Preventive Veterinary MedicineVM544

Lecture 1IntroductionPart I

IntroductionPaul C. Bartlett DVM, MPH, PhD

Board certification in preventative medicine• Am. Col. Vet. Prev. Med.• Am. Co.. Vet Prev. Med. – Epidemiology

Specialty

Epidemic Intelligence Service – Centers for Disease control and Prevention

Contact information:A-107 VMC 3-2937 Office 3-5941

Secretary Bartlett@cvm.msu.edu (best method of contact)

IntroductionBA – U. of Wisconsin – MadisonMasters of Public Health (Epidemiology

U. of Minnesota – Mpls.

DVM – U. of MissouriPhD – Ohio State U. – Columbus

Research:Antimicrobial resistance, dairy epidemiology, foodborne outbreaks, syndromic surveillance, www.RUSick2.msu.edu

Course DocumentsBlack Board Used for almost everythingRead the two documents in “Course Information”Avoid printing documents ahead of time due to possible changesGet used to not having a hard copy of everything. Download files onto floppies or whatever.Options for note taking

Take supplemental notes by handInsert your notes into a hard copyType notes on PowerPoint or word processor

Grading

Quizes every Monday (about 8)Not cumulative

Final exam is 20% (cumulative)Old quizzes on the course homepage

Required Readings

They really are required!Many quiz questions will come directly from themAre not a review of the lecture materialAre essential for a passing grade No text to purchase. Most all readings are on the web.

Design of the Course

Unit 1- Veterinary Public Health and Environmental healthUnit 2- Food HygieneUnit 3- Regulatory and Industrial

Veterinary Medicine

Guest SpeakersThere are many guest speakers.They are not given monetary compensation.

Interested in their specialtyInterested in you

Please be very considerate.All complaints should go to me

They are all experts in their respective fields and are carefully selected.Make contacts – take names!

Guest Speakers

AdvantagesProvide current informationPersonal examples of different career paths, diversity and scope of the veterinary professionExpands students views of the veterinary profession

DisadvantagesDue to varying schedules, there needs to be flexibility in our lecture schedule.Continuity??? None in this course or in vet prev medicine.

Who is the course for?

Private Practice (Focus for most of the 4-yr. Curriculum)

Public healthRelate to regulatory programsMany vets leave private practice

Public Practice / Gov. and Corp Vet. Practice / Vet Preventive Medicine

Mission: Survey career possibilities – expand horizons.

Government and Corporate Vet. Practice ~ Vet. Prev. Med.

About 25% of all veterinariansI am the unofficial representative for:

Public practice on and off campus rotationsSummer jobs“Real” jobs after graduation

If interested, come see me before your clerkship selection.

The Michigan Market for Regulatory Veterinarians

According to information derived from Dr. Winston Felton (USDA:FSIS)Dr. Laurie Granger (MI Dept. of Agriculture)Dr. Reed McCarthy (USDA:APHIS:VS)

There are two to three times more jobs for veterinarians in this field than there are interested veterinarians to fill these positions.

Regulatory VeterinariansIn 2002 there were 30 unfilled positions for veterinarians in the field of regulatory medicine in Michigan. If this trend continues, the profession of vet. med. will eventually lose its role in population-based food animal disease control This year USDA needs about 14 vets in MI.Public health positions are available.These positions will eventually go to non-vets if our profession abdicates.

Preparing for a Career in Vet. Prev. Med.

Many decide in vet. SchoolMore want to practice for a few years before moving to career in prev. med.If you may want to work in Prev. Med.:

Select appropriate clerkshipsMake contactsGet experience

Regulatory Veterinarians

The regulatory Veterinarians surveyed (Felton, Reed, Granger) believed:

The most useful courses an aspirating regulatory vet should take are those in the field of food animal production and medicine.The average DVM student graduating from MSU is most lacking in skills regarding food animal medicine, disease control and public health.