Hands-on Experience
MSU CVM Across the State
With six clinics and laboratories located across Mississippi, student education and animal health services can be found in the Starkville, Jackson, Stoneville, and Gulfport regions of the state.
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Animal Hospitals and Clinics
No Place Like Home
Wise Center
The Wise Center is home to the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. As the College’s main campus and home to its physical plant, this 403,000 square-foot facility encompasses more than 10 acres located on the southwest side of the MSU campus.
Future plans for expansion and renovation call for a fitness facility, childcare area and other such amenities.
Open to the Public
Animal Health Center - Starkville, MS
The Animal Health Center (AHC) is open to the public and serves as an extension of the primary care veterinarian, providing emergency and specialty referral care for companion animals, as well as emergency, primary and specialty referral care for horses and livestock in the region.
The AHC is the clinical service unit of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine. It is where our veterinary students gain the bulk of their clinical experience, and it offers postgraduates opportunity for expanded study as they complete internships or residencies.
Comprehensive Care
Animal Emergency & Referral Center - Flowood, MS
The Animal Emergency & Referral Center (AERC) is a state-of-the-art facility for advanced emergency, specialty and surgical care located in Flowood, Mississippi, that is a part of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
The AERC is an extension of the primary care veterinarian, working as a team to provide the most comprehensive and advanced care possible. AERC primarily treats canine and feline patients and does not provide routine or elective health care procedures such as vaccinations, spay/neuter services or general dentistry.
Research and Laboratories
Ocean Life
MSU CVM on the Gulf Coast
The Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine is proud of its affiliation with the MSU Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security (GCAHFS); which provides opportunities for DVM, VMT, and graduate students, along with interns, residents, faculty, and staff to gain experience with marine animal health.
GCAHFS has obtained funding through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) by the National Fish and Wildlife Federation (NFWF) Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF), the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), and others to enhance the marine mammal and sea turtle rescue, rehabilitation, and cause of death investigations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Statewide Research
Diagnostic Laboratory System
The Diagnostic Laboratory System is composed of four laboratories that are administratively housed within the College’s Department of Pathobiology & Population Medicine.
Through the network of these four laboratories: CVM Diagnostic and Aquatic Labs, Mississippi Veterinary Research and Diagnostic Lab, Poultry Research and Diagnostic Lab, and Aquatic Research and Diagnostic Lab, essential services in microbiology, anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, molecular diagnostics, serology and virology are provided to all 82 counties in Mississippi.
