AQUAVET I: Introduction to Aquatic Veterinary MedicineThe four-week AQUAVET® I course, Introduction to Aquatic Veterinary Medicine, is a demanding educational experience requiring total involvement of participants during the entire period. At lease five and one-half days per week are scheduled, as are evenings, with all students taking part in every session. During the unscheduled hours there is opportunity for the informal exchange of ideas and information among students and faculty, many of who are leaders in their respective disciplines. Because individual study time is limited, reading assignments are made available in advance when possible. There is little written work, but each student is required to prepare and present a seminar to the group during the course.The program is diverse, incorporating many topics relating to aquatic organisms, their environment, and the application of traditional veterinary disciplines to aquatic animals. To deal with this breadth of subject matter, faculty members are enlisted from a variety of backgrounds and fields of interest, and a broad range of learning situations are used. In addition to lectures, laboratories, student seminars and discussions, there are field trips, practicums and films.AQUAVET II: Comparative Pathology of Aquatic AnimalsAQUAVET® II is a natural extension of the basic course. While similar in organization, the focus of AQUAVET® II is narrower, allowing a more detailed look at specific areas of aquatic animal medicine for students and veterinarians interested in continuing in the field. In the past, a four-week course covering health management in confined populations of invertebrates and fish has been offered. More recently, AQUAVET® II has been presented as a two-week course on the pathology and histopathology of selected aquatic invertebrate and vertebrate species of importance as biomedical research models. AQUAVET® II courses are expected to continue evolving in response to the need for focused educational opportunities in aquatic animal medicine. The subject matter to be covered in these courses will be announced each year, and may include such topics as mariculture, histopathology of marine and fresh water fish, tumor biology of aquatic animals, and husbandry and diseases of ornamental fish. Completion of the AQUAVET® I course, or adequate equivalent preparatory work is a prerequisite for admission to any AQUAVET® II course. In addition, it is generally assumed that applicants will have completed the basic science courses in the veterinary curriculum or have graduated prior to attending.AQUAVET III:Clinical Aspects of Captive Aquatic Animal MedicineAQUAVET® III was created to give veterinary students and veterinarians more specific and practical training in aquarium and captive aquatic animal medicine. The course is designed for veterinary students and veterinarians who have specific interest in working in an aquarium or dolphinarium.The course will be presented in three different venues. The first two weeks are focused on all of the animals found in a typical aquarium and will be held at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA. The next week focuses on endoscopy and surgery of reptiles and fish taking place at the University of Georgia. The final two weeks take place at Dolphinaris in Cancún, México, where students focus on dolphin medicine including learning to take and analyze samples and hands-on learning of dolphin ultrasound. Students are expected to present a relevant in-depth case study during the third week of the course. This is a 5-week course and the three venues necessitate travel to Georgia and Mexico. It is very competitive since the limit will be 6 students. The prerequisite is having taken AQUAVET® I or equivalent. The course may not be presented every year.

Participants get experience with a wide range of animals. Please see individual program descriptions for more information. 

Veterinary education with interest in/focus on aquatics.

AQUAVET® I: Duration: 4 weeks AQUAVET® II: Duration: 2 weeks AQUAVET® III: Duration: 5 weeks 

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