Laboratory Animal Medicine

This course is encouraged as a prerequisite for VPTH 789 ULAR - Laboratory Animal Medicine Clinical Service. This course is designed to provide further information about laboratory animal medicine to those students with a potential interest in the field. Animal models, anesthesia and analgesia, husbandry, regulatory oversight, and procedures involving species commonly used in research are discussed. Students will also be introduced to the mechanism of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Grades will be determined by class participation, assigned online trainings and a short essay relevant to laboratory animal medicine. 2 Credit Hours