VTMED 6425

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 31, 2025 7:07PM EDT

VTMED 6425
Introduction to Shelter Medicine

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The 8 hours of lecture in this course covers basic shelter medicine principles, including the history of sheltering and humane organizations, issues with pet overpopulation and free roaming companion animals, an overview of preventive medicine and population health in shelters, sanitation and disinfection, and population management.


Prerequisites VTMED 5400. Highly recommended prerequisite: VTMED 6734.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: third-year veterinary students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Eight Week - First. 

  • 0.5 Credits Graded

  •  2446 VTMED 6425   LEC 001

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    • M
    • Jan 20 - Mar 13, 2026

    • Arrison, K

      DeTar, L

      Henry, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person