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 – Sites that deliver clinical requirements as noted above
- Elective not at overseen sites – Sites that deliver additional topics not related to clinical requirements noted above
- Externships – Student proposed experiences; process of review; outreach to practice. What is the maximum length of time for externships? Maximum number of externships?
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.