VMS 8485—Problems in Veterinary Clinical Sciences (cr.arr.). Studies in specific areas of veterinary medicine and surgery.

VMS 8032-Seminars in Veterinary Anesthesiology

VMS 8033-Journal review will focus on advances in equine surgery and will consist of a review of recent manuscripts pertaining to equine surgery in current journals and review of pertinent book chapters. Graded on S/U basis only. Prerequisite: DVM degree and instructor's consent.

VMS 7301—Topics (cr.arr.). Organized study of select topics. Prerequisites: junior standing and instructor’s consent.

VMS 7303—Advanced Topics in Veterinary Anesthesia (1). (same as Vet Med & Surgery 699D).

VMS 7304—Advanced Equine Surgery (2). Advanced Equine Surgery will be a lecture and laboratory course for residents of Equine Surgery in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. The purpose of the course is to aid in the preparation of the resident for Board certification in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Prerequisites include a DVM or equivalent degree, acceptance to the graduate school, acceptance to the residency program, and instructor approval. Each participant will be awarded a letter grade (A, B, C or F) based on their participation and the results of oral examination. Course may be repeated for credit.

VMS 7328—Introductory Radiation Biology (3). (same as Radiology 328 and Nuclear Engineering 328, and Biological Sciences 328).The course focuses on the nature of ionizing radiation and radioactivity, cellular and organismal radiation biology, and applications of radiation biology in radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, epidemiology, and radiation safety. Topics include radiation physics and energetics, radioactive decay, production of ionizing radiation, interactions of radiation with matter, radiation dosimetry, oxygen effects, dose rate effects, cell survival studies, DNA damage and chromosomal aberrations, differential cell sensitivity, radiation syndromes, cancer induction, genetic mutations, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, risk factors, and radiation safety considerations.

VMS 7329-Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine (3).The course is primarily focused on the design and in vivo pharmacology of radioactive drugs for use in diagnostic imaging and/or therapeutic applications in animals and humans. Topics include, production of relevant radioisotopes, synthesis and structure-activity relationships of radiolabeled biomolecules, radiotracer pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of radiotracer localization in normal and abnormal tissues and organs, and strategies for the design of new molecular imaging and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.

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VMS 7351—Advanced Surgical Techniques (cr.arr.). Special application to large, small animals. Prerequisite: D.V.M.

VMS 7355—Advanced Techniques in Radiology (cr.arr.). Special application to domestic animals. Prerequisite: D.V.M.

VMS 8485—Problems in Veterinary Clinical Sciences (cr.arr.). Supervised individuals studies arranged with a faculty member and approved by the advisory committee

VMS 8401—Topics in Veterinary Clinical Sciences (1-3). Current topics, infrequently-taught courses, or new courses not yet designated by a permanent course number.

VMS 8402—Seminar in Veterinary Clinical Sciences (1). Graduate seminars and conferences with a focus on current literature within a specialty area. Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8021—Seminar in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery - Neurology Seminar (1). Weekly journal review and seminar on current topics in veterinary neurology, related clinical disciplines and basic neurosciences. Prerequisites: DVM degree. f,w,s. Graded on A-F basis only.

VMS 8022—Internal Medicine Cliniopathologic Conference (1). Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8023—Internal Medicine Journal Review (1). Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8024—Medicine-Surgery-Pathology Conference (1). Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8025—Equine Medicine Journal Review (1). Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8026—Surgery Journal Review (1). Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8027—Food Animal Medicine Journal Review (1). Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8028—Cardiovascular Medicine Journal Review (1). Graded on S/U basis only.

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VMS 8029—Emergency and Critical Care Journal Review (1). This course will concentrate on review of emergency and critical care literature. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8030—Seminars in Vet. Med. & Surgery: Ophthalmology Pathology Seminar (1). Review of clinical cases presented in two formats: histopathology slides and kodachrome slides. Prerequisite: DVM degree or equivalent and acceptance into an ophthalmology residency program. Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8031—Sem. in Vet. Med & Surgery: Ophthalmology Seminar & Journal Review (1). Weekly journal review and seminar on current topics in veterinary ophthalmology, review of pertinent literature in human ophthalmology, and review of ophthalmic texts. Prerequisite: DVM or equivalent degree and acceptance into the ophthalmology residency program. Graded on S/U basis only.

VMS 8090—Research - thesis (cr.arr.). Open to graduate students with requisite preparation. Graded on a S/U basis only.

VMS 8405—Comparative Respiratory Pathophysiology (1). A consideration of clinical pathophysiology of the respiratory system relative to diseases of the thorax and clinical anesthesiology.

VMS 8410—Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Research Seminar (1). Current research in veterinary medicine and surgery. Literature reviews and presentation or original graduate student research.

VMS 8411—Clinical Veterinary Endocrinology (2). Clinical Veterinary Endocrinology will be a 2-hour course for post-DMV graduate students. It will focus on clinically relevant physiology, pathophysiology, and diagnostic evaluation of hormone systems.

VMS 8413—Equine Internal Medicine (2). Prerequisite: DVM degree or equivalent.

VMS 8415—Advanced Veterinary Internal Medicine - Neurology (2). Basic neuroscience as it relates to clinical neurology and the pathophysiology of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve and muscle in domestic animals. Prerequisites: DVM degree. A/F grading only.

VMS 8416—Advanced Veterinary Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine (3). Pathologic, pathophysiologic, hemodynamic and pharmacologic mechanisms of important to the diagnosis, assessment, management and research of cardiovascular diseases of animals.

VMS 8417—Advanced Veterinary Internal Medicine - Clinical Oncology (2).

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VMS 8418—Advanced Veterinary Internal Medicine – food Animal medicine is listed as a course in the spring of 06. Our intention is offer the course in the summer of ’05 so all current residents will have one chance at the course. Thank you. We will offer the course in the summer of 08 next.

VMS 8421—Advanced Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Surgery (2-4). Current concepts in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of surgical disease of the dog and the cat. Includes laboratories of advanced surgical techniques.

VMS 8423-Comparative Arthrology (3). This course covers aspects of mammalian diarthrodial joints including anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, pathophysiology, and clinical application using a comparative approach. Consists of 3 one-hour lectures per week.

VMS 8425—Advanced Veterinary Surgery: Equine Surgery (2-4). Current concepts and laboratory instruction in the diagnosis and management of surgical disorders of the horse. Taught yearly as sections A, B, C. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credit hours (individual sections may be taken once). Prerequisite: DVM degree and instructor's consent.

VMS 8426—Advanced Veterinary Surgery - Ophthalmic Surgery (2-4). Surgery labs consisting of 2-4 hours of surgical instruction per week. Prerequisite: DVM or equivalent degree and acceptance into the ophthalmology residency program. Graded on A/F basis only.

VMS 8430—Medical Informatics (3). (same as Health Services Management 430). Examines clinical research and administrative application of the computer in health services delivery. Provides an introduction to medical informatics. Prerequisite: appropriate class in computer methods/application or instructor’s consent.

VMS 8431—Research Methods and Data Analyses (2-4). A consideration of research methods, data analysis, and practical approaches to analyzing data sets derived from veterinary and biomedical studies.

VMS 8435-Veterinary Clinical Sciences: Clinical Immunology (2). Advanced concepts in veterinary immunology and immunopathology.

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VMS 8436—Veterinary Clinical Sciences: Clinical Pharmacology (1). Advanced concepts in veterinary clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and anesthesiology.

VMS 8437—Advanced Topics in Veterinary Medicine & Surgery-Nuclear Medicine (1). This course will proved an in-depth review of veterinary nuclear medicine. This will include the physics of nuclear medicine, common imaging techniques, common radiopharmaceuticals, radiophamaceutical kinetic evaluation and some common physiological applications. Pertinent reading material will include review articles and original works that describe nuclear medicine techniques routinely used in veterinary medicine.

VMS 8439—Advanced Veterinary Ultrasonography (2-3). Advanced concepts in veterinary ultrasonography; including ultrasound and Doppler physics, instrumentation, examination methodology, and interpretation of studies.

VMS 8440—Adv Veterinary Clinical Sciences: Advanced Clinical Ophthalmology (1-3). Case-based discussion course. Prerequisite: DVM or equivalent degree and acceptance into the ophthalmology residency program. Graded on A/F basis only.

VMS 8445—Veterinary Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (2-3). Advanced study of veterinary critical care and emergency medicine and surgery focusing on current research and literature as well as clinical application.

VMS 8450—Research - non-thesis (cr.arr.). Open to graduate students with requisite preparation.

VMS 8487—Nuclear Medicine (3). Degrees equivalent to D.V.M. acceptable. Principles of radiation detection instrumentation, monitoring radiological safety and diagnostic procedures used on veterinary nuclear medicine. Prerequisites: one year College Physics, D.V.M. degree, and departmental consent.

VMS 8488—Radiation Therapy (3). Radiobiological basis for radiation therapy, principles of dosimetry, and radiological safety and treatment. Designed for conditions common in veterinary medicine. Prerequisites: one year College Physics, D.V.M. degree, & departmental consent.

VPBIO 3435—Advanced Microscopy in Veterinary Clinical Pathology (1 hr lab) . Offered every two years. Next offering is Fall '10.

VPBIO 8436—Pathogenic Mechanisms of Disease (3). Course focuses on basic mechanisms of pathology at the cellular, tissue and organ levels. Offered every two years. Next offering is Fall '09.

VPBIO 8434—Advanced Clinical Pathology (3). Offered every two years. Next offering is Fall '10.

VPBIO 8641-01—Introduction to Research Ethics (1). This course will provide the student with a brief overview of many of the ethical issues that confront today’s scientists. It is important that scientists think about and develop their abilities to make well-reasoned responses to ethical problems. Most scientists will confront issues similar to those discussed during the course at some point in their career.

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