VCA 8470

This course provides advanced training in small animal minimally invasive and interventional surgery. Students are instructed in the pathophysiology of surgical diseases of the musculoskeletal system, respiratory, vascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and urogenital systems in relation to minimally invasive and interventional techniques. Preoperative diagnostic evaluation, surgical techniques and postoperative case management will be discussed in relation to the pathophysiology of disease. Students will be expected to use refereed journal articles and approved textbooks throughout this course. Advanced surgical procedures will be performed using cadavers and models in the laboratory component. Credits based on 3 hours of classroom/clinical instruction per week and 9 hours of laboratory time.