VTMED 6550

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VTMED 6550
Clinical Pharmacology

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

Offered after Foundation Courses I-V and formal exposure to pharmacology course work is completed. The course is designed to familiarize students with drug use in the clinical setting and uses ongoing cases in the Cornell University Hospital for Animals as a teaching tool. Pharmacological concepts are emphasized, with a focus on the rationale for drug choice, alternative drug choices available, pharmacokinetic considerations, and potential drug interactions/toxicities. This course is offered at the time students are about to embark on their clinical rotations. It is designed to emphasize practical aspects of pharmacology in the clinical setting, using basic concepts obtained during formal course work. The onus is placed on the student to explain/rationalize drugs employed in clinical cases in the teaching hospital.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - First. 

  • 0.5 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 14487 VTMED 6550   LEC 001

  •  
    • M CVM Center S1222
    • Jan 22 - Mar 16, 2018

    • Weiland, G

Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - First. 

  • 0.5 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18521 VTMED 6550   LEC 002

  •  
    • R CVM Center S1222
    • Jan 22 - Mar 16, 2018

    • Weiland, G