The Development of Clinical Laboratory Exercises for Veterinary Neuroanatomy Classes J. K. Daniloff From the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. The ultimate success of teaching depends upon numerous factors. In compliance with factors that support effective teaching, the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine has established teaching goals that incorporate problem-based learning and clinical relevance into basic science curriculum.
Faculty also encourage students to actively participate in their education and interact with peers.
With these goals in mind, a laboratory technique for Veterinary Correlative Neuroanatomy was developed to support student learning in laboratory sessions. Due to this format, exam questions were derived in equal quantity from laboratory and lecture material. The goal of each laboratory session was to reinforce and build upon lecture material through dissection and visualization of brain regions presented in lectures. Themes included localizing brain lesions, matching structures with function, diagnostics, and integration of lecture materials. Exercises were created from numerous sources that included clinical faculty, local practitioners, textbooks and reference materials.