Successful completion of this 24-month program will result in
- certification of Residency completion,
- a non-thesis Master's degree, and
- enhanced eligibility and preparation for specialty board certification by the American College of Poultry Veterinarians.
This program offers course work and hands-on clinical experience in the identification and control of factors impacting poultry health and production. Residents will directly participate in
- field investigations and research related to pertinent poultry health management and disease prevention issues,
- application and interpretation of laboratory diagnostic technology (serology, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology)
- understanding and application of epidemiological strategies to evaluate disease processes in poultry populations,
- teaching activities of the Poultry Health Management faculty, and
- organizing clinical and research data and using statistical analyses for development of professional presentations and publications.
In addition, our Teaching Animal Unit provides on-site production experience and the ability to monitor and oversee turkey and broiler flocks' health and disease surveillance programs.
The Poultry Health Management program uses resources at the College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State Poultry Science Department and Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratories, integrated poultry production companies, and allied poultry industries.
Applicants must submit to
The Director of Student Services,
College of Veterinary Medicine,
NC State University,
4700 Hillsborough St.,
Raleigh, NC 27606
For further information, visit
- Student Services Office http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/studentservices/
- Poultry Health Management http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/dphp/phm/
- contact Dr. Michael Martin. (mailto:mpmartin-at-ncsu.edu).
