Fall 2026

Small Animal Surgery Laboratory

SURGSCI 632 teaches basic surgical management skills for small animals within the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Amy NichelasonGillian DaviesJamie Welker +6 more

Summary

Labs are mid-sized, with a median of 90 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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Grade history

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with third year standing

  • Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with third year standing
SURGSCI 632

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  • Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with third year standing

Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMY NICHELASON is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GILLIAN DAVIES is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMIE WELKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KAREN HERSHBERGER-BRAKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARIA VERBRUGGE is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PETER MUIR is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT HARDIE is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARA COLOPY is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSANNAH SAMPLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction90 / 1000

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Student experience

the class

Basic skills necessary for participation in the surgical management of small animals in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

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Topics

  • Small animal surgical management
  • Small animal surgery laboratory techniques

Skills

  • Basic surgical management skills for small animals

Grades

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UW–Madison

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SURGSCI 632 · Fall 2026

Small Animal Surgery Laboratory

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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