The Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine announced, without input from doctors of veterinary medicine students, faculty or external stakeholders, the cancellation of terminal surgical teaching procedures. For large and small animal owners, this means graduates will have more limited surgical experience upon graduation.
In a letter from Dr. Melinda Frye, associate dean for Veterinary Academic and Student Affairs, professor, Biomedical Sciences, announced the change, the strong support of Dean Mark Stetter, and the implementation of a “longitudinal surgical training program based on multispecies application of foundational principles and skills, using models, cadavers, virtual reality, and authentic clinic and field experiences.”
In response, a group of CSU-trained veterinary practitioners are voicing their deep concern that the change will be detrimental to the students, the veterinary profession, and the general welfare of animal clients, large and small.
Dr. Chad Zadina, a 2009 graduate of the program, said the outcome will be quite the opposite, damaging the welfare of animals. In Zadina’s experience, practitioners, especially in rural areas currently experiencing a grave shortage of veterinarians, a wide range of surgical procedures are often expected of practitioners. Zadina said when he was faced with this wide array of procedures on several species as a new graduate, he wasn’t as prepared as he could have been but possessed adequate skills to perform general surgeries as well as more specialized procedures independently.
Insectavore pod people of the future won’t need animals, so progress.
When Bill says “we” he actually means you – even as the tasty red juice from that juicy tenderloin drips down from his lying, megalomaniacal, hypocritical mouth and onto his grinning chin.
To prevent anthropogenic climate change, destroy the natural carbon cycle. Yeah, that’ll work.
I wonder if Gates knows what’s going on in all those protected wetlands.
Meanwhile in China, “vets” will be practicing how to safely remove human organs from slaves without bothering with anaesthesia as a routine part of their training.
By that point, the lack of adequate vet care in Canada will be a non-issue, I agree. Turns out even the hardest-bitten cat lady will turn on her fur-babies if she gets hungry enough. Putting the blue-eyed devils on starvation diets so the Han can eat organic pork for breakfast will finally solve Canada’s feral cat problem.
SG – actually the reality is that the fur-babies will more likely turn on her should their daily treats not be forthcoming.
While reading the article, I could not help but consider the hypocrisy of banning fully sedated practice surgery on animals who are scheduled for culling anyways, and then cheerleading for the right to kill fully developed human fetuses.
I call them leftards for a reason.
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Mass starvation won’t be from lack of food, it will due to sheer stupidity.
Maybe they could practice on Dean Stetter instead?
I predict Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine having accreditation problems in the near future. Surely existing vets will object to licensing half trained vets.
My first thought was they’re making money packing their expensive vet schools with dreamy animal lovers who can’t handle or stomach surgery so they decided to change things to keep their lucrative class sizes large.
Yop – check out how long the average new grad stays as a working vet. There’s a vast difference between wanting to help animals and actually working in the field where financial considerations may determine treatment and tough decisions have to be made.
I think Dolorous Umbridge will be the surgical instructor.
But rest assured other hands-on activities will remain in sharp focus. All first years will still be instructed in the fine art of jacking off horses.