BI0MED 4520
Equine Clinical Practice
Course Description
The course organization is based primarily on common medical conditions of
horses. Class sessions will involve introduction to equine medical conditions with
emphasis on the presenting complaint and the veterinarian’s approach to diagnosis,
treatment and prognosis.
Instructor
Philip J. Johnson
Clydesdale Hall Veterinary Teaching Hospital College of Veterinary Medicine
Telephone: 573-882-3513
Email: JohnsonPJ@missouri.edu
Major Objectives
To enable the student, at the end of the course to:
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Recognize the diversity of clinical problems with which horse owners and
veterinarians are commonly presented
Develop a basic understanding of the problem-based approach to differential
diagnosis, diagnostic corroborative approaches, treatment, prevention, and
prognosis
Understand when it is appropriate to obtain veterinary professional
guidance regarding the management of common medical problems
Prerequisites
BIOMED 2110 Biomedical Terminology, BIOMED 2111 Veterinary Medical
Terminology, and AN SCI 4977 Horse Production, or their equivalents, or an
associate’s degree in veterinary technology, or instructor’s consent.
Delivery
100% online except for proctored exams for MU campus students that are taken at
noon in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s computer laboratories.
Organization
Course materials are located under the left-hand tab in the course Blackboard site
under “Units”. “Sessions” are found under “Units” and “Modules” under “Sessions.
Further directions are provided in Blackboard. This course has not been subdivided
to the level of modules.
Recommended materials
The following texts will be used in the course:
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Coumbe KM. (2012) Equine Veterinary Nursing (Second Edition)
Couetil and Hawkins (2013): Respiratory Diseases of the Horse
Southwood LL (2013) Practical Guide to Equine Colic
Mair T, Love S, Schumacher J, Smith RKW, Frazer G (2012) Equine Medicine,
Surgery and Reproduction (Second Edition)
EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Satisfactory performance
There will be 1,000 possible points. More than 700 points are required for a passing
grade (for the course). Three proctored exams will provide a total of 750 points
(250 points for each exam). Exam 1 will be based on material covered prior to Exam
1. Exam 2 will be based on material covered after Exam 1 (prior to Exam 2). The
Final exam will be based on material covered throughout the course.
The remaining 250 points will be based on contributions to course journals. The
instructor reserves the authority to adjust final grades if no student achieves 100%
of possible points in the course. Students with less than 71% at midterm will receive
a warning. Grades will be available in Blackboard. To ensure confidentiality, they
will not be sent by email.
Exams and Quizzes
Exams are available only under the supervision of a proctor. Fifty minutes will be
allowed for each exam. You must complete the exam once you start it. If you are
disconnected during an exam, contact the instructor immediately and then send an
e-mail to blackboard@missouri.edu with your name, username, course name, title of
the quiz or exam, and a description of the problem. Click “Submit” after you have
reviewed your answers to have the exam graded.
Scoring of Assignments
In addition to exams, students will be scored on course participation by submitting
journals. Journals will be graded within 48 to 72 hours after a reading assignment
and left up for student reflection. Grades will be based on the entered information
within 48 hours of having a reading assignment. Terms in journals must be from the
readings and not used in previous journals, except for those previously listed and
now being defined.
Grading
The grading scale will be A to F, including some pluses and minuses but no A+, C+, C, D+, or D-.
Grades will be based on the following scale:
96-100% = A
91-95% = A88-90% = B+
84-87% = B
81-83% = B71-80% = C
61-70% = D
60% or less = F
Students with less than 71% at mid-term will receive a warning. Final grades may
be curved if no student achieves 100%.
Note: A Certificate in Biomedical Technology requires at least a “C” grade in this
course, plus a total of 15 cr hr BIOMED courses with an average GPA in all BIOMED
courses of 3.0.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Unit
1
Session/Module
1
2
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Topic
Respiratory
conditions
Respiratory
conditions
Diarrhea
Diarrhea
Endocrine
Endocrine
Endocrine
Exam 1
Neurological
Neurological
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Exam 2
Final Exam