DVM Foundation Courses
BTS is responsible for administering five of the fifteen foundation courses in the DVM curriculum. These five courses are as follows:
- VTMED 5100 – Foundation Course I: The Animal Body (Year 1 Fall)
- VTBMS 5200 – Foundation Course II: Cell Biology and Genetics (Year 1 Fall)
- VTMED 5220 – Neuroanatomy (Year 1 Spring)
- VTMED 5300 – Foundation Course IIIa: Function and Dysfunction part 1 (Year 1 Spring)
- VTMED 5310 – Foundation Course IIIb: Function and Dysfunction part 2 (Year 2 Fall)
The disciplinary areas of primary focus are anatomy, pathology, molecular biology, neurology, physiology, and pharmacology. The pedagogical approach of Foundation Course I and III in particular is centered on problem-based learning (PBL). Foundation Courses I, II, and III involve several dozens of faculty members (from BTS and across the entire college, especially the Department of Clinical Sciences and the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences) to serve as tutor group facilitators, lecturers, laboratory supervisors, and other important teaching roles. Each of the foundation courses has one primary course leader (CL) and a course design group (CDG) comprised of dedicated faculty members that provide broad content expertise and help the CL to develop, review, and deliver a high-quality course. BTS faculty also contribute to Foundation Courses that are administered by other departments in the college. An overview of the DVM curriculum can be found here.
Carolyn Adler, PhD
Associate Professor
Adler Lab
Beth Bennett, DVM, DACLAM
CARE Veterinarian
BMS Adjunct Assistant Professor
Bryant Blank, DVM
Associate Attending Veterinarian and Associate Director, Facilities
BMS Adjunct Assistant Professor
Adam Boyko, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Physiology
Boyko Lab
Richard Cerione, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Arts and Science in Chemistry
Cerione Lab
Ruth Collins, PhD
Associate Professor
Collins Lab
Charles Danko, PhD
Associate Professor in Life Science and Technology
Arunika Das, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Das Lab
Erin Daugherity, DVM
Attending Veterinarian and CARE Director
BMS Adjunct Assistant Professor
Keila Dhondt, DVM
Senior Lecturer
Anushka Dongre, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dongre Lab
Jacquelyn Evans, PhD
Assistant Professor
Evans Lab
Erica Feldman, DVM, DACLAM
CARE Assistant Director, Technical and Surgical Services
BMS Adjunct Assistant Professor
Marnie FitzMaurice, VMD, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Assistant Dean for Veterinary Curriculum
Brandon Hedrick, PhD
Assistant Professor
Hedrick Lab
Karen Hirsch, DVM
Assistant Professor of Practice
Gunther Hollopeter, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, Biomedical and Biological Sciences
Hollopeter Lab
Antonia Jameson Jordan, DVM, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Director of Undergraduate Physiology
Natasza Kurpios, PhD
Professor
Kurpios Lab
Kelly Lyboldt, DVM
Associate Professor of Practice
Course Leader, Foundation Course III (Function and Dysfunction)
Paul Maza, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Practice
Allison Miller, DVM, CVA, CCRP
Senior Lecturer
Andrew Miller, DVM, DACVP
Adjunct Associate Professor
Noah Mishkin, DVM, DACLAM
CARE Assistant Director
Clinical Veterinarian
Alexander Nikitin, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Nikitin Lab
Bill Ryerson, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Anatomy
Course Leader, Foundation Course I (The Animal Body)
Ryerson Lab
Rafael Senos, DVM, MA, MSc, DSc (PhD)
Senior Lecturer - Veterinary Anatomy
Carolyn Sevier, PhD
Associate Professor
Sevier Lab
Michael Shanahan, PhD
Senior Scientist and Lab Manager
Glenn Simmons Jr., PhD
Assistant Professor
Simmons Lab
Gregory Weiland, PhD
Associate Professor
