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specializing in clinical chemistry must spend 3 semesters on this
rotation. S/U.
GMS 6393: Seminar in Clinical Chemistry (1; max: 7) Prereq:
consent of instructor. Coreq: GMS 6312. Reports and discussions of
current research and clinical literature presented by faculty, invited
speakers, and graduate students. S/U.
PHC 6107: Introduction to Veterinary Public Health (1) Prereq:
admission to DVM/MPH program, or consent of instructor. Seminar
introducing DVM/MPH students to veterinary public health. S/U.
PHC 6107C: Introduction to Veterinary Public Health Lab(1)
Prereq: admission to DVM/MPH program. Seminar introducting
DVM/MPH students to veterinary public health.
VME 5162C: Avian Diseases (3) Causes, epizootiology, diagnosis,
and methods of prevention and control of avian diseases. Not open
to students who have taken VME 4162.
VME 5244: Physiology: Organ Systems (4) Prereq: knowledge of
general biochemistry. Emphasizes domestic animals commonly
encountered in veterinary medicine. Physiology of nervous, muscle,
blood, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, and
endocrine systems.
VME 6008: Care of Aquatic Megavertebrates (3) Prereq:
consent of instructor. Care of Florida megavertebrates including
dolphins, other cetaceans, manatees, and sea turtles using lectures,
tours, and hands-on experience.
VME 6076C: Andrology (2) Applied male reproductive physiology,
anatomy, and assisted reproduction. Later, student presentations of
a chosen in-depth area.
VME 6135: Diseases of Laboratory Animals I (3) Prereq: DVM
degree and/or consent of instructor. Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical
signs, gross and microscopic pathology, diagnosis, and control of
diseases in laboratory rats, mice, and other rodents. Emphasizes
infectious diseases and understanding and preventing complications
from disease in modern biomedical research.
VME 6136: Diseases of Laboratory Animals II (3) Prereq: DVM
degree and/or consent of instructor. Etiology, pathogenesis, gross
and microscopic pathology, diagnosis, and control of diseases of
laboratory primates, rabbits, ferrets, and miscellaneous species.
Emphasizes infectious diseases and understanding and preventing
complications from disease in modern biomedical research.
VME 6186: Advanced Topics in Disease Pathogenesis (2-4;
max: 10) Prereq: advanced course in immunology, molecular
pathogenesis, or pathology. Current research on pathogenetic
mechanisms of diseases. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of cell
injury and death, repair, inflammation, neoplasia, hemodynamic
disorders, and other diseases.
VME 6421: Biology and Molecular Biology of Avian Viruses (2;
max: 4) Prereq: general virology and immunology. Current scientific
papers on biology of avian viruses of economic importance and on
molecular approaches to understanding gene expression and
function for diagnosis and immunization.
VME 6430C: Contemporary Issues in Small Animal Surgery (3;