The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine , commonly referred to as Penn Vet , is the veterinary school of the University of Pennsylvania . Penn Vet is one of only two Ivy League veterinary schools in the United States. Established in 1884, Penn Vet is the only veterinary school developed in association with a medical school, and is one of only four private veterinary schools in the nation.
4-508: New Bolton Center is the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine 's 700 acre campus in Kennett Square , Pennsylvania . It is home to one of the busiest large animal teaching veterinary clinics in the nation. Since 1958, it has been located at the former South Brook Farm . Founded in 1964 with contributions from equestrienne Esther du Pont Thouron and others, each year
8-612: The Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital and large animal medicine at New Bolton Center . As part of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Vet is a partner in its biomedical research and teaching centers. Students can learn first-hand how veterinary medicine and research impacts human lives, as well as those of animals. Over 7,000 veterinarians have graduated from the school, the only veterinary school in Pennsylvania . The school awards
12-539: The George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals (named for horseman George D. Widener Jr. ) sees more than 4,000 patient visits, and its Field Service sees more than 31,000 patient visits. In addition to its role as one of the nation's preeminent equine surgical facilities, New Bolton Center includes hospital facilities for the care of large/ food animals, including equids, bovids, camelids, small ruminants, and swine. The campus also contains diagnostic laboratories, cooperated with
16-871: The Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic System (PADLS) serving the animal agriculture industry as well as the monitoring of emerging and infectious disease. Prior to the opening of "New" Bolton Center in 1952, the old Bolton Mansion in Levittown was the site of the farm for the School of Veterinary Medicine. This veterinary medicine –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Penn Vet's two campuses, located in Philadelphia and Kennett Square, Pennsylvania offer students learning opportunities in campanion animal medicine at
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