Medical Rotation

I. Goals
A. The techniques in acquiring and maintaining medical history
B. Basic restraining and treatment skills
C. Medicine prescription
D. Monitoring patients
E. Basic examination, diagnosis, and treatment skills
F. Imaging diagnosis
G. Ethical and legal issues
H. Ward care and patient follow-ups
II. General rules
A. The students must fulfill at least 22 semi-day shifts during the block time. Further volunteer shifts are encouraged.
B. The students must report to the residents before 8:30 am and 1:45 am. After each shift, faculty (veterinarian) will sign on the shift table.
III. Obligations
A. Body temperature and general examination will be carried out and recorded in detail by the student, then confirmed by medical residents
B. Planning and helping with laboratory Diagnostic procedures
C. Helping with patient treatment including fluid therapy, blood transfusion, ward care, and special diagnostic procedures
D. Helping with prescription instructions
E. Patient follow-ups
IV. Medical seminars
A. Weekly, every Friday afternoon, PM 2:00-3:00
B. Each seminar includes 2 clinical case reports and 2 oral topic reports
C. Written reports of the oral topic should be no less than 3 pages, with reference

Surgical Rotation

I. Surgical rotation takes 4 weeks in each semester of the senior year. During this period of time, students will spend full time in the Surgical Section. Volunteer extra time outside the block is also encouraged
II. The goals of surgical training
A. General surgical diagnostic techniques
B. Sterile procedures and basic surgical techniques
C. Care of surgical patients
D. Medical record and prescription
E. Anesthetic and monitoring procedures
F. X-ray reading