Course Description

The course will be held as weekly sessions of interactive presentations of key points and mock exam questions from faculty-selected or resident-selected and faculty-approved literature with a focus on Veterinary Pathology. Reading assignments will be submitted by the course coordinator at the beginning of the semester.

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Athena Title

Cur Lit in Vet Path

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Non-Traditional Format

Weekly sessions will consist of an interactive discussion of key points of faculty-selected or resident-selected and faculty-approved literature. A reading list will be developed at the beginning of each semester.

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Prerequisite

Permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall, spring and summer

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Grading System

S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will critically review and evaluate current literature in veterinary pathology.
• Students will communicate complex research concepts clearly and accurately to peers through discussion and presentation.
• Familiarizing students with board-level examination questions for successful passage of the ACVP Phase II Certifying Examination.

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Topical Outline

• The topics covered during this seminar are varied, but will focus on subjects that pertain strictly to veterinary pathology within the last five years of recent literature.
• Weekly discussion of select journal articles published during the past five years chosen from the following journals: • Veterinary Pathology • Journal of Comparative Pathology • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

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