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Kansas State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medicine
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE
Graduates of the doctoral program in Veterinary Medicine will:
demonstrate competency in knowledge, skills, values, attitudes,
aptitudes and behaviors in the practice of medicine and surgery
applicable to a broad range of species in the context of ever-changing
societal expectations and life-long learning.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Preclinical education SLO
- Apply central biological principles and
mechanisms that underlie animal health and disease from the
molecular and cellular level to organismal and population
manifestations
- Apply and compare the knowledge of normal
function, homeostasis, pathophysiology mechanisms of health/disease,
and the natural history and manifestations of important domestic and
global animal diseases in a diverse society
Core Clinical Competencies or Student Learning
Objectives (SLO)
- abilities to use problem solving skills to
analyze a patient and to synthesize a diagnosis or differential
diagnosis by applying appropriate use of clinical laboratory testing
- abilities to develop a comprehensive
treatment planning including patient referral when indicated
- ability to apply learned material in managing
anesthesia, pain, and patient welfare
- proficient abilities in basic surgery skills
and to evaluate cases to provide case management
- proficient abilities in basic medicine skills
and to evaluate cases to provide the adequate management
- proficient abilities in emergency and
intensive care case management
- ability to identify ways to prevent disease,
identify organisms that require biosecurity measures, identify
zoonotic disease and food safety issues and to promote awareness of
the public and animal health
- proficient abilities in client communications
and ethical conduct as it relates to patient/client communications
and proper interactions with a diverse population of clients
- demonstrate strong appreciation for the role
of research in furthering the practice of veterinary medicine
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