ProgramCIP 01.8104
Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the internal medicine and invasive and noninvasive treatment of companion and household animals. Includes instruction in avian medicine, pet care, companion animal medicine, pathophysiology, small animal diseases, small animal anesthesiology and surgical procedures, preoperative and postoperative care, and specific medical specialties such as dentistry, ophthalmology, oncology, obstetrics/theriogenology, and orthopedics.
Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).
Also called Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine (Cert.), Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine (MS), Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine (PhD).
Replaces earlier code 51.2508.
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