VTMED 5600

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VTMED 5600
Ambulatory and Production Medicine

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Clinical service rotation in which students accompany ambulatory clinicians on farm and stable calls and learn the skills and procedures necessary for operation of a modern veterinary practice offering primary care to large animal clients. Routine herd health visits are conducted for cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and swine. Reproductive evaluations (including pregnancy and fertility examinations), nutritional evaluation, and disease prevention are stressed. Herd health programs also include vaccinations, parasite control, mastitis prevention, and routine procedures. With appropriate herds, analysis of computerized performance data is conducted and discussed with the owner. In addition to assisting with routine scheduled work, students participate in diagnosis and medical or surgical treatment of ill or injured animals. This includes rotating assignments for night and weekend duty.

When Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5520.

Satisfies Requirement Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

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Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 13373 VTMED 5600   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Oct 20, 2024

    • Leal-Yepes, F

      Mann, S

      McArt, J

      Nydam, D

      Smith, M

      von Konigslow, T

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 13401 VTMED 5600   CLN 302

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Oct 20, 2024

    • Leal-Yepes, F

      Mann, S

      McArt, J

      Nydam, D

      Smith, M

      von Konigslow, T

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic First. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 13406 VTMED 5600   CLN 303

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Oct 20, 2024

    • Leal-Yepes, F

      Mann, S

      McArt, J

      Nydam, D

      Smith, M

      von Konigslow, T

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 13454 VTMED 5600   CLN 304

    • TBA
    • Oct 21 - Dec 15, 2024

    • Leal-Yepes, F

      Mann, S

      McArt, J

      Nydam, D

      Smith, M

      von Konigslow, T

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 13480 VTMED 5600   CLN 305

    • TBA
    • Oct 21 - Dec 15, 2024

    • Leal-Yepes, F

      Mann, S

      McArt, J

      Nydam, D

      Smith, M

      von Konigslow, T

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - Clinic Second. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 13475 VTMED 5600   CLN 306

    • TBA
    • Oct 21 - Dec 15, 2024

    • Leal-Yepes, F

      Mann, S

      McArt, J

      Nydam, D

      Smith, M

      von Konigslow, T

  • Department Consent Required (Add)