Course Description
Graduate students and staff members will regularly participate in review and discussion of current research findings and methodology concerning medical and surgical disorders of animals.
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SEMINAR MED & SURG
Prerequisite
(DVM degree or equivalent degree) and permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
The major objective is to teach graduate students to read scientific literature in a critical way, to be able to assess the scientific merit of the study. Another objective is to teach graduate students how to stay current in their field and to lead them to the most important studies of the past.
Topical Outline
Each semester faculty members in each discipline choose the topics to be covered in their field. The overall goal is to ensure that all major areas are covered over a 3 year period as most of our graduate students enroll for three years.