Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - July 14-16, 2008 - The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center

Sponsored by Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Continuing and Professional Education an Outreach Service of Virginia Tech

About the Course

This course will be designed and delivered at the level appropriate for Veterinarians with little or no endoscopic experience. Where appropriate, it will have an academic emphasis. The small group atmosphere will favor classroom interaction and individual attention in the laboratory, which should lead to progression of endoscopic skills. The course will be limited to six Veterinarians.

Course Leader

Michael Leib D.V.M., M.S., Diplomate, ACVIM, Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, Professor VMRCVM.

Fee

The fee for this course is $2850 and includes lodging Sunday night through Tuesday night, lectures and clinical laboratory, textbook, handouts, reception and dinner on Monday evening, breakfast and lunch each day, and a certificate for 2.4 CEUs (24 contact hours).

Financial Aid may be available for this course. For private student loan information, visit the website at: www.cpe.vt.edu/home/resources/financialaid.html

This intensive endoscopy course will consist of 12 hours of classroom instruction and 12 hours of hands on laboratory instruction. It is intended for Veterinarians that either have no endoscopic experience or limited (20 cases) endoscopic experience.

Contact Hours

This course provides 24 contact hours of veterinary continuing education for successful completion of the course.

For More Information Contact:

For further information about course content, please contact Ms. Anne Cinsavich, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 at 540/231-5261 or e-mail: aclapsad@vt.edu

In the United States today, there are many opportunities for Continuing Education for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians. The faculty at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine are dedicated to delivering the most in-depth and personal educational experience possible. While there are other less expensive programs that can meet one's Continuing Education requirements, we make a point of limiting our courses to small groups so that each participant receives personal instruction from our faculty instructors. If you have any questions about any of our course offerings, please feel free to contact me at any time - Anne Cinsavich, L.V.T., VMRCVM Continuing Education Coordinator - 540-231-5261; aclapsad@vt.edu.