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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
Small animal medicine clinical rotation emphasizing the disciplined detection, prioritizing and planning for therapy of medical diseases in small companion animals. Development of medical judgment and the use of the problem oriented medical record is stressed. This course is intended for DVM students in the food animal focus area.
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2.00 Credits
DVM students will have the opportunity to undertake a two-week rotation in an approved labratory animal facility under the supervision of a labratory animal veterinarian. This opportunity will meet the need to increase "hands-on" experience as partof the focus area requirements or recommendations.
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2.00 Credits
This rotation is geared towards students interested in learning about managing health and welfare of small animal populations, including animal shelters, catteries or kennels. The students will have hands on experience evaluating animals as individuals as well as part of a population in regards to health, disease prevention and management, and animal well being. Animal neglect/cruelty will be explored as well as animal behavior as it relates to shelter issues, euthanasia, facility design and animal overpopulation issues. Must be a fourth year veterinary student.
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1.00 Credits
The problem-oriented approach to diagnosis is introduced through exposure to clinical case studies, supervised visits with local veterinary practitioner, and participation in the medicine and surgery services in The Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Familiarity is gained with admission procedures, medical records, patient management, and clinical rounds. 1 semester hour.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide senior veterinary students with clinical experience in prosimian medicine. Students will gain practical experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in captive prosimians maintained in research facilities. Students participate in formal rounds, autodidactic exercises, and case management at the Duke Lemur Center. Limited to 4th Year DVM curriculum students.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide senior veterinary students with clinical experience in nonhuman primate medicine. Students will gain practical experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in captive research primates maintained in research facilities. Students participate in formal rounds, autodidactic exercises, and case management at Primate Center at Wake Forest University. Limited to 4th year DVM curriculum students.
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2.00 Credits
Assessment, triage, and management of canine and feline patients admitted to the small animal emergency service after hours.
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4.00 Credits
This course is an overview of medical and surgical management of selected metabolic, neoplastic, nutritional, immune-mediated, developmental, and degenerative diseases of companion animals. 4 semester hours.
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2.00 Credits
Examines the social, legal and ethical issues behind the science of veterinary medicine and allows for critical evaluation and discussion of a variety of controversial issues challenging current belief systems. Provides the basic leadership and operational training necessary to become a Credentialed responder for the State of North Carolina. Limited to DVM students or by permission of instructor.
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2.00 Credits
This elective senior year rotation allows students to obtain clinical, laboratory, field, and research experiences in zoological medicine that augment the basic rotations in the zoological medicine focus area. Students can customize their training through participation in a variety of opportunities including epidemiology projects, other basic or clinical research projects, and externships involving captive and free-ranging wildlife & zoo species. does not fulfill senior year requirement for elective credit in Zoo Focus Area
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