VTMED 6623
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- Schedule of Classes - March 20, 2026 3:39PM EDT
Classes
VTMED 6623
Course Description
Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.
This clinical rotation is embedded at the SPCA of Tompkins County with travel to other area shelters. During their time with MSMP, students will be exposed to the principles and practice of veterinary medicine in a functioning animal shelter setting. Students will provide direct veterinary medical care to individual shelter animals and apply population health principles, including infectious disease diagnosis, treatment, and management; shelter wellness and protocol-based medicine; high-quality, high-volume spay-neuter and dentistry; shelter animal behavioral assessment, pharmaceuticals and modification, low-stress animal handling, and population and capacity planning. Cases vary with season and shelter intake. The daily schedule includes topic-based online modules, in-person clinical work, and topic rounds. Students will also give a live CE presentation for shelter personnel. Although spay/neuter is part of shelter medicine and will be part of this rotation, this is NOT a spay/neuter intensive rotation; caseload depends on the needs of the shelters we serve. Weekend duty is optional and as-needed.
Prerequisites VTMED 5520.
Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students. Highly recommended prerequisite: VTMED 6425.
Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SU, 2025SP
Eight Week - Clinic First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
Eight Week - Clinic First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
Eight Week - Clinic Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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