1st year Curriculum

[jmo1012]

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Curious to know what all the 2015'ers are taking this year.

SGU Term 1
Anatomy
Physiology
Histology and Embryology
Animal Nutrition
Introduction to Research
Radiology 1
Professionalism
Veterinary Clinical Orientation
Animal Welfare and Behavior

Term 2
Anatomy 2
Pharmacology 1
Physiology 2
Bacteriology/Mycology
Immunology
Radiology 2
Physical Diagnosis 1

 

[Coquette22]

AVC

Semester 1
Macroscopic Anatomy I
Animal Behaviour & Animal Welfare
Microscopic Anatomy I
Introduction to Veterinary Medicine
Physiology I
Animal Production Systems
Integration of Structure & Function I
Immunology

Semester 2
Macroscopic Anatomy II
Principles of Veterinary Epidemiology
Microscopic Anatomy II
Clinical Orientation I
Physiology II
Parasitology
Integration of Structure & Function II
General Pathology

 

[SocialStigma]

OVC

Biochemistry
Anatomy
Physiology
Histology
Art of veterinary medicine I
Veterinary medical genetics
Health management I
Clinical medicine I

We take the same 8 subjects in both semesters.

 

[chyactnate]

I forgot that someone else on here was going to SGU!!! Cant wait to start with anatomy lab in the am 🙂

 

[EllieGirl89]

This is the last year Ohio State will use this curriculum for first years because next fall we start on semesters. But here's what's in store for us this year!

Autumn Quarter:
Canine Topographic Anatomy
Intro to Histology I
Principles of Epidemiology
Intro to Radiology I: Diagnostic Radiology
Cell Biology
Basic Life Skills
Introduction to Animal Behavior

Winter Quarter:
Equine Topographic Anatomy
Histology II
Comparative Biology of Diseases I: Pathology
Comparative Biology of Diseases II: Parasitology, Bacteriology, Toxicology
Ethics and Jurisprudence

Spring Quarter:
Food Animal Topographic Anatomy
Pharmacology I
Neurobiology
Endocrine System
Radiology II: Ultrasound, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Biology and Safety, and Radiation Therapy
Electives

 

[Dsmoody23]

Basic Life Skills

Wait, what?

 

[EllieGirl89]

Wait, what?

That's what I'm saying! I'm like wait, Basic Life Skills? How ever did I get to vet school without a set of THOSE?

I guess it's part of a series of Professional Development classes OSUCVM students take throughout the first three years that are meant to "prepare veterinary students on business acumen and communication skills associated with a successful veterinary practice." According to our student handbook, "Basic Life Skills is taught in the Professional Development curriculum to provide students with a variety of skills and information necessary to be successful in the first year of veterinary school, the veterinary profession and in life."

 

[Ricegrad]

Texas A&M

Fall Semester:
Gross Anatomy I
Microscopic Anatomy I
Clinical Correlates I
Professional Development
Veterinary Immunology
Physiology I

Spring Semester:
Gross Anatomy II
Microscopic Anatomy II
Clinical Correlates II
Veterinary Microbiology
Physiology II
Intro. to Public Health Concepts

 

[that redhead]

AVC

Semester 1
Macroscopic Anatomy I
Animal Behaviour & Animal Welfare
Microscopic Anatomy I
Introduction to Veterinary Medicine
Physiology I
Animal Production Systems
Integration of Structure & Function I
Immunology

Semester 2
Macroscopic Anatomy II
Principles of Veterinary Epidemiology
Microscopic Anatomy II
Clinical Orientation I
Physiology II
Parasitology
Integration of Structure & Function II
General Pathology

Good thing you posted this, because I would have spelled "behaviour" the American way and made a fool of myself 😉

 

[petdrhpful2015]

VMRCVM

Fall Semester
Anatomy I
Physiology I
Histology
Biochemistry
Immunology
Professional Foundations I
Ethology
LA Husbandry
Electives: Embryology, Diseases of Poultry, Animal Domestication/Gene Response

Spring Semester
Anatomy II
Neurobiology
Physiology II
Pathology I
Parasitology
Epidemiology
Nutrition
Professional Foundations II
Electives: Reptile & Bird Morphology, Clinical Perspectives, Genetics...oh my.

 

[310509]

Mississippi State University

Fall Semester
Immunology
Physiology
Histology
Anatomy
Professional Development
Neuroscience
Infectious Agents I

Spring Semester
Anatomy II
Epidemiology
Intro to Veterinary Pathology
Infectious Agents II
Parasitology
Pharmacology I
Professional Development II

 

[Armymutt25A]

NCSU
Anatomy (small animal)
Bacteriology and mycology
Physioloy
Histology/cytology
Careers in VM
Teaching Animal Unit - playing with large animals
Evidence based medicine

No idea about spring - haven't had time to look.

 

[pooter]

UPenn

Anatomy (oh my god, so much anatomy)
Histology
Developmental Biology
Biochemistry
Intro to Clinical Vet Med
Intro to Comparative Med Research

I just had a look at the "hour plan" and whoah, was not expecting it to be that complicated. Do most schools have a similar system where the schedule can be different literally every day and every week or do some stick to something simpler like "Anatomy from 9-11 M-F, Histology from 11-12 MWF, ect."?

 

[jmo1012]

I just had a look at the "hour plan" and whoah, was not expecting it to be that complicated. Do most schools have a similar system where the schedule can be different literally every day and every week or do some stick to something simpler like "Anatomy from 9-11 M-F, Histology from 11-12 MWF, ect."?

yup its crazy insane like that at SGU too. i don't think we have any 2 weeks alike, and most of the days don't stay the same either

 

[SocialStigma]

yup its crazy insane like that at SGU too. i don't think we have any 2 weeks alike, and most of the days don't stay the same either

Yeah every day and week is different for OVC too. We have to print out the schedule for the entire semester, so unlike undergrad aha.

 

[StartingoverVet]

UPenn

Anatomy (oh my god, so much anatomy)
Histology
Developmental Biology
Biochemistry
Intro to Clinical Vet Med
Intro to Comparative Med Research

I just had a look at the "hour plan" and whoah, was not expecting it to be that complicated. Do most schools have a similar system where the schedule can be different literally every day and every week or do some stick to something simpler like "Anatomy from 9-11 M-F, Histology from 11-12 MWF, ect."?

What is that intro to comparative med research? Something new... sounds dry.

 

[pooter]

What is that intro to comparative med research? Something new... sounds dry.

No idea. Unlike the rest of the classes, it doesn't have daily topics listed. Probably the best thing I can say about it is that it only meets for the first half of the semester.

Guess if I'd wanted to avoid research (and I'd been *smart*) I probably would have picked a different school . . .

 

[Coquette22]

I just had a look at the "hour plan" and whoah, was not expecting it to be that complicated. Do most schools have a similar system where the schedule can be different literally every day and every week or do some stick to something simpler like "Anatomy from 9-11 M-F, Histology from 11-12 MWF, ect."?

I looked over AVC's - it seems like we're maybe on a weekly schedule? So every Monday is the same, every Tuesday is the same, every Wednesday, etc. I think. But we also have access to a full day-by-day schedule, so I think sometimes things deviate from that.

Good thing you posted this, because I would have spelled "behaviour" the American way and made a fool of myself 😉

Trust me, I've seen lots of Canadians spell it without a "u". Probably because the default settings for most spell check features seems to be American English rather than British English.

 

[twelvetigers]

By the way.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=634238

 

[jmo1012]

By the way.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=634238

oh interesting. i wonder how things have changed for some schools over the last couple of years with new styles of curriculums being introduced. i know SGU now has some different 1st year courses that previously weren't taken and they've dropped a couple of others

 

[PendantWorld]

Cornell is a little different.... we split things up by blocks.

Block 1 (runs mid-August to early-November):
The Animal Body (basically Anatomy, Histology, Diagnostic Imaging, Developmental Anatomy)
The Physical Exam (includes - you guessed it - physical exam as well as handling basics, behavior, and an overall hands-on to a variety of species. Follows organ systems sequentially with 'The Animal Body')

Block 2 (runs November-early January):
Cell Biology and Genetics - also covers immunology, pathology, cell signalling, etc.
Ethics and Animal Care - includes animal welfare, genetics counseling, reviews husbandry and the physical examination

Distribution block
Neuroanatomy (required)
Electives (must include one anatomy-based elective)

Block 3a (mid-spring semester, part b in the next fall semester)
Function and Dysfunction - physiology, biochemistry, histology, pathology, and pharmacology
Communication skills

 

[Minnerbelle]

Guess if I'd wanted to avoid research (and I'd been *smart*) I probably would have picked a different school . . .

I like research, and I *chose* to take the research selective at CSU... and omg... blergh. We had a couple of good speakers come and talk about how and why they ended up taking the career paths they did, but the rest were awful. We had some guy talk for 30 min in front of a world map and point out (dryly list is more like it) countries and how many incidences of blue tongue disease have been reported and in what years. i felt happy for the students at the institution he's from about the fact that he no longer teaches. i thought that lecture was bad, but then it got even worse on some of the other ones. the iacuc one was prob the worst of them all.

hope your research class is better than that....

 

[sawbone]

UTCVM

Fall Semester:
Veterinary Anatomy I
Veterinary Microscopic Anatomy I
Physiology I
Infection & Immunity I (Immunology)
Infection & Immunity II (Bacteriology/Mycology)
Clinical Correlations & Ethics
Physical Diagnosis
Application Based Learning Exercise I

Spring Semester:
Veterinary Anatomy II
Veterinary Microscopic Anatomy II
Physiology II
Infection & Immunity III (Virology)
Infection & Immunity IV (Parasitology)
Clinical Correlations & Ethics
Epidemiology / Evidence Based Medicine
Application Based Learning Exercise II