VTMED 5602

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VTMED 5602
Small Animal Medicine

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Structured to provide supervised clinical experience in the practice of small animal medicine.  The course is conducted in the Companion Animal Hospital of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals.  Students interact directly with clients presenting their pets for primary or referral medical care.  Under the supervision of the clinical faculty and staff, the students are expected to formulate and carry out plans for the diagnostic evaluation and medical management of these patients.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VTMED 5520.

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

Last 4 terms offered 2025SP, 2025WI, 2024FA, 2024SU

When Offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.

Satisfies Requirement Required component of Clinical Rotations (Foundation Course VI).

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Syllabi: none

  •   Vet Med Clinic. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1059 VTMED 5602   CLN 301

    • May 19 - Aug 24, 2025

    • Chandler, A

      Merkhassine, M

      Prieto, J

      Simpson, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Vet Med Clinic. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1038 VTMED 5602   CLN 302

    • May 19 - Aug 24, 2025

    • Chandler, A

      Merkhassine, M

      Prieto, J

      Simpson, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Vet Med Clinic. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1066 VTMED 5602   CLN 303

    • May 19 - Aug 24, 2025

    • Chandler, A

      Merkhassine, M

      Prieto, J

      Simpson, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)