Current course offerings

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Course duration

This course runs over course, commencing in Semester 1, 2026.

Course description

This course develops students' knowledge and applied skills in performing a thorough gross necropsy and selecting appropriate specimens for diagnostic testing. When investigating an understanding of pathological processes must be achieved such that a diagnostic plan and appropriate testing to arrive at a diagnostic outcome. Concepts and skills in clinical pathology will also be developed. All training is case-based, as students will work through cases submitted through the Veterinary Laboratory Services as well as materials in scenario-based modules. A veterinary regulatory medicine component is also included, where clinical contextualisation of regulatory requirements for practice are carried out. Additional abattoir-related training will be provided to review the basic concepts of animal health, welfare, and One Health aspects of food safety.

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