Current perspectives on curriculum needs in zoological medicine.

Full Abstract

Advances have been made in expanding veterinary curricula to deliver basic key knowledge and skills necessary for provision of health care to captive and companion non-domestic or non-traditional species in the veterinary colleges of the United States and Canada. These advances were in large part facilitated by the deliberations and recommendations of the White Oak Accords. Though a five-year review of curricular opportunities at US and Canadian veterinary colleges shows that progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the White Oak Accords, there remains room for improvement. The broadly comparative and health-maintenance basis of zoological medicine contributes critically to the potential for veterinary medicine to make important contributions to the concept of the integrated health of the planet. Emergence of key zoonotic and production-animal diseases derived from and within wildlife populations since 2000 has increased awareness worldwide of the importance of zoological medicine in protecting both production livestock and public health. These areas are addressed in elective curricula at colleges emerging as centers of excellence in zoological medicine, but it is critical that core curricula in zoological medicine at all schools be strengthened to include these important areas to prepare our DVM/VMD graduates to protect companion-animal, production-animal, and public health.

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Author information

Author/s: Stoskopf, Michael K (MK);

Affiliation: Wildlife and Aquatic Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA. Michael_Stoskopf(-atsign-)ncsu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of veterinary medical education (J Vet Med Educ), published in Canada. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 33 (issue 3) : pp 331-7

Dates: Created 2006/10/12; Completed 2006/12/04;

PMID: 17035203, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals
Animals, Wild
Animals, Zoo
Canada
Curriculum
Education, Veterinary - organization & administration; standards

Humans
Public Health
Schools, Veterinary - standards
United States
Veterinary Medicine - standards
Zoology - standards

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