Emergency/Critical Care |
Partner |
CA |
2 |
|
DVM-813 Community Practice |
Partner |
CA |
4 |
|
DVM-815 Spay/Neuter |
LIU |
Campus |
2 |
|
DVM-819 Shelter Medicine and Surgery |
NSAL/LIU |
NSAL |
2 |
|
Total Required Weeks |
28 |
Electives (up to 12 weeks)
Elective Overseen Clerkships
|
Course |
Provider |
Location |
Weeks |
|
DVM-816 Equine Medicine & Surgery |
LIU/Partner |
CA |
0–2 |
|
DVM-818 Exotic Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery |
Partner |
CA |
0–2 |
Electives
|
Course |
Provider |
Location |
Weeks |
|
DVM-808 Elective Clerkship – CAE |
Partner |
CA |
4–12 |
|
DVM-808 Elective Clerkship – Topic Dependent |
Listed Site |
CA |
0–8 |
|
DVM-812 Tropical Animal Health & Medicine CAE |
LIU/Partner |
CA |
0–2 |
|
DVM-817 Production Animal Medicine |
Partner |
CA |
0–8 |
Externship
|
Course |
Provider |
Location |
Weeks |
|
DVM-814 Externship – Student Proposed |
Proposed |
Proposed |
0–8 |
|
Total Elective Weeks |
12 |
CA – Clinical Affiliate Site