Undergraduate Course: Final Year Rotations (BVMS11004)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 160 |
| Home subject area | BVMS |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course comprises rotation blocks in the following areas:
? Small animal medicine (including Canine and Feline Internal Medicine, Cardiopulmonary and Oncology)
? Small animal surgery and Intensive Care
? Production animal clinical services
? Dermatology, Exotics, Small Animal Practice
? Anaesthesia, Diagnostic Imaging, Professional Skills
? Equine Soft Tissue Surgery, Equine Orthopaedics, Equine Medicine and Equine Ambulatory Practice
? Pathology, Microbiology, veterinary public health and Epidemiology
? Externships |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
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Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-22 | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
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| Exam Information |
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| Outwith Standard Exam Diets June | Honours | 3:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The overall objectives of the final year rotations and externship are:
1. To build upon the previous years of didactic and clinical instruction by integrating the material into a clinical setting.
2. To further develop practical clinical
3. To develop skills in history taking, in clinical examination, and in formulating a list of problems and differential diagnoses.
4. To develop enhanced problem solving ability.
5. To develop a sense of responsibility to patients and to their owners.
6. To develop further skills in communication with instructors, with peers and with the animal owning public.
7. To develop professional attitudes in the widest sense, including personal tidiness and maintenance of a clean and safe clinical environment.
8. To develop further the spirit of intellectual curiosity and academic enquiry.
9. To explore areas of special interest within the externship period
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Assessment Information
In course Assessment:
Formative
Core competency objective structured clinical examinations, feedback proformas
Summative
End of rotation written tests (MCQ?s and / or short problem solving questions). Clinical case presentation and written project.
Final Degree Examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Rachel Whittington
Tel: (0131 6)50 6289
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Course secretary | Ms Sally Tait
Tel: (0131 6)50 6214
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