Mission & Vision

Curricular Mission & Vision

An NC State DVM graduate will demonstrate professional competence in the practice of veterinary medicine, promote animal and public health, engage in scientific inquiry, and use foundational knowledge and skills to succeed within a diverse and changing profession in alignment with the land grant mission.

We understand veterinary professional competence as having the necessary disposition, skills, and knowledge base to operate as resourceful, capable, and ethical providers of veterinary services.  To this end, the CVM supports the development of self-regulated learning and working habits, interpersonal and cultural awareness, and appropriate professional values in all students. Students will demonstrate competence in core cognitive, interpersonal, and psychomotor skills transferable across species and contexts.  Furthermore, students will work toward proficiency within their professional areas of interest.