The University of Florida's DPM Program: 15 years of plant doctor education

Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 10:25 AM
Portland Ballroom 252 (Oregon Convention Center)
Amanda C. Hodges , IFAS, Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
The University of Florida's Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) program http://www.dpm.ifas.ufl.edu/ is the first professional plant health doctorate degree in the world.  DPM students complete courses and internships within the following core competency areas:  Entomology and Nematology;  Plant  Pathology: and Plant, Soil, and Weed Science.  Over 60 DPM alumni are currently employed in academic, industry, and government positions.