VMPM 486 - Public Health Rotation
The public health rotation is designed for
professional veterinary students in their senior
year. This two week course explores various
contemporary public health issues related to the
veterinary profession, and global public health in
general, through discussions, lectures,
field-trips, student presentations, and multi-media
venues. Veterinarians have extensive training and
expertise that directly relates to the protection
of human and animal health alike. Clients, human
healthcare professionals, civic organizations,
schools, neighbors and others will look to them for
professional assistance on specific public health
matters, and the veterinarians, in turn, should
provide sound, scientific advice and
recommendations. This course helps the new
veterinarian fulfill his/her obligation in the
protection of public health and become part of the
solution. Topics generally covered in this course
are: zoonoses education for clients and staff,
liability and zoonoses, current events in public
health, HIV/AIDS and the practitioner, malaria,
food safety, travel health, rabies, milk safety,
water quality, career opportunities, and others.
VMPM 388 - Public Health
This three credit course for second year veterinary
students emphasizes the importance of the
veterinary profession in promoting and enhancing
the health of humans through the application and
knowledge of epidemiology, zoonoses, environmental
and occupational health, food safety and hygiene,
and various other public health disciplines
VMPM 491 - CDC Epidemiology Elective
The Epidemiology Elective for Senior Veterinary
Students at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. This elective provides an introduction
to preventive medicine, public health and the
principles of applied epidemiology within the
working atmosphere of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). Students are assigned
to a branch and department and work closely with
CDC scientific staff and “disease detectives” on
current public health problems. Students may also
take part in outbreak investigations away from
their assigned “home base.” Students will work on a
project of public health significance while at the
CDC and submit a report of their project/activities
upon completion, in addition to meeting with the
instructor for a debriefing upon their return.
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FA09 MPH O774 - Infections of Humans & Animals
This course is intended to educate students on
diseases that are shared between humans and
animals. Lectures will focus on the intersection of
human-animal health, infectious disease
epidemiology, routes of infection, signs, control
and prevention, emergence of new diseases, and the
role of public health in managing these issues.
Some diseases will be covered in-depth while others
will be addressed in overview Topics include:
emerging diseases, anthrax, petting zoos, HIV/AIDS,
plague, food and milk safety, leptospirosis,
influenza, and more. The concept of One Health will
be a common theme of this course.
NS 4233 - Agriculture Security
A course designed for, and taught at, the Center
for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval
Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, for
their MA program. When compared to other
industries, agriculture is unmatched in terms of
both its revenue and its scope. Vital to the U.S.
economy and inherent to the American way of life,
agriculture is also a potential target of
terrorists. As such, it is deserving of the same
high level of concern and protection against attack
that many other assets in our nation receive from
federal and state homeland security agencies. This
course introduces the student to the workings of
agriculture, food processing, the regulatory
agencies involved, import/export, and the
vulnerabilities of agriculture to intentional and
unintentional introduction of harmful agents. Real
life examples will be used to highlight these
points. In addition, pertinent legislation related
to agriculture security will be covered.
Agroterrorism in both modern and historical terms
will also be discussed. Finally, the roles of
federal and state agencies in responding to an
agricultural emergency will be examined.
Zoonoses as agents of Bio-agroterrorism and Accidental Disasters
Two-weeks of lecture on bioterrorism and
agroterrorism and the veterinarian, this course is
designed as an elective course for DVM students in
the MPH program at St. George's University, St.
George, Grenada. The goal of the course is to
provide students with basic knowledge on zoonoses
as agents of purposeful or accidental causes of
disaster, their impact on human health and their
prevention and control strategies. The course is
also designed to enhance student problem solving
skills, team work, and oral and written
communication skills. Coordinating professor is Dr.
Rohini Roopnarine, St. George's
University.