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1.00 Credits
Course is designed to train students in physical examination, procedural and other diagnostic skills required to diagnose and treat common diseases of companion animals. Students will also be introduced to problem-based medical problems solving and evidence-based medicine. Prerequisite: Second-year standing in the veterinary medicine curriculum.
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1.00 Credits
Course is designed to train students in physical examination, procedural and other diagnostic skills required to diagnose and treat common diseases of companion animals. Students will also be introduced to a variety of rotations in the veterinary teaching hospital. Prerequisite: Third-year standing in the veterinary medicine curriculum.
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1.00 Credits
(V C M 360) A required course for veterinary students in their junior year. Course will focus on food-producing animals, and is designed to provide students with hands-on training in physical examination and restraint of cattle and to develop problem-solving skills needed to diagnose, control, and prevent disease in individual animals and herds. This course must be taken concurrently with VCM 634. Prerequisite: Third-year standing in the veterinary medicine curriculum.
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2.00 Credits
Covers equine lameness from a clinician's perspective. Offers an in-depth integrative approach to the diagnosis of equine lameness using the presenting complaint as a starting point. Rather than approaching equine musculoskeletal disease from the perspective of specific injuries, students will be guided through the lameness examination process. Active student participation in class discussion is expected. 2 professional hour. May not be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Third year veterinary student.
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1.50 Credits
This two week rotation is dedicated to small animal primary care at UIUC's Chicago Center for Veterinary Medicine. Students will work with faculty clinicians on general practice cases. Students will be responsible for seeing daily appointments, and will assist in management of common non-specialist-level medical and surgical cases. Exposure to principles of preventative medicine/wellness care and practice management are integral to this rotation, which is designed to give students opportunities for hands-on learning in a real-world, urban, private practice setting. Approved for S/U grading only. Prerequisite: Limited to third and fourth year clinical DVM students.
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1.00 Credits
First half of the course presents a systematic approach to small animal dermatologic diagnoses and therapeutics; the second half deals with immunological disorders, seborrheic syndromes, hereditary disorders, cutaneous neoplasms, and feline dermatology. Prerequisite: VCM 631 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
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1.50 - 3.00 Credits
Clinical experience pertaining to wildlife and exotic pet species including avian, reptile, amphibian, and small mammal species. Exposes participants to all aspects of non-traditional species care including medicine, surgery, husbandry, population considerations, infectious and zoonotic disease principles and shelter medicine. Participants will work with patients of the Wildlife Medical Clinic, the Exotic Animal service, the Acute Illness Center and participating shelters. A basic understanding of anatomy, physiology, husbandry and handling of non-traditional species is required as is the completion of a relevant project by the end of the course. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 hours. Prerequisite: Fourth year standing in the veterinary medicine curriculum, 1 semester of previous participation on the Wildlife Medical Clinic or other demonstrated interest in non-traditional species medicine approved by the course instructor.
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1.50 - 6.00 Credits
Clerkship in aquatic animal medicine for VM-4 professional students. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: Fourth year standing in the veterinary medicine curriculum.
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1.50 - 4.50 Credits
Partnering with Chicago's Animal Care and Control, The AntiCruelty Society of Chicago, and the Champaign County Humane Society, this course will provide a truly unique community veterinary practice program for the low income populations of Chicago and Champaign County. Clinical rotations at these facilities will expose veterinary students to community practice through a low income clinic and shelter setting and explore new ways of improving animal health and welfare, alleviating animal suffering, abuse and abandonment, and protecting public health. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: VCM 657.
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3.00 Credits
General principles of radiology and radiobiology techniques and application to the diagnosis and therapy of animal diseases; lectures and discussions. Same as VB 667. Prerequisite: Third-year standing in veterinary medicine curriculum or consent of instructor.
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