VCA 8334

This is an advanced lecture/seminar course designed to review recent advances in zoological medicine and the physiologic mechanisms underlying health and disease of zoo, exotics, and wildlife species, at a level appropriate for a zoological medicine MSc/MVSc or Residency program. The course will meet for one contact hour per week for the fall and winter semesters, and the first summer session, and will involve in-depth discussions of the relevant current literature or recently published texts. This course will build upon material covered in VCA 8333 Recent Advances in Zoological Medicine I and is directed at preparation for the American College of Zoological Medicine board exam. Considerable out-of-class preparation is required. This course is graded Pass/Fail LECTURE/SEMINAR: 1 hour per week