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An introduction

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An introduction

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• Two Schools• Superb facilities:

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• Commercial Farm– Large Dairy– Pig Unit

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• Poultry Unit– Abattoir – Excellent Research– Library

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Academic Structure

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Veterinary

Medicine

Veterinary

Surgery

Animal Health

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Medicine

Surgery

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Three clinical divisions only – no pre-clinical/clinical

division – for example anatomy is a surgical subject

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Curriculum developmentCurriculum development

Begin with the end in mind

Begin with the end in mind

• Start with the skills, behaviours and

knowledge required on Day 1 ofknowledge required on Day 1 ofgraduation

– Dictated to some extent by RCVS – day 1

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competences, also EAEVE requirements

• Work back to Year 4, then years 1 and 2• Basic science teaching is therefore

determined by clinical need

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Curriculum FrameworkCurriculum Framework

Start with the end in mind

Start with the end in mind

– No referral hospital– Lecture-free final year

Lecture free final year

– Rotations in first opinion practices– We build on site if necessary

• Proportion re-paid if relationship ends

– Place our staff in the facilities

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• Practice keeps revenue• Compensation for presence of students

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Curriculum FrameworkCurriculum Framework

Outline curriculum developed

Outline curriculum developed

– Significant consultation

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• Practising veterinary surgeons• Specialist divisions of the profession

– “Textured” the curriculum

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OutcomeOutcome

Systems

-based modules

• Systems based modules• Systems covered twice

– Clinical science

Clinical science

– Clinical

• Long modules run all year

Long modules run all year

– Animal Health and Welfare– Personal and Professional Skills – all 4 years

• Includes communication and business skills

• 12 week research project in Year 3

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Systems-based modules Week of Year

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Cardiovascular 1

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Clinical Material

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Integrated basic sciences• Anatomy• Physiology• Cell and molecular biology

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Clinical Cases

Application

Disease processesPathology

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• Facilitated clinical relevance

– clinical cases from Year 1 illustrate the importance of the

basic science

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– signposting

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– traditional (dissection, microbiology)– clinical – clinical exam, radiography and ultrasound from

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• Directed / facilitated learning

– tasks and resources provided– encourages independent learning

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encourages independent learning

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Thursday

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Veterinary Personal and

Professional Skills

Tutorial

Cardiorespiratory System

SGTR (DGL)

Cardiorespiratory System

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Cardiorespiratory System Dissection Lab, Clinical Skills Lab, Clinical Lab 1 and Clinical

Lab 2

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Lecture theatre

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Veterinary Personal and

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Cardiorespiratory System

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Cardiorespiratory System

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Lecture theatre

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Session colours represent delivery method as previous slide

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Session colours represent delivery method as previous slide

Embrace opportunitiesoffered by IT and AV

• Admissions are IT enabled• Admissions are IT-enabled• Laptops provided to all students

All teaching mate ial deli e ed online

• All teaching material delivered online• Computer-based portfolio for personal

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What did we deliver?What did we deliver?

Module One – musculoskeletal 1

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• Use of University Farm

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What did we deliver?What did we deliver?

• Module One – musculoskeletal 1
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