VTMED at Cornell University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate VTMED coursework.

• VTMED 5200Cell Biology and Genetics (Foundation Course II)opens 49 courses (2 directly)
• VTMED 5300Function and Dysfunction: Part I (Foundation Course IIIa)opens 48 courses (2 directly)
• VTMED 5310Function and Dysfunction: Part II (Foundation Course IIIb)opens 47 courses (3 directly)
• VTMED 5400Host, Agent, and Defense (Foundation Course IV)opens 44 courses (5 directly)
• VTMED 5500Animal Health and Disease: Part I (Foundation Course V)opens 38 courses (5 directly)
• VTMED 5510Animal Health and Disease: Part II (Foundation Course V continued)opens 34 courses (13 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate VTMED work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 74 VTMED and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 125 more VTMED courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in VTMED. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 10 courses deep, ending at VTMED 6570

  1. VTMED 5100The Animal Body (Foundation Course I)
  2. VTMED 5200Cell Biology and Genetics (Foundation Course II)
  3. VTMED 5300Function and Dysfunction: Part I (Foundation Course IIIa)
  4. VTMED 5310Function and Dysfunction: Part II (Foundation Course IIIb)
  5. VTMED 5400Host, Agent, and Defense (Foundation Course IV)
  6. VTMED 5500Animal Health and Disease: Part I (Foundation Course V)
  7. VTMED 5510Animal Health and Disease: Part II (Foundation Course V continued)
  8. VTMED 5520Diagnostic Imaging
  9. VTMED 5613Small Animal Surgery Orthopedics
  10. VTMED 6570Advanced Clinical Orthopedics

• 10 courses deep, ending at VTMED 6615

  1. VTMED 5100The Animal Body (Foundation Course I)
  2. VTMED 5200Cell Biology and Genetics (Foundation Course II)
  3. VTMED 5300Function and Dysfunction: Part I (Foundation Course IIIa)

• 7 courses deep, ending at VTMED 6434

  1. VTMED 5100The Animal Body (Foundation Course I)
  2. VTMED 5200Cell Biology and Genetics (Foundation Course II)
  3. VTMED 5300Function and Dysfunction: Part I (Foundation Course IIIa)

• 6 courses deep, ending at VTMED 5706

  1. VTMED 5701Veterinary Practice: Physical Examination (Foundation Course VIIa)
  2. VTMED 5702Veterinary Practice: Ethics and Animal Care (Foundation Course VIIb)
  3. VTMED 5703Veterinary Practice: Communication Skills (Foundation Course VIIc)

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on VTMED sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Aly Cohen
• Alyssa Chandler
• Andrew Miller
• Araceli Lucio-Forster
• Ashleigh Newman
• Assaf Lerer
• Barbara Delvescovo
• Beth Bennett
• Bill Ryerson
• Brian Collins
• Carolyn Sevier
• Cheryl Balkman
• Christian Folk
• Christopher Frye
• Daniel Fletcher
• Daniel Lopez
• Edward Earley
• Francisco Leal-Yepes
• Gillian Perkins
• Jethro Forbes
• Joaquin Araos
• John Pigott
• Jorge Colon
• Karla Stucker
• Kate Anderson
• Kelly Lyboldt
• Marta Cercone
• Mary Smith
• Mitzi Clark
• Nadine Fiani
• Nicola Di Girolamo
• Nicole Buote
• Patrick Carney
• Peter Early
• Ricardo De Matos
• Robin Radcliffe
• Sara Childs-Sanford
• Sarah Caddy
• Taika von Konigslow
• Tara Czepiel
• + 2 more

Cornell professor board

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under VTMED yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

VTMED does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Cornell campus feed.