Course Description
Direction of students by faculty members as they receive cases side-by-side in the Zoological Medicine Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Daily case rounds are conducted to provide didactic instruction on clinical topics and case management. In addition, visits to local zoological institutions and field veterinary medicine are included.
Athena Title
Zoological Med Residency I
Non-Traditional Format
Courses are taught in clinical setting. Hours vary daily. This is the first 1-2 years of a 3-4 year program that involves direction of students by faculty members
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
To provide the first 1-2 years of specialty training to veterinary residents as part of a 3-4 year training program in compliance with the American College of Zoological Medicine and European College of Zoological Medicine.
Topical Outline
This is the first 1-2 years of a 3-4 year program that involves direction of students by faculty members as they receive cases side-by-side in the Zoological Medicine Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Daily case rounds are conducted to provide didactic instruction on clinical topics and case management. In addition, the course includes visits to local zoological institutions and field veterinary medicine. As part of this program, graduate students enrolled in the Zoological Medicine Residency I conduct a research project and publish from that project.