VTMED 6572 - Equine Sports Medicine

Spring. 1.5 credits. S/U grades only.

Prerequisite: VTMED 6101 or VTMED 6102. Enrollment limited to: third-year veterinary students.

G. Perkins.

This course is focused for a student interested in equine veterinary practice, whether it be mixed practice or exclusively equine. This course runs alongside the equine lameness course in C distribution period. The format will be interactive with case discussions 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.