Undergraduate Course: Final Year Core (BVMS11013)
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 | 100 |
ECTS Credits | 50 |
| Summary | 5 CORE ROTATION BLOCKS, each 4 weeks, (22 weeks total) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Companion Animal Surgery, Companion Animal Medicine, General Practice, Food Animal, Pathology and Diagnostic Investigation (FAPDI) and Equine
4 weeks of free choice when EMS can be completed |
| Course description |
5 CORE ROTATION BLOCKS, each 4 weeks, (22 weeks total) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Companion Animal Surgery:
Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, Small Animal Orthopaedics, Emergency & Critical Care, Ophthalmology and Exotics
Companion Animal Medicine:
Internal Medicine, Oncology, Cardiology and Dermatology
General Practice:
Inglis Veterinary Group, Hospital for Small Animals Rotation, Anaesthesia and Imaging
Food Animal, Pathology and Diagnostic Investigation (FAPDI):
Pathology, Farm Animal Clinic, Herd & Flock Health and Diagnostic Investigation
Equine:
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 2020/21, 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:
1000
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 700,
Summative Assessment Hours 5,
Revision Session Hours 42,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 20,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
233 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
10 %,
Practical Exam
40 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 50%«br /»
Coursework 10%«br /»
Practical Exam 40% |
| Feedback |
Verbal feedback given throughout rotations
Written feedback given at end of each core rotation |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Outwith Standard Exam Diets March | Final Year MCQ Exam Paper 1 | 3:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets March | Final Year MCQ Exam Paper 2 | 3:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets June | FY MCQ Exam Paper 1 (resit) | 3:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets June | FY MCQ Exam Paper 2 (resit) | 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 | Dr Amy Jennings
Tel:
Email: Amy.Jennings@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sally Tait
Tel: (0131 6)50 6214
Email: sally.tait@ed.ac.uk |
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