VETERINARY NECROPSY ROTATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with fourth year standing Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform accurate and complete routine gross necropsy procedures, methods, and techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe and interpret gross morphologic lesions and clearly, concisely, and accurately record these in a written report. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Select and sample tissues for histopathological examination using proper technique. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Select and sample specimens for ancillary procedures (e.g., cytology, bacteriology, virology, etc.). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Correlate pathologic changes with clinical, clinicopathological, imaging, and other findings, to better understand and explain disease pathogenesis. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Differentiate between normal anatomy and anatomic differences (between individuals and between species), and postmortem autolysis, artifactual changes, and true pathological lesions. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform accurate and complete routine gross necropsy procedures, methods, and techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe and interpret gross morphologic lesions and clearly, concisely, and accurately record these in a written report. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Select and sample tissues for histopathological examination using proper technique. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Select and sample specimens for ancillary procedures (e.g., cytology, bacteriology, virology, etc.). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Correlate pathologic changes with clinical, clinicopathological, imaging, and other findings, to better understand and explain disease pathogenesis. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Differentiate between normal anatomy and anatomic differences (between individuals and between species), and postmortem autolysis, artifactual changes, and true pathological lesions. Audience: Undergraduate