Core Medicine and Surgery: Integrated Animal Care and Management I
VETM 5310
4-8 hours
Core Medicine and Surgery: Integrated Animal Care and Management I
Course Description
Building on the skills and foundational knowledge gained in the first two years of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program and using both system-based and integrated approaches, students will continue to acquire knowledge and practice diagnostic, medical, anesthetic, and surgical skills for health, wellness, and treatment of unhealthy animals.
Athena Title
Core Medicine and Surgery I
Pre or Corequisite
Enrollment in the third year of the doctor of veterinary medicine curriculum
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to apply core diagnostic, medical, anesthetic, and surgical knowledge to recognize and treat common diseases and presenting complaints of domestic animals.
Students will be able to provide plans for preventative health and wellness care for common domestic animal species.
Students will be able to provide general anesthesia for common elective surgical procedures.
Students will be able to complete common elective surgical procedures using a variety of species models.
Students will be able to apply non-technical competencies to different clinical situations (in a didactic setting).
Topical Outline
Course introduction
Recommendations for preventative care and wellness visits for common domestic species
Expansion on the systems-based approach to recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of common clinical and clinicopathologic problems across veterinary species
Introduction to presenting problems that do not belong to a defined body system
Application of the principles of clinical pharmacology
Routine and common emergency anesthetic protocols across veterinary species
Routine and common surgical emergency protocols across veterinary species
