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Veterinary Medicine, Graduate (VMED) Courses

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VMED 5080 - Problems in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
(1 cr [max 3]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Individual study on problem of interest to epidemiology or public health student.
VMED 5082 - Diagnostic Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
(2 cr; Prereq-Statistics course or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Theoretical principles, practical applications of diagnostic testing in populations. Examples related to infectious diseases in veterinary/human health. Basis of test performance, limitations, interpretations.
VMED 5090 - Seminar: Veterinary Epidemiology
(1 cr; Prereq-Veterinary Medicine grad student; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Each student leads at least one seminar. Reviews of current research, literature reviews, and technique development. Students and participating faculty participate in presentation, discussion, and administration of the seminars.
VMED 5101 - Molecular and Cellular Basis of Nanoparticle Toxicity
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: TXCL 5101
Use of nanotechnology in scientific research. Impact of nanomaterials on biological systems.
VMED 5165 - Surveillance of Foodborne Diseases and Food Safety Hazards
(2 cr; Prereq-[PUBH 5330, [professional school or grad student]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: PUBH 6181
Principles/methods for surveillance of foodborne diseases. Investigation of outbreaks. Assessment of food safety hazards. Focuses on integration of epidemiologic/lab methods.
VMED 5180 - Ecology of Infectious Disease
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: PUBH 6180 (starting 21-JAN-03, was PUBH 6380 until 08-SEP-20, was PUBH 5180 until 06-SEP-05), CMB 5180 (inactive, was MVB 5180 until 06-SEP-05)
How host, agent, environmental interactions influence transmission of infectious agents. Environmental dissemination, eradication/control, evolution of virulence. Use of analytical/molecular tools.
VMED 5181 - Spatial Analysis in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
(3 cr; Prereq-Intro to epidemiology, statistics,; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
Spatial distribution of disease events. Exposures/outcomes. Factors that determine where diseases occur. Analyzing spatial disease data in public health, geography, epidemiology. Focuses on human/animal health related examples.
VMED 5182 - Molecular biology for the Public Health Professional
(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
This course focuses on introducing students to molecular biology lab tools that are used to investigate infectious diseases in public health settings. The course combines laboratory sessions during which students will learn and run molecular assays with computer lab sessions during which students will analyze molecular data.
VMED 5190 - Effective Science Communication
(2 cr; Prereq-Grad student; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
Skills needed to research, organize, develop, and deliver an oral scientific presentation or to assist in finding, compiling, and organizing information for presentations, theses, or papers suitable for publication.
VMED 5210 - Advanced Large Animal Physiology I
(1 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Review of large animal physiology at level needed for specialty board certification or beginning research. Students present topics in physiology and supplement reading with clinical case material or journal articles.
VMED 5211 - Advanced Large Animal Physiology II
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-instr consent; 5210 recommended; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Large animal physiology for specialty board certification or beginning research. Students present topics in physiology and supplement reading with clinical case material or journal articles.
VMED 5232 - Comparative Clinical Veterinary Dermatologic Pathology
(1 cr; Prereq-DVM degree or foreign equiv; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Microscopic pathology of basic dermatologic reactions and of variable disease states.
VMED 5240 - Advanced Small Animal Pathobiology I
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Fall Even Year)
Biology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medicine of disciplines relevant to companion animals. Pathogenesis/treatment of diseases. Developing hypotheses that can be translated into clinical research. Prereq CVM grad student, [DVM or foreign equiv] degree.
VMED 5241 - Advanced Small Animal Pathobiology II
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Spring Even Year)
Overview of biology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medicine of disciplines. Underlying pathogenesis/treatment of diseases of companion animals. Developing hypotheses that could be translated into clinical research. Prereq CVM grad student, [DVM or foreign equiv] degree.
VMED 5242 - Advanced Small Animal Pathobiology III
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Fall Odd Year)
Overview of biology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medicine. Underlying pathogenesis/treatment of diseases of companion animals. Developing hypotheses that could be translated into clinical research. Prereq CVM grad student, [DVM or foreign equivalent] degree.
VMED 5243 - Advanced Small Animal Pathobiology IV
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Spring Odd Year)
Overview of biology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medicine. Underlying pathogenesis/treatment of diseases of companion animals. Developing hypotheses that could be translated into clinical research. Prereq CVM grad student, [DVM or foreign equiv] degree.
VMED 5295 - Problems in Large Animal Clinical Medicine/Surgery and Theriogenology
(1 cr; Prereq-VMed grad student, possess DVM; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Hospital cases using standardized format, audiovisual aids. Review literature pertaining to case. One or two cases presented by enrolled participants per month.
VMED 5310 - Topics in Veterinary Clinical Pathology
(1 cr; Prereq-Grad student in CVM; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Modified rounds format. Cases from VMC used to explore cytology with associated chemistry/hematology data. Attendees/clinicians can request lab topics for dicussion. Past topics have included lab measurement of chemical analytes, test sensitivity or specificity (e.g., ethylene glycol test, FELV test), lab testing for infectious agents.
VMED 5319 - Veterinary Gross Pathology
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Diagnosing gross lesions of tissues. Evaluating images from wide variety of animals submitted to lab. Mock exams. Students prepare two in-depth reviews on topics covered during in course. Prereq Grad student in CMB or [VMED, [DVM degree or foreign equivalent], college consent]
VMED 5320 - Advanced Veterinary Systemic Pathology I
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student in VMED or [CMB, [DVM degree or foreign equiv]] or instr consent; A-F only; offered Fall Even Year)
Students review/summarize topics in systemic pathology using veterinary pathology textbooks and relevant updates from pathology and veterinary medical journals. Diagnostic cases in alimentary, respiratory, urinary, cardiovascular, and hematopoietic system pathology. Students give 10-15 presentations with handouts for other students.
VMED 5330 - Veterinary Descriptive Histopathology
(1 cr; Prereq-Grad student in VMED or [CMB, [DVM degree or foreign equiv]] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Weekly, one-hour microscopic slide prsentations, reviews on wide variety of diseases in domestic/non-domestic animals. Students present microscopic slide cases and prepare discussions about disease entities, differential diagnoses, and ancillary tests.
VMED 5410 - Scientific Writing and Speaking
(2 cr; Prereq-Grad student in health sciences; A-F only; offered Fall Odd Year)
Techniques of writing/publishing papers/theses. Manuscript preparation. Submission/review process. Proofreading. Publishing processes. Grant Writing. Oral/poster presentations at sceintific meetings.
VMED 5430 - HIV/AIDS: Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention
(1 cr; Prereq-Grad student; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Exposure to pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention of HIV/AIDS from clinical faculty who are dealing with AIDS patients. Developing new questions and design experiments that have greatest chance of translating to clinical setting.
VMED 5440 - Using Risk Analysis Tools: Estimating Food Safety Risks on the Farm to Table Continuum
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
This applications-based course will provide the necessary risk-based tools to evaluate and mitigate the microbial and chemical risks in a food production chain-from the farm until consumption. Students will follow the risk analysis process as an integral part of science-based decision-making to estimate and manage food safety risks. Students will apply different qualitative and quantitative tools by using a computer.
VMED 5442 - Quantitative Methods for Population Health
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
This course reviews the principles and application of advanced methods for analysis of population health data, with a focus on animal health and infectious diseases. Analytical techniques that will be taught and applied during the course include risk assessment, spatial analysis, disease modeling, and disease economics.
VMED 5492 - Seminar: One Health and Infectious Diseases of Wildlife
(2 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
The course will explore the applied concept of One Health and infectious diseases of wildlife in weekly case studies. In each case study, students will gain an understanding of system dynamics, infer the interplay between humans, animals and the environment in the context of a given wildlife disease, and confront current disease management practices and challenges for successfully mediating transmission and spread.
VMED 5496 - Training in Swine Production and Management
(4 cr; Prereq-VMED grad student or instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Production module introduces techniques/protocols for swine production system operation. Research module covers applied research trials for viral/bacterial pathogens in pigs.
VMED 5594 - Research in Veterinary Medicine
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Jr, instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Independent study as determined by instructor. Usual activity includes conducting research in instructor's lab, though research in field may also be included.
VMED 5596 - Swine Diseases and Diagnostics
(2 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Review of recent advances in swine diseases; farm visits for on-farm disease diagnostics and control programs.
VMED 5621 - Principles of Veterinary Anesthesiology
(2 cr; Prereq-VMed grad student, [DVM degree or foreign equiv], instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
In-depth training in principles of veterinary anesthesiology. Lectures, anesthesia labs, presentations by students.
VMED 5670 - Bovine Surgery Practicum
(2 cr; Prereq-[VMed grad student, [DVM or equiv foreign degree]] or instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Intensive training in ruminant surgery. Evaluation of food animal surgery principles, hands-on laboratory components.
VMED 5881 - Food Production, Processing, and Supply Chain
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Spring)
Food commodities and agricultural crops play critical roles relevant to public health, energy and economic vitality, feeding the increasing global human population, and providing multiple outputs from feed for animals, to fuel for vehicles, transportation and energy. This course focuses on agricultural commodities. For 2019 we will focus on corn and dairy production systems in Minnesota. The commodity of interest will change from year-to-year to other commodities like pork and sugar beets ? which provide critical outputs for the state of Minnesota.
VMED 5895 - Veterinary Public Health Integrated Learning Experience
(1 cr [max 3]; S-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Part of the curriculum for the master's degree includes an opportunity for students to develop a written document detailing applications of public health practice. Completion of the ILE allows students to synthesize aspects of public health into a document that can be utilized by public health professionals.
VMED 5896 - Application of Veterinary Public Health
(.5 cr [max 6]; S-N only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 12 times)
The APEx, applied practice experience provides students an opportunity to learn first-hand about the organization, operations, and special activities of selected agencies, institutions and industries concerned with public health practice. This is a means of gaining additional insight into public health programs, personnel management, governmental relations, public relations, legislative support and, particularly, knowledge of special investigations or responses conducted by these organizations. Participation in the activities of public health practice programs external to the University adds a dimension of experience to the curriculum that enriches the student's training and may be beneficial in seeking employment.
VMED 5910 - Grant Writing: What Makes a Winning Proposal?
(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: CMB 5910
Components of a strong proposal. Grant submission process. What reviewers look for. How to locate grant announcements that match research interests.
VMED 5915 - Essential Statistics for Life Sciences
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
This course is a broad overview of the principles and methods of statistical analysis used in life sciences research, including biological, veterinary, and translational research, and provides the background a new researcher needs to understand and apply commonly used statistical methods and the preparation needed for more advanced coursework. Classes will include general instruction and background information, detailed examples of how to perform the analyses, with actual data sets, and discussion on how the topic has been applied in biological research, including reading and assessing papers in the field. Computing will be performed using the R software environment, though students may use alternate software with permission. Topics will include: ? Descriptive statistics and exploratory graphics ? Understanding statistical inference and interpreting P-values and confidence intervals. ? One and two sample inference, including t-tests, proportion tests, and non-parametric alternatives ? Linear regression, including the effects of confounders ? ANOVA methods, including pairwise comparisons and multiple comparisons
VMED 5920 - Food Defense: Prepare, Respond, Recover
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad or professional student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Basic principles of preparedness/emergency response. Instructor may substitute topics if timelier topic arises.
VMED 5921 - Protecting your Lunch: Food Defense Awareness
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Protecting your Lunch: Food Defense Awareness presents current issues, challenges, concerns, and activities impacting global food defense. "Food Defense" is the sum of actions and activities related to prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery of the food system from intentional acts of adulteration and disruption. This includes intentional acts from both terrorism and criminal activities. This topics course incorporates case studies as well as current events that directly relate to food system disruption, cause food supply chain interruption, or may provoke intentional adulteration or food fraud.
VMED 5930 - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) from a One Health Perspective
(1 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Fundamentals of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) development, transmission, and risks to humans, animals, and the environment delivered by experts in the One Health concept (interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment). Review and development of research-based resources and methods for communicating scientific information to non-academic audiences. Multi-institution collaboration with online engagement during class meetings.
VMED 5989 - Introduction to Applied Health Policy and Leadership
(1.5 cr; Prereq-Graduate or professional degree in-progress or completed.; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
This course introduces students to policy analysis and leadership tools to navigate the complexities of policy-making and foster policy dialogue and action. We will apply a health lens to discuss contemporary policy issues, explore the different stages of the policy cycle, map the polarities of complex challenges, and apply implementation science techniques to guide policies from theory to impact. May be of particular interest to graduate students in the academic health sciences or HHH/OLPD.
VMED 5990 - Veterinary Public Practice Seminar
(.5 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Interactive review of current public practice topics in environmental health/toxicology, infectious/parasitic diseases, public health administration/education, epidemiology and biostatistics, and food safety.
VMED 5991 - Animal Health and Food System Policy and U.S. State government (Partially Online, conference/workshop)
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was PVS 5991 until 20-MAY-19
Policy making process. Animal health, public health, food systems at state/provincial levels. Science, politics, belief in developing/implementing policy.
VMED 5992 - Animal Health and Food System Policy and U.S. National Government
(1 cr; Prereq-DVM or equiv degree or current DVM student or instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PVS 5992 until 20-MAY-19
Evidence-based policy development. Relevant global animal health and food system issue. Role of scientific evidence in developing/implementing policy. Policy-making process as it pertains to trade, animal health, and food system at national level, as well as role of scientific evidence.
VMED 5993 - Animal Health and Food System Policy and Intergovernmental Organizations
(1 cr; Prereq-DVM or equiv degree or current DVM student or instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PVS 5993 until 20-MAY-19
Evidence-based policy development. Relevant global animal health and food system issue. Role of scientific evidence in developing/implementing policy. Policy-making process as it pertains to trade, animal health, and food system across intergovernmental organizations. Role of scientific evidence in intergovernmental organization's policy development.
VMED 5994 - Advanced Clinical Epidemiology
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
An in-depth focus on infectious disease epidemiology, with opportunities to apply epidemiologic principles to control infectious diseases in animal populations.
VMED 5995 - Engaging Intergovernmental Organizations (Partially Online, conference/workshop)
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was PVS 5995 until 20-MAY-19
Relevant policy issue/roles of intergovernmental organizations. Discussions/debate about current issue, interact with key officials, perform group task assignments, develop/deliver presentation to relevant leaders.
VMED 5996 - Professional Communications: Policy Issue Briefs
(1 cr; Prereq-Students must have a professional or graduate degree related to human, animal, or ecosystem health or be pursuing a graduate degree (MS/PhD) or professional masters (MPH/MPA) or instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was PVS 5996 until 20-MAY-19
Critical review of scientific/lay literature. Principles of risk communication. Presentation of scientific information. Prepare/critique executive summaries of current topics for CAHFS Daily News. Support media interactions of CAHFS faculty. Generate fact sheets for use on CAHFS website.
VMED 5997 - Farm to Table Study Program (conference/workshop)
(1 cr; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PVS 5997 until 20-MAY-19
Explore food system within specific country while considering aspects of animal welfare/health, food safety, food protection, public health. Site visits along food supply chain. Discussions with government/private sector leaders. Interactive cross-culture group activities.
VMED 5998 - Leadership to Address Global Grand Challenges
(1.5 cr; Student Option No Audit; offered Every Spring)
In this 5-day skills-based course, participants will learn and apply integrative leadership (also known as shared or facilitative leadership) strategies for addressing global grand challenges. Using global food system challenges as a basis for exploration, we will focus on leadership practices that foster collective action across diverse groups of people.
VMED 5999 - Professional Communications: Agendas, Minutes, Briefing Memos, Decision Memos
(1 cr; Prereq-Professional or graduate degree related to human, animal, or ecosystem health or be pursuing a graduate degree (MS/PhD) or professional masters (MPH/MPA) or instr consent; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was PVS 5999 until 20-MAY-19
Improve professional communications to increase effectiveness of meetings, conference calls. Enhance influence of emails, minutes, issue briefs/decision memos. Compose/critique meeting agendas, minutes, notes, summaries, e-mails, trip reports. Produce issue briefs/decision memos.
VMED 6008 - Introduction to Teaching Skills
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
This is a hybrid series of modules and face-to-face course sessions, and experiential learning guiding veterinary students through best practices to enhance efficacy as an instructor in a veterinary curriculum. Specific topics include learning theory, building a course session, teaching presentations, and individual student assessment.
VMED 7844 - Swine Production Systems
(2 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CVM 6844 until 06-SEP-11
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with alternative systems of swine production used by commercial swine producers. The class is taught as an equal blend of didactic lectures, laboratories, and special projects (individual and group). Students will be exposed to information management systems; building and equipment designs; health, genetics, and nutritional systems; and marketing alternatives. The influence of production systems on both biological and financial endpoints will be emphasized. Students will spend a substantial amount of their laboratory time learning to use information management systems, decisions aids, database systems, and spreadsheets in the management of production and the troubleshooting of production problems. At the conclusion of the class, students will present the projects that they have completed on the design of various components of an integrated swine production system.
VMED 7846 - Swine Nutrition
(2 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was CVM 6846 until 02-SEP-08, was CVM 6846 until 27-MAY-03, was CVM 6846 until 22-JAN-02
Nutrition and feeding management of pigs. Nutrient requirements. Feeds, feed delivery, and feeding management. Computer laboratories. Farm visits.
VMED 7848 - Swine Economics, Financial Management, and Marketing
(2 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was CVM 6848 until 27-MAY-13
Economic theories, accounting practices and marketing issues as they relate to the pork production. Case studies used to develop and form plans to enhance profitability and reduce risk. Financial analysis techniques used to develop cost-effective and feasible farm production and expansion plans. Although the focus of this course is primarily swine-related, any student considering entering food animal practice would benefit from participating in this rotation.
VMED 7850 - Swine Records (SRec)
(2 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was CVM 6850 until 02-SEP-08, was CVM 6850 until 07-SEP-04, was CVM 6850 until 27-MAY-03
How to interpret performance measures, monitor productivity, capture data, and generate reports in managing production in swine industry. Using records to troubleshoot problems and manage production.
VMED 8090 - Epidemiology of Zoonoses and Diseases Common to Animals and Humans
(3 cr; Prereq-Epidemiology and infectious disease course or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Major human zoonotic diseases, methods of transmission, diagnosis, control, and prevention.
VMED 8134 - Ethical Conduct of Animal Research
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: CMB 8134 (starting 06-SEP-05, ending 03-SEP-02, was MVB 8134 until 06-SEP-05), ANSC 8134
Ethical considerations in use of animal subjects in agricultural, veterinary, and biomedical research. Federal, state, and University guidelines relating to proper conduct for acquisition/use of animals for laboratory, observational, epidemiological, and clinical research. Regulatory requirements. Bases for proper conduct. Societal impact on scientific investigations utilizing animal subjects.
VMED 8192 - Dairy Health Management: Critical Thinking
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Group discussions surrounding critical evaluations of scientific journal articles and dairy-related scientific presentations. Facilitated by both students and faculty.
VMED 8220 - Advanced Nephrology/Urology Clinics
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Clinical investigation of naturally occurring urinary diseases in patients admitted to Veterinary Medical Center.
VMED 8230 - Medical Conference
(1 cr; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Participation in weekly conference about internal medical disorders.
VMED 8250 - Problems in Acid-base, Electrolyte, and Fluid Metabolism
(2 cr [max 4]; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Clinical problems and physiology of acid-base, electrolyte, and fluid disorders of dogs and cats.
VMED 8292 - Journal Club: Large Animal Internal Medicine
(1 cr; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Students/faculty keep abreast of current literature in large animal internal medicine. Students critically evaluate the literature.
VMED 8293 - Advanced Studies in Nephrology and Urology
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Studies of urinary tract disease with goal of generating new knowledge.
VMED 8333 - FTE: Master's
(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
(No description)
VMED 8360 - Evidence-based Medicine
(2 cr; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Spring)
Concepts of evidence-based medicine with emphasis on veterinary clinical evidence will be presented. Clinical questions, development of study designs, identification of literature and assessment of the impact of the literature on clinical decisions.
VMED 8385 - Directed Veterinary Clinical Skills Teaching - lecture and lab
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall)
This course involves directed work in the best practices for general veterinary clinical teaching and specific veterinary clinical skills teaching, and applying those practices in teaching laboratories for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year veterinary students. It is intended for U of MN graduate students who have a DVM or equivalent degree and will potentially be involved in clinical teaching of DVM students in their future career plans.
VMED 8386 - Directed Veterinary Clinical Skills: Laboratory Teaching
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
This course involves directed work in the best practices for general veterinary clinical teaching and specific veterinary clinical skills teaching, and applying those practices in teaching laboratories for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year veterinary students. It is intended for U of MN graduate students who have a DVM or equivalent degree and will potentially be involved in clinical teaching of DVM students in their future career plans. There are 9 required laboratory teaching sessions as assigned by the laboratory instructor in the spring and for any semesters as determined in consultation with the student about their areas of knowledge and interest for teaching clinical skills.
VMED 8394 - Research in Veterinary Medicine
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Research problems relating to any aspect of internal medicine or to the various systems in animals.
VMED 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
(1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
(No description)
VMED 8492 - Seminar: Infectious Diseases and Swine Medicine
(1 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Students, faculty, and guest speakers present seminars on current research in diagnosis, control, and treatment of infectious diseases.
VMED 8504 - Translational Animal Models
(2 cr; S-N only; offered Spring Even Year; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
This course will be taught by experts who have successfully developed or utilized translational animal models of human diseases. An overview of comparative and translational research will be presented and discussed including a comparison of naturally occurring vs experimental models of diseases. We will review 12 animal models and use them as examples to discuss the challenges faced during model development, relevance of the selected models to other animal species and humans, and the advantages/disadvantages of each animal model. Strategies to determine when an animal model is appropriate for a given application will be discussed. During this course each participant will develop and present their own idea of a translational animal model (naturally occurring or experimental) in their area of research interest. The class will be alternate each week between the participating institutions. It will be held in person by the hosting institution and participants from other institutions and will participate via Zoom or another online platform. The instructor will generally be located at the host institution and will participate in person at that school, but occasionally instructors will participate remotely via Zoom.
VMED 8520 - Advanced Immunology
(2 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Lectures and case presentations.
VMED 8550 - Veterinary Medicine Seminar
(1 cr; Prereq-Grad student; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Seminar. Exposure to research activities of CMB and VMED students and faculty. Students prepare/present a 20 minute seminar on their original research.
VMED 8560 - Research and Literature Reports in Veterinary Medicine
(1 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
A combination of literature review, group discussions and analyses are utilized to improve participants' capacity to critically evaluate scientific journal articles. Scientific research presentations will be led by students or faculty.
VMED 8592 - Infectious Disease Journals: Critical Thinking
(1 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 2 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
This course is intended to discuss published papers, experimental methods, approaches, diseases and animal health problems with the goal of promoting critical thinking. Students will be responsible for identifying, reviewing and sharing relevant material as well as leading discussion of their assigned class meeting.
VMED 8593 - Advanced Veterinary Virology and Serology
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Discussion and laboratory practice.
VMED 8682 - Advanced Large Animal Surgery
(2 cr; Prereq-DVM or equiv degree, instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
Surgery of various systems in large animals, with preoperative and postoperative evaluation and management.
VMED 8684 - Surgical Physiology
(1 cr [max 3]; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Discussions on pathophysiology of surgical diseases in dogs and cats.
VMED 8685 - Neurosurgery
(2 cr [max 3]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Advanced neurosurgical diseases of small animals amenable to surgical treatment.
VMED 8686 - Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
(2 cr [max 4]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Advanced thoracic and cardiovascular diseases of small animals amenable to surgical treatment.
VMED 8693 - Seminar: Large Animal Surgery
(1 cr; Prereq-DVM or equiv degree, instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Discussion of current literature and surgery board preparation.
VMED 8696 - Research in Critical Care/Emergency Medicine
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-DVM or equiv degree; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Special problems course. Controlled study; prospective and retrospective models of evaluation are defined, critiqued, and used for experimental design and data collection to validate research methods.
VMED 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1 cr [max 18]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
(No description)
VMED 8780 - Advanced Avian Critical Care: Principles and Procedures
(2 cr; Prereq-Course each in vet pathology, physiology, pharmacology, anatomy, small animal anesthesiology and critical care; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Procedures and protocols for managing avian medical emergencies such as starvation, toxicities, respiratory failure, and massive trauma.
VMED 8781 - Seminar: Advanced Veterinary Anesthesiology
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-[[CVM 6321, CVM 6322] or equiv], grad student; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Active interaction around topics of advanced anesthesiology in veterinary species.
VMED 8788 - Seminar: Veterinary Critical Care/Emergency Medicine
(1 cr; Prereq-DVM or equiv degree; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Current topics.
VMED 8793 - Seminar: Veterinary Anesthesiology
(1 cr [max 2]; Prereq-[CVM 6321 or equiv], DVM degree; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Discussion and presentations; for veterinary anesthesiology and surgery residents and graduate students.
VMED 8796 - Avian Anesthesia and Orthopedic Surgery
(1 cr [max 3]; Prereq-courses in vet anesthesia, vet small animal orthopedics; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Current methods for anesthetizing raptors, psittacine birds, and waterfowl. Lecture and lab on current methods for avian fracture bone fixation.
VMED 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
(No description)
VMED 8910 - Statistical Principles of Research Design
(3 cr; Prereq-entry level graduate stats course or equivalent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
This course is a broad overview of the principles and techniques of research design and methods used in veterinary and translational research, and provides the background a new researcher needs to understand the literature and make good decisions about what is appropriate for their research.

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