To prepare students for clinical practice, this course will provide information and training on tasks that are necessary to practice veterinary medicine upon graduation. Through reflection and self-assessment to increase self-awareness, students will learn how to poise themselves for future success in completing the tasks necessary to practice veterinary medicine.
Athena Title
Personal and Prof Dev IIIa
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 know the veterinary accreditation program including the roles and responsibilities of an accredited veterinarian and the process for obtaining USDA APHIS Veterinary Accreditation status.
Students will be able to describe how to ensure animals move legally, the role of health certifications and certificates of veterinary inspection, and government agencies involved.
Students will be able to describe the roles the veterinary profession plays in preventing, detecting, and responding to emerging and foreign animal diseases.
Students will be able to describe disease conditions in various species which would be suggestive of an emerging disease, transboundary animal disease, and/or warrant a call to an animal health official.
Students will be able to locate the World Organization for Animal Health listed diseases, the CDC’s Category ABC diseases, the USDA High Consequence Foreign Animal Diseases and Pests, the USDA-APHIS National List of Reportable Animal Diseases, and the reportable diseases in Georgia, as well as indicate which of these diseases pose threats to human health.
Students will be able to describe the steps needed to obtain a license to practice veterinary medicine.
Students will be able to explain the application process, content of, and preparation methods for the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (NAVLE).
Students will be able to identify personal areas of clinical strengths and areas on which to focus continued study and improvement.
Topical Outline
Course overview
Reflections on clinical experiences
USDA APHIS Transboundary and Emerging Diseases of Animals online training
USDA APHIS Initial Accreditation Training in-person training
Everything you need to know about the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam
How to obtain a license to practice veterinary medicine
