A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Welcome to the Humanitarian Resource Institute, Humanitarian University Consortium web portal. The Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate Studies Center for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Law  serves as (1) an international community of scholars, (2) a bridge between Humanitarian Resource Institute and the international academic community, (3) a think tank in support of the United Nations programs and (4) the promotion of higher learning through both traditional and distance education. Stephen M. Apatow Founder, Director of Research & Development Humanitarian Resource Institute (UN:NGO:DESA) Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate Studies Center for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law Phone: 203-668-0282 Email: s.m.apatow@humanitarian.net Internet: www.humanitarian.net

In The News

• Emergency Care Center - Tools for medical self care in a large scale natural disaster, infectious disease or terrorist incident. Humanitarian University Consortium.
  
• International Veterinary Public Health Consortium - Pathobiologics International.
  
• Biodefense Threat Analysis Center - Pathobiologics International.
• EHPNET: Humanitarian Resource Institute Emerging Infectious Disease Network: Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), an online publication by the Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Volume 112, Number 1, January 2004.

Curriculum Development: Pre-Clinical
Interdisciplinary Foundational Studies

• The Animal Body: Gross Anatomy, Histology, Developmental Anatomy, Radiology and Imaging.
• Cell Biology and Genetics: Cell Commitment and Movement, Morphogenesis and Growth, Oncogenesis, Sex Determination and Early Development.
• Function and Dysfunction: Physiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Hematology, Pharmacology.
• Host, Agent and Defense: Inflammation and Infection, Immune System, Immunopathology, Histology, Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Virology, Antimicrobial Therapy, Epidemiology.
• Animal Health and Disease: Pathology, Applied Anatomy, Clinical Pharmacology, Medicine, Surgery, and Nutrition.
• Emerging Infectious Disease: Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Diseases.
• Veterinary Public Health: Biomedical Ethics, Clinical Genetics, Societal Responsibilities of the Veterinary Profession.

MARTINDALE'S: VIRTUAL VETERINARY CENTER 
Internet: www.martindalecenter.com/Vet.html

VETERINARY JOURNALS

• Veterinary Journals (AJVR, AVA, CVG, etc.) 
• Anaesthesia & Surgery ~ Animal Behavior 
• Dentistry 
• Feline Medicine ~ Genetics 
• Immunology & Infectious Diseases 
• Large & Small Animal Medicine ~ Parasitology 
• Pathology 
• Primates ~ Reproduction 
• Research

• Developmental & Comparative Biology Courses 
• Population Genetics Courses 
• Genomics & Genetics (All Inclusive) 
• Genomics & Genetics by Species: Cat | Cattle & Dairy Cattle | Chicken | Deer | Dog | Fish | Frog | Goat | Horse | Mouse & Rat | Pig | Primates | Sheep | Turkey 

• Clinical Medicine 
• Acupuncture | Alternative Vet Medicine 
• Anatomy | Audiology/Hearing/Deafness 
• Cardiology | Dental | Dermatology 
• Diagnostics & Therapeutic Techniques 
• Embryology, Reproduction & Theriogenology 
• Epidemiology 
• Internal Medicine | Lactation/Mammory Gland 
• Neurology | Ophthalmology | Preventive Medicine 
• Large Animal Medicine 
• Small Animal Medicine & Examinations 
• Radiology 
• Surgery 
• Anesthesiology | General Surgery 
• Orthopaedics & Orthopedic Surgery 
• Urology/Nephrology | Virology 
• Drugs/Pharmacology 
• Developmental Abnormalities 
• Animal Diseases, Viruses & Parasites Databases 
• Animal Diseases | Bacteria | Cancer | Parasites | Viruses | Zoonotic Diseases 

• Care & Use of Laboratory Animals & Animal Husbandry 
• Blood | Diagnostic Testing 
• Vaccination Schedules & Injection Techniques: Alpaca & Llama, Bison, Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Cat, Dog, Donkey & Mule, Ferret, Goat, Horse, Poultry, Sheep & Swine.

• Animal Science by Species (Non-Livestock) 
• Avian, Birds, Cranes, Ducks & Geese, Parrots, Waterfowl, Raptors (Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Ospreys, Owls) 
• Amphibians | Bats | Boar | Cats | Crocodile | Deer, Elk & Antelope | Dogs | Primates | Reptiles | Rodents | Tigers 

• Animal Science by species (Livestock) 
• All species: Alpaca/Camel/Guanacos/Llama/Vicuna 
• Bison | Cattle & Dairy Cattle | Fowl, Poultry & Ratite's | Horses | Sheep & Goats | Swine/Pig 

• Animal Science Related 
• Anachnids/Spiders | Bees | Butterflies | Fish/Aquaculture/Marine | Insects | Moths 

• Histology: Courses | Tissue Preservation | Techniques 
• Ranch Management ~ Microbiology ~ Spermatology 
• Parasitology - Entomology
• Entomology 
• Undergraduate Parasitology Courses 
• Veterinary Clinical Parasitology Courses 
• Pathology 
• Courses & Databases | By Species | Cases | Images 
• Chemicals, Pesticides & Poisonous Plants 
• Research 
• Veterinary Resources WW 

NAVLE & USMLE EXAM PREPARATION

• NAVLE Exam Preparation: Program within the International Education Mission of the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida in conjunction with Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Paul Gibbs, Director.
  
• National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners: Information for NAVLE Candidates
• Graduate Studies: Medicine:United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) content outlines for Step I and II exams. 
• Tutorials and Simulators: Military related medical training resources on the web.

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Foreign Animal Diseases

• Foreign Animal Disease Online Course: Humanitarian Resource Institute.

• Diseases of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Classification  Transmissible diseases that have the potential for very serious and rapid spread, irrespective of national borders, that are of serious socio-economic or public health consequence and that are of major importance in the international trade of animals and animal products.
• EMPRES: Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases.EMPRES: Manual Archive
• Foreign Animal Diseases: The Gray Book.
• Foreign Animal Disease Training Modules: Published on the Web by the Veterinary Services (VS) division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

• Zoonotic Disease Online Course: Humanitarian Resource Institute.

• AGAH: Animal Health Service of the Animal Production and Health Division of FAO. 
• Animal Health: Emerging Animal Disease (AHEAD): Federation of American Scientists Policy research, analysis and education project to address global security issues impacted by outbreaks of animal and zoonotic diseases.
• Zoonotic Diseases: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee  Includes Disease Links Listed by Animal Reservoir and Disease Links Listed by Disease.
• Zoonoses: Fact Sheets by the World Health Organization.