Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Type	Postgraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	No degree

Tuition fee	€12,000 per year
Application fee	€150 one-time

Entry qualification

Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Master of Veterinary Medicine The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents as well as verified copies along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided.

More information	international.lsmuni.lt/..-and-orthopedics

Overview

https://international.lsmuni.lt/cms/vetfellowships/small-animal-soft-tissue-surgery-and-orthopedics

Programme structure

Anesthesia during soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries, pain management / Basics of soft tissue surgery. Atraumatic surgery techniques / Basics of surgical patients’ diagnostics (ultrasound, radiography, endoscopy) / Wound management and surgical treatment / Skin reconstructive surgery / Abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis, chest tube placement / Ear diseases surgical treatment / Hepatobiliary system diseases diagnostics and surgical treatment / Gastrointestinal tract diseases diagnostics and surgical treatment / Urogenital tract diseases diagnostics and surgical treatment / Oncological patient diagnostics, treatment strategy and surgeries (incisional biopsies; small, large skin/subcutaneous, internal organs mass removal) / Cardiothoracic surgeries / Osteosynthesis: fracture repair with internal fixation / Joint surgery: femoral head and neck ostectomy, cruciate ligament repair, arthrotomy, arthrodesis / Other orthopedic procedures: amputation for orthopedic condition / Orthopedic patient management after the surgery.

Career opportunities

Anesthesia during soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries, pain management / Basics of soft tissue surgery. Atraumatic surgery techniques / Basics of surgical patients’ diagnostics (ultrasound, radiography, endoscopy) / Wound management and surgical treatment / Skin reconstructive surgery / Abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis, chest tube placement / Ear diseases surgical treatment / Hepatobiliary system diseases diagnostics and surgical treatment / Gastrointestinal tract diseases diagnostics and surgical treatment / Urogenital tract diseases diagnostics and surgical treatment / Oncological patient diagnostics, treatment strategy and surgeries (incisional biopsies; small, large skin/subcutaneous, internal organs mass removal) / Cardiothoracic surgeries / Osteosynthesis: fracture repair with internal fixation / Joint surgery: femoral head and neck ostectomy, cruciate ligament repair, arthrotomy, arthrodesis / Other orthopedic procedures: amputation for orthopedic condition / Orthopedic patient management after the surgery.