VLAC 841

This two-term 800-level course is open to students enrolled in graduate program or residency in large or food animals who want to expand their understanding of current topics in swine medicine. Each biweekly class will feature a different topic for discussion centred around a case reports/series, original research, or review paper selected from peer-reviewed journals. The papers selected will be mainly clinical in nature on topics related to and swine health, production, and broader industry issues. Students will present in rotation, and when not presenting, will prepare a written critique. The course aims to improve critical thinking skills and evaluation of scientific literature. Students can enrol and receive credit for this course in successive years because the literature selected and topics will differ each year.