VTMED 5500

Animal Health and Disease: Part I (Foundation Course V)

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Integrates the clinical sciences of medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, radiology, and theriogenology, which are themselves integrated subjects, with systems pathology and relevant aspects of applied pharmacology. The course is presented on a systems basis, moving from clinical signs of alteration in function, to pathophysiology of clinical signs, to strategies for diagnosis and treatment. Specific examples are used to establish a cognitive framework and knowledge of the most important diseases. This course provides a sound foundation for clinical rotations in Foundation Course VI. It builds on the strengths developed in earlier courses by an increased exposure to case examples in a more directed way, taking advantage of the diversity of skills and special knowledge of both faculty and students. A variety of educational techniques are used, including lectures in which interaction is encouraged, laboratories, demonstrations, case discussions, and autotutorials.

When Offered Spring.

Fees Course fee: course guide.
Permission Note Enrollment limited to: second-year veterinary students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5400.

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