Oklahoma State University

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Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)

VCS 7873 Ultrasound Elective Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine and VMED 7443. Description: Participants will attend radiology rounds daily as well as observing and/or performing diagnostic ultrasound exams on common domestic animal species, and, when not actively participating in a clinical ultrasound study, in library research on the subject of diagnostic ultrasound, including, but not limited to, viewing a CD, reading textbooks and journal articles on the subject and examining prepared ultrasound case studies containing diagnostic challenges and problems to solve. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lab: 6 Levels: Professional Schedule types: Lab Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci VCS 7883 Animal Shelter Elective Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine and VMED 7443 or VMED 7412 and one surgery rotation. Description: The goals of this rotation are to apply basic clinical, surgery and anesthesia skills primarily to pet adoption candidates. Graded on a

VCS 7912 Grand Rounds Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Description: Presentation and discussion of selected clinical topics by fourth-year students, departmental faculty, and invited experts. Letter graded. Credit hours: 2 Contact hours: Other: 2 Levels: Professional Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci VCS 7913 Cardiology Elective Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Description: This is a three week clinical rotation in cardiology. Students will take part in outpatient receiving including history taking, cardiovascular examination, forming a problem list and case assessment and forming a treatment plan. Students will be responsible for preoperative and postoperative care of patients as well as the care of all hospitalized patients. Students will also assist with after-hours cardiology emergencies. Cardiology students also share EMS and isolation ward duties. Graded on a pass-fail basis. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lab: 6 Levels: Professional Schedule types: Lab Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci VCS 7923 Oncology Elective Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Description: All three week rotations will provide a clinical, comprehensive, and in-depth learning experience from patients with cancer. Instruction and guidance will be provided by "Instructor of Record" for the course. Credit hours: 3

pass-fail basis. Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lab: 6 Levels: Professional Schedule types: Lab

Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci VCS 7893 Field Services (Ambulatory) Elective Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Description: Allows students to gain confidence in various clinical procedures common in field practice; to become familiar with the more common diseases and conditions that occur in the farm species; to learn how to move/direct livestock, study, review, and prepare cases seen or for surgery; actively participate in rounds and "on the road" discussions, and learn to communication with clients. Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lab: 6 Levels: Professional Schedule types: Lab Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci VCS 7933 Hospital Based Theriogenology Elective

Contact hours: Lab: 6 Levels: Professional Schedule types: Lab Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci VCS 7903 Ophthalmology Elective

Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Description: This rotation will admit and provide care as the primary students - with assistance from the surgery and internal medicine departments to cases that are presented to the VTH with a primary theriogenology component. Managed companion animal cases will include canine C-sections, canine breeding cycle management, canine pyometras, and canine prostatic cases. Food animal cases include bovine dystocias, bovine BSEs, bull preputial lacerations, small ruminant dystocias, etc. Morning case rounds in the surgery and medicine sections of the hospital (both small and large animal) will be attended when case responsibility is shared with those sections. Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Description: This is a three week clinical rotation in small animal, equine, exotic animals, and food animal ophthalmology. Students will take part in outpatient receiving including history taking, ophthalmic examination, forming a problem list and case assessment, and forming a treatment plan. Students will assist in surgery and be responsible for the care of all hospitalized patients. Students will also assist with after-hours ophthalmic emergencies. Ophthalmology students also share EMS and isolation ward duties. Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lab: 6 Levels: Professional Schedule types: Lab Department/School: Veterinary Clinical Sci