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More information about our AVM 2009 sessions will be available shortly. Thank you for your patience while we update our information. /**/Applications will be available on November 1, 2008.

Welcome to Adventures in Veterinary Medicine

What does it take to be a veterinarian? Come to Adventures in Veterinary Medicine, and discover if this exciting career is right for you!

Adventures in Veterinary Medicine is a unique career exploration program for adults, college students, high school students, and middle school students. If you are excited by science, enjoy working with animals, and would like to find out more about what it takes to be a veterinarian, then this program is right for you. At AVM, you will get a clear picture of what it will take for you to obtain a DVM degree, and what you can do with that degree.

During the program, you will have lectures from the faculty, participate in laboratories, and engage in hands-on activities with animals. AVM will give you a realistic, comprehensive look at what attending veterinary school would be like, and provide you with the knowledge of the many roles that veterinarians can have.

By spending time on the campus of one of the finest veterinary schools in the country, students get first-hand experience of what it is like to attend vet school and what it takes to become a veterinarian. No matter how old you are, or what your interest, we have a session designed to meet your educational and developmental level. AVM will challenge and stimulate you in innovative, fun, and exciting ways.

Adventures in Veterinary Medicine brochure!*

Which session are you interested in?

We will begin accepting applications for the 2009 programs on November 1, 2008. We will continue to accept applications until our sessions are full.

  • Middle School Students: One-week sessions are offered in April and June. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Sessions are for students who entered 7th and 8th grade as of September 2008. Day programs only, no housing available.

  • High School Students: Two-week sessions are offered in July and August. Admission is competitive. Both day programs and residential programs are offered.

  • College Students: One-week sessions are offered in June. Admission is competitive. Day programs only.

  • Adults: A one week session is offered in May. Admission is competitive. Day programs only.

The Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is located in North Grafton, Massachusetts, about 40 minutes west of Boston.

AVM Sessions

A PDF of the 2009 Schedule is now available.

AVM Sessions
Session Week(s) Type
Middle School Sessions
April 20, 2009 – April 24, 2009 1 Day
June 15, 2009 – June 19, 2009 1 Day
June 22, 2009 – June 26, 2009 1 Day
High School Sessions
July 5, 2009 – July 17, 2009
(11th and 12th)		 2 Residential
July 19, 2009 – July 31, 2009
(10th and 11th)		 2 Residential
August 3, 2009 – August 14, 2009
(9th, 10th, 11th and 12th)		 2 Day
College Sessions
June 1, 2009 – June 5, 2009 1 Day
June 8, 2009 – June 12, 2009 1 Day
Adult Sessions
May 4, 2009 – May 8, 2009 1 Day

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