Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) will host four weeks of the Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp (AVC Vet Camp) in the summer of 2024. Below you will find more information, including dates, and a sample vet camp schedule. Please note that the camp schedule and sessions that are offered vary each year.
Please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information about our camps. The 2024 AVC Vet Camps application can be found on the "Apply Now" page.
The Atlantic Veterinary College鈥檚 Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp (AVC Vet Camp) offers a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of veterinary medicine鈥攆rom doing physical examinations on dogs and horses to learning how to dress like a surgeon and suturing on a silicon suture pad. You will be amazed at what you will see, learn, and do!
Camp activities are planned to ensure a balance of hands-on activities, lectures, labs, and discussions. You will meet some interesting animals, and you will explore the science of animals through sessions on pathology, bacteriology, anatomy, toxicology, and more! You will visit our large- and small-animal hospitals, take a couple of field trips, find out what learning to become a veterinarian involves, and learn how to keep your pets and farm animals healthy.
AVC Junior Vet camps are for students entering grades 7, 8, and 9 in the fall of 2024, and will be held from July 8鈥�12, and July 15鈥�19.
AVC Senior Vet camps are for students entering grades 10, 11, and 12 in the fall of 2024, and will be held from July 22鈥�26, and July 29鈥� August 2.
