Fall Semester First-Year Professional Veterinary Medical Curriculum
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Animal Care I | This course provides a foundation in companion animal and large animal veterinary care; focus on day-one veterinary wellness and preventive care and herd-health concepts; exposure includes companion animal species, common large animal species, pocket pets, reptiles, camelids, miniature pigs and birds; clinical application of topics including neonatal care, husbandry practices, animal behavior, parasite prevention, immunization protocols and healthy animal nutrition. | |
& Clinical Skills I |
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Anatomy | This course provides students the foundation knowledge base of fundamental anatomic principles and concepts for application in all domestic species. Students should gain appreciation for normal structure, function and relationships of clinically important anatomic structures using the dog and cat as anatomical models. This course will provide students the base of study for successful completion of radiology and surgery courses as well as clinical rotations in the fourth year. | |
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Immunology | This course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of immunology, with an emphasis on the immune system of domestic animals and comparative immunology. Focuses on the interactions between the host and microbial pathogens and on mechanisms that underlie hypersensitivity reactions, autoimmune diseases, and immune deficiencies. Discusses the principles of vaccination and immunologic methods for diagnosis of disease. | |
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in Society | The breadth of career opportunities in veterinary medicine; the diversity of roles that veterinarians play in society including companion animal practice, large animal practice, public health, biomedical research, conservation medicine, emergency response and shelter medicine. |
Spring Semester First-Year Professional Veterinary Medical Curriculum
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Animal Care II | This course provides a foundation in companion animal and large animal veterinary care; focus on day-one veterinary wellness and preventive care and herd-health concepts; exposure includes companion animal species, common large animal species, pocket pets, reptiles, camelids, miniature pigs and birds; clinical application of topics including neonatal care, husbandry practices, animal behavior, parasite prevention, immunization protocols and healthy animal nutrition. | |
Clinical Skills II | Integration and reinforcement of foundational knowledge offered in concurrent courses through critical thinking exercises, professional skills application activities (ethics/contextual decision-making, leadership, skills for well-being, personal/practice financial literacy, core communication skills) and application of technical skills; opportunities for learning include didactic, hands-on and case-based interactions utilizing simulation, models, animals, actors and case scenarios; part II of a VI part series. | |
of Large Animals | This course focuses on gross and topographical anatomy of domestic livestock. Students are provided opportunities to learn normal equine, ruminant, porcine, and avian gross anatomy and to further develop their knowledge of interrelationships among anatomical structures and functions of the animal body. By building upon previous knowledge of anatomy from Small Animal Anatomy, students will form a solid foundation of anatomical knowledge required for a career in veterinary medicine. | |
Disease I | Introduction to the agents of infectious diseases: bacteria, fungi, viruses, prions, protozoa, helminths and arthropods; agents by general taxonomy and structural features as they relate to diagnosis and therapy, replication strategies, diagnostic procedures and mechanisms of disease production; infectious diseases representing each class of agents with emphasis on characteristics of infectious diseases for each body-system, establishing differential diagnoses for disease syndromes and developing a diagnostic approach. | |
| This course offers a comprehensive understanding of normal mammalian physiologic function with emphasis upon application in the clinical setting. Through clinical case examples, the connection between physiologic knowledge and the practice of veterinary medicine is illustrated and basic mathematical and client education skills are practiced. Topics to be covered in this course include 1) renal physiology, 2) respiratory physiology, 3) acid-base physiology, 4) reproduction and molecular biology and 5) gastrointestinal physiology. Laboratory experiences provide opportunities for application of material addressed in lecture, application of quantitative skills and the practice of communication skills. | ||
| Structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organ systems of animals; pathogenesis, mechanisms and morphologic features of diseases and their relationship to clinical signs; laboratory consists of studies of gross and microscopic pathology. |
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Clinical Skills III | Integration and reinforcement of foundational knowledge offered in concurrent courses through critical thinking exercises, professional skills application activities (ethics/contextual decision-making, leadership, skills for well-being, personal/practice financial literacy, core communication skills) and application of technical skills; opportunities for learning include didactic, hands-on and case-based interactions utilizing simulation, models, animals, actors and case scenarios; part III of a VI part series. | |
Disease II | Continuation of Agents of Disease I: bacteria, fungi, viruses, prions, protozoa, helminths and arthropods; emphasis on characteristics of infectious diseases for each body system, establishing differential diagnosis for disease syndromes and developing a diagnostic approach. | |
Clinical Pathology | Laboratory testing and data interpretation to support and/or confirm disease processes, assess prognosis and assist in determining treatment options and monitoring response to treatment; validation and accuracy of laboratory tests. | |
| Basic principles of epidemiology, public health, zoonoses and introduction to evidence-based medicine methodology, its application in clinical decision making; emphasis on synthesis of basic principles; application of evidence-based medicine; and epidemiological skills within the context of private and public veterinary practice. | ||
| Structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organ systems of animals; pathogenesis, mechanisms and morphologic features of diseases and their relationship to clinical signs; laboratory consists of studies of gross and microscopic pathology. | ||
| Drug disposition, pharmacodynamics, drug regulations, critical appraisal of evidence about use of drugs, drugs that affect respiratory, reproductive, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immune, urinary, integumentary, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems, and drugs for pain, anti-inflammatories, antineoplastics, antibiotics, and other antiinfectives in animals. | ||
| Elective opportunities appropriate for second-year veterinary students. | ||
| Elective opportunities appropriate for second-year veterinary students. |
Spring Semester Second-Year Professional Veterinary Medical Curriculum
| Course Description | ||
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Clinical Skills IV | Integration and reinforcement of foundational knowledge offered in concurrent courses through critical thinking exercises, professional skills application activities (ethics/contextual decision-making, leadership, skills for well-being, personal/practice financial literacy, core communication skills) and application of technical skills; opportunities for learning include didactic, hands-on and case-based interactions utilizing simulation, models, animals, actors and case scenarios; part IV of a VI part series. | |
of Surgery | Surgical management of veterinary patients; focus on basic surgical equipment, techniques, procedures and preparation of the surgeon and patient. | |
Diagnostic Imaging | Fundamentals of diagnostic evaluation of radiographic and ultrasonographic images in companion animals; focus on importance of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging. | |
Anesthesia & Analgesia | Clinical practice of veterinary anesthesia and analgesia; equipment for administration of inhalant anesthetics, evaluation and preparation of patients for anesthesia, equipment and techniques for monitoring anesthetized patients; methods for controlling pain during the perianesthetic period; anesthetic principles for management of various species; anesthetic principles for management of patients with coexisting disease. | |
Recognition, Diagnostics & Supportive Care | Recognition and diagnosing disorders of various body systems using clinical scenarios and laboratory data analysis; introduction to evaluation and implementation of basic treatment options to provide supportive care to animals given a disorder(s) of the body systems. | |
Animal Care III | In-depth exploration of the purpose and function of animal species cared for by veterinarians and the roles veterinarians play in the health of animals, humans and the environment; career-focus tracks include companion animal, equine, food animal, public health & research, and exotics, zoo & wildlife medicine. | |
| Elective opportunities appropriate for second-year veterinary students. | ||
| Elective opportunities appropriate for second-year veterinary students. |
Fall Semester Third-Year Professional Veterinary Medical Curriculum
| Course Description | |||
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Clinical Skills V | Integration and reinforcement of foundational knowledge offered in concurrent courses through critical thinking exercises, professional skills application activities (ethics/contextual decision-making, leadership, skills for well-being, personal/practice financial literacy, core communication skills) and application of technical skills; opportunities for learning include didactic, hands-on and case-based interactions utilizing simulation, models, animals, actors and case scenarios; part V of a VI part series. | ||
Diagnostics & Therapeutics I | Medical and surgical diseases in dogs and cats including pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapeutic management; understanding of self-directed continued study and appropriate use of referral; disorders of the reproductive, respiratory, hemolymphatic, dermatologic, urinary, neurologic, gastrointestinal, ophthalmic, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, orthopedic and endocrine systems; includes neoplastic, nutritional, infectious and metabolic disorders. | ||
Diagnostics & Therapeutics I | Foundational content for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of common diseases and conditions of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry; promotes successful entry into large animal and rural practice. | ||
Career-Focus Tracking I (students choose 1 course) | Advanced medical and surgical disorders of the dog and cat; history-taking and problem-solving skills; physical examination findings; laboratory/imaging results; formulation of diagnostic and therapeutic plans. | ||
| Application of advanced topics in pathophysiology, diagnostics, medical and surgical management and prevention of equine diseases; emphasis on case-based learning and problem-solving skills. | |||
| Promote integration of previous and concurrent curricular content to diagram successful approaches to developing herd health plans, investigating and controlling herd production shortfalls and investigating disease outbreaks; opportunities to gain experience in communicating effectively with producers in written and verbal formats; didactic and hands-on observation of production systems on farms to offer interactions with producers and veterinary professionals; primary focus on domestic livestock production system components which may be applied to any species population system. | |||
| Essential skills needed to anesthetize and perform surgery on animals; focus on administering anesthesia, mastering techniques of abdominal exploratory and basic procedures involving the integumentary, gastrointestinal and urogenital systems. | |||
& Interpretation | Fundamentals of diagnostic evaluation of radiographic and ultrasonographic images in small and large animals; focus on importance of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging. | ||
| Students select two selective courses (2 credits each) from a variety of small animal, exotics, large animal and laboratory-based courses. | |||
Spring Semester Third-Year Professional Veterinary Medical Curriculum
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Clinical Skills VI | Integration and reinforcement of foundational knowledge offered in concurrent courses through critical thinking exercises, professional skills application activities (ethics/contextual decision-making, leadership, skills for well-being, personal/practice financial literacy, core communication skills) and application of technical skills; opportunities for learning include didactic, hands-on and case-based interactions utilizing simulation, models, animals, actors and case scenarios; part V of a VI part series. | ||
Diagnostics & Therapeutics II | Medical and surgical diseases in dogs and cats including pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapeutic management; understanding of self-directed continued study and appropriate use of referral; disorders of the reproductive, respiratory, hemolymphatic, dermatologic, urinary, neurologic, gastrointestinal, ophthalmic, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, orthopedic and endocrine systems; includes neoplastic, nutritional, infectious and metabolic disorders. | ||
Diagnostics & Therapeutics II | Foundational content for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of common diseases and conditions of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry; promotes successful entry into large animal and rural practice. | ||
Career-Focus Tracking II (students choose 1 course) | Advanced medical and surgical disorders of the dog and cat; history-taking and problem-solving skills; physical examination findings; laboratory/imaging results; formulation of diagnostic and therapeutic plans. | ||
| Application of advanced topics in pathophysiology, diagnostics, medical and surgical management and prevention of equine diseases; emphasis on case-based learning and problem-solving skills. | |||
| Problem-solving of clinical herd and individual animal cases for beef and dairy cattle and small ruminants; builds on medical and surgical diseases of the ruminant, swine from large animal diagnostics and therapeutics and food animal career-focus tracking I. | |||
| Introduction to the art and practice of clinical veterinary medicine in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) by rotation through services linked to the selected career-focus track (companion animal, equine, food animal); opportunities for clinical experience including integration of didactic content to clinical cases; participation alongside senior veterinary students for clinical case evaluation and treatment; understanding of VMTH policies for sample submission and associated requirements. | |||
| Students select two selective courses (2 credits each) from a variety of small animal, exotics, large animal and laboratory-based courses. | |||
Fourth-Year Professional Veterinary Medical Curriculum*
All five training tracks require 30 weeks of identical core rotations (including two rotations of externship and two weeks of vacation). Each rotation is two weeks in length. With free electives, students may repeat a rotation, choose a rotation outside of their training track, or choose a free elective not listed below, which may be performed on or off campus. Intersemester rotations occur during holiday times when the university is closed. 48 credit hours are earned during the fourth year of the professional veterinary medical curriculum.*The fourth-year curriculum is under evaluation and subject to change; career training tracks as listed will not change.
**Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) – Shelter medicine experience
***Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) – Field medicine experience caring for dogs and livestock at TDCJ units
Track | Track | Track | Track | Track |
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Emergency | Emergency | Emergency | Emergency | Emergency |
Practice | Practice | Practice | Practice | Practice |
Internal Medicine | Internal Medicine | Internal Medicine | Internal Medicine | Internal Medicine |
Med-Sx-Field / Zoo Med | Med-Sx-Field / Zoo Med | Med-Sx-Field | Med-Sx-Field | Med-Sx-Field / Zoo Med |
Radiology | Radiology | Radiology | Radiology | Radiology |
Connections | Connections | Connections | Connections | Connections |
SPCA** | SPCA | SPCA | SPCA | SPCA |
Internal Medicine | Onco / Ophth | Tissue Surgery | Tissue / Ortho | |
Dentistry / Ophtho | Onco / Ophth | Orthopedic Surgery | Med-Sx-Field | |
Ortho Sx / Neuro | Community Practice | Med-Sx-Field | ||
Ortho Sx / Neuro | Service | Lab (e.g., TVMDL) | ||
Surgery | (choose Equine Soft Tissue / Ortho) | Medicine & Ultrasound | Poultry / Dairy | These four rotations are customized based upon focus area and consultation with mentor (eight weeks total). |
Surgery | Medicine | Med-SX-Field | Poultry / Dairy |
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Dentistry / Ophtho | Med-SX-Field / Zoo Medicine | Dairy Repro / Small Ruminant | Practice |
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Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at:
Director of Student Services
Professional Programs Office | Office of the Dean
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
4461 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-4461
Tel: 979.862.1169 | Email: dcvmprgs@cvm.tamu.edu