VETERINARY MEDICINE 3 - 2023/4

Module Overview

This module will comprise of four clinical practice units, companion animal, intensive production, equine and production practice. The content combines the previous knowledge of body systems, with husbandry and management of the animal into the context of holistic veterinary clinical medicine at the various stages of the life cycle. The emphasis will be on maintaining animal health, welfare, productivity and performance through a proactive approach, working in partnership with animal managers/owners.

Module provider

School of Veterinary Medicine

Module Leader

AZEVEDO SOARES Luisa (Vet Med)

Number of Credits: 60

ECTS Credits: 30

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Year long

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

Successful completion of all Year 3 modules of the BVMSci programme

Module content

The knowledge, skills and attributes to support companion, production, equine and intensive production will be covered within the teaching and assessment of this module.

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate: • Clinical and professional skills • Problem solving skills, ability to assimilate and interpret diagnostic findings • Clinical reasoning and case-management skills at an individual/population level. • Knowledge of animal health management protocols. • Client ‘education focussed’ communication skills • Understanding of the relationships between life-stage, disease risk and preventative strategies, health and welfare. • Demonstrate day one clinical skills, in the context of simulation training and making use of live animal resources if appropriate, within a must-pass clinical skills portfolio.

There are six units of assessment that must be passed: the four individual Written Examinations, the OSCE and the Clinical Practice portfolio.

Written examinations for this module consists of:  

Companion Animal Practice Written Examination - 25% of the module mark (90 minutes) Core

Intensive Production and Laboratory Animal Practice Written Examination - 25% of the module mark (90 minutes) Core

Equine Practice Written Examination - 25% of the module mark (90 minutes) Core

Production Animal Practice Written Examination - 25% of the module mark (90 minutes) Core

The pass mark for each of the 4 written examinations is 50%. 

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) PASS/FAIL Core

To obtain a pass in the OSCE unit of assessment, 80% of the stations need to be passed.

 

Clinical Practice Portfolio PASS/FAIL Core

Companion animal practice (25%) Steeplechase In-class test

Intensive production practice (25%) Group Herd Health Report

Equine practice (25%) In-class test

Production practice (25%) Group Herd Health Management Audit

General clinical examination peer review of three core species (completion task) 

Clinical Skills Log (completion task)

Grand-rounds attendance and case presentation (completion task)

To obtain a pass in the Clinical Practice Portfolio an aggregate of 50% of the weighted portfolio assets and completion of all the other assets is required.

Module aims

• Apply existing knowledge, clinical and professional skills to companion animal, production, intensive production, and equine practice across the different stages of the animal's life.
• Develop a rational, problem solving approach to the common presentations in companion animal, production, intensive production and equine practice at an individual and/or herd/flock/colony level.
• Emphasise the role of the veterinary surgeon in promoting animal health and welfare through a proactive, evidenced-based, and cost-effective approach to, including prevention and control, through partnership with managers/owners.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The knowledge, skills and attributes to support companion, production, equine and intensive production will be covered through a range of teaching modalities which may include the following: • Lectures (including flipped classroom) • Practical teaching • Case based learning • Self-directed learning • Simulation and role play • Group learning • Simulation training • E-learning

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: VMS4008

Other information

Details of the content and assessments can be found in the module handbook.

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2023/4 academic year.