November 20, 2008
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University is partnering with other organizations to offer a review course for the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Board Certification Exam.
Partners include the Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) at Iowa State University and the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, along with Continuing Education and the Department of Public Health at WKU.
The online course will be held Jan. 12-June 22 and will be coordinated by the Division of Extended Learning & Outreach at WKU. The use of distance learning technology allows for participation regardless of geographic location.
The review course will focus on five main areas: infectious and parasitic diseases, epidemiology and biostatics, food safety, environmental health and toxicology, and public health administration and education. PowerPoint presentations, podcasts, discussion boards, and numerous review materials will be utilized for course delivery. Experts in each field provide content to help participants review and learn the information.
“Preparing for the board certification exam can be daunting,” said Dr. Danelle Bickett-Weddle, one of the course instructors from CFSPH. “The goal of this asynchronous web course is to provide candidates with a wide variety of reliable resources and presentations to match the learning styles of busy veterinarians. The course will also allow students to connect with future colleagues in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.”
“Preventive Medicine Veterinarians are in demand,” according to Maj. Cristopher Young of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps who cited several reasons for the demand. “In the daily headlines, you read about food safety concerns, and our homeland security continues to be threatened by agroterrorism. Foreign animal diseases and emerging diseases threaten our livestock, poultry, pet and human populations.”
The review course costs $175 per participant and requires a computer with Internet access and speakers, PowerPoint and Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader software.
For information and to request a registration form, call (270) 745-1912, e-mail cont.ed@wku.edu, or visit the Continuing Education website at www.wku.edu/ce.
Continuing Education is a unit of the Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO).
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For information, contact Stacey Biggs at (270) 745-1926.
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