2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 253NOTES: 1. There will be one 4-hour lab per week. This lab will be shared equally between the VLCS 954 and VSCS 954 courses.2. Students will spend one month per semester in required clinical rotations. During that month they will spend 8 hours per week for a total of32 contact hours for the month. Additional elective clinic rotations (maximum of 2 additional) may be completed in the Veterinary MedicalTeaching Hospital or with local practitioners on a space available basis.3. Students will spend one month per semester in required skills modules (one each SA and LA). During that month they will spend 4 hoursmultiplied by one day per week for a total of 16 contact hours.4. 13 hours lecture–4 hours lab for a minimum of 17 core credit hours. Additional hours may be taken in the form of electives (1 credit hour each)or elective clinic rotations (1 credit hour each). A minimum of 14 hours of electives must be taken by the end of the third year.5. Surgery II will run for half the semester with remaining time used for electives or clinic rotations.6. 10 hours lecture–5 hours lab for a minimum of 15 core credit hours. Students are required to take VSCS 955. VLCS 930/ VLCS 931/ VLCS932 are optional; if taken, these hours count towards the required minimum of 14 hours of electives.FOURTH YEARThe fourth-year curriculum consists of 24 weeks of basic core rotations, 18 weeksof elective clinical rotations or career alternative electives, 4 weeks of externship and2 weeks of vacation for 46 credit hours. The fourth-year curriculum allows students tochoose a species directed career, i.e., large animal, small animal, mixed animal or analternative career elective.BASIC CORE ROTATIONS* AVAILABLE ROTATIONS*Small Animal Clinic (8 weeks) Small Animal MedicineSmall Animal Internal Medicine DermatologyPrimary Care MedicineDentistryGeneral SurgeryCardiologySmall Animal Emergency/Critical Care OncologyInternal Medicine/CanineLarge Animal Clinic (4 weeks) Internal Medicine/FelineFood Animal Medicine/Ambulatory/ Primary Care MedicineZooNeurology/NeurosurgeryEquine MedicineZoological Medicine and SurgeryAnesthesiology (4 weeks)Community Connections (2 weeks)Radiology (2 weeks)Laboratory Services (2 weeks)DiagnosticsHouston SPCA (2 weeks)Animal Welfare and Shelter MedicineSmall Animal SurgeryGeneralOrthopedicSoft TissueOphthalmologyLarge Animal HospitalFood Animal/AmbulatoryEquine Medicine/AmbulatoryEquine SurgeryFood Animal TheriogenologyEquine TheriogenologyTDCJ (Prison)Zoological Medicine/SurgeryAnesthesiologyRadiologyAlternative Career ElectivesExternship* All rotations are two weeks.Vacation