Introduction to Wildlife Medicine

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Practitioners in any area of clinical medicine may be presented with injured or ill native wildlife. This distribution course will provide an introductory knowledge base and core skill set pertaining to the clinical management of common diseases and conditions in a structured format. Overseen by the wildlife medicine faculty, house officers, and veterinary technicians of the Janet L. Swanson wildlife hospital veterinary students will learn through combined techniques including didactic labs/lectures, independent study, and in-hospital clinical observations. Experience in wildlife medicine is not necessary for this course, and students with any career practice area of interest are welcome. Successful completion of this course depends on successful completion of lectures, case study assignments, clinical reasoning exercises, as well as attendance at labs and lectures.