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92. Internship in Veterinary Science (1-12) I, II, III, IV. Pascoe
Discussion/laboratory--1-4 hours; clinical experience--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: approval of project by faculty sponsor prior to period of internship. Students in this program will be under the supervision of faculty in the School of Veterinary Medicine whose expertise is appropriate for the proposed project. (P/NP grading only.)
170. Ethics of Animal Use (4) III. Dundon
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: any basic course in composition or speech. Study of applied ethical methodology, tightly organized writing of critiques and policy statements in ethical use of animals. Learning respect for divergent views in professional and public treatment of animals through case histories and by discussion of consensus policies to protect animals and human values. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
192. Internship in Veterinary Science (1-12) I, II, III, IV. Pascoe
Discussion/laboratory and clinic--3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship by preceptor. Supervised work experience in veterinary medicine. (P/NP grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
(S/U grading only.)
299. Directed Independent Study (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff
(S/U grading only.)
400. Informatics (1) I. Pascoe
Discussion--2 hours; laboratory--eight 3-hour sessions. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Acquisition of elementary skills and proficiency in the use of microcomputing will be achieved through the "real time" use of microcomputers within the science laboratories of instruction. (S/U grading only.)
401A. Normal Anatomy of the Canine Locomotor System (2.8) I. Hyde
Lecture--10 sessions; laboratory--18 sessions. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Normal canine anatomy with comparison to other species of bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves, and vessels of the vertebral column and limbs.
401B. Normal Anatomy of the Canine Head (1.4) II. Cummings
Lecture--6 sessions; laboratory--8 sessions. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Normal canine anatomy of bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and vessels of the head, including the eye and ear, with comparison to other species.
402. Structure and Function of the Cardiorespiratory System (4.2) II. Jones
Lecture--29 hours; laboratory--13 hours. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Residents in Specialty Training or graduate students with consent of instructor. Integrated view of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology.
402D. Structure and Function of the Urinary System and Body Fluids (2.2) III. Bruss
Lecture--15 sessions; laboratory--7 sessions. Prerequisite: first-year standing in veterinary curriculum or consent of instructor. Basic understanding of the structure and function of the urinary system plus physiology of body fluids and acid-base balance. Structure and function are correlated.
403A-403B. Physiological Chemistry (3.6-2.8) I-II.
Lecture--54 sessions; laboratory--12 sessions; discussion--12 sessions (total). Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Biochemical concepts used to analyze problems and evaluate metabolic relationships important in animal health and disease. Integrative approach, emphasizing the interrelationships among metabolic pathways and the signal transduction cascades that regulate them.
405. Veterinary Parasitology (3.6) III. Conrad, Boyce
Lecture--26 hours; laboratory--10 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Provides an understanding of the important biological and clinical aspects of parasites and the disease they cause in animals.
406. Principles of Behavior (0.7) I. Hart
Lecture--7 hours. Prerequisite: first year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Overview of animal behavior with relevance to veterinary medicine.
407. Principles and Techniques of Operative Surgery and Anesthesia (2.4) I. Gregory
Lecture--24 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine; course 426. Introduction to operative and anesthetic skills and foundation in the importance of regional anatomy in the planning and conduct of surgical practice.
407L. Principles and Techniques of Operative Surgery Laboratory (1.4) I-II. Gregory
Laboratory--14 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine; course 426. Introduction to surgical anatomy, operative and anesthetic skills. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only pending completion of course.)
408. Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases in Animals (2.9) II. Morris
Lecture--27 hours; laboratory--2 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: first year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Principles of nutrition and their application to the solution of nutritional disorders of animals.
409. Epidemiology (1.7) III. Hird
Lecture--11 hours; discussion--6 hours. Prerequisite: first-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Introduction to epidemiology and its applications in veterinary medicine.
410. Musculoskeletal Radiology (1) II. Wisner
Lecture--6 sessions; discussion--4 sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Introduction to radiographic interpretation as it relates to diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal system disorders in small and large animals. Lectures stress radiographic pattern recognition and include detailed descriptions of representative orthopaedic lesions. Discussions are case-based exercises where students apply knowledge gained in lectures.
412. Fundamentals of Zoonoses (1.1) III. Chomel
Lecture--11 sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Major zoonotic infections transmitted mainly by farm animals and pets. For each animal species and each infection, a short review of symptoms, diagnostic tests, epidemiology and control are presented. Specific lectures on regulatory medicine of major zoonoses: e.g., rabies, tuberculosis.
413. Veterinary Food Safety (1.3) III. Cliver
Lecture--10 sessions; discussion--3 sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. The food system and diseases transmitted by food. Topics include sources of contaminants, the function of processing in food safety, and the role of veterinarians in pre-harvest food safety and in food protection in general.
414A. Principles of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (2.4) I. Vulliet
Lecture--23 hours; laboratory--1 three-hour session. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Provides a basic foundation for understanding of pharmacology and toxicology. Introduces principles of pharmacology and begins a consideration of drugs by pharmacological class.
414B. Veterinary Pharmacology (1.8) II. Giri
Lecture--17 hours; laboratory--1 three-hour session. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Presents discussion of the pharmacology of several classes of drugs which are of major importance in veterinary medicine.
414C. Veterinary Toxicology (2.1) III. Segall
Lecture--21 hours. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. General principles of toxicology, mechanisms of carcinogens, teratogens, and genetic and immunotoxicants. Course also discusses the biological effects of toxic substances of biological and industrial origins in animals.
419. Virology (2.7) I. Zee, Yilma
Lecture--19 hours; laboratory--8 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Introduction to the classification, morphology, and the strategy of replication of animal viruses, covering the molecular pathogenesis of animal viruses at the cellular level with emphasis on agents of infectious diseases of domestic animals.
420. Immunology (3.0) III. Gershwin
Lecture--20 hours; laboratory--10 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: first year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Concepts of immunology. Emphasis is on the principles of vaccination, responses to pathogenic agents, and the development of hypersensitivity and autoimmune reactions.
421. Principles of Neurosciences (2.7) I. Gietzen
Lecture--22 hours; laboratory--5 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: first year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. An integrated study of normal neurobiology, neuroanatomy, and neurophysiology, to enable students to engage in studies of neurologic disorders and clinical neurology.
422. Veterinary Ophthalmology (1.4) II. Buyukmihci
Lecture--13 sessions; laboratory--1 session. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Basic information on how the eye is examined, how it interacts with the rest of the body and what can go wrong with the eye. Discussion of selected ocular diseases of various species.
426. Principles of Veterinary Anesthesiology and Critical Patient Care (1.7) III. Steffey
Lecture--15 hours; laboratory--2 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Offers basic principles of veterinary anesthesiology including techniques of monitoring and management of animals under anesthesia.
427. Cell and Tissue Structure and Function (3.3) I. Tablin
Lecture--24 sessions; laboratory--9 sessions. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Relationship between structure and function of animal tissues, emphasizing the molecular and cellular processes which integrate normal physiological activity. Mechanisms of cell division, differentiation and locomotion. Microscopic anatomy and organization of cells and extracellular molecules to form specialized differentiated tissues.
430. Principles of Radiology and Radiographic Anatomy (3.3) I-II-III. Koblik
Lecture--25 sessions, laboratory--6 sessions, discussion--2 sessions (total for series). Prerequisite: first year standing in the School of Veterinary medicine. Physical principles of x-ray production and x-ray matter interactions as they pertain to diagnostic medical imaging and radiation safety. Practical aspects of veterinary radiographic techniques. Normal radiographic anatomy of the skeleton, head, thorax and abdomen. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of three-quarter sequence.)
431. Endocrinology and Metabolism (2.3) III. Hansen
Lecture--22 sessions; laboratory--1 session. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Basic understanding of structure and normal physiological function of the endocrine glands, their hormones, and other factors that affect the regulation of metabolic processes.
432. Structure and Function of the Gastrointestinal and Mammary Systems (3) II. Tablin
Lecture--20 sessions; laboratory--10 sessions. Prerequisite: first-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Basic understanding and correlation of the structure and function of the gastrointestinal and mammary systems. Multiple species' differences examined.
433. Veterinary Oncology (1.2) II. Madewell
Lecture--12 hours. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Provides veterinary students with a background to define the relationships between pathology, hematology, cytology, immunology, and the clinical manifestations of neoplastic diseases in animals.
435A-435B. Clinical Hematology and Biochemistry (3.7-2.5) I-II. Zinkl, Christopher
Lecture--23 sessions/16 sessions (435A/435B); laboratory--11 sessions/5 sessions; discussion--3 sessions/4 sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Knowledge and understanding of normal form and function of the hemolymphatic, exfoliative cytologic, and clinical biochemical systems provide critical information which aids veterinarians in assessing physical status and in understanding the etiopathogenesis of disease.
437A. Issues in Veterinary Medicine: Ethics, Animal Use, Professional Standards, and Communications (0.8) I. Pascoe
Discussion--8 hours. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Introduction to the important responsibilities of veterinarians to society through their role as health care providers. (S/U grading only.)
437B. Ethics and Issues in Veterinary Medicine (0.8) II. Pascoe
Discussion--8 hours. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Continued introduction to the important responsibilities of veterinarians to society through their role as health care providers. (S/U grading only.)
438. Introduction to Methods of Animal Handling, Restraint, Examination, and Therapy (1) III. East
Laboratory--8 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: first-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Introduction and practice of methods of animal handling and restraint and selected techniques of diagnostic examination and therapy, as well as recognition of animal breeds, breed characteristics and purpose in animal species of veterinary importance. (S/U grading only.)
440. Veterinary Neurology (2.7) I. Bailey
Lecture--21 hours; laboratory--6 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: third year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Integrated study of the relationship between neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropathology, and the clinical manifestations of the diagnosis of neurological diseases and the use of the various neurodiagnostic aids.
444. Clinical Endocrinology (1.5) II. Feldman
Lecture--12 sessions; discussion--3 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. A correlated review of common endocrinology disorders affecting the dog and cat.
446. Reproduction (4.2) II. BonDurant
Lecture--32 hours; laboratory--10 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Structure, function, pathologic, and clinical aspects of reproduction in animals (normal and abnormal).
447. Basic Medicine of Domestic Animals (4.7) III. Cowgill
Lecture--45 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Introduction to the fundamental principles, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and therapeutic approaches common to medical diseases of domestic animals. Preparation for advanced course work in medical diagnosis and therapeutics with specific species focus and orientation.
451. Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (4.9) I. Hirsh
Lecture--34 hours; laboratory--15 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Introduction to the bacterial and fungal agents of animal diseases. Specifically, each microorganism will be discussed with respect to overall significance to animal disease; structural and functional aspects including morphology, cellular composition, and products of medical interest.
452. General Pathology (3.1) I. Wilson
Lecture--18 hours; laboratory--13 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Basic principles of disease and in particular the fundamental mechanisms responsible for creating a disease situation. Illustrations of how the application of general pathological principles is used to determine disease pathogenesis and prognosis.
456. Law and Ethics of the Veterinary Profession (1.6) III. Wilson
Lecture--16 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Introduction to principles of veterinary medical jurisprudence and legal concepts pertinent to professional activities. (S/U grading only.)
459. Systemic Pathology (5.8) II. MacLachlan
Lecture--42 sessions; laboratory--16 sessions. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Basic understanding of the pathobiology of major organ systems relevant to a variety of animal species. Emphasis on mechanisms of injury, patterns of response to injury and on balance between damage and repair.
460. Fundamentals of Clinical Orthopedics (1) II. Vasseur
Lecture--10 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Fundamental concepts of veterinary orthopedics, including mechanisms of bone healing, types of fractures, and principles of stabilization.
470A-470B-470C. Hospital Practices (1-1-1) I-II-III. The Staff
Laboratory--30 sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Assignments in laboratory sessions to learn clinical techniques and in the medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic facilities of the VMTH. (S/U grading only; Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
471. Mixed Animal Practice Clinics (3-15) I-II-III. Smith
Veterinary clinical practices--40 hours. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Student assignments in medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic laboratories of VM Teaching Hospital with emphasis on services relating to mixed animal veterinary practice. May be repeated for credit. Students in combined DVM/MPVM program enroll for the summer-fall sequence. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of three-term sequence.)
472. Small Animal Practice Clinics (3-15) I-II-III. Smith
Veterinary clinical practices--40 hours. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Student assignments in medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic laboratories of VM Teaching Hospital with emphasis on services relating to small animal veterinary practice. May be repeated for credit. Students in combined DVM/MPVM program enroll for the Summer Session I-II sequence. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of three-term sequence.)
473. Large Animal Practice Clinics (2.5-15) I-II-III. Smith
Veterinary clinical practices--40 hours, plus animal-patient care and emergency/night coverage (by rotation). Prerequisite: fourth-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Student assignments in medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic laboratories of VM Teaching Hospital with emphasis on those services relating to large animal veterinary practice. May be repeated for credit. Students in combined DVM/MPVM program enroll for the Summer Sessions I-II sequence. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of three-term sequence.)
474. Equine Practice Clinics (2.5-15) I-II-III. Smith
Veterinary clinical practices--40 hours, plus animal-patient care and emergency/night coverage (by rotation). Prerequisite: fourth-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Student assignments in medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic laboratories of VM Teaching Hospital with emphasis on those services relating to equine veterinary practice. May be repeated for credit. Students in combined DVM/MPVM program enroll for the Summer Session I-II sequence. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of three-term sequence.)
475. Food Animal Practice Clinics (2.5-15) I-II-III. Smith
Veterinary clinical practices--40 hours, plus animal-patient care and emergency/night coverage (by rotation). Prerequisite: fourth-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Student assignments in medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic laboratories of VM Teaching Hospital with emphasis on those services relating to food animal veterinary practice. May be repeated for credit. Students in combined DVM/MPVM program enroll for the Summer Sessions I-II sequence. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of three-term sequence.)
476. Zoological Practice Clinics (2.5-15) I-II-III. Smith
Veterinary clinical practices--40 hours, plus animal-patient care and emergency/night coverage (by rotation). Prerequisite: fourth-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Student assignments in medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic laboratories of VM Teaching Hospital with emphasis on those services relating to zoological veterinary practice. May be repeated for credit. Students in combined DVM/MPVM program enroll for the Summer Sessions I-II sequence. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of three-term sequence.)
477. Small Animal/Equine Practice Clinics (3-15) I, II, III. Smith
Veterinary clinical practices--40 hours. Prerequisite: fourth-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Student assignments in the medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic laboratories of the VM Teaching Hospital with emphasis on small and equine species. May be repeated for credit. Students in combined DVM/MPVM program enroll for the Summer Sessions I-II sequence. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of three-term sequence.)
478. Small Animal/Food Animal Practice Clinic (2.5-15) I, II, III. Smith
Veterinary clinical practices--7.5-45 hours per week. Prerequisite: fourth year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Clinical training in veterinary medicine. Students will have assignments in the medical and surgical services and clinical diagnostic laboratories of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital with emphasis on small and food animal species. May be repeated for credit. Students in combined DVM/MPVM program enroll for the Summer Sessions I-II sequence. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
490A. Hospital Practices for Veterinary Students (2) I, II, III. Ling
Laboratory--60 hours. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Introduction to procedures and knowledge integral to working in a veterinary clinical practice and the VMTH. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
490B. Hospital Practices for Veterinary Students (2) I, II, III. Smith, Ling
Laboratory--60 hours. Prerequisite: course 490A and first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Introduction to procedures and knowledge integral to working in a veterinary clinical practice and the VMTH. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
490C. Core Hospital Practices (2) I, II, III. Smith
Laboratory--13 sessions (60 hours). Prerequisite: third-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine and course 490B. Continuation of 490B. (S/U grading only; deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.
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