SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop prioritized differential diagnoses based on patient history, comprehensive physical exam, and refined problem list. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop effective strategies for diagnosing and staging solid tumors in dogs and cats. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and select differing levels of surgical dose based on the Enneking classification scheme. Audience: Graduate 4. Articulate the role of surgery within multimodal cancer care and plan surgical management as part of an integrated approach. Audience: Graduate 5. Manage perioperative care for patients undergoing surgery. Audience: Graduate 6. Adapt client communication for gaining client trust and understanding for verbal communication and in written discharge communications. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop prioritized differential diagnoses based on patient history, comprehensive physical exam, and refined problem list. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop effective strategies for diagnosing and staging solid tumors in dogs and cats. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and select differing levels of surgical dose based on the Enneking classification scheme. Audience: Graduate 4. Articulate the role of surgery within multimodal cancer care and plan surgical management as part of an integrated approach. Audience: Graduate 5. Manage perioperative care for patients undergoing surgery. Audience: Graduate 6. Adapt client communication for gaining client trust and understanding for verbal communication and in written discharge communications. Audience: Graduate