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V Pth 7342 — Anatomic Pathology I\u00a0(Dual-listed with 5420.)<\/strong>
\nBasic pathology with emphasis on disease in animals and introduction to diseases by system.
\n(2-2) Cr. 3. Spring.
\nInstructor: Bell
\nPrerequisites: First-year classification in veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n

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V Pth 7353 — Introductory Parasitology (Cross-listed with BIOL, MICRO.)<\/strong>
\nBiology and host-parasite relationships of major groups of animal parasites, and techniques of diagnosing and studying parasites.
\n(3-0) Cr. 3. Spring.
\nInstructor: Jones and Brewer
\nPrerequisites: BIOL 212.<\/p>\n

V Pth 7372 — Anatomic Pathology II (Dual-listed with 5720.)<\/strong>
\nResponse to injury by each body system.
\n(3-3) Cr. 4. Fall.
\nInstructor: Fales-Williams
\nPrerequisites: V Pth 342.<\/p>\n

V Pth 7376 — Veterinary Parasitology\u00a0(Dual-listed with 5760.)<\/strong>
\nParasitic diseases of domestic animals and their control.
\n(3-3) Cr. 4. Fall.
\nInstructor: Brewer \/ Jones
\nPrerequisites: Second-year classification in veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n

V Pth 7377 — Case Study III<\/strong>
\nClinical applications of the basic sciences taught concurrently in the fall semester of the second year curriculum in veterinary medicine.
\n(0-4) Cr. 2. Fall.
\nInstructor: Uhl
\nPrerequisites: Second-year classification in veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n

V Pth 4010 — Basics of Medical Terminology<\/strong>
\nDiscussion of prefixes, suffixes, and roots (mostly from Latin and Greek) that comprise medical terms.
\n(1-0) Cr. 1. Spring
\nInstructor:\u00a0 Cassmann<\/p>\n

V Pth 7402 — Introduction to Pathology (Cross-listed with BIOL.)<\/strong>
\nIntroductory exploration of pathology as a medical discipline. This includes study of disease mechanisms via an introduction to general pathology topics (cell degeneration, necrosis, disturbances of growth, disturbances of blood flow, inflammation, neoplasia) and organ system-specific response to injury.
\n(3-0) Cr. 3. Fall and Spring
\nInstructor: Fales-Williams
\nPrerequisites: BIOL 211 and BIOL 212 with labs.<\/p>\n

V Pth 7403X — Introduction to Pathology II<\/strong>
\nContinuation of pathology topics begun in V Pth 402.\u00a0 This consists of how specific organ systems respond to injury using principles and information covered in V Pth 402.\u00a0 Also included will be study of a set of prototypical diseases that affect humans and animals.
\n(3-0) Cr. 3. Spring
\nInstructor: Udomteerasuwat
\nPrerequisites: V Pth\/BIOL 402<\/p>\n

V Pth 7425 — Clinical Pathology<\/strong>
\nPrinciples of clinical hematology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis in domestic animals.
\n(2-4) Cr. 4. Spring.
\nInstructor: Auch \/ Nenninger
\nPrerequisites: V Pth 372.<\/p>\n

Note: This course involves a component of distance education as defined by the AVMA Council on Education. Please see syllabus for details.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

V Pth 7456 — Necropsy Laboratory Practicum<\/strong>
\nPracticum in postmortem examination and diagnosis.
\nCr. 1. Repeatable.
\nInstructor: Fasina
\nPrerequisites: Fourth-year classification in veterinary medicine.
\nMaterials and Professional Support Fee $200.00<\/p>\n

V Pth 7457 — Clinical Pathology Laboratory Practicum<\/strong>
\nMethodology in clinical chemistry, hematology and cytology; practice in interpretation of laboratory data.
\nCr. 1. Repeatable.
\nInstructor: Morton
\nPrerequisites: Fourth-year classification in veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n

V Pth 7476X — Clinical Veterinary Parasitology<\/strong>
\nTwo week clinical rotation in clinical veterinary parasitology. Students will investigate parasitic disease with supervision of the instructors. The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the major parasites affecting animals.
\nCr. 1-2. Summer
\nInstructor: Brewer
\nPrerequisites: V Pth 376, 4th year classification in Vet Med<\/p>\n

V Pth 7490 — Independent Study<\/strong>
\nCr. arr. Repeatable.
\nInstructor: Staff
\nPrerequisites: Permission of instructor and department chair.<\/p>\n

V Pth 7492 —\u00a0Orientation for International Experience<\/strong>
\nPredeparture orientation for group study abroad. Cultural considerations for the study abroad experience and a conversational language introduction. Out of class work will be assigned.
\n(2-0) Cr. 1. Repeatable. (8 weeks) Spring.
\nPrerequisites: Classification in Veterinary Medicine<\/p>\n

V Pth 7495 — Clinical Competency Skills Checklist\/Remediation<\/strong>
\nIn order to graduate, all 4th year veterinary students are required to complete a checklist of clinical procedures and complete any assigned remediation (based on evaluation in core clinical rotations). These requirements are tied to the college’s AVMA COE accreditation, and this course is used to document completion of those requirements. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
\nCr. Repeatable
\nInstructor: Karabulut-Ilgu
\nPrerequisites: 4th year classification in Veterinary Medicine<\/p>\n

V Pth 7496 —\u00a0International Preceptorship<\/strong>
\nInternational Preceptorships and Study Abroad Group programs. This course will provide opportunities for students to be involved in applied clinical, production, and\/or research experience in international locations. The course consists of 40 hour per week experiential learning opportunities.
\n(0-40) Cr. 1-12. Repeatable. Fall, Spring, Summer.
\nPrerequisites: 2nd year classification in Veterinary Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":338,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-190","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDVM Program - Veterinary Pathology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vpath\/academics\/dvm-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DVM Program - Veterinary Pathology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vpath\/academics\/dvm-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Veterinary Pathology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-23T20:51:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vpath\/academics\/dvm-program\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vpath\/academics\/dvm-program\/\",\"name\":\"DVM Program - 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