Peadar G. Noone, MD, professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, and Kurt Gilliland, PhD, associate professor in the department of cell biology and physiology, have introduced a new course that will allow medical students to do a two-week elective course in animal medicine during their medical school curriculum.聽 With the collaboration of Dr. Laura Nelson and colleagues at the 聽in Raleigh,聽the two-week elective course will provide the opportunity for 黑料网 students to experience animal medicine from many aspects.聽 It will provide the opportunity to interact with veterinary practitioners of many disciplines, as well as veterinary students.聽 Included clinical exposures will be in animal surgery, emergency, medicine, and anesthesia, 聽radiology, procedures and public health.聽 Students will also be able to compare the skills they have learnt in medical school to the skills of a Vet including聽communication skills with owners/clients,聽 as well as animal health care cost, end of life, and palliative care.
“One can immediately see all the , Noone said. 聽“We expect that most students will avail of this course towards the end of their medical school careers during the Individualization Phase.”
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1.聽聽聽聽聽聽Peadar G Noone Professor of Medicine 黑料网 SOM聽pnoone@med.unc.edu
2.聽聽聽聽聽聽Kurt Gilliland Asst Dean of Education 黑料网 SOMkogillil@med.unc.edu
3.聽聽聽聽聽聽Laura L. Nelson, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, Associate Dean and Director of Academic Affairs.聽聽lnelson3@ncsu.edu