Clinical Medicine and Surgery

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Prospective students are advised to familiarise themselves with the Faculty's Academic Requirements Statement

http://www.vet.unimelb.edu.au/docs/AcademicRequirements.pdf

and information about Students Experiencing Disability

http://www.vet.unimelb.edu.au/docs/Disability.pdf

This subject builds on the student's basic knowledge and understanding, from Introduction to Veterinary Clinical Sciences (Medicine and Surgery) 250-208 of the skills and methods which can be used in the diagnosis and management of clinical cases. The subject also includes more advanced principles of therapeutics, surgery and anaesthesiology, and principles of radiology and ultrasonography.

Students completing this subject should:

• understand and be able to select appropriate diagnostic methods including clinical pathological, endoscopic and surgical techniques;
• understand the principles of tumour diagnosis and management;
• understand and be able to apply principles of surgery to the management of wounds and wound closure;
• understand the principles of applied anaesthesiology and possess the essential information on anaesthetic agents and routes of administration in the various animal species;
• understand the principles of fluid and electrolyte therapy;
• understand the principles of radiography, radiation safety and radiation therapy;
• understand the principles and application of microchip identification of animals.

One 3-hour written paper at the end of semester (70%), equine practical assessment (7.5%), bovine practical assessment (7.5%) and up to three 15-minute oral examinations (15%). All four components of assessment must be passed.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students completing this subject should have:

• observational, recording and interpretational skills;

• verbal communication skills;

• skills in working as part of a team; and

• technical and problem solving skills.