VTMED 6425

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  • Schedule of Classes - June 21, 2024 12:50PM EDT
  • Course Catalog - June 6, 2024 12:59PM EDT

VTMED 6425
Introduction to Shelter Medicine

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

The course will cover 8 hours of lecture on very basic shelter medicine principles, to include the history of sheltering and humane organizations, issues with pet overpopulation and free roaming companion animals, animal cruelty, an overview of preventive medicine and population health in shelters, sanitation and disinfection, and population management.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5400. Highly recommended prerequisite: VTMED 6734.

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

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - First. 

  • 0.5 Credits Graded

  • 12713 VTMED 6425   LEC 001

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    • M
    • Jan 21 - Mar 14, 2025

    • Arrison, K

      DeTar, L

      Henry, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person