Introduction to Surgery, Anesthesia, and Hospitalized Case Management

6 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Begins with relevant anesthesia and surgery lectures and then allows students to take primary case responsibility for basic surgical sterilization procedures in healthy small animals. Covers admission of the patient through to assessment, surgical, anesthetic, analgesic, and post-operative care and discharge back to the guardian of the animal. Develop accurate and acceptable medical records and practice functioning as part of an integrated medical team. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Program and Veterinary Medicine 304 and 306. Note: May occur in a laboratory setting or as a specific rotation at the UCVM Small Animal Clinic.