Teaching veterinary parasitology: the North American perspective.

Full Abstract

The American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP) initiated a study of parasitology curricula in veterinary schools in the US and Canada in November 1989. An ad hoc committee (Task Force) and then the Education Committee developed a position paper on teaching parasitology in veterinary colleges. In addition to confirming the importance of parasitology as a discipline they recommended a set of general learning objectives and proposed topic-specific titles rather than parasite-/group-specific titles. Another problem observed in teaching parasitology was a significant reduction in time available to teach parasitology. One way to compensate for the lost classroom time is to utilize some of the technological advances in presenting the material to students.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.

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Author information

Author/s: Stromberg, Bert E (BE);

Affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1308 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, MN 55108, USA. b-stro(-atsign-)umn.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Veterinary parasitology (Vet Parasitol), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 108 (issue 4) : pp 327-31

Dates: Created 2002/09/30; Completed 2003/01/21; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 12354462, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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North America
Parasitology - education
Schools, Veterinary
Societies, Medical
Teaching - methods

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