VTMED 6425

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VTMED 6425
Introduction to Shelter Medicine

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

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 Shelter Med II (VTMED 6434) and the clinical rotation (VTMED 6623).

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5400. Highly recommended prerequisite: VTMED 6734.

Comments Minimum enrollment 5; maximum 40. This is the second course in a three-course sequence.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - First. 

  • 0.5 Credits Graded

  • 15777 VTMED 6425   LEC 001

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