FRS 003 — Sec. 006 — (1 unit) — CRN 26041 — T 10:00-10:50am — 25 Wellman
Career Opportunities for Veterinarians

Instructor: Lisa Tell, Department of Medicine & Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine

Description: The field of veterinary medicine encompasses a diverse group of careers all connected to professional animal health care. As examples, veterinarians work in the areas of public medicine and health, governmental regulatory medicine, teaching and research, private clinical practice, uniformed services, private industry, anthropology, food production, aquaculture, environmental medicine and science, and zoological medicine. Students interested in a career in veterinary medicine would benefit from this Freshman Seminar. This seminar will emphasize the career opportunities available to veterinarians. The goal of this course is to provide the student with a brief history and overview of the field of veterinary medicine and to provide the facts and realities regarding a veterinary career.

Format: This freshman seminar will comprise of 10 seminars where various professionals in the field of veterinary medicine will come and interact with the students and share their experiences in the profession. This freshman seminar will meet once a week for a 50-minute session. The first 10-15 minutes of the seminar will involve students asking the visiting lecturer questions that they have formulated prior to class. The lecturer will then give a 25-30 minute presentation about their specialty. The remaining time will be devoted to a question/answer period. No field trips are scheduled at this time. Students will be expected to actively participate in class discussions and produce a paper. The paper should be 400-500 words in length detailing a career specialty in veterinary medicine that they would be interested in pursuing. Grading: The course grade will be based on the quality of their papers (75%) and the frequency and quality of participation in class sessions (25%).

About the Instructor: Professor Tell is a member of the faculty in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Her research interests include developing diagnostic tests and treatment options for infectious diseases of companion and free-ranging birds. Dr. Tell obtained her Bachelor of Science from UC Davis, did her residency at the National Zoo, then returned to UC Davis as a faculty member. She is boarded with the American College of Zoological Medicine and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Avian Practice). Dr. Tell currently teaches several courses related to companion avian and exotic pet medicine and has a clinical appointment at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.