Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
Graduate ProgramCollaboration
The program offers numerous opportunities for student collaboration with faculty. Our program also has ongoing collaborative relationships with the Texas A&M Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD), the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the USDA Southern Plains Research Facility, and multiple departments throughout The Texas A&M University System.
About VPHE
Our expanding Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology (VPHE) Program consists of several faculty members. Additional participating faculty members belong to interdepartmental programs, such as Toxicology, Food Science & Technology, Genetics, Reproduction, and Neuroscience. Faculty and graduate students in the program are conducting research and receiving training that spans the spectrum of acute and chronic diseases of importance to domestic animal, wild animal, and human populations.
Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) faculty teach courses towards the completion of VPHE graduate degrees (MS & PhD), as well as courses for the Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) graduate program.
The MS VPHS + DVM Combination Degree Program is designed to meet the critical need for well-trained veterinary epidemiologists to tackle emerging infectious disease outbreaks across human and animal populations.
Faculty members affiliated with the VPHE graduate program actively study the frequency, distribution, and control of acute and chronic diseases in domestic animal, wild animal, and human populations.
Why Texas A&M?
Texas A&M University is located in a prime location near the border of the United States and Mexico to study and train personnel on emerging infectious diseases and public health. The VPHE graduate program in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) is committed to training the next generation of scientists to tackle current and future public health issues and work towards One Health solutions.