YEAR 1
VM 601 Clinical Practice I
Credit: 4 hours.
- Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on exposure to the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
VM 602 Structure and Function I
Credit: 9.5 hours.
- Teaches gross anatomy of the limbs of the dog, cat, horse, and ox; histology of basic tissues, and endocrines, immune, integumentary, and musculoskeletal systems; early development; cell physiology and endocrinology; neurobiology of excitable tissues including brain, nerves, and muscles; and clinical correlations between these subjects and the clinical experiences of VM 601.
VM 603 Structure and Function II
Credit: 9 hours.
- Teaches gross anatomy of the thoracic and abdominal cavity of the dog, cat, horse, ox, sheep, goat and pig; histology and physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems; neurobiology of the autonomic system and pain; and clinical correlations between these subjects and the clinical experiences of VM 601.
- Prerequisite: VM602 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum or consent of instructor.
VM 604 Structure and Function III
Credit: 9.5 hours.
- Teaches gross anatomy of the pelvic cavity and head of the dog, cat, horse, ox, sheep, goat and pig; histology of the reproductive, urinary, and special senses systems; reproductive and renal physiology; neurobiology of cranial nerves and special senses; basic animal nutrition; and clinical correlations between these subjects and the clinical experiences of VM 601.
- Prerequisite: VM 603 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.
YEAR 2
VM 605 Pathobiology I
Credit: 9.5 hours.
- Teaches principles of pharmacology; general pathology; immunology; medical genetics; and mechanistic toxicology.
- Prerequisite: VM 604 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.
VM 606 Clinical Practice II
Credit: 4 hours.
- Teaches in greater depth the clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on exposure to the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
- Prerequisite: VM 601, VM 604, and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.
VM 607 Pathobiology II
Credit: 10 hours.
- Infectious disease concepts in parasitology, protozoology, bacteriology, mycology, and virology; and introduces basic antimicrobial pharmacology.
- Prerequisite: VM 605, VM 606, and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum; or consent of instructor.
VM 608 Pathobiology III
Credit: 9 hours.
- Pathology, clinical pathology, and imaging of organ systems; epidemiology and food safety; and includes an integrative laboratory covering commonly encountered problems in infectious diseases.
- Prerequisite: VM 607 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.
YEAR 3
VM 609 Medicine and Surgery I
Credit: 10.5 hours.
- Teaches the practice of medicine and surgery of anesthesiology, neurology, ophthalmology, reproduction, and neonatology. Surgery and Theriogenology laboratories occur throughout this course.
- Prerequisite: VM 608 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instruc
VM 610 Medicine and Surgery II
Credit: 10.5 hours.
- Teaches and practice of medicine and surgery of dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and urology. Surgery and Theriogenology laboratories continue throughout this course.
- Prerequisite: VM 609 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.
VM 611 Medicine and Surgery III
Credit: 9.5 hours.
- Teaches the practice of medicine and surgery of animal behavior, cardiology, clinical toxicology, imaging, musculoskeletal diseases, oncology/hematology/immune-related diseases, and respiratory diseases. Surgery laboratories continue through the course.
- Prerequisite: VM 610 and good standing in the veterinary professional curriculum, or consent of instructor.
VM 612 Clinical Practice III
Credit: 8 hours.
- Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
- Prerequisite: VM 611.
VM 613 Clinical Practice IV
Credit: 13 hours.
- Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
- Prerequisite: VM 611.
YEAR 4
VM 614 Clinical Practice V
Credit: 8 hours.
- Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
- Prerequisite: VM 611.
VM 615 Clinical Practice VI
Credit: 8 hours.
- Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
- Prerequisite: VM 611.
VM 616 Clinical Practice VII
Credit: 8 hours.
- Teaches clinical skills, practices, and procedures used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and provides hands-on experience in the methodologies used to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease in animals.
- Prerequisite: VM 611.
VM 617 Professional Development
Credit: 8 hours.
- Provides students with a capstone experience near graduation to enhance their educations with advanced professional experiences tailored to their career needs and/or to strengthen perceived areas of weakness in their professional education and development.
- Prerequisite: VM 616.