Building on the first three years of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, this course prepares students for clinical practice. Using system-based and integrated approaches, students advance their knowledge and skills in diagnosis, medicine, anesthesia, surgery, and professionalism, focusing on canine patients.
Athena Title
Adv Top Canine Med Surg
Pre or Corequisite
Enrollment in the third year of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
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 diseases and presenting complaints of dogs.
Students will be able to provide plans for preventative health and wellness care for dogs.
Topical Outline
1. Course introduction
2. Expansion on the systems-based approach to recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of clinical and clinicopathologic problems encountered in dogs
3. Further expansion on presenting problems in dogs that do not belong to a defined body system
4. Application of the principles of clinical pharmacology to dogs
