Undergraduate Course: Final Year Core Rotations (BVMS11012)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 80 |
ECTS Credits | 40 |
| Summary | 5 CORE ROTATION BLOCKS, each 4 weeks, (20 weeks total) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Companion Animal Surgery, Companion Animal Medicine, General Practice, Farm/Veterinary Public Health/Pathology/Epidemiology, Equine and Large Animal Anaesthesia
4 weeks of free choice when EMS can be completed
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| Course description |
5 CORE ROTATION BLOCKS, each 4 weeks, (20 weeks total) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Companion Animal Surgery
including Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, Small Animal Orthopaedics and Emergency and Critical Care
Companion Animal Medicine
including Oncology, Cardiology, Internal Medicine and Dermatology
General Practice
including Inglis Veterinary Group, Small Animal Anaesthesia, Exotics, Rabbit and Canine Neutering, Ophthalmology, Dick Vet Small Animal Practice (DVSAP including dedicated day to ophthalmology)
Farm/Veterinary Public Health/Pathology/Epidemiology
including Farm Animal Hospital, Farm Animal Practice, Herd and Flock Health, Veterinary Public Health, Pathology, Microbiology, Epidemiology
Equine and Large Animal Anaesthesia
including Equine Medicine, Equine Soft Tissue Surgery, Equine Orthopaedics, Equine Practice [DVEP],Cottage Duty and Large Animal Anaesthesia
4 weeks of free choice when EMS can be completed
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
800
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
784 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
30 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 40%
Coursework 30%
Practical Exam 30%
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| Feedback |
Verbal feedback given throughout rotations
Written feedback given at end of each core rotation
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Outwith Standard Exam Diets January | Final Year Exam - MCQ Paper 1 | 3:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets January | Final Year Exam - MCQ Paper 2 | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To build upon the previous years of didactic and clinical instruction by integrating the material into a clinical setting.
- To further develop practical surgical and medical clinical skills.
- To combine skills in history taking, clinical examination and in formulating a list of problems, differential diagnoses and problem solving.
- To develop further skills in verbal and written communication with instructors, with peers and with the animal owning public.
- To develop professional attitudes in the widest sense, including personal tidiness, maintenance of a clean and safe clinical environment and always considering patient welfare in every clinical decision.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Rachel Whittington
Tel: (0131 6)50 6289
Email: rachel.whittington@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sally Tait
Tel: (0131 6)50 6214
Email: sally.tait@ed.ac.uk |
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