VTMED 5703

Veterinary Practice: Communication Skills (Foundation Course VIIc)

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

Introduce students to medical record keeping and the communication skills and techniques necessary for effective communication with clients. Each student will practice interviewing clients by acting as a "training clinician" in a CPS appointment. The appointment will be videotaped for students to perform self-assessment of their communication skills and to receive peer and faculty constructive comments. The laboratory portion of the course includes clinical skills labs in which students are introduced to basic procedures including IV, SQ and IM injection performed on small animals, cows, and horses.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5702.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: first-year veterinary students.

Fees Course fee: for course guide.

When Offered Spring.

Comments Live animals used in course instruction.

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