Diploma in Veterinary Medicine (Free Online Course)

This free online course provides the skills you need to be a veterinarian who provides great healthcare to animals.

Veterinary medicine prevents diagnoses and manages and treats illnesses and injuries in animals. This diploma course explains how a physical examination can lead to a diagnosis. We delve into the medical history of the field and define ‘biosecurity’ and ‘infection control’. We then establish the importance of finding the correct targeted therapy and culture. Sign up to learn the basics of veterinary healthcare and use this diploma to begin your career.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

• Outline the field of veterinary medicine
• Explain how to successfully make a diagnosis
• Discuss all the elements of the physical examination
• Describe some diseases of the liver and pancreas
• Recognise the many diseases of the cardiovascular system
• Identify diseases of the haemo lymphatic and immune systems
• Classify the various animal diseases of the skin, eye, conjunctiva and external ear
• Discuss some diseases of animals’ mammary gland
• Explain how decisions are made during veterinary emergencies