Veterinarians with little or no endoscopic experience (20 cases) are invited to attend an intensive gastrointestinal endoscopy course, offering both 12 hours of classroom instruction and 12 hours of hands-on laboratory instruction. The Introductory Gastrointestinal Endoscopy course, sponsored by the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and Continuing and Professional Education and Outreach Service of Virginia Tech, is scheduled for May 3-5, 2006, at the Virginia Tech campus.