Applied Clinical Skills and Surgical Laboratories

Catalog description

The VCS 864 Applied Clinical Skills and Surgical Laboratories course is a hands-on live animal laboratory course with multiple objectives.  This course teaches basic clinical skills including small animal handling, physical examination, sample collection, diagnostic procedures, patient assessment and management, medical records, and clinical communication.  Additionally, the course will teach basics of small animal veterinary anesthesia, surgical techniques, and live animal patient management.  Skills taught in this course will build on introductory skills learned in 1st and 2nd year clinical skills courses.  The student will progress to performing general anesthesia, surgery (spays and neuters), and perioperative care for humane shelter animals.  The skills taught in this course will be used as a framework for students to continue building on during their senior year as they learn to function as effective veterinarians.