Teaching
Department faculty provide instruction in the professional DVM curriculum and at the graduate level in the programs leading to the MS and PhD degree in Veterinary Medical Sciences and other campus programs such as Medical Sciences and Microbiology and Cell Sciences. Courses offered:
Courses in the DVM Curriculum
VEM 5001 Career Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine
This course is to explore the various aspects of veterinary medicine as a profession, and all the fields available. Course Coordinator: Dr. Paul Gibbs
VEM 5110B Animal Systems I - Immunology
The mammalian immune system is involved in a multitude of cellular and systemic interactions that are essential for the survival of the host. The objective of this course is to provide basic knowledge of immunology which will enable students to address immune-related problems that are encountered throughout clinical training and practice. Course Coordinator: Dr. Jeffrey Abbott
VEM 5131 Veterinary Molecular Biology
Basic overview of molecular genetics; alteration of genetic information and its consequences; molecular diagnostics and molecular therapeutics and biotech products.Course Coordinator: Dr. David Allred
VEM 5141 Veterinary Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
An introduction to the major pathogens and infectious diseases of animals. Course Coordinators: Dr. Paul Gibbs (virology) and Dr. Daniel Brown (bacteriology and mycology)
VEM 5143 Small Animal Applied Clinical Microbiology
Reviews, consolidates, and extends general knowledge of the infectious diseases of the dog and cat with emphasis on the laboratory diagnostic procedures appropriate to confirm them. Course Coordinator: TBA
VEM 5144 Large Animal Applied Clinical Microbiology
Enhances general knowledge of the infectious diseases of the cow, goat, horse, and sheep with emphasis on the laboratory diagnostic procedures appropriate to confirm them. Course Coordinator: Dr. Maureen Long
VEM 5150 Veterinary Parasitology
Basic principles of parasitology including morphology and life cycles of representative species inhabiting domestic animals and transmissible from animals to humans. Epidemiology; pathogenesis, pathology, and immunology are emphasized. Course Coordinator: Dr. Ellis Greiner
VEM 5153 Small Animal Parasitology
Parasites of the small animal host; identification; nomenclature, mode of infection, diagnosis, treatment and control. Course Coordinator: Dr. Ellis Greiner
VEM 5154 Large Animal Parasitology
Parasites of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and horses; identification, nomenclature, mode of infection, diagnosis, treatment and control. Course Coordinator: Dr. Charles Courtney
VEM 5161 Veterinary General Pathology
General Pathology, stressing basic mechanisms of disease production, including structural and molecular events. Course Coordinator: Dr. William Castleman
VEM 5162 Veterinary Systemic Pathology
Systemic pathology involving study of pathogenesis and gross and microscopic characteristics of animal diseases based on organ systems. Course Coordinator: Dr. Barbara Sheppard
VEM 5164 Small Animal Pathology
Major disease entities of dogs and cats will be presented via a systems approach. Emphasis will be placed on recognition and understanding of the disease process and its clinical manifestations. Formulation of differential diagnosis will be stressed when pertinent. Course Coordinator: Dr. Jeffrey Abbott
VEM 5165 Large Animal Pathology
This course focuses on the gross pathologic lesions that characterize major diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, goats and pigs and that are used to formulate disease diagnosis and differential diagnoses. Gross and microscopic pathologic changes of major diseases will be presented with discussion of differential diagnosis, pathogenesis and methods for making definitive laboratory diagnosis as appropriate.Course Coordinator: Dr. William Castleman
VEM 5313 Poultry Diseases
Study of diseases of domestic poultry with special emphasis on etiology, clinical signs, macroscopic and microspic pathology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis and control. Course Coordinator: Dr. Carlos H. Romero
VEM 5363 Disease of Laboratory Animals
Special problems in the maintenance of health in research animals. Course Coordinator: Dr. Mary Reinhard
VEM 5503 Veterinary Epidemiology
Principles of epidemiology and biostatistics in the study of diseases in animal populations; methods of investigation of disease outbreaks, and epidemiology of the zoonoses. Course Coordinator - Dr. Paul Gibbs
VEM 5510 Emerging and Exotic Diseases
Distance Education course. Course Coordinator - Dr. Paul Gibbs.
VEM 5571 Emerging Diseases
Issues surrounding transmission, control, regulation, and reporting of foreign diseases including foot and mouth disease, African swine fever, arboviruses, pox viruses, rabies and other viruses, bacterial diseases, mycoplasmal diseases, parasitic diseases, scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, etc. Course Coordinator: Dr. Paul Gibbs
VEM 5751 Core Applied Pathology Clerkship
Experience in gross necropsy, and histopathological examination. Pathology case material consists of in-patients as well as material referred from off-campus clinics and farms. Course Coordinator - Dr. Julia Conway
VEM 5851 Advanced Applied Pathology Clerkship
Advanced experience in gross necropsy and histopathological examination. Case material consists of in patients as well as material referred from off-campus clinics and farms. There is greater opportunity to gain histopathology experience in this course for seniors. Course Coordinator - Dr. Julia Conway