Also covers large animal surgical nursing and anesthesia. Offered in cooperation with the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Students are placed in a rotation through various functional units of the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital of the School of Veterinary Medicine to acquire additional hands-on experience. Limited to six students. Covers terminology, functions, location, identification and organization of anatomical structures that are parts of body systems.
Students dissect and study cadavers and tissue specimens from common domestic species.
091-155 Hospital Supplies and Medicants 2 credits Studies drugs and other substances used in veterinary medicine. Emphasizes drug usage, client education, measurement, administration, inventory and safe storage. Student work is supervised by assigned instructors. 091-170 Veterinary Medical Terminology 2 credits Teaches acceptable veterinary medical terminology for common clinically recognizable diseases, operations, systems and procedures, as well as common medical signs, abbreviations and colloquial vocabulary. Emphasizes client education.