Integrative Veterinary Medicine Short-term Summer Camp Program
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Florida Short-term Summer Camp Program
This program provides lectures, face-to-face communication, practical experience, and other means of in-depth knowledge about the application and development of Integrative Veterinary Medicine in the United States to help understand the status and trends of American veterinary medicine and foster cross-cultural exchange and innovation capabilities among veterinary students.
Program Background
Chi University is the first university in the USA to offer a master's program in Integrative Veterinary Medicine (MS-IVM). Chi University is also the first modern university dedicated to Integrative Veterinary Medicine and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Xie Huisheng, the founder of Chi University, was a clinical professor at University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine.Dr. Xie is one of the first professors in the United States to specialize on equine, canine, feline, and exotic clinical practice. Over the past 26 years, Chi University has trained thousands of professionals in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Integrative Veterinary Medicine from over 80 countries worldwide.
Integrative Veterinary Medicine is a broad discipline that combines Western Veterinary Medicine with holistic therapies, including rehabilitation, physical therapy, chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and nutritional management. With the popularity of integrative therapies in human medicine, pet owners are also seeking similar treatment options for their animals. Many universitiy teaching animal hospitals and private pet clinics in the United States now offer Integrative Veterinary Medicine (IVM) services to provide comprehensive care for patients.
This program provides lectures, face-to-face communication, practical experience, and other means of in-depth knowledge about the application and development of Integrative Veterinary Medicine in the United States to help understand the status and trends of American veterinary medicine and foster cross-cultural exchange and innovation capabilities among veterinary students.
Program Content
- Grasp the holistic concepts and clinical applications of Integrative Veterinary Medicine (rehabilitation, physical therapy, chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, and herbal medicine).
- Learn the development and trends of American veterinary medicine.
- Understand American culture, the veterinary education system, and university life.
- Visit Chi University, the University of Florida, Jing Tang Herbal, and American animal clinics to experience firsthand the application and development of Integrative Veterinary Medicine in the United States.
- Tour the Kennedy Space Center.
- Apply for graduate programs in the United States Seminar.
- English presentations.
Instructors
- Huisheng Xie, DVM, PhD
- Terri Rosado, DVM, CVA, CTCVMP, CCRT, CVMMP
- Shu Dai, DVM, CVA, CVFT, CVCH, CVTP
- Linda Ricker, DVM, CVA, MA