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Veterinary Clinical Sciences
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VCS 64500 - High Consequence Disease Review: Minor Species
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect sheep, goats, and rabbits. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64600 - High Consequence Disease Review: Avian
Credit Hours: 1.50. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect birds. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64700 - High Consequence Disease Review: Zoonotic
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect both animals and people. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64800 - Defining The Threat
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course defining the threat of terrorism to livestock, companion animal, and public health. Course content includes threat assessments, profiles of terrorist groups, specific threats, impact of threats, and veterinarians’ role in mitigating threats to animal health. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64900 - Understanding The Response
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course outlining current state and national protocols for responding to disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, and natural disasters that affect our animal population. Course content covers response plans for each situation and timetables and standard operating procedures for each response plan. Responsible personnel, their jobs, and their contact information will be identified. The role of the veterinarian in each type of response will be detailed. In addition, laboratory modules in which students become trained in the National Response Plan are required. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65000 - Biology Of Aging
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Provides students with an overview of prevailing theories, experimental data, and human observations pertinent to the biology of aging. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 65100 - Biosecurity For Veterinary Responders
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course outlining biosecurity procedures for veterinarians responding to animal health emergencies. Topics include quarantine establishment, personal protective equipment, general biosecurity procedures, and decontamination techniques. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65200 - Euthanasia And Carcass Disposal
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course outlining euthanasia and carcass disposal guidelines in the event of an animal health emergency. Topics include humane handling of healthy and morbid animals, mass euthanasia, carcass disposal techniques, and carcass disposal regulations. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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VCS 65300 - The Veterinarian’s Role In Community Planning
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course outlining the veterinarian’s role in community planning for emergencies. Topics include understanding and developing emergency plan templates, informational resources for emergency planning, completing an emergency plan, and evaluation of emergency plans. Veterinarians will be required to access, critique, and revise their community’s emergency plan for the service learning component of this course. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65400 - Food Borne Illnesses
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course outlining the veterinarian’s role in food borne disease outbreaks. Topics include regulatory aspects of food safety and food borne disease outbreaks, understanding the classification of food borne diseases, epidemiological investigation of food borne illness, and a review of common food borne illnesses. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65500 - GIS Applications In Veterinary Emergency Management
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course reviewing the application of geographic information systems to emergency preparedness and response in animal-related emergencies. Topics include fundamental GIS concepts, how to display, query, and edit spatial and attribute data, and how to apply specific GIS tools in information and resource management during an animal-related emergency. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65700 - Crime Scene Management
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course outlining the protocol law enforcement will utilize when conducting a crime scene investigation where veterinarians are expected to give assistance. The course framework includes initial response, scene processing and evidence collection, documenting the crime scene, and crime scene equipment. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65900 - Business Continuity Management
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course reviewing the development and implementation of a business continuity management plan in preparation for a disaster. Course content includes developing a culture of enthusiasm and readiness; risk assessment and impact analysis; planning strategies; and exercising and auditing. Prerequisite: VCS 64000 . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 66100 - Scientific Inquiry
Credit Hours: .5. A didactic course presenting introductory material on scientific inquiry. Topics include scientific writing, critical evaluation of manuscripts, introductory statistics information resources, and preparing/giving presentations. Students must be graduate students in a non-thesis Master degree with a concentration in Veterinary Homeland Security or graduate students in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences who have clinical duties and animal health emergency responsibilities that prohibit attendance in traditional lecture courses. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 66300 - Building Skill Sets In Veterinary Homeland Security
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an experiential course in which students will be required to complete and document 40 hours (2400) minutes of activities (training, planning, exercising, responding, etc) that assist private and public industry, communities, states, regions, or nations prevent, respond, or recover from emergencies resulting from natural disasters, or other emergencies that could affect animals. Credit for this course can be applied as no more than one elective course in a certificate in Veterinary Homeland Security and/or a required and repeatable elective course in a non-thesis Masters degree with concentration in Veterinary Homeland Security. Prerequisite: VCS 64000 - Introduction To Veterinary Homeland Security . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 66400 - Veterinary Homeland Security Manuscript Preparation And Submission
Credit Hours: 3.00. This is an independent study course that provides an opportunity for students to get experience preparing and submitting a manuscript for publication. Students will be required to prepare and submit a manuscript to a professional journal on a topic related to veterinary homeland security. Students will also be required to respond to feedback from classmates’ critiques of their manuscript and to critique the manuscripts of classmates. Credit for this course can be applied as no more than one elective course in a certificate in Veterinary Homeland Security and/or a required and repeatable elective course in a non-thesis Masters degree with a concentration in Veterinary Homeland Security. Prerequisite: VCS 64000 - Introduction To Veterinary Homeland Security . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 69800 - Research MS Thesis
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 69900 - Research PhD Thesis
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research PhD Thesis. Permission of Department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 80100 - Behavior, Husbandry, And Diagnostic Techniques I
Credit Hours: 1.50. Introduction to behavior, husbandry, and diagnostic techniques of domesticated animals. Behavioral patterns and methods of management of various breeds of companion animals and animals used in the production of food, fiber, and feathers; restraint techniques, methods of collecting samples for diagnostic purposes, and methods of medication appropriate to a given species; concepts of population and production medicine and the importance of regulatory medicine. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 80200 - Behavior, Husbandry, And Diagnostic Techniques II
Credit Hours: 1.50. A continuation of VCS 80100 . Intermediate studies of behavior, husbandry, and diagnostic techniques. Behavioral patterns and methods of management of various breeds of companion animals and animals used in the production of food, fiber, and feathers; restraint techniques, methods of collecting samples for diagnostic purposes, and methods of medication appropriate to a given species; concepts of population and production medicine and the importance of regulatory medicine. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 80300 - Behavior, Husbandry, And Diagnostic Techniques III
Credit Hours: 1.00. A continuation of VCS 80200 . Behavior, husbandry, and diagnostic techniques related to preventive medicine and production systems of domesticated animals. Behavioral patterns and methods of management of various breeds of companion animals and animals used in the production of food, fiber, and feathers; restraint techniques, methods of collecting samples for diagnostic purposes, and methods of medication appropriate to a given species; concepts of population and production medicine and the importance of regulatory medicine. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 80400 - Behavior In Domestic Animals
Credit Hours: 1.00. Instruction in basic principles of behavior; factors determining normal and abnormal behavior; and the different types of learning. The main domestic species will be characterized in terms of their normal behavior with which behavior problems are most important in the different species. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 80500 - Small Animal Behavioral Therapy
Credit Hours: 1.00. Provides information on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of behavior problems of dogs and cats, with emphasis on differential diagnosis of behavioral problems and behavioral pharmacology. Topics include aggression, anxiety related problems, inappropriate elimination, client counseling, and problem prevention. Client interaction and the question of euthanasia for behavioral problems is also discussed. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 80600 - Small Animal Medicine And Surgery I
Credit Hours: 3.50. An overview of clinical approach to common medical and surgical diseases of dogs and cats. A systems approach is used to teach the major concepts of diseases affecting each body system. The focus is on diagnosis and treatment of common diseases encountered in small animal clinical practice. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 80616 - Small Animal Clinical Nutrition
Credit Hours: 1.00. The goal of this course is to provide the fundamentals of nutrient assessment while discussing nutritional modification in the management of disease. At the completion of this course, the veterinary student should be proficient in recognizing a nutrition-related problem in a clinical patient, conducting a thorough nutritional assessment, and constructing appropriate nutritional strategies for both the pet and client. The veterinary student will achieve an understanding of clinical nutrition that can be applied to the contemporary practice of veterinary medicine. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 80700 - Small Animal Medicine And Surgery II
Credit Hours: 2.00. An overview of clinical approach to common medical and surgical diseases of dogs and cats. A systems approach is used to teach the major concepts of disease affecting each body system. The focus is on diagnosis and treatment of common diseases encountered in small animal clinical practice. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 80800 - Equine Medicine And Surgery
Credit Hours: 2.50. Diagnostic methods and prevention, control, and treatment regimens for common diseases affecting horses. Issues related to diseases of regulatory importance (epidemic and exotic) are discussed. Students also learn about surgical correction of selected problems and elective surgical procedures. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 80900 - Ruminant Medicine And Surgery
Credit Hours: 2.00. Diagnostic methods and prevention, control, and treatment regimens for common diseases affecting ruminants. Issues related to food quality assurance and safety, and diseases of regulatory importance (epidemic and exotic). Surgical correction of selected problems and elective surgical procedures. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81000 - Swine Production Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00. Diagnostic methods and prevention, control, and treatment regimens for common diseases affecting swine. Issues related to food quality assurance and safety and diseases of regulatory importance (epidemic and exotic) are discussed. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81100 - General Surgery Laboratory
Credit Hours: 1.00. Introduction to basic skills in surgery and anesthesia. Models are used to learn basic skills of instrument use, tissue handling, dissection, and suturing. Students will progress to common anesthetic and surgical procedures on live and cadaver animals. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 81200 - Principles Of Anesthesia, Surgery, And Emergency Medicine
Credit Hours: 2.00. Introduction to basic principles of anesthesiology and surgical practice. The principles of aseptic technique, operating room protocol, tissue handling, hemostasis, and wound repair. Principles of emergency medicine, including shock therapy, fluid therapy, and trauma management. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81300 - Diagnostic Imaging
Credit Hours: 1.00. In the first half of the core diagnostic imaging course, emphasis is on how images are made using current technology. Although radiography is emphasized, imaging modalities such as ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, scintigraphy, and thermography are discussed. In the second half of the course, types of lesions that can be observed in large and small animals with the various imaging modalities are explained. The course is offered once annually, and its successful completion is required for any of the elective courses offered by Diagnostic Imaging. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81400 - Comparative Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 1.00. Basic aspects of reproduction in large and small animals, including obstetrics and genital diseases, on a single animal or group basis are covered. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81500 - Ophthalmology
Credit Hours: 1.00. Introduction to veterinary comparative ophthalmology. Covers the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of the ocular diseases commonly seen in food and companion animal species. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81700 - Achieving Success In Private Practice
Credit Hours: 1.50. Provides a foundation for the application of practice management principles. Focuses on operations management, financial management, human resource management, and marketing management. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 81800 - Small Animal Surgery Laboratory I
Credit Hours: 0.50. Common orthopedic and soft tissue surgical procedures are performed on cadaver and live animals. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 81801 - Small Animal Surgery Laboratory I Alternate
Credit Hours: 0.50. Common orthopedic and soft tissue surgical procedures are performed on cadaver and live animals. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 81900 - Small Animal Dentistry
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will be involved with the evaluation and treatment of small animal dentistry patients. Patient activity will occur during four days of the week. On the fifth day, procedure labs using cadaver specimens will be held. Daily patient discussions will occur, topic/additional patient rounds may also be presented on the fifth day. A complete spectrum of small animal dentistry treatments is provided by the clinical service. Therefore, the Students will be involved with all levels of dental/oral care. For students enrolled in Small Animal/Companion Animal and mixed animal tracks. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 82000 - Small Animal Surgery Laboratory II
Credit Hours: 0.50. More advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgical techniques are practiced on cadaver and live animals. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 82001 - Small Animal Surgery Laboratory II Alternate
Credit Hours: 0.50. More advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgical techniques are practiced on cadaver and live animals. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 82100 - Clinical Neurology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will be directly or indirectly involved in the evaluation, treatment and care of patients present to the neurology/neurosurgery service. Cadaver work may supplement the clinical experience. Students will be expected to accomplish the objectives of the Neurology/Neurosurgery block and to develop greater knowledge, clinical judgment, diagnostic capabilities and neurologic examination skills that would enable them to manage more complex cases, such as intervertebral disc disease, seizures, encephalopathies and neuropathies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 82200 - Large Animal Surgery I
Credit Hours: 0.50. Basic surgical training in large animals, including both soft tissue and orthopedic procedures. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 82300 - Large Animal Surgery II
Credit Hours: 0.50. More advanced surgical training in large animals, including both soft tissue and orthopedic procedures. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 82400 - Small Animal Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 0.50. All aspects of small animal reproduction (in detail), including obstetrics and genital diseases, on a single animal or group basis, are covered. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 82500 - Ruminant Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 1.00. All aspects of ruminant reproduction are covered, including obstetrics and genital diseases on a single animal or group basis. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 82600 - Equine Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 0.50. Covers all aspects of equine reproduction (in detail), including obstetrics and genital diseases, on a single animal or group basis. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 82700 - Small Animal Imaging
Credit Hours: 2.00. A continuation of VCS 81300 . Specific diseases of small animals where imaging is part of the diagnosis are discussed. Emphasis is on radiography and untrasonography. The use of alternate imaging modalities is discussed where appropriate. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 82900 - Equine Imaging
Credit Hours: 1.00. A continuation of VCS 81300 . Specific diseases of horses where imaging is part of the diagnosis are discussed. Emphasis is on radiography and ultrasonography. The use of alternate imaging modalities is discussed where appropriate. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83100 - Advanced Equine Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 2.00. Palpation of the mare’s reproductive tract is emphasized. Students will have the opportunity to become proficient in all aspects of equine reproductive management and to enhance their abilities to recognize reproductive problems and to formulate and carry out a diagnostic and therapeutic plan. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83200 - Equine Lameness
Credit Hours: 0.50. Advanced study of equine lamenesses, with a focus on the performance horse. Physical examination of the locomotor system, lameness diagnosis, and the establishment of a prognosis are emphasized. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83300 - Advanced Equine Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00. A continuation of VCS 50800. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 83400 - Food Animal Surgery
Credit Hours: 0.50. A continuation of Large Animal Surgery for students with a selected interest in large animal/mixed practice. Surgical diseases of cattle are emphasized. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83500 - Environments For Large Animal Species
Credit Hours: 1.00. Options for systems of management and environments available to producers of animals used in the production of food, fiber, feathers, and horses. An understanding of the principles of designing buildings and controlling environments will be gained through lectures and problem-solving sessions. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83600 - Introduction To Clinical And Equine Nutrition
Credit Hours: 1.00. Nutritional requirements of different large animal species are learned. Relationships between nutrients and outcomes when nutrients are under- or oversupplied in different phases of an animal’s life cycle. Specific ration and nutritional requirements of horses are discussed, and students will be expected to evaluate nutritional problems. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83700 - Clinical Nutrition For Ruminants And Swine
Credit Hours: 1.00. Current information on nutritional requirements of cattle and pigs, along with the relationships between nutrients and outcomes when nutrients are under- or oversupplied in different phases of the life cycle of cattle and pigs. Specific rations and nutritional requirements of cattle and pigs. Students will be expected to evaluate nutritional problems. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83800 - Swine Production Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00. Introduction to production and health management in swine herds. The concept of the model herd is introduced, and the use of records in the diagnosis of problems and maximizing production efficiency is covered. The focus is herd-based and includes problem-solving. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83901 - Beef Production Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00. The goal of this course is to present the concepts of beef production medicine to prepare the student to formulate plans to solve herd problems. The topics of herd health, fertility, nutrition, records, genetics, marketing and environment will be discussed and students will work in groups to solve real herd issues. An optional herd visit will also be available to all students. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83902 - Dairy Production Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00. The goal of this course is to present the concepts of dairy production medicine to prepare the student to formulate plans to solve herd problems. The topics of dairy cow nutrition (including ration balancing programs), calf nutrition and management, records analysis including the use of PCDart computer program, vaccination programs, and animal welfare evaluations. Additionally, students will be exposed to team troubleshooting and performing farm evaluations. Outside speakers may be used as content experts. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 84000 - Small Ruminant/Llama Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of common diseases of small ruminants and llamas. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 84101 - Advanced Ophthalomogy
Credit Hours: 0.5. This course is an advanced course in ophthalmology covering topics not covered in the core ophthalmology course. Species discussed will include canine, feline, equine, bovine, ovine, caprine and exotic species. Topics include vision and neuro-ophthalmology, surgery, ocular emergencies, ocular manifestations of systemic disease, ocular examination, and diagnostic techniques and modalities specific to diseases of the eye. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 84300 - Successful Practice Skills
Credit Hours: 0.50. Builds upon the foundation for the application of practice management principles learned in VCS 51700. Focus is in the areas of communications and relationships with clients, staff, and colleagues; leadership development; and key essentials of practice operation for the prospective associate (or practice director). Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 84400 - Client Communications - Companion Animal Practice
Credit Hours: 0.50. The course will be taught in a discussion format utilizing small group exercises and role-plays. The goal is to demonstrate and describe effective client communication skills. Because effective client communication is a learned skill, the course will provide multiple opportunities for students to practice and refine their skills. Students who participate in this course will be videotaped working through a scenario with a simulated client. While being videotaped and then watching oneself can be very uncomfortable and potentially embarrassing, it is a great way to improve communication skills and is worth the potential momentary discomfort. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 84500 - Small Animal Medicine Laboratory
Credit Hours: 0.50. A guided experience in the performance of diagnostic procedures used in small animal practice. Intended for those who will work with dogs and cats as professionals. Designed to introduce some advanced procedures and to provide an opportunity for refinement of procedures introduced earlier in the curriculum. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 84600 - Advanced Small Animal Medicine
Credit Hours: 2.00. An advanced course dealing with selected diseases of dogs and cats. Designed for the student who is focusing on small animal or companion animal practice. A systems approach is used to teach the major concepts of diseases affecting each body system. Focuses on diagnosis and treatment of diseases commonly encountered in small animal clinical practice. Topics covered in this elective include endocrinology, nephrology, gastroenterology, and immune-mediated diseases. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 84700 - Advanced Small Animal Specialties
Credit Hours: 2.00. An advanced course dealing with selected diseases of dogs and cats. Designed for the student who is focusing on small animal or companion animal practice. A systems approach is used to teach the major concepts of diseases affecting each body system. Focuses on diagnosis and treatment of diseases commonly encountered in small animal clinical practice. Topics included in this elective include cardiology, dermatology, neurology, and oncology. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 84800 - Advanced Small Animal Surgery
Credit Hours: 1.50. An advanced course dealing with selected surgical diseases of dogs and cats. Designed for the student who will be practicing on small animals (small animal, companion animal, or mixed animal track). A systems approach is used to teach important concepts of surgical diseases and procedures affecting each body system. Focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases commonly encountered in small animal practice. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 85000 - Small Animal Dentistry
Credit Hours: 0.50. A thorough understanding and practical knowledge of the oral examination, dental prophylaxis, and tooth extraction. The principles of endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, and restorations are discussed. Techniques useful in oral surgery, such as dental bonding and intra-oral splinting are presented. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 85100 - Medicine And Surgery Of Nontraditional Pets
Credit Hours: 2.00. An overview of clinical approach to common medical and surgical diseases of nontraditional pets. Focuses on diagnosis and treatment of common diseases encountered in small animal clinical practice. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 86000 - Emergency Medicine/ICU
Credit Hours: 0.00. Designed to teach principles of intensive medical care. Advanced monitoring, critical care technology, and nursing care principles are applied as appropriate for patients under the supervision of their attending clinician. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 86001 - Small Animal Emergency And Critical Care
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to provide an extensive three-week experiential clinical rotation that is focused on small animal emergency and critical care. The student will participate in receiving, triaging, and treating small animal emergency cases, as well as monitoring and treating critically ill small animal patients admitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Rounds will be topic and case oriented. For students in all tracks. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86002 - Small Animal Emergency And Critical Care II
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to provide an intensive 3-week experiential clinical rotation that is focused on small animal emergency and critical care. The student will participate in receiving, triaging, evaluating emergency cases as well as monitoring and treating critically ill small animal patients admitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. There will be a focus on providing additional opportunities for the student to participate in and perform advanced critical care techniques. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86100 - Small Animal Medicine I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic clinical experience and training in the art and science of small animal medicine. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86201 - Small Animal Surgery - General I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will be expected to participate in the evaluation, treatment, and care of patients, learning from clinical case material, reviewing topics, and reading the surgical literature. Students will perform elective neutering procedures as the primary surgeon and assist in other surgical procedures. Students will participate in surgery rounds at least once each day, with every student researching and discussing the theoretical aspects of cases and making a formal case or topic presentation to other students and faculty at least once during the course. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86202 - Small Animal Surgery - Orthopedic
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will be expected to participate in the small animal orthopedic service. Students will be expected to participate in the evaluation, treatment and care of patients, learning from clinical case material, reviewing topics, and reading the surgical literature. Students will gain experience performing orthopedic and neurologic examinations and localizing lesions. Students will participate in surgery rounds at least once each day, with every student researching and discussing the theoretical aspects of cases and making a formal case or topic presentation to other students and faculty at least once during the course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86203 - Shelter Medicine And Surgery
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will spend two weeks performing elective surgery on shelter animals in the mobile surgery unit and one week working at an off-campus shelter. The mobile surgery unit, staffed by a DVM faculty member and a full-time RVT will operate 4 days per week, estimated 12 hours per day. Students will perform independent study on the day they do not participate in mobile surgery. During the one week at the shelter, students will work approximately 50 hours spread over 5 days of the week assisting the shelter medicine veterinarian in all aspects of shelter medicine. There will be a limit of 4 students per block, with a maximum of 3 students participating in the mobile surgery unit at any time. Preference will be given to students who are planning to specialize in shelter medicine. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86300 - Small Animal Community Practice
Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides students with training in outpatient small animal medicine and client communication. Special emphasis is placed on preventive medicine. Students are required to write one paper as arranged with the instructor. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86502 - Large Animal Medicine I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Clinical training in problem solving of medical diseases, performance of diagnostic procedures, treatment, and care of individual animals. Emphasis on bovine cases. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86600 - Large Animal Surgery I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students are exposed to, and responsible for, case-oriented problem-solving experiences with large animal surgical diseases, including lamenesses. Students may have an opportunity to focus on a particular species during a portion of the basic block. The basic block includes the development of skills and capability with the principles of surgery (e.g., anesthesia, asepsis, and wound healing) as applied to large animal patients. The basic block experience is directed to primary level care. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86700 - Equine Community Practice I
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will provide training in outpatient and ambulatory equine medicine, surgery, theriogenology, and preventive medicine. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 86800 - Equine Community Practice II
Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides students with training in outpatient and ambulatory equine medicine, surgery, theriogenology, and preventive medicine. Special emphasis on client communications and computerized practice management is provided. A special project in practice management is required. Total clinic hour 129. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 87000 - Clinical Cardiology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will actively participate in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in all veterinary species with an emphasis on small animals. Students will be instructed and actively perform such diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including: electrocardiography, echocardiography, blood pressure determination and catheter placement. Students will be given exposure to invasive procedures such as angiography, intracavitary pressure determinations, PDA embolization, balloon valvuloplasty and pacemaker implantation. Students will receive “active” clinical instruction as well as lectures in the form of teaching rounds. Current concepts in cardiovascular medicine will be emphasized. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87100 - Small Animal Medicine II
Credit Hours: 3.00. Additional clinical experience and training in the art and science of small animal medicine. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87102 - Oncology I
Credit Hours: 3.00. This block is designed to provide maximum exposure to clinical and comparative oncology. Students will develop skills necessary to fully evaluate and treat canine and feline cancer patients. Students will receive two weeks of exposure to the medical oncology clinic and one week of exposure to the radiation oncology clinic. Students will gain experience with various biopsy techniques and with therapeutic modalities including chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Independent study of relevant current literature is expected. The oncology student will concentrate on handling oncology patients but will have general internal medicine responsibilities during non-clinic hours. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87104 - Clinical Investigation In Oncology II
Credit Hours: 3.00. This elective will allow senior students the opportunity to investigate a problem in clinical oncology. The problem and method of investigation will be defined by the student and instructor. Methods of investigation available could include: 1) prospective or retrospective studies relating to the diagnosis, biological behavior, and treatment of specific canine or feline neoplasms, and 2) in vitro evaluation of tumor cells (e.g. cell culture). Oncology rounds attendance and case responsibility in oncology will also be expected. The experience gained in this course may aid in preparing the student to enter graduate or residency training. An expanded course description for the specific problem to be investigated must be placed on file in the departmental office and in the office of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Total clinic hours 129. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87105 - Pet Practice
Credit Hours: 6.00. Advanced instruction and clinical experience in dermatologic medicine. Students participate fully in diagnostics, therapeutics, patient management, drug studies, and research activities. Extensive self-study materials are available. Small Animal Community Practice: Students will receive training in primary care small animal and exotic pet medicine, behavior, theriogenology, client preventive medicine and overall pet wellness to promote the family-pet bond. Students will be required to write one paper as arranged with instructor. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87201 - Clinical Veterinary Anesthesiology
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will provide clinical training in anesthesiology. Students may focus on large animals, small animals, or a mixture of the both. The students will participate in daily rounds to discuss case work-up as well as advanced topics in anesthesia that are not covered in other courses. Topics may include mechanical ventilation, blood gas interpretation, neuromuscular blockade, and adjunctive anesthetic procedures (epidural analgesia, brachial plexus block, etc.) Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87202 - Small Animal Surgery - General II
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will be expected to assume greater responsibility for evaluation, treatment, and care of patients while developing greater knowledge, clinical judgment, and diagnostic capabilities that enable them to manage more complex cases. Students will learn from clinical case material, reviewing topics, and reading the surgical literature and will be given more responsibility for case management. Students will perform elective neutering procedures as the primary surgeon and assist in other surgical procedures. Students will participate in surgery rounds at least once each day, with every student researching and leading case discussions, demonstrating more initiative and independence. Each student will make a formal case or topic presentation to other students and faculty at least once during the course. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87203 - Small Animal Surgery - Orthopedic II
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will be expected to assume greater responsibility for evaluation, treatment, and care of patients while developing greater knowledge, clinical judgment, and diagnostics capabilities that enable them to manage more complex cases. Students will be expected to learn from clinical case material, reviewing topics, and reading the surgical literature. Students will gain additional experience performing orthopedic examinations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87502 - Large Animal Medicine II
Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced clinical training in problem-solving of medical diseases, performance of diagnostic procedures, treatment, and care. Students may be allowed to spend up to three working days off campus to work with a veterinarian engaged in practice in the student’s area of interest. This off-campus experience should enhance the student’s education by complementing experience gained on campus. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87600 - Large Animal Surgery II
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students have advanced responsibility for large animal surgical patients with a species focus. Students are expected to conduct the appropriate presurgical physical examination, assist with the surgery, and be responsible for the postoperative care of most primary care-level patients and many secondary care-level patients. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87700 - Large Animal Lameness
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students are exposed to, and responsible for, case-oriented problem-solving experiences with large animal lamenesses and orthopedic diseases. The case exposure is primarily equine, but lameness students are expected to help with food animal lamenesses and orthopedics, as a comparative biomedical approach to studying locomotion and the musculoskeletal system. Depending upon the availability of lameness cases, lameness students will participate with the general clinic responsibilities and emergency duty in the large animal surgery. Students may be allowed to spend up to three days off campus to work with a veterinarian engaged in practice in the student’s area of interest. This off-campus experience should enhance the student’s education by complementing experience gained on campus. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87800 - Swine Production Medicine I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced training and extensive experience in working with swine herds on a herd health management program. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87900 - Bovine Theriogenology And Production Medicine I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Training and experience in working with reproductive management problems in dairy and beef herds. The importance of herd records in assessing performance and health is stressed, and training is provided in the use of computerized recording systems and ration formulation programs. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87902 - Comparative Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Training and experience in working with reproductive management problems in dairy and beef herds. The importance of herd records in assessing performance and health is stressed, and training is provided in the use of computerized recording systems and ration formulation programs. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87903 - Bovine Theriogenology And Production Medicine II
Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced training in the areas of embryo transfer, embryo grading, artificial insemination, oviduct patency tests, and ultrasound use in ambulatory food animal practice. Training will also focus on repeat breeder cows. Additional responsibilities will be designated in the areas of herd health, production medicine and the recognition of disease processes. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 87905 - Advanced Beef Cow-Calf Production Medicine
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to provide an intensive 3-week experiential clinical rotation that is focused on beef cow-calf production medicine. The students will spend about 50% of the time on herd visits and about 50% on research and writing up herd reports. Each student will be responsible for a specific area of focus on each herd visit. Purdue students taking the block will be available for back-up emergency duty on days when they are on campus. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 88000 - Ruminant (Dairy) Production Medicine I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Training and faculty-directed independent study in dairy production medicine. Emphasis is on health and management from the newborn calf to the lactating dairy cow. Particular attention is paid to nutritional management, herd monitoring, and herd records analysis. Additionally, vaccination programs, facilities, and welfare auditing will be covered. The block may be customized according to the interests of the students enrolled. A limited amount of time is spent on individual animal care. Farm visits to observe different management styles and to provide troubleshooting of herd problems will also be scheduled during the block. Students may be allowed to spend up to five working days off-campus to work with a veterinarian engaged in practice in the student’s area of interest. This off-campus experience should enhance the student’s education by complementing experience gained on campus. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 88001 - Ruminant (Dairy) Production Medicine II
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is meant to build on the knowledge gained in VCS 88000 and is directed at students that are focused on future intensive dairy practice. The structure of the block will be similar to VCS 88000 , but there will be more in-depth discussion of ration building, records analysis, and mild quality. Additional farm visits will also be performed to provide exposure to different types of dairy farms that will be encountered in dairy practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 88100 - Small Animal Medicine III
Credit Hours: 3.00. Further clinical exposure with emphasis on cases in the student’s area of interest. A faculty mentor will be assigned to each student. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 88300 - Clinical Investigation In Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides senior students an opportunity to investigate a clinical problem in a laboratory situation. The student is expected to apply one of the many research techniques available in the school to address the question. The experiences gained may allow the candidate to pursue graduate and residency training in theriogenology. An expanded course description for the specific problem to be investigated must be placed on file in the departmental office and in the office of the associate dean of academic affairs. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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