Undergraduate Course: Professional & Clinical Skills (Year 4) (BVMS10036)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is composed of 2 main parts
1. Professional & Clinical Skills 4 which runs over semester 1 and 2, up to Easter
2. Final Year Preparation (FYP) which runs for 6 weeks after the Easter break. FYP is divided into 2 threads allowing retaking students time to study and retake any failed exams before the start of final year in June. |
| Course description |
Professional Skills 4 teaches business skills essential for practice including finance, leadership, management, client care, dealing with conflict in the work place, the RCVS code to professional conduct. We also focus on communication with clients in challenging situations and personal wellbeing in practice.
Clinical Skills focus on anaesthesia, pain management and clinical pathology
The FYP part of the professional and clinical skills course uses face to face and online teaching to help prepare you for starting to work on clinics and for work post-graduation. The teaching will be based on theory already taught earlier in the course, helping you to apply and integrate it to a clinical setting
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 1. Understand the ethical and legal responsibilities of a veterinary surgeon in relation to patients, clients, society and the environment
- 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the organisation, management and legislation related to a veterinary business
- 3. Recognise personal and professional limits and know how to seek professional advice, assistance and support when necessary
- 4. Further develop clinical skills relevant to physical examination, diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies in common veterinary species
- 5. Develop a problem based approach to clinical cases
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
A mix of lectures and practicals |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Rachel Whittington
Tel: (0131 6)50 6289
Email: rachel.whittington@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ben Morse
Tel: (0131 6)50 6410
Email: Ben.Morse@ed.ac.uk |
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