Degree in Veterinary Science

At UAX we train students from day one to be hired by the most relevant companies and clinics in the veterinary sector:

• Our innovative curriculum is adapted to the needs of the market, both at a clinical level and in the different areas of the veterinary industry.
• 50% of the credits are of a practical nature and from the first year, we focus on experiential learning. In order to gain the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities to manage pathologies in patients, you will practise at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, both in test and simulation environments, as well as with real-life patients. You will also do internships at the campus laboratories and at more than 70 companies with which we have agreements. 
• We are committed to our students gaining proper knowledge of professional values, such as scientific bases of veterinary medicine, clinical skills, communication skills, animal health, information management, critical analysis and research.

Special facilities for multidisciplinary training:

• Veterinary Teaching Hospital
• Veterinary experimental farm
• Dissecting room and anatomical museum
• Chemistry laboratories
• Biochemistry laboratory
• Physics laboratories
• Biology laboratories
• Agronomy laboratory
• Physiology and metabolism laboratory
• Animal Facility
• Food technology pilot plant
• Diagnostic imaging laboratory
• Clinical analysis laboratory
• Histology and anatomical pathology laboratories
• Internal Medicine Department
• Surgery and Traumatology Department
• Anaesthesia and Resuscitation Department
• Emergency and In-Patient Department
• Equine Sports Medicine Department
• Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

At UAX we are in constant contact with over 70 of the sector’s leading companies to adapt the academic curriculum of each of our degrees to the needs of the market, and so that our students can apply for internships. Furthermore, our students participate in clinical visits, attend congresses and thematic conferences, etc.

Some of the companies with whom we have agreements:

• Royal Canin
• Faunia
• B-Braun
• Stryker
• Bayer Animal Health
• MSD Animal Health
• Mapfre
• ONCE Guide Dog Foundation
• Anicura
• Veterinary Mobile Unit

The team is in constant contact with professional associations and major institutions to adapt the degree to the needs of the market and provide students with an up-to-date overview of the sector:

• COLVEMA (Madrid Veterinary College)
• WVA (World Veterinary Association)

You will train alongside a prestigious teaching team that includes professors, doctors, veterinary clinicians and researchers, who will provide you with an up-to-date and innovative overview of the profession:

• Dr. Isabel Rodríguez Hurtado

Dean. Head of the Internal Medicine Department at UAX Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Graduate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

• Dr. Alberto Zamora Benito

Head of the Bromatology and Food Safety Department at CEMILVETDEF.

• Dr. Pedro Martín Palomino

Manager at Aljibe Laboratory. Researcher at the Castille-La Mancha Regional Government Research Centre.

• Dr. Fernando Vázquez Fernández

Director of UAX Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Head of the Anatomical Pathology Department.

• Dr. Verónica Salazar Nussio

Head of Anaesthesiology at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Graduate of the American College of Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

• Dr. Raquel Gómez Lucas

Head of the Sports Medicine Department at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Graduate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

• Jorge de la Calle del Barrio

Surgery Specialist at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Graduate of the American College of Veterinary Surgery.