Of Clouds and Clocks: Becoming a Veterinary Scientist II

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Of Clouds and Clocks II is the second in a series of courses spanning the first two years of the core veterinary curriculum, named in homage to Karl Popperâs philosophy that the world is divided into mechanisms that are predictable (âclocksâ) and ones that are unpredictable ("cloudsâ). This analogy sums up the difficulties of applying science to complex organisms with complex diseases, which is a vital skill for every clinician-scientist. This semester will focus on fundamental statistics, the hierarchy of evidence and design and assessment of clinical studies. Lectures and group-based learning allow students to integrate science with clinical concepts from parallel courses.