Instructor and Book List

Phase I – First Year 

VEM 5041– Contemporary Topics in Animal Welfare and Ethics , Course Coordinator: Dr. A. House

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s):  

• The Science of Animal Welfare, Mellor, Patterson-Kane & Mellor. 

• An Introduction to Veterinary Medical Ethics: Theory & Cases, Bernard Rollin. 
  

VEM 5111 – Animal Systems II (four sections), Overall Course Coordinator: Dr. C. Vulpe

VEM5111E –Reproduction, Course Coordinator: Dr. Luis de Aguiar 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition, Phillip L. Senger, 3^rd ed., 2015, Current Conceptions, Inc.  

VEM5111F –Musculoskeletal, Course Coordinator: Dr. Y. Seven 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Berne and Levy Physiology, Berne, Levy, Koeppen &Stanton, 6^th ed. or 7^th ed., Elsevier  3

VEM5111G – Cardiovascular, Course Coordinator: Dr. C. Hansen 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Berne and Levy Physiology, Berne, Levy, Koeppen &Stanton, 6^th ed. or 7^th ed., Elsevier   

VEM5111H –Respiration, Course Coordinator: Dr. Y. Seven 

  Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Respiratory Physiology, the Essentials, John West, 8^th ed., by Lippincott 

VEM 5112 – Animal Systems III (three sections), Overall Course Coordinator: Dr. C. Vulpe 

VEM5112I– Renal, Course Coordinator: Dr. D. Bolser 

  Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Vander’s Renal Physiology, Eaton, 9^th ed., McGraw-Hill (2018) 

VEM 5112J –Digestion, Course Coordinator: Dr. D. Freeman 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s):  

• Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, J.G. Cunningham,4^th  ed., W.B. Saunders (2002) 

• Berne and Levy Principles of Physiology, Levy and Stanton 6^th ed., (2005), Elsevier 
• Review of Veterinary Physiology, LR Engelking, 1^st ed, Teton NewMedia, WY (2002) 

VEM5112K–Large Animal Anatomy, Course Coordinator: Dr. I. Aguirre 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, K.M. Dyce, W.O. Sack, and C.J.G. Wensing.,4^th  ed., W.B. Saunders (2009) or 5^th ed. (2007), Elsevier. 

Required Equipment:  

• Dissection instruments: #4 scalpel handle (w/ #22 blades), large Mayo scissors, large rat-toothed forceps, large serrated or smooth forceps, hemostat, blunt probe. 

• Laboratory apparel:  Lab coat or Coveralls; sturdy shoes with non-skid soles; sturdy gloves (rubber gloves are ideal). 

VEM5181– Radiology, Course Coordinator: Dr. E. Huguet  and Dr. H. Paradise

Required Text(s) and/or course materials:  

• Course notes and material posted on Canvas 

• Recorded lectures and discussions 

• Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Thrall DE, ed.  6^th/7^th ed.  Elsevier, 2013,2018.   

Recommended Text(s): 

• Atlas of Normal Radiographic Anatomy and Anatomic Variants of the Dog and Cat, Thrall DE and Robertson I.  2^nd ed.  Elsevier, 2016. 

VEM5202 – Supervised Patient Care and Clinical Skills II, Course Coordinator: Dr. L. Garcia 

Recommended Text(s): Essential Calculations for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians, Author: T. Lake & N. Green (3^rd ed.) 

VEM5220– Basic Veterinary Nutrition, Course Coordinator: Dr. R. Hill   

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Some* are available on line through the UF library 

• Nutrient Requirements of Dog and Cat, National Academy Press, Washington DC, (2006) 

• Nutrient Requirements of Horses, National Academy Press, Washington DC    (2007)* 

• Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, National Academy Press, Washington DC (2001)* 

• Canine and Feline Nutrition: A Resource for Companion Animal Professionals, Kindle Edition. Case, Daristotle, Hayek and Raasch  

• Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry* 

Phase II – Second Year 

1. VEM 5162 – Veterinary Systemic Pathology 

Course Coordinator: Dr. L. Farina 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease (5^th ed.), M.D. McGavin, James F. Zachary, Mosby 2012.  Will be placed on reserve. 

2. VEM 5204 – Supervised Patient Care and Clinical Skills IV   

Course Coordinator: Dr. M. Mallicote 

Recommended Text(s): Essential Calculations for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians, Author: T. Lake & N. Green (3^rd ed.) 

3. VEM 5241 – Ophthalmology  

Course Coordinators: Dr. C. Plummer 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s):  

• Essentials of Veterinary Ophthalmology, Gelatt, 3^rd ed. (2014) 

• Slatter’s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology, Maggs, Miller, Ofri, 6^th ed.  2017 

4. VEM 5251 – Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 

Course Coordinator: Dr. T. Lanaux 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Fluid Therapy in Small Animal Practice, DiBartola SP, W.B. Saunders 

• Small Animal Critical Care Medicine, Silverstein & Hopper, Elsevier 

5. VEM 5286 – Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology  

Course Coordinator: Dr. T. Lanaux  

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Handbook of Veterinary Pharmacology, WH Hsu, Wiley-Blackwell, Iowa State Press, 2008 

• Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  Riviere and Papich, new edition spring 2009 

6. VEM 5305 – Veterinary Urology 

Course Coordinator: Dr. A. Specht 

 Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

7. VEM 5309 – Veterinary Gastroenterology 

Course Coordinators: Dr. C. Sanchez (LA) & Dr. S. Walton (SA) 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Canine & Feline Gastroenterology, Washabau and Day, 2012, Elsevier  

8. VEM 5384 – Veterinary Neurology   

Course Coordinator: Dr. S. Carrera-Justiz 

Recommended Text(s):  

• A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology, 2^nd ed., Curtis W. Dewey 

• Handbook of Veterinary Neurology, 5^th ed., Lorenz, Coates, Kent, Elsevier (2010) 

9. VEM 5387 – Veterinary Dermatology  

Course Coordinator: Dr. R. Marsella 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Small Animal Dermatology, Muller, Kirk and Griffin, 6th ed., W.B. Saunders Co. (2001) 

10. VEM 5402 – Introduction of Soft Tissue Surgery   

Course Coordinator(s): Dr. R. Williams 

Required Text(s):  

• Course Notes, SAVMA 

• Small Animal Surgery, By Fossum, 5^th ed., (2018), Elsevier  

Recommended Text(s):  

• Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Tobias and Johnston, 2^nd ed. (2018) Elsevier  

• Equine Surgery, 3^rd Ed., Auer & Stick, Saunder 

11. VEM 5402L – Introduction to Surgery Lab     

Course Coordinator(s): Dr. C. Adin 

Required Text(s):  

• Course Notes, SAVMA 

• Small Animal Surgery, By Fossum, 5^th ed., (2018), Elsevier  

Required Equipment: 

• Surgical Scrubs 

• Clean and comfortable closed-toe shoes 

• Bandage scissors 

• Stethoscope 

• Rectal Thermometer 

12. VEM 5440– Fundamentals of Orthopedic Surgery  

Course Coordinator: Dr. M. Johnson

Required Text(s):  

• Course Notes, SAVMA 

• Small Animal Surgery, By Fossum, 4^th ed., (2002), Elsevier  

Recommended Text(s): Handbook of Small Animal Orthopedics and Fracture Treatment, 5th Edition. By Brinker, Piermattei and Flow, Saunders 

13. VEM 5470 – Veterinary Anesthesiology 

Course Coordinator: Dr. L. Chiavaccini 

Required Text(s):  

• Course Notes and PowerPoint Lecture Slides provided by lecturers.   

• Other Requirements: Scrub suit, stethoscope, penlight. 

Recommended Text:  

• Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, Lumb and Jones’ 5th Edition (recommended but not required for the course).   

• Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2nd Edition (recommended but not required for the course).  

14. VEM 5504 – Veterinary Preventive and Production Medicine 

Course Coordinator:  Dr. M Mallicote 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Dairy Production Medicine, By Risco and Melendez, 1^st Ed (2011)  

• Large Animal Internal Medicine, By Smith, 6^th Ed (2019) Elsevier  

• Rebuns’s Diseases of Dairy Cattle, By Divers and Peek, 3^rd ed. (2018) Elsevier 

• Goat Medicine, By Smith and Sherman, 3rd Ed (2023) Wiley-Blackwell 

• Sheep, Goat, and Cervid Medicine, By Pugh, Baird, Edmondson, Passler, 3^rd ed. (2020) Elsevier 

• Diseases of Swine, By Zimmerman, Karriker, Ramirez, Schwartz, Stevenson, 11^th ed (2019) Wiley-Blackwell 

• Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat, by Greene, 4^th Ed (2011) Elsevier 

• Vaccines for Veterinarians By Tizzard (2021) Elsevier 

• Vaccines in Small Animals By Palmero and Astorga (2020) 

Phase III – Third Year 

1. VEM5007- Intentional Living: Developing a Wellness Mindset 

Course Coordinator: Dr. A. House 

Required Text(s): Course notes 

2. VEM5032– Veterinary Business and Professional Development*  

Course Coordinator: Dr. M. Mallicote 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

3. VEM5143 – Small Animal Applied Microbiology** 

Course Coordinator: Dr. M. Brown 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

4. VEM5153 – Small Animal Parasitology** 

Course Coordinator: Dr. H. Walden 

  Required Text(s):  

• Course notes, SAVMA 

• Veterinary Clinical Parasitology, Zajac and Conboy, Blackwell 

• Georgi’s Parasitology for Veterinarians, Bowman 

5. VEM5164 – Small Animal Pathology**  

Course Coordinator: Dr. V. Stevenson 

  Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Diseases, Mosby 

6. VEM5165 – Large Animal Pathology**  

Course Coordinator: Dr. L. Farina 

  Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s):  

7. VEM5176 – Poisonous Plants 

Course Coordinator: Dr. C. Martyniuk 

Required Text(s):  

• Course Notes, SAVMA 

• Poisonous Plants of the Southeastern United States, Florida coop., Extension, IFAS, University of Florida 

8. VEM5190– Small Ruminant Medicine 

Course Coordinator: Dr. B. Diehl 

Required Text(s):  

• Course Notes, SAVMA 

• Niehaus (eds), Medicine and Surgery of Camelids, 4th ed, 2022, Wiley-Blackwell 

• Pugh, Baird, Edmondson & Passler (eds), Sheep, Goat and Cervid Medicine, 3rd ed, 2021, Elsevier.  

• Zajac & Conboy (eds), Veterinary Clinical Parasitology, 8th ed, 2012, Wiley-Blackwell. 

9. VEM5222 – Cytodiagnosis in Veterinary Practice 

Course Coordinator: Dr. C. Lanier 

Required Text(s): Course Notes/lecture material 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Canine and Feline Cytology: A Color Atlas and Interpretation Guide, 4th Edition (2021). Raskin & Meyer 

• Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat, 5th Edition (2019). Cowell & Tyler 

• Veterinary Cytology, 1^st Edition (2020). Sharkey, Radin, and Seelig 

• Equine Hematology, Cytology, and Clinical Chemistry. 2^nd Edition (2020). Walton, Cowell, and Valenciano 

• Exotic Animal Hematology & Cytology, (2015). Campbell 

10. VEM5225– Small Animal Clinical Nutrition  

Course Coordinator: Dr. R. Hill 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA, supplemented to go with VEM5220 notes 

  Recommended Text(s): 

• Encyclopedia of Clinical Nutrition. Pibot, Biourge, Elliott. Royal Canine online version http://www.ivis.org 

• Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, 5^th edition. Hand, Thatcher et al Mark Morris Institute. Free download at http://bookstore.markmorrisinstitute.org/products 

• Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, Fascetti Delaney. Wiley-Blackwell  

• Feeding guides of major manufacturers can be found on the K://Public/Shared/Petfood Information (Hill) 

• Canine and Feline Nutrition: A Resource for Companion Animal Professionals, Kindle Edition. Case, Daristotle, Hayek and Raasch 

• Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry is available to read as an Ebook through UF library 

11.  VEM5243– Equine Ophthalmology 

Course Coordinator: Dr. C. Plummer 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

12.  VEM5264– Large Animal Radiology** 

Course Coordinator: Dr. E. Huguet & Dr. K. Peper 

Required Text(s): Course notes, SAVMA 

  Recommended Text(s): 

• Clinical Radiology of the Horse, JA Butler 

• Thrall Textbook of Diagnostic Radiology 

• O’Brein’s Radiology 

13. VEM5277– Bovine Reproduction 

Course Coordinator: Dr. K. Galvao 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

14. VEM5289– Large Animal Clinical Pharmacology** 

Course Coordinator: Dr. D. McFarlane 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

15. VEM5303– Small Animal Hematology 

Course Coordinator: Dr. R. Dulli 

Required Text(s): Course notes/lecture material 

Recommended Text(s):  

• Veterinary Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, and Cytology, Thrall, 3^rd Ed. 

• Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2^nd Edition. Stockham and Scott 

16. VEM5304– Small Animal Neurology 

Course Coordinator: Dr. S. Carrera-Justiz 

Required Membership:  

• Clinical Syndromes in Veterinary Neurology, K. Braund (out of press but available for free online via International Veterinary Information Services, www.ivis.org , Register (free) then click Library, then Books.  

• Required Review:  The neurological Exam, Chrisman online at www.cliniciansbrief.com Register (free) click on clinicians Web Brief, then click on The Neurological exam step by step.  THIS MUST BE REVIEWED BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS!  

Recommended Text(s): A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology, Dewey, Iowa State Press 

17. VEM5324– Forensic Veterinary Medicine 

Course Coordinator: Dr. C. Crawford  

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

18. VEM5325– Small Animal Medicine** 

Course Coordinator: Dr. K. Cooke   

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Small Animal Internal Medicine, R.W. Nelson and C.G. Couto, 6^th ed.,(2019), Mosby   

• Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, S.J. Ettinger and E.C. Feldman, 8^th ed., (2017), Saunders 

19. VEM5334L– Equine Lameness & Imaging 

Course Coordinator: Dr. Morton & Dr. H. Roe  

Required Text(s):  

Recommended Text(s): 

20. VEM5343– Small Animal Dentistry 

Course Coordinator: Dr. A. Stone   

Required Text(s):  

• Course Notes, SAVMA 

• A Color Handbook Small Animal Dental, Oral & Maxillofacial Disease, B Niemiec (2010), Manson  

21. VEM5352– Dairy Production Medicine 

Course Coordinator: Dr. R. Bisinotto 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Herd Health, Radostits 3^rd ed., (2001) 

• Dairy Production Medicine, Risco and Melendez, 1^st ed. (2011) 

22. VEM5355– Ruminant Medicine 

Course Coordinator: Dr. F. Maunsell   

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s):  

• Large Animal Internal Medicine, Smith, 6th., (2019), Elsevier  

• Veterinary Medicine, Constable, Hinchcliff, Done & Grunberg, 11^th ed., (2017), Elsevier 

23. VEM5364– Clinical Medicine & Surgery of Rabbits, Rodents and Ferrets 

Course Coordinator: Dr. A. Alexander 

Required Text(s):  

• Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery by Quesenberry, Orcutt, Mans and Carpenter  

• Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery Elsevier, 4^th ed. (2021) 

24. VEM5370– Reptile Medicine and Surgery 

Course Coordinator: Dr. J. Wellehan  

Recommended Text(s): 

• Reptile Medicine and Surgery, by Doug Mader (ed. Disvers & Stahl), 3^rd ed. (2018) 

• Infectious Diseases and Pathology of Reptiles, by Elliott Jacobson 

• The Lizard King, by Bryan Christy 

25. VEM5388, Advanced Small Animal Dermatology 

Course Coordinator: Dr. R. Marsella 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

26. VEM5472– Small Animal Anesthesiology**  

Course Coordinator: Dr. E. Vettorato 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Lumb and Jones,Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia 4^th ed., Grimm (2007) 

27. VEM5503– Veterinary Epidemiology*  

Course Coordinator: Dr. D. McFarlane & Dr. T. Denagamage 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Epidemiology by Gordis L. 4^th ed., Elsevier, (2014) 

• Practical Clinical Epidemiology for the Veterinarian by Vilarroel A, Wiley Blackwell (2015) 

• Veterinary Epidemiology by Thrusfield M, 4^th ed. Wiley Blackwell (2018) 

28. VEM5530– Advanced Beef Practice  

Course Coordinator: Dr. P. Monteiro 

Required Text(s): Course Notes, SAVMA 

Recommended Text(s): Herd Health, Radostits, 3rd ed., (2001) 

29. VEM5571– Emerging Diseases  

Course Coordinator: Dr. A. Tuanyok 

Required Text(s):  

* Required Courses  

**Essential Courses (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Radiology, Medicine, and Surgery) must take either small or large animal course during Phase 3 

Online Courses offered    

1. VEM5030 – Entrepreneurship in Veterinary Medicine 

Course Coordinators: Dr. M. Mallicote 

Required Text(s): 

• SAVMA Notes 

• KPMG Study: The Current and Future Market for Veterinarians s and Veterinarian Services in the United States (1999).  

• Brakke-Bayer AVMA Study: Impact of Management Practices and Business Behavior on Small Animal Veterinarian’s Incomes (1999).  

• Competition in the Pet Medications Industry: July 2015   

• AVMA website for veterinary practice management information.  

Recommended Text(s): 

• Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine Practice– Practice Management, Reynolds Cowles (editor), WB Saunders Company, Volume 25, Number 3, December 2009.  

• Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult, Lowell Ackerman (editor), Blackwell Publishing, 2007.  

• AAHA Chart of Accounts – ISBN# 9781583260395  

• AAHA Financial Management of the Veterinary Practice – ISBN# 9781583261248  

• AAHA Financial and Productivity Pulsepoints – ISBN# 9781583261828  

• Industry Matter Benchmarks: A Study of Well-Managed Practices VBMZ310  

*Desk copies of the textbooks are available for short-term use – see course coordinator.  

2. VEM5051 – Welfare and Wellness for Pets and People – Online 

Course Coordinator: Dr. J. Levy 

Required Text(s): None 

3. VEM5320 – Shelter Animal Behavior and Welfare – Online 

Course Coordinator: Dr. J. Levy 

Required Text(s): (available in Course Reserves as E-books) 

• Association of Shelter Veterinarians Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal (46 pgs.) 

• Association of Shelter Veterinarians 2016 Veterinary Medical Care Guidelines for Spay-Neuter Programs (24 pgs.) 

• Additional required reading material is provided within the course lessons 

Recommended Text(s): 

• Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, 2nd ed, Lila Miller and Stephen Zawistowski, eds. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013  

• Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters. Lila Miller, Kate Hurley, eds. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 

• The Best Practice Playbook for Animal Shelters. Sara Pizano, Kate Hurley, Julie Levy 

• ASPCA Shelter Care Checklists: Putting ASV Guidelines into Action 

• Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff, Emily Weiss, Heather Mohan-Gibbons, and Stephen Zawistowski, 2015.  

4. VEM 5342– Community Cat Management – Hybrid 

Course Coordinator: Dr. J. Levy 

5. VEM 5372– Aquatic Wildlife Health – Online 

Course Coordinator: Dr. I. Larkin 

6. VEM 5376– Sea Turtle Medicine & Rehabilitation – Online 

Course Coordinator: Dr. I. Larkin 

7. VEM 5931– Topics in Aquatic Animal Health – Online 

Course Coordinator: Dr. I. Larkin 

8. VEM 5510– Emerging and Exotic Diseases (USDA course)* – Online 

Course Coordinator: Dr. F. Maunsell