Courses of Study 2017-2018 
    
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Courses of Study 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

VTMED—Veterinary Medicine Professional Curriculum
  

  • VTMED 5603 - Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery Service


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    J. Flanders, G. Hayes, J. Sumner, staff.

    Clinical service rotation that exposes the student to the practice of surgery under hospital conditions. Students participate in office hours, diagnostic techniques, planning of therapy, and daily care of dogs and cats under the direction of a faculty veterinarian. Students assist experienced surgeons in the operating room. Client communications and the basics of efficient practice are emphasized.

  

  • VTMED 5604 - Large-Animal Medicine Service


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    D. Ainsworth, T. Divers, J. Felippe, G. Perkins.

    Students assigned to this service assist the faculty, technicians, and residents of the Large-Animal Medicine Service in the diagnosis and care of patients. The goal of this course is for students to acquire knowledge and skills in history taking, physical examination, selection and completion of appropriate ancillary tests, diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. Daily rounds and discussions are used to monitor patient progress and further educate students. If time allows, sit-down rounds to discuss medical disorders are provided.

  

  • VTMED 5605 - Large Animal Surgery I


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    S. Fubini, R. Hackett, staff.

    Clinical rotation structured to provide supervised clinical experience in the practice of large-animal surgery. Under the direction of faculty and house staff, students participate in the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and care of patients presented to the Equine and Farm Animal Hospital. Training through patient care is supplemented by formal rounds and didactic instruction.

  

  • VTMED 5606 - Anesthesiology Service


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    J. M. Boesch, A. L. Campoy, M. Flores, R. D. Gleed.

    Designed to provide clinical experience in the use of anesthetics in small companion animals, horses, and some farm animals.  Students participate in selecting suitable anesthetic techniques for patients in the Cornell University Hospital for Animals and then implement those techniques under the supervision of faculty and residents.  The goal is for students to learn the skills and thought processes necessary to perform safe anesthesia in a modern veterinary practice.

  

  • VTMED 5607 - Dermatology Service


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    W. H. Miller, J. Peters-Kennedy.

    During this clinical rotation, students participate in the diagnosis and management of skin disorders in small and large animals. Patients are examined by appointment and through consultation with other hospital services.

  

  • VTMED 5608 - Ophthalmology Service


         
    Fall, winter, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    F. Espinheira, N. Irby, T. Kern, E. C. Ledbetter.

    A large inpatient and outpatient referral case load plus numerous inpatient consultations for other hospital services allow students to become confident acquiring the beginning skills needed for diagnostic ophthalmology. Students perform many routine ophthalmic diagnostic tests (Schirmer tear testing, fluorescein staining, tonometry) and learn and gain confidence using indirect ophthalmoscopes, slit lamps, and tonometers.  Students are introduced to other ocular diagnostic tests, including culture, cytology, ultrasound, as well as more advanced diagnostic modalities according to the caseload. The rotation provides students an opportunity to observe common and uncommon therapeutic and surgical procedures. Many of the ophthalmology cases are complex referral cases but adequate routine case material is presented to prepare students for the common eye problems seen in veterinary practice.  A competent ocular examination is the goal of this rotation. 

  

  • VTMED 5609 - Pathology Service


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    T. Southard, staff.

    The pathology rotation strives to integrate gross pathology with other diagnostic modalities. Students will work in groups of three to six for the two-week rotation performing necropsies on mammals, birds, exotic species, and laboratory animals under the guidance of pathology faculty and residents. Students will prepare written reports of the necropsies performed and discuss the findings at daily morning rounds. Students will also be instructed by faculty of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center with expertise in ancillary diagnostic techniques. Students will be expected to learn to use diagnostic testing regimens as integral parts of comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic plans. Instruction will consist primarily of the discussion of clinical cases with emphasis on laboratory diagnostics. Students will be expected to lead and participate in these discussions and will be evaluated on their ability to do so.

  

  • VTMED 5610 - Radiology Service


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    M. S. Thompson, staff.

    Two-week clinical experience in the imaging section of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. Students use radiographic, ultrasonographic, CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine imaging techniques to evaluate animal patients under treatment in the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. Students obtain and interpret radiographic and ultrasonographic studies with guidance from radiology faculty, residents, and technical staff. On-line teaching materials are used to familiarize students with radiographic and cross-sectional imaging examples of common diseases of large- and small-animal species. Small-group discussions are included to present and discuss the teaching files and current cases, in addition to the safe use of X-ray-producing equipment.

  

  • VTMED 5611 - Small Animal Clinical Emergency and Critical Care Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students. Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

    D. Fletcher, R. Goggs, G. Schoeffler, J. Menard, and staff.

    Management of both emergent and critical cases represents a significant component of the practice of veterinary medicine. The focus of this clinical rotation will be the development of a knowledge base and a comprehensive set of skills necessary for a veterinarian to perform adequately in these areas, within a structured format. These skills include the appropriate evaluation (triage) and stabilization of emergency patients, the management of postoperative and other critical patients, and sensitive and effective client communication. Participants access relevant information fromvarious sources related to emergency and critical care medicine and understand and apply these principles to clinical cases. Students will participate in the management of incoming emergency cases as well as have primary patient care responsibilities in both intensive care and intermediate care units. Students will work closely with interns, residents, technicians and faculty on the Emergency & Critical Care Service to become familiar with technical and nursing procedures as well as to develop clinical skills and a systematic approach to clinical cases.

  

  • VTMED 5612 - Fourth-Year Seminar


         
    Fall, spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI). First-, second-, and third-year students and all faculty and staff members also invited and encouraged to attend.

    M. Smith.

    Gives the student the responsibility and opportunity of selecting and studying a disease entity on the basis of a case or series of cases, or to conduct a short-term, clinically oriented research project under the direction of a faculty member. In either case, an oral report is presented at a weekly seminar. A written report is also submitted within two weeks after the seminar. All participants are encouraged to foster an atmosphere in which discussion, exchange of ideas, and the airing of controversial opinions might flourish.

  

  • VTMED 5613 - Small Animal Surgery Orthopedics


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    K. Hayashi, U. Krotscheck, R. Todhunter.

    Clinical service rotation that exposes the student to the practice of surgery under hospital conditions. Students participate in office hours; diagnostic techniques; planning of therapy; and daily care of dogs and cats under the direction of an intern, surgical residents in training, and faculty. Students assist experienced surgeons in the operating room. Client communications and the basics of practice are emphasized. Students are expected to be able to successfully perform an orthopedic examination and localize the lameness by the end of the rotations.

  

  • VTMED 5701 - Veterinary Practice: Physical Examination (Foundation Course VIIa)


         
    Fall. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.

    Course fee: for course guide. Enrollment limited to: first-year veterinary students. Live animals used in course instruction.

    C. McDaniel, staff.

    Complements and augments material learned in VTMED 5100  (Foundation Course I-The Animal Body). The class is divided into small groups and each group meets for four to five hours each week during the first 11 weeks of the fall semester. Using live dogs, cats, horses, and cows as models for learning how to perform a physical examination, this laboratory course teaches the skills of observation, ausculation, palpation, and percussion as well as related basic diagnostic procedures. The body systems are examined sequentially and follow the order of study in Foundation Course I.

  

  • VTMED 5702 - Veterinary Practice: Ethics and Animal Care (Foundation Course VIIb)


         

    Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5701 . Enrollment limited to: first-year veterinary students.  Live animals used in course instruction.

    C. McDaniel, staff.

    Consists of lectures, small group discussion sessions, and PE labs. Lectures average 2 hours each week, covering a variety of topics with some ethical dimension of importance to professional veterinarians.  Students participate in two small group discussion sessions in which they discuss topics of interest and work through provided scenarios.  In addition, each student chooses a topic to investigate in depth and writes a research paper.  Laboratories review physical examination of the four major species.

     

     

     

  

  • VTMED 5703 - Veterinary Practice: Communication Skills (Foundation Course VIIc)


         

    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5702 . Course fee: for course guide. Enrollment limited to: first-year veterinary students. Live animals used in course instruction.

    C. McDaniel, J. Morrisey, staff.

    This course introduces students to medical record keeping and to the communication and leadership skills and techniques necessary for effective communication with clients, professional colleagues, and co-workers. In addition, students participate in small group communication exercises working with actors (simulated clients). Core career development and personal financial planning material is introduced in this course, through talks on interview skills, personal finance and loan repayment, and preparing a professional resume and cover letter. The laboratory portion of the course includes clinical skills labs in which students are introduced to basic procedures including IV, SQ and IM injection performed on small animals, cows, and horses. In addition, students participate in a core surgical skills lab; content includes review material and introduction of new suture patterns.

     

  

  • VTMED 5704 - Veterinary Practice: Introduction to Clinical Procedures (Foundation Course VIId)


         
    Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5703 . Course fee: for course guide. Enrollment limited to: second-year veterinary medical students. Live animals used in course instruction.

    C. McDaniel, staff.

    This laboratory course builds on the Core Clinical Skills taught in VTMED 5703. Students are introduced to a number of procedures they will need when they start their equine, bovine, and small animal clinical rotations in the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. In addition, an introduction to nutrition is provided via lectures on energetics, vitamins and minerals, pet food labels, feeds, and feeding practices.

  

  • VTMED 5705 - Veterinary Practice: Public Health (Foundation Course VIIe)


         
    Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5704 . Course fee: for course guide. Enrollment limited to: second-year veterinary students. Live animals used in course instruction.

    C. McDaniel, staff.

    Complements and augments material learned in VTMED 5400 (Block IV - Host, Agent, and Defense). Emphasizes veterinary public health through topics including food safety, routes of disease transmission, rabies control programs, zoonotic diseases, and emerging infectious diseases.

  

  • VTMED 5706 - Veterinary Practice: Professional Development (Foundation Course VIIf)


         
    Fall. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5705 . Course fee: for course guide. Enrollment limited to: third-year veterinary students.

    C. McDaniel, staff.

    Complements material learned in VTMED 5510 (Foundation Course V - Animal Health and Disease). Examines governmental regulation of the veterinary profession, including proper drug usage, extra lavel drug use (FDA), controlled substances (DEA), professional liability and malpractice insurance, professional and unprofessional conduct, environmental issues (EPA), and biosecurity measures for the practicing DVM. The course includes a review of communication skills important for students as they enter their clinical rotations, communication training culminates in small group Communication Exercises in which students work through a clinical case working with a programmable robotic dog patient and simulated clients. Building on material presented in the first-year curriculum, additional core career development and personal financial planning information is presented in this course. Topics include financial planning for the new graduate, contract law and negotiation, debt repayment, job search and interview skills.

  

  • VTMED 6100 - Anatomy of the Carnivore


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5100  . Enrollment limited to: first, second, third, and fourth year veterinary students or permission of instructor.

    P. S. Maza.

    Students study carnivore anatomy by detailed systematic and regional dissection of the cat, with comparison to the dog.  Student dissection is supplemented with prosections, radiographs, palpation of live cats, and exercises focusing on surgical approaches.  There are opportunities to dissect other carnivores, such as the ferret and the fox, depending on availability of specimens.  The lectures augment the laboratory dissection, and introduce the student to clinical anatomy of the cat and functional morphological comparative features in the Order Carnivora, as well as introduce topics in feline medicine and surgery.  Students do an independent research project on the carnivore species of their choice, and give an oral presentation on this to the class.

  

  • VTMED 6101 - Anatomy of the Horse


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: first, second, third, and fourth year veterinary students or permission of instructor.

    Staff.

    Organized as a traditional anatomy course that relies primarily on students learning the anatomy of horses through hands-on dissection laboratories augmented by lectures and highlighted by clinical correlations. An understanding of anatomy that provides the foundation for surgery and medicine. Its relevance to clinical practice is emphasized by the regional approach to dissection. Most lectures emphasize structural-functional correlations that are unique or important in the horse. Student dissection cadavers will be supplemented by skeletal materials, radiographs, models, preserved pre-dissected specimens, and fresh specimens when they are available. A live horse will be available for palpation.

  

  • VTMED 6102 - Anatomy of the Ruminant


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5100  or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: first, second, third, and fourth year veterinary students or permission of instructor.

    L. A. Mizer.

    Covers the regional anatomy of several ruminant species using dissection laboratories and lectures. Emphasizes the functional consequences of structural modifications and anatomical features relevant to clinical practice. Microscopic anatomy is correlated with gross anatomy when appropriate to relate structure to function and to provide a foundation for later study in pathology. Student dissection material is supplemented by skeletal materials, radiographs, models, predissected specimens, and postmortem specimens. Students are required to complete an independent study project on a relevant subject of their choice. Assessment includes practical examination.

  

  • VTMED 6103 - Comparative Anatomy: Pattern and Function


         
    Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5100 . Enrollment limited to: first, second, third, and fourth year veterinary students or permission of instructor.

    J. Hermanson.

    The goal of this course is to study anatomical variability among amniote (mammals, birds, and reptiles) and anamniote (amphibian and fish) species. This is accomplished by relating the anatomy of major organ systems in each species to a common basic pattern and considering the differences in a functional perspective. Five major systems are explored (integumentary, locomotory, cardiorespiratory, digestive, and urogenital) in a variety of species as available.

  

  • VTMED 6120 - Anatomy and Histology of Fish


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Student option grading.

    Enrollment limited to: first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students or written permission of instructor. Minimum enrollment 4; maximum 10.

    R. G. Getchell.

    Provides an overview of the diversity of anatomy and histology of fish. Students participate in lecture, discussion, and laboratory exercises to review the major organ systems. Extensive use of library resources for assigned readings is expected. Each student prepares a term project and makes one oral presentation.

  

  • VTMED 6197 - Special Projects in Veterinary Teaching


         
    Fall, spring, summer. .5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Permission of instructor required.

    Staff.

      This is a variable credit course in which students contribute to the teaching of a course in the veterinary curriculum. Student responsibilities may include providing instructional support in laboratories, preparing teaching material, giving presentations, providing feedback to students on assignments, grading, or performing other appropriate tasks. Students are assessed based on the quality of performance in their responsibilities. Students submit a reflective essay documenting what they have learned from the experience.

  

  • VTMED 6198 - Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Students work individually with a faculty member to pursue an area of particular interest that, typically, is not part of the established curriculum. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the expertise of the faculty. Special projects also include opportunities to gain teaching experience by assisting faculty in selected veterinary courses. Contact faculty to identify teaching opportunities or other special projects.

  

  • VTMED 6199 - Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Provides students the opportunity to work in the research environment of faculty involved in veterinary or biomedical research. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the specific research environment. Research projects may be arranged to accumulate credit toward requirements in Distribution Sets I, II, III, IV, and V.

  

  • VTMED 6298 - Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Students work individually with a faculty member to pursue an area of particular interest that, typically, is not part of the established curriculum. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the expertise of the faculty. Special projects also include opportunities to gain teaching experience by assisting faculty in selected veterinary courses. Contact faculty to identify teaching opportunities or other special projects.

  

  • VTMED 6299 - Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Provides students the opportunity to work in the research environment of faculty involved in veterinary or biomedical research. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the specific research environment. Research projects may be arranged to accumulate credit toward requirements in Distribution Sets I, II, III, IV, and V.

  

  • VTMED 6324 - Applied Pharmacology with an Emphasis on Antimicrobial Therapy


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third year veterinary students.

    W. S. Schwark.

    Familiarizes students with antimicrobial drugs used in veterinary practice. Builds on fundamental pharmacological and microbiological principles covered in Foundation Courses III and IV and considers antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, and anticancer drugs from the point of view of unique pharmacokinetic properties, indications for clinical use, and potential toxicities as the basis for rational use. Recent cases in the teaching hospital will be used as the basis to discuss drug protocols and potential alternatives.

  

  • VTMED 6328 - Veterinary Clinical Toxicology


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Student option grading.

    Enrollment limited to: second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students.

    K. Bischoff.

    Provides veterinary students with a solid introduction to concepts and principles of toxicology and how they are applied in the clinical setting. Students learn about specific common toxicants, clinical signs in affected animals, and treatment protocols for the toxicants in question. Students also gain an understanding of the clinical approach to suspected or unknown toxicoses, sample collection and handling, and resources available for clinical toxicologic problems. The course is conducted with three one-hour lectures per week and one hour-long largegroup discussion per week. Grades are based on weekly homework assignments, a midterm, and a final exam.

  

  • VTMED 6330 - Basic Nutrition for Veterinary Students


         
    Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5310 .

    J. J. Wakshlag.

    Introduction to nutrition, including basic concepts in metabolism from a comparative aspect. This class will focus primarily on monogastric nutrition with some comparisons to hindgut and foregut fermenters. Lifestage nutrition and common ailments including osteoarthirits, obesity, immunology and cognitive dysfuntion will be highlighted as common ailments for nutritional intervention in companion animals (dogs, cats, horses).

  

  • VTMED 6398 - Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Students work individually with a faculty member to pursue an area of particular interest that, typically, is not part of the established curriculum. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the expertise of the faculty. Special projects also include opportunities to gain teaching experience by assisting faculty in selected veterinary courses. Contact faculty to identify teaching opportunities or other special projects.

  

  • VTMED 6399 - Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, winter, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Provides students the opportunity to work in the research environment of faculty involved in veterinary or biomedical research. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the specific research environment. Research projects may be arranged to accumulate credit toward requirements in Distribution Sets I, II, III, IV, and V.

  

  • VTMED 6420 - Transboundary and Emerging Diseases of Animals


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: 20 students. Second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students.

    A. Torres.

    Describes the etiology, epidemiology, clinical signs, gross pathology, differential diagnosis, methods of spread, reservoir hosts, and control of the most important foreign and emerging animal diseases that present serious economic threats to the United States. Several foreign and emerging animal diseases are also important zoonoses affecting public health. The impact of foot-and mouth disease, avian influenza virus, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and chronic wasting disease are good examples of the need to emphasize the importance of these diseases to practicing veterinarians so they in turn can educate producers, consumers, and the public in general.

  

  • VTMED 6421 - Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students.

    H. Mohammed, staff.

    Introduces the epidemiologic methods used in infectious disease investigations. Also discusses the importance of surveillance systems in detecting modern epidemics and in the development of effective disease prevention and control strategies. Emphasizes understanding the relationships between the host, the agent, and the environment as they relate to disease causation. Explores contemporary epidemiologic methods applicable to old diseases that remain real or potential problems, newly emerging infectious diseases, and nosocomial infections. Selected diseases are discussed to clarify the role of epidemiology in understanding the pathogenesis of infectious processes in individuals and groups of animals. Students have the opportunity to apply the methods learned toactual disease problems and write an epidemiologic report that might lead to a publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

  

  • VTMED 6423 - Clinical Diagnostic Parasitology


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5 credits (may be repeated up to 1 credit). S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. This course gives students in their clinical years credit for attending one-hour parasitology sessions associated with the five participating rotations (Ambulatory, Community Practice Service, Dermatology, Pathology, and Wildlife).

    D. D. Bowman, A. Lucio-Forester.

    This courses is intended to give students experience in diagnosing parasitic infections by performing appropriate parasitological testing methods on clinical samples from patients on their rotation. Students evaluate the test results in terms of treatment or management of the infections. If clinical specimens are not available, appropriate materials are provided for study and evaluation. Ambulatory students typically do qualitative and quantitative flotations on samples from large-animal cases they have encountered that week. In CPS, one hour is spent testing samples from current dog and cat patients, while a second hour is devoted to a discussion of the treatment of common endo- and ecto-parasites. Pathology students typically examine and identify intact parasites they retrieve from various organs at necropsy. This course is considered to be a logical extension of Foundation Course IV: Host, Agent, and Defense, and is expected to build on the didactic material presented in Large- and Small-Animal Parasitology.

  

  • VTMED 6425 - Introduction to Shelter Medicine


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5400 . Highly recommended prerequisite: VTMED 6734 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. This is the second course in a three-course sequence.

    E. Berliner, L. DeTar, M. Henry.

    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. It will be a pre-requisite for Advanced Shelter Medicine (VTMED 6434 ) and the clinical rotation (VTMED 6623 ).

  

  • VTMED 6426 - Timely Topics in Veterinary Parasitology: Large-Animal


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Minimum enrollment 2.

    D. D. Bowman.

    In-depth look at one or a few parasites of special interest relative to large-animal medicine. Presents details of taxonomy, biology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and preventive and curative treatment. Efforts are made to discuss the practical control of the disease and to provide in-depth coverage of primary literature related to the parasite being discussed. Topics vary annually. The course is presented in a lecture/discussion format.

  

  • VTMED 6427 - Timely Topics in Veterinary Parasitology: Small-Animal


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Minimum enrollment 2.

    D. D. Bowman.

    In-depth look at one or a few parasites of special interest relative to small-animal medicine. Presents details of taxonomy, biology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and preventive and curative treatment. Efforts are made to discuss those aspects of the disease as it relates to the practical control of these and in-depth coverage of primary literature relating to the parasite being discussed. Topics vary annually. The course is presented in a lecture/discussion format.

  

  • VTMED 6428 - Vaccines: Theory and Practice


         
    Spring. Offered alternate years (odd years). 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: introductory immunology course or VTMED 5400 . Enrollment limited to: second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students and graduate students or others by permission of instructor.

    T. Clark.

    Broad overview of veterinary vaccines and vaccine programs used in contemporary small- and large-animal medicine, the poultry industry, aquaculture, and equine practice. Considers general guidelines for vaccine use and the process underlying vaccine development from an industry and scientific perspective. Addresses fundamental mechanisms governing vaccine efficacy, as well as recent advances in the use of carriers, adjuvants, and immunostimulants; attenuated pathogens; recombinant subunit vaccines; viral and bacterial vectors for vaccine delivery; and genetic immunization with “naked” DNA. Course also covers the novel applications of vaccine use in the prevention of cancer and neurological disease and the ethics and public perception of vaccine use.

  

  • VTMED 6430 - Veterinary Perspectives on Pathogen Control in Animal Manure

    (crosslisted) BEE 6430 , BIOMI 6430  
         
    Spring (eight-week session). 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students, graduate students, advanced undergraduate students interested in agricultural engineering as related to animal manure management.

    D. D. Bowman.

    In-depth look at the management of pathogens in animal manures. Reviews the pathogens involved, the role of governing agencies, the survival of pathogens in the field, and methods of pathogen destruction. Discusses commercial methods of manure processing for the control of these pathogens for the protection of other animals and the human population. Concludes with class discussions with major stakeholders representing the dairy, beef, pork, and poultry industries and their understanding of the problem as it relates to veterinary students.

  

  • VTMED 6431 - Microbial Safety of Animal-Based Foods


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students. Minimum enrollment 10; Maximum enrollment 25.

    D. Debbie.

    The course will cover the main issues and pathogens relevant to the safety of animal-based foods. The course will consist of lectures and discussions on topics of pre-and post-harvest food safety and various pathogenic microorganisms of importance.  Instructor-led discussions will focus on emerging new issues in food safety and approaches that can be used to assure the safety of animal-based foods.

  

  • VTMED 6432 - Fish Health Management


         
    Spring. 1.5 credits. Student option grading.

    Enrollment limited to: second, third, and fourth year veterinary students or written permission of instructor. Minimum enrollment 8; maximum 16.

    H. Marquis.

    This lecture and laboratory course provides an overview of the aquatic environment and the important infectious and non-infectious diseases of aquatic animals in commercial aquaculture, aquarium systems, and natural waters. The laboratory is designed to provide students with a knowledge base and hands-on fish necropsy, diagnostic, anesthesia, blood collection, and fish health management in large and small aquariums. Students will maintain and manage small aquarium systems during the course to gain an appreciation for the science behind the operation of those systems. This course requires time outside the normal scheduled class sessions for management of the aquarium systems (to be scheduled by the students) and for an external visit to the Syracuse zoo aquatic facility.  Student evaluation will be comprised of four parts: participation to labs, a lab report related to aquarium water quality, maintenance, and fish health issues, a paper on a topic in aquatic animal health, and a written exam.

  

  • VTMED 6434 - Advanced Shelter Medicine


         
    Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 6425  or permission of instructor. Enrollment is limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.

    E. Berliner, H. DeTar.

    This course will cover more advanced topics in shelter medicine practice: management of common infectious diseases, facilities and housing, quality of life and humane euthanasia, behavioral programs, high quality high volume spay neuter, veterinary forensics and pathology, shelter neonates, community cats, safety net programs, and regulatory matters affecting shelters and shelter practice.

  

  • VTMED 6436 - Directing Community Practice


    (CU-CEL)     
    Fall, spring. 1 credit (may be repeated once for credit; total 2 credits). S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: second year veterinary students with previous experience working as clinicians at Southside Healthy Pet Clinic with recommendation by previous directors.

    D. Bowman, B. Collins.

    The format is a both peer-mentored and service-learning which takes place in a clinical setting. Eight student directors organize and supervise bimonthly healthy pet clinics where they mentor other, less experienced students to provide preventative veterinary care to animals of underserved citizens in the Ithaca community.

  

  • VTMED 6437 - Infectious Diseases and Management of Poultry


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.

    J. Jagne.

    An introductory course covering poultry diseases, general health, and management. Emphasis is placed on diseases of economic importance and the most common viral, mycoplasma, bacterial, fungal, parasitic and nutritional diseases of poultry species. Students learn about the etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of the diseases. Cases from diagnostic lab accessions are used for class exercises.

  

  • VTMED 6438 - Advanced Work in Animal Parasitology


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5-1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment is limited to: first-, second-, third- and fourth-year veterinary students.

    D. Bowman, A. Lucio-Forster.

    Intended for veterinary students with interests in parasitology research. In-depth training in aspects of animal parasitology tailored to their interests, e.g., improved fecal diagnostics, methods for diagnostics of parasites in skin scrapings, in vitro cultivation of parasites, training in running MATs for toxoplasmosis, egg-hatch assays, PCR for specific agents, etc.

  

  • VTMED 6498 - Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Students work individually with a faculty member to pursue an area of particular interest that, typically, is not part of the established curriculum. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the expertise of the faculty. Special projects also include opportunities to gain teaching experience by assisting faculty in selected veterinary courses. Contact faculty to identify teaching opportunities or other special projects.

  

  • VTMED 6499 - Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, winter, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Provides students the opportunity to work in the research environment of faculty involved in veterinary or biomedical research. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the specific research environment. Research projects may be arranged to accumulate credit toward requirements in Distribution Sets I, II, III, IV, and V.

  

  • VTMED 6503 - Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging


         
    Fall. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: completion of Block V. Enrollment limited to: third-year Veterinary students as part of structured choice imaging A/B courses.

    M. Thompson, staff.

    Including both case-based and hands-on experience, this mixed format course is designed to provide veterinary students with the imaging knowledge base, technical and interpretation skills necessary to succeed in large animal veterinary practice. The course provides students with an introduction to all diagnostic modalities, with emphasis on radiography and ultrasonography. The imaging content is selected based on what is considered core material for the practicing veterinarian, including recognition of appropriateness of examination and modality. The course focuses on conditions affecting horses though as appropriate production animal imaging will be incorporated.

  

  • VTMED 6521 - Aquavet II: Comparative Pathology of Aquatic Animals


         
    Summer. 2 credits. Student option grading.

    Prerequisite: formal course work in diseases of aquatic animals or appropriate experience. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: 18 students. Two weeks of full-time instruction at an off-campus location immediately after the spring term. Fee charged. (Available, by a competitive application process, to veterinary and graduate students).

    R. G. Getchell.

    Advanced course (sponsored by Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania) covering the comparative pathology of aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates commonly used as laboratory animals.  The material presented consists of discussions of the diseases of aquatic animals as well as extensive use of the microscope to examine the histopathology associated with these diseases.  The course is taught by an invited faculty of 12 individuals who are leaders in their respective fields of aquatic animal medicine.

  

  • VTMED 6526 - Small Animal Clinical Nutrition


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third- and forth-year veterinary students or permission of instructor. Minimum enrollment 10; maximum 90. 

    J. Wakshlag.

    The first half of this course provides information on requirements for and metabolic uses of the essential nutrients of large and small animals as well as on formulation and evaluation of practical rations for species of veterinary interest.  These concepts are applied in discussion of life stage nutritional needs, including growth, adult maintenance, gestation, lactation, aging, performance, and production.  The second half covers clinically relevant diseases of nutritional deficiency and excess in small animals, including obesity, as well as the role of nutrition in the management of diseases of the various organ systems - e.g., renal, lower urinary tract, cardiac, G-I, hepatic, neoplasia, allergic disease, and musculoskeletal system diseases.  Other topics include the role of nutraceuticals in veterinary nutrition and critical care nutrition including enteral and parenteral nutrition.  The course also includes an introduction to nutrition for exotic and zoo animals.

  

  • VTMED 6527 - Veterinary Aspects of Captive Wildlife Management


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: second-year veterinary students.

    N. Abou-Madi, S. Childs-Sanford.

    This course will review principles of captive zoo and wild animal management. Students will be challenged to learn and integrate a variety of disciplines that are essential to managing these animals successfully in a captive or semi-free-ranging environment. These disciplines include but are not limited to species-specific: (1) behavior and behavioral requirements, (2) nutritional requirements and problems, (3) natural history, (4) zoonotic and toxicological problems, (5) manual restraint and anesthesia, (6) preventive medicine, and (7) medical and legal ethics. The most common species will be presented in lectures and student presentations and specialized techniques will be illustrated in laboratories.

  

  • VTMED 6528 - Equine Surgical and Anesthetic Techniques


         
    Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 6101 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Enrollment preference given to: students who have indicated career interest in equine medicine and surgery. Enrollment by lottery. One week in January.

    S. Fubini, staff.

    Consists of five laboratories performing surgical procedures on ponies and cadaver specimens. It is the intent of this course not to make the students proficient in these procedures but to familiarize them with some specialized surgical techniques and to make them more enlightened referring practitioners. The course, therefore, is intended for students anticipating equine practice after graduation.

  

  • VTMED 6529 - Food Animal Surgical and Anesthetic Techniques


         
    Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 6103 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.  Enrollment preference given to: students who have indicated career interest in production animals. Enrollment by lottery.

    S. Fubini, staff.

    Consists of five laboratories performing surgical procedures on sheep, calves, cadaver specimens, and adult cattle. It is the intent of this course not to make the students proficient in these procedures but to familiarize them with surgical techniques and to make them more enlightened referring practitioners. The course, therefore, is intended for students anticipating food-animal practice after graduation.

  

  • VTMED 6530 - Llama Tutorial


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5400 . Enrollment limited to: second-semester second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students. Independent study.

    M. C. Smith.

    Autotutorial or group tutorial course covering common problems of llamas and alpacas. Participants are provided with study guides consisting of brief case descriptions and sample study questions. Reference is made to textbooks, journal articles, and videotapes to assist students in finding the answers to the questions efficiently. Grading is based on an oral exam.

  

  • VTMED 6531 - Poisonous Plants


         
    Fall. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: first, second, third, and fourth year veterinary students or permission of instructor.

    M. C. Smith.

    Field trips demonstrate toxic plants growing in natural or cultivated settings. Lectures address economically important poisonous plants native to the United States. Information presented includes plant identification, natural habitat, toxic principles, clinical signs of toxicity, and treatment and prevention of poisoning in animals. Some of the major toxic principles found in plants and considered in detail in the course are nitrates, cyanide, oxalates, photodynamic agents, alkaloids, and mycotoxins.

  

  • VTMED 6533 - Advanced Equine Lameness


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Enrollment by lottery. Live animals used for learning.

    N. Ducharme, L. Fortier, A. Nixon, R. Rolfe, staff.

    Designed to teach students the methodology of equine lameness diagnosis. Places a strong emphasis on a hands-on approach to learning and is primarily laboratory-based. During laboratories, students work in small groups on live horses to diagnose the cause of their lameness. To this end, students learn both the practical skills, such as perineural and intraarticular blocks, as well as the methodology necessary to systematically work up a lameness case. Laboratories also provide students with the opportunity to practice field radiography and gain ultrasound skills as they pertain to equine lameness. Additionally, students have the opportunity to practice basic farrier skills. Lecture topics are intended to round out the students’ understanding of lameness by providing them with a knowledge base of the common causes of lameness, organized by response to local anesthesia. Imaging interpretation is emphasized through case discussions. The course is recommended for students anticipating entry into equine practice. Students seeking hands-on experience with horses are also welcome.

  

  • VTMED 6534 - Equine Reproduction


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Priority given to Equine/Large Animal pathways. Minimum enrollment 8; maximum 20.

    S. H. Cheong.

    The goal of this course is to provide the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for application of routine and advanced practices in equine reproduction. This will be accomplished through hands-on experiences during laboratory sessions as well as lectures focused on the reproductive anatomy, physiology, behavior, and management of mares, stallions, and neonatal foals.

  

  • VTMED 6536 - Advanced Dairy Reproduction


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Corequisite: enrollment in both lecture and lab components. Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Minimum lab enrollment 12; maximum 24. Lab enrollment by lottery.

    S. H. Cheong.

    Offers lectures and labs that provide both theoretical and practical training in current approaches to the veterinary aspects of dairy-cow reproductive care and management. The aim is to empower the student with entry-level, current knowledge, and skills for the reproductive aspects of any modern dairy practice.

  

  • VTMED 6538 - Special Problems in Equine Medicine


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

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

    T. Divers, staff.

    Intended for students anticipating equine practice. In-depth study of important diseases, review of recent literature, health management presented by private practitioners,demonstrations on complementary medicine, and talks on specialty equine practice are the core of this course.

  

  • VTMED 6539 - Disorders of Large-Animal Neonates


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students. Minimum enrollment 10; maximum 100.

    G. Perkins.

    Introductory neonatology course.  The emphasis is on the wellness examinations and preventative care for neonatal calves, crias, lambs, kids and foals in the first few days of life.  Followed by exploration of the medical and surgical problems of neonates with an emphasis on the foal.  Students also spend several hours in the neonatal intensive care unit providing nursing care of hospitalized patients under staff supervision.

  

  • VTMED 6540 - Equine Soft-Tissue Surgery


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

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

    R. Hackett, staff.

    Intended for students anticipating equine practice after graduation.  Builds on material presented in the foundation courses to provide supplemental instruction in surgical disorders of the horse.  Lectures emphasize disorders likely to be encountered in equine practice (traumatic wounds, reproductive and upper respiratory tract disorders, colic and prepurchase examination).  Laboratories emphasize diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in which an entry-level equine practitioner should be competent.Intended for students anticipating equine practice after graduation. Builds on material presented in the foundation courses to provide supplemental instruction in surgical disorders of the horse. Lectures are case-based and emphasize disorders likely to be encountered in equine practice (colic, traumatic injuries, upper respiratory tract disorders, prepurchase examination). Laboratories emphasize diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in which an entry-level equine practitioner should be competent.

  

  • VTMED 6541 - Surgical Pathology


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 1-2 credits, variable (may be repeated up to 4 credits). Letter grades only.

    Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students.  Second year students must have satisfactorily completed block IV. One or two weeks, approx. eight hours per day for 1 credit per week.

    S. McDonough.

    Provides hands-on experience in the Surgical Pathology Service of the Department of Biomedical Sciences. Working with the attending pathologist, students examine tissue specimens histologically, propose diagnoses, and discuss their interpretations. Students may enroll in this course only through the Office of Student Records within the official add/drop period. All requests to enroll must be accompanied by the Supplemental Enrollment Form indicating Dr. McDonough’s approval of the enrollment and the amount of credit to be awarded. Second-year students should not enroll for any term other than summer unless they have actually reserved a January or spring-break slot through Dr. McDonough.

  

  • VTMED 6542 - Medical and Surgical Problems of Dairy Cattle: Emphasis on the Individual Animal


         
    Spring. 1.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Minimum enrollment 6; maximum 28.

    S. Fubini, staff.

    This lecture-based course provides students in-depth material on special problems in bovine medicine and surgery. The course covers the most common diseases of dairy cattle with a focus on the diagnosis and treatment of individual animals.

  

  • VTMED 6543 - Advanced Small Animal Medicine


         
    Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.

    M. Miller, staff.

    The course expands on core knowledge gained in Foundation Course V through lectures and/or case discussions. The material will focus on current “hot” topics of controversies in small animal medicine, or expand on complicated or unusal presentations of material not covered in Foundation Course V. This course aims to both reinforce basic concepts and introduce more advanced topics to help prepare students for entry into small animal practice.

  

  • VTMED 6544 - Career Development and Practice Management


         
    Spring. 2 credits. S/U grades only.

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

    L. Kaplan.

    Professional practice and financial managers teach veterinary medical students the essential elements of a successful practice, concentrating on management and organizational skills. Topics include basic practice organization, leadership styles, career planning, communication skills, facility management, human resource management, marketing, building and maintaining clients, practice growth, personal finances, money management, insurance, animals and the law, malpractice, medical records, inventory and pharmacy management, and contracts.

  

  • VTMED 6545 - Sheep and Goat Medicine


         
    Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Corequisite: VTMED 6546 . Lab may only be taken with concurrent enrollment in lecture or autotutorial course. Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.

    M. C. Smith.

    Discusses diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of medical and surgical problems of individual small ruminants and of sheep and goat herds. Basic information on breeds, behavior, nutritional requirements, and management systems is supplied. Economically important contagious or metabolic diseases are discussed in depth. The diagnostic evaluation and differential diagnoses for common clinical presentations such as skin disease, neurologic disease, lameness, and mastitis are considered. Herd monitoring of economically important parameters and necropsy diagnosis of abortions and neonatal losses are addressed. Breeding systems, pregnancy diagnosis methods, correction of dystocias, and common surgical procedures are discussed and demonstrated in laboratory sessions. Also offered as an autotutorial during summer and distribution periods in spring.

  

  • VTMED 6546 - Sheep and Goat Medicine: Lab


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Corequisite: VTMED 6545 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Lab may only be taken with concurrent enrollment in lecture or autotutorial course. 

    M. C. Smith.

    The laboratory sessions will provide the opportunity for students to visit and evaluate local sheep and goat herds and to learn about the economics and health problems associated with their operation. Milk, meat, and fiber production will be discussed as will infectious and parasitic diseases.  Additional laboratory sessions will address neonatal care and necropsy, reproduction and dystocia management, parasite diagnostic and control measures, and routine surgeries such as disbudding, dehorning, docking, castration, and vasectomy using cadaver specimens.

  

  • VTMED 6547 - Clinical Ophthalmology


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. Letter grades only.

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

    F. Espinheira, T. Kern, E. C. Ledbetter.

    The principles and practice of entry-level veterinary ophthalmology introduced in Foundation Course V, Introduction to Veterinary Ophthalmology, are supplemented by lectures and discussions that emphasize species differences, basic surgical decision making, and recognition of ocular conditions appropriate for referral. One of the three class periods will be devoted to interactive case presentations with discussion

  

  • VTMED 6548 - Dairy Production Medicine


         
    Fall. 2 credits. S/U grades only.

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

    B. Nguyen.

    Intermediate course in techniques and procedures used by veterinarians in modern dairy practice. Many of these activities fall outside the traditional boundaries of medicine, surgery, and theriogenology and might include housing, facilities, manure management, and employee education. Data analysis, disease and productivity monitoring, and evaluation of deviations from targeted performance are used to plan cost-effective interventions or corrections, followed by continued surveillance to monitor their effect. Students are introduced to the dominant software currently used in dairy management. Local dairy herds serve as additional laboratories for class projects.

  

  • VTMED 6550 - Clinical Pharmacology


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits (may be repeated up to 1 credit). S/U grades only.

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

    G. Weiland.

    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.

  

  • VTMED 6551 - Topics in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine


         
    Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students; for all others, permission of instructor. Minimum enrollment 20.

    D. Fletcher.

    This course builds upon the foundation built in Block V. It will consist of a combination of lecture and case discussion sections. Although all of the discussions will center on small animal medicine, the same principles often apply to both small animal and large animal situations. Topics that MIGHT be covered include a selection from the following list:shock, trauma, stabilization, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, respiratory emergencies, cardiac emergencies, endocrine emergencies, acute renal failure, hematologic emergencies, transfusion medicine, respiratory monitoring, hemodynamic monitoring, acute abdomen, emergency surgical procedures, and sepsis. The class will focus on both emergency stabilization and management of critically ill patients.

  

  • VTMED 6558 - Advanced Small Animal Clinical Oncology


         
    Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

    Minimum enrollment 30.

    M. McEntee.

    Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in companion animals. Prevention, diagnosis and management of cancer in companion animals represents a significant component of small animal clinical practice both in academia and the private sector. The course will provide information on the biological behavior and management of additional types of cancers in dogs and cats not covered in the core material. This information will also be supplemented by more information about new cancer therapies that are being introduced in to veterinary oncology, as well as information about managing chemotherapy complications.

  

  • VTMED 6559 - Applied Dairy Nutrition for Practitioners


         
    Spring. 2 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: veterinary students or permission of instructor. Minimum enrollment 5; maximum 25.

    J. McArt, D. Nydam, T. Overton.

    Provides a foundation in the principles of dairy cattle nutrition for veterinary students interested in dairy production medicine. Emphasizes integration of the principles of dairy cattle nutrition with practical rational formulation and with troubleshooting on dairy farms, both preventive and curative.

  

  • VTMED 6560 - Small Animal Veterinary Dentistry Distribution Course


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third-year veterinary students who have completed Block III.

    S. Peralta.

    This is an introductory level course in small animal dentistry. Students will complete an online self-tutorial course that covers the basics of oral examination, intraoral radiography, oral pathology, periodontology, endodontics, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, and prosthodontics.  This will be complemented by one mandatory three-hour laboratory covering regional analgesia techniques, and simple and surgical dental extractions. 

  

  • VTMED 6562 - Animal Pain


         
    Spring. 1.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Minimum enrollment 10; maximum enrollment 120.

    Staff.

    This elective course will build on the knowledge of pain in veterinary patients acquired in Block V. We will address the prevention, recognition, and treatment of pain in a variety of species, including dogs, cats, horses, production animals, laboratory animals, “pocket pets”, zoo animals, and wildlife. Species-specific pain scoring systems will be introduced. Both pharmacologic (including locoregional analgesic/anesthetic techniques) and non-pharmacologic treatment of acute pain (e.g., surgical, traumatic) and chronic pain (e.g., cancer, degenerative diseases, laminitis, and other pathologies) will be presented. Attaining a grade of “satisfactory” will be dependent upon class attendance and completion of a weekly computer module that will allow students to work through actual pain medicine cases. 

  

  • VTMED 6563 - Aquavet III: Practical Training in Aquarium and Captive Aquatic Animal Medicine


         
    Summer. 5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: formal course work in diseases of aquatic animals or appropriate experience and permission of instructor (available, by a competitive application process, to veterinary and graduate students). Course fee: TBA. Permission of instructor required. Offered at multiple off-campus locations.

    R. G. Getchell.

    A small group of students will shadow and assist veterinarians at the Georgia Aquarium for two weeks. Relevant lectures will be given each day. The next week is a hands on endoscopy training at the University of Georgia. Here lectures will be followed by individual training on rigid endoscopy of turtles and fish. Additionally each student will perform fish surgery. The last two weeks are cetacean medicine. Here the students will have training on all aspects of cetacean medicine at Dolphinaris in Cancun, Mexico. Cetacean specialists there will teach ultrasound of dolphins as well as species specific hematology, fecal and chuff cytology and general care and necessary medical training. The two week course in Cancun Mexico will start on Monday and end on a Saturday of the following week.

  

  • VTMED 6565 - Avian Biomedicine and Diseases


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: 3rd year veterinary students.

    N. Abou-Madi, R. de Matos, J. Morrisey.

    The course is designed to introduce third- year veterinary students to avian biology, anatomy, physiology and diseases. The first half of the course includes lectures and laboratories covering avian anatomy, physiology, and natural history. The second half of the course covers basic and practical aspects of the most common infectious and non-infectious diseases affecting a variety of avian species. The course emphasizes the development of a strong foundation in avian biology and diseases that will be applied in Clinical Aspects of Non-traditional species’ distribution course and Zoological Medicine clinical rotation.

  

  • VTMED 6566 - Canine and Feline Dermatology


         
    Fall. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: third-year veterinary students. 

    W. H. Miller.

    Dogs and Cats with skin diseases account for 25% to 50% of the patients seen in general companion animal practice. This course will emphasize the approach to diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for common and often frustrating canine and feline cutaneous reaction patterns. 

  

  • VTMED 6567 - Equine Dermatology


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.

    W. H. Miller.

    Horses with skin diseases account for 25% of the patients seen in general equine practice. This course will emphasize the approach to diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for common and often frustrating equine cutaneous reaction patterns. 

  

  • VTMED 6568 - Dairy Herd Epidemiology and Economics


         
    Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of foundation course Vb. Enrollment limited to: 3rd year veterinary students.

    J. McArt, D. Nydam.

    Veterinarians serving the dairy industry need a sophisticated understanding of population medicine, epidemiology and economics. This course will build on concepts covered in foundation courses and provide practice in applying epidemiology and economics principles to dairy production medicine. While focused on dairy cattle, the skills learned are applicable to other food animal production systems. The course will include lectures and computer laboratories; attendance and participation in group discussions and team problem solving is a key part of the course.

  

  • VTMED 6569 - Clinical Aspects of Non-Traditional Species


         
    Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: fourth-year Veterinary students. 

    N. Abou-Made, R. de Matos, J. Morrisey.

    This course will provide instruction in the clinical management of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and exotic small mammals for students entering a variety of practice situations including private practice, zoo medicine and wildlife medicine. The lectures discuss the diagnosis, treatment and management of these species including anesthesia, surgery, diagnostics, therapeutics, and common diseases for each group. The labs provide hands-on practice of common clinical skills needed for avian practice. Information will be covered both by species and related to work discussed in previous courses and the core-curriculum. 

  

  • VTMED 6570 - Advanced Clinical Orthopedics


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5613.

    C. Frye, K. Hayashi, U. Krotschek, R. Todhunter.

    This course will provide an overview of intermediate to advanced small animal orthopedic diseases, including fractures, and will include one laboratory. Enrollment is restricted to 4th year veterinary students that have taken the small animal orthopedic rotation, VTMED 5613.

  

  • VTMED 6571 - Veterinary Clinical Immunology


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: fourth-year verterinary students.

    J. Felippe.

    Clinical immunology applies the knowledge of basic immunology to clinical conditions, allowing better understanding of pathophysiology of diseases, improvement of diagnosis, and treatment of modalities. The course will consist of topic lectures and peer-reviewed manuscript discussions on autoimmunity and allergy, immunodeficiency, immunologic testing and immunotherapy, inflammation; immunology of infectious diseases and vaccinology, immunology of cancer, and immunogenetics. Both small and large animal conditions will be discussed.

  

  • VTMED 6572 - Equine Sports Medicine


         
    Spring. 1.5 credits. S/U grades only.

    Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.

    J. Cheetham.

    This course targets the equine-focused 4th year veterinary student (but is open to any 4th year student) and will focus on performance horses. The course will include lectures on: advanced equine lameness; respiratory and cardiovascular concerns; neck and back issues; advanced imaging; racingThis course targets the equine-focused 4th year veterinary student (but is open to any 4th year student) and will build on previous equine courses, the block VI experience and the lameness course (offered concurrently).   With the course being close to graduation, the format will be interactive with case presentations and hands on laboratories. The course will provide an in depth evaluation of the performance horse on topics such as advanced equine lameness, tendon disorders, neck and back issues, gait abnormalities, respiratory conditions, cardiac disease, and regenerative medicine. The focus will be on providing the student with the the tools to obtain an accurate diagnosis and then manage and treat the various disorders. industry issues (Palmer); International Federation for Equine Sports (Koslowski); Arthrex/PRP; farrier (Kraus); regenerative medicine and more. Several laboratories will be included.

  

  • VTMED 6573 - Veterinary Perspectives for the Health and Welfare of the Domestic International Donkey


         
    Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510. Enrollment limited to: fourth-year veterinary students.

    E. Goodrich, L. Mittel.

    The objective of this rotation is to prepare students for their future encounters with all types of donkeys in all types of settings. This course will emphasize anatomical, physiological, behavioral and other differences between the donkey and the horse. It will also highlight the differences between the typical domestic U.S. donkey, the U.S. “wild burros” and those encountered abroad. The goal is to provide the tools necessary for practitioners in equine, mixed or other fields to have successful, productive encounters with donkeys whether those encounters occur in their veterinary lives or their personal travels. This course will utilize both internal and external experts in all things donkey-related. Emphasis will be place don conveying practical knowledge utilizing lectures, labs and one-on-one interactions with guest speakers.

  

  • VTMED 6574 - Diagnosis & Treatment of Diseases in Dairy Cows - A Case Based Approach Utilizing Hospitalized Cases


         
    Fall, spring. 0.5-1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite: completion of first-year vet curriculum and demonstration of strong interest in dairy cattle medicine and surgery. Enrollment limited to: 25 second-, third-, fourth-year veterinary students. Course may be taken up to three semesters.

    T. Divers, S. Fubini.

    This course is designed for dairy-focused veterinary students and will expose them to diagnosis and management of diseases of dairy cattle, focusing on individual animal medicine and surgery rather than production. According to and utilizing existing hospital cases, students will meet with clinicians during the academic year to examine and discuss cases. Case logs, literature review, attendance, and class presentations will be required.

  

  • VTMED 6575 - Complementary Therapies for Dogs and Cats with Neurologic Disorders: Principles and Practice


         
    Spring. 0.5 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510 .  Enrollment limited to: third year veterinary students. 

    C. Dewey.

    This course builds on the introductory neurology lecture series offered as part of VTMED VTMED 5510 , Animal Health and Disease Part II. This course will be heavily case-based, and provide students with opportunities to hone their skills in small animal clinical neurology. In addition, commonly used complementary therapies (acupuncture, herbal medicine, etc) will be discussed in the context of treating neurologic patients. The students will be encouraged to develop diagnostic and treatment plans and to critically evaluate the pros and cons of offering both conventional therapies, including discussing the evidence (of lack thereof) of efficacy.

  

  • VTMED 6576 - Introduction to Minimally Invasive Surgery


         
    Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

    Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: third and fourth year veterinary students with preference given to fourth years by application. 

    G. Hayes.

    The course runs 8-10 hours per day for one week in January and targets 3rd or 4th year veterinary students by application (preference given to students in their 4th year). The objective of the course is to introduce students to laparoscopy and the equipment, instrumentation, skills and techniques necessary to perform minimally invasive surgical procedures. Enrolled students progress will be assessed and students must be willing to give consent for assessment and analysis of their skill development.

  

  • VTMED 6598 - Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 1-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Students work individually with a faculty member to pursue an area of particular interest that, typically, is not part of the established curriculum. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the expertise of the faculty. Special projects also include opportunities to gain teaching experience by assisting faculty in selected veterinary courses. Contact faculty to identify teaching opportunities or other special projects.

  

  • VTMED 6599 - Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 0.5-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

    Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.

    Staff.

    Provides students the opportunity to work in the research environment of faculty involved in veterinary or biomedical research. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the specific research environment. Research projects may be arranged to accumulate credit toward requirements in Distribution Sets I, II, III, IV, and V.

  

  • VTMED 6600 - Theriogenology Service


         
    Spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Maximum enrollment 5 per rotation.

    S. H. Cheong.

    Exposure to clinical procedures in theriogenology as provided by Cornell University Hospital for Animals patient load and augmented by teaching herd animals. Clinical techniques taught include palpation and ultrasound evaluation, artificial insemination and pregnancy diagnosis in mares; semen collection and evaluation in stallions; and foaling monitoring and neonatal foal care. Additionally, students get exposure to breeding management and assisted reproduction in mares at the Equine Park and to theriogenology clinical cases and emergencies in CUHA comprising all equine, camelid, canine, and bovine species.

  

  • VTMED 6601 - Cardiology Service


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.

    S. Moise, R. Pariaut, staff.

    Provides students with the opportunity to put into practice what they have learned in the foundation years. The management of the most common cardiac diseases is emphasized, including congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and secondary cardiac diseases. All species are examined, large and small, although the majority are small animals. Diagnostics, including cardiovascular physical examination, electrocardiography, radiography, and echocardiography, are taught. The rotation includes clinical work, didactic teaching, and self-initiated digging for information.

  

  • VTMED 6602 - Laboratory Animal Medicine


         

    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Maximum enrollment 2 per rotation.

    M. Martin.

    Laboratory animal medicine is a diverse field in which veterinarians directly impact on the well-being of animals used in research, teaching and testing. Lab animal veterinarians assist researchers in achieving their goals, while encouraging replacement, reduction, and refinement of animal use. Treatment of animals and preparation of preventive medicine programs requires the laboratory animal veterinarian to have knowledge of the biology and comparative medicine of a wide variety of species. It is also essential for laboratory animal veterinarians to have knowledge of research methodologies, and animal models of disease as well as a good understanding of state and federal regulations, and guidelines governing the use of animals. In addition, occupational health and safety, and animal facility design are important parts of an institutional animal care program, to which laboratory animal veterinarians have input. The diversity of species, and the novel circumstances that arise regularly in this field make laboratory animal medicine an exciting and unique discipline of veterinary medicine.

    This rotation is an introduction to the specialty of laboratory animal medicine.  Students are exposed to all aspects of a laboratory animal veterinarian’s role. Activities include but are not limited to: accompanying laboratory animal veterinarians on clinical rounds of Cornell University’s research animal facilities; participating in diagnostic and preventive medicine plans; attending review sessions on the biology, medicine, pathology, husbandry of traditional and non-traditional lab animal species; incorporating information on current legislation regulating the care and use of research animals; and exposure to various research activities on the Cornell University Campus.

  

  • VTMED 6603 - Clinical Wildlife, Exotic, and Zoo-Animal Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Maximum enrollment 5 per rotation (plus one intern or extern).

    N. Abou-Madi, staff.

    Introduces students to primary medical care of non-traditional pet species, zoo animals, and native wildlife.  Students, directly supervised by the attending clinician, are responsible for the assessment, physical examination, and medical management of exotic animal species presented to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals.  Other opportunities available to assist in the development of clinical skills in wildlife-, zoo- and exotic- animal medicine include the wildlife health center cases, ongoing wildlife research and service projects, and trips to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo during the rotation.  Successful completion of the course requires satisfactory performance during this 14-day clinical rotation.

  

  • VTMED 6605 - Special Opportunities in Clinical Veterinary Medicine


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 1-6 credits, variable. S/U grades only.

    Prerequisite:  VTMED 5500 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.

    W. Miller.

    Provides opportunities for students who have completed VTMED VTMED 5500   and VTMED 5510   to explore professional areas of interest not available in the regular curriculum. Blocks of two or more weeks may be spent at other teaching hospitals, research laboratories, or zoological facilities. Student proposals must be submitted at least one month prior to the start date for the experience to allow time for review by the Block VI course leaders. On-site supervisors must be willing to formally evaluate each student at the conclusion of the experience. 

  

  • VTMED 6608 - Clinical Oncology


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510 . Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.

    M. McEntee, staff.

    Management and prevention of cancer in companion animals represents a significant component of the practice of veterinary medicine. The focus of this clinical rotation is the development of a comprehensive set of skills necessary for a veterinarian to become an advocate for the client/patient with cancer. These skills include appropriate initial evaluation of animals with cancer; sensitive and effective client and referring-veterinarian communication; ability to access relevant information from numerous sources related to cancer management; and ability to understand and apply principles of surgical, medical, and radiation oncology as well as techniques specifically related to minimize pain and treatment-related effects in cancer patients.

  

  • VTMED 6612 - Large Animal Surgery II


         

    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    N. Ducharme, L. Fortier, A. Nixon, H. Reesink, staff.

    Clinical rotation structured to provide supervised clinical experience in the practice of large animal surgery, including sports medicine, orthopedic, and regenerative therapy.  Under the direction of faculty and house staff, students participate in the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and care of patients presented to the Equine and Farm Animal Hospitals.  Training through patient care is supplemented by formal rounds and didactic instruction caseload permitting.

     

     

  

  • VTMED 6613 - Equine Specialty Rotation


         
    Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

    Prerequisite: VTMED 5510 . Enrollment preference given to: fourth-year veterinary students in equine pathway. Minimum enrollment 5; maximum 18. Live animals used for learning.

    G. Perkins.

    The objective of the Equine Specialty Rotation is to prepare students for diagnosing and treating common conditions of the horse in general practice, whether it be exclusively equine or a mixed practice.  The course places an emphasis on dentistry, podiatry, deworming, vaccination, and basic veterinary procedures which are taught on Cornell-owned horses.  In addition, the course strives to provide information regarding equine veterinary business and the equine industry with guest speakers.  The strengths of this course are the hands-on laboratories and ability to hone your technical skills, along with the interaction with practicing equine veterinarians. 

  

  • VTMED 6614 - Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care


         
    Fall, spring, summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

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

    R. Radcliffe, staff.

    The evaluation and management of critical patients and other emergency problems represents a significant component of the practice of large-animal veterinary medicine. As emergency cases are frequently presented to these practitioners, it is imperative such veterinarians are well prepared. The focus of this clinical rotation is for students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and thought processes necessary to triage large-animal emergencies and manage critical patients. These skills include the appropriate evaluation, stabilization, and treatment of emergency patients and the management of postoperative cases and other critical patients. Participants access relevant information from various sources related to emergency and critical-care medicine and surgery in an effort to understand and apply these principles to clinical cases. Participants primarily have patient care responsibilities in the Large-Animal Intensive Care Unit of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals and work closely with technicians and clinicians to develop familiarity with technical and nursing procedures. In addition, students will learn common veterinary skills and techniques using teaching animals when time permits. The large-animal emergency and critical-care rotation is primarily an after-hours rotation.

 

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