Shelter and Community Medicine

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This rotation takes place both on campus and at various shelter locations locally and state-wide. Students on the rotation will refine their knowledge and clinical skills in shelter medicine, with the main areas of focus being: shelter animal physical health, shelter animal behavioral health, community and public health, shelter management, animals and public policy, research and critical review of the literature, client and partner communication, forensic investigation, the animal shelter’s role in disaster response, and high quality high volume spay neuter (HQHVSN) techniques.