Course Description
Resident students are trained by adjunct faculty members as they receive cases side-by-side in the veterinary department at The Georgia Aquarium. Daily case rounds are conducted to provide didactic instruction on clinical topics and case management.
Athena Title
Zoological Med Residency III
Non-Traditional Format
Course is taught in clinical setting at the Georgia Aquarium (off campus). To provide the 3rd and final year (of the 3-year program) or 4th and final year (of the 4-year program with MS) of specialty training to veterinary residents in compliance with the American College of Zoological Medicine and European College of Zoological Medicine.
Pre or Corequisite
SAMS 7820
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
To provide the 3rd and final year (of the 3-year program) or 4th and final year (of the 4-year program with MS) of specialty training to veterinary residents in compliance with the American College of Zoological Medicine and European College of Zoological Medicine. The entire course for the whole academic year is spent at the Georgia Aquarium (off campus).
Topical Outline
To provide the 3rd year (of the 3-year program) or 4th year (of the 4-year program with MS) of specialty training to veterinary residents in compliance with the American College of Zoological Medicine and European College of Zoological Medicine. The entire course for the whole academic year is spent at the Georgia Aquarium (off campus) where the resident is trained by adjunct faculty members as they receive cases side-by-side in the veterinary department at the Georgia Aquarium. Daily case rounds are conducted to provide didactic instruction on clinical topics and case management. As part of this program, graduate students enrolled in the Zoological Medicine Residency III will complete any outstanding research papers (a minimum of three are required during the program) and will study to take the ACZM/ECZM college examinations.