Undergraduate Course: Professional & Clinical Skills 4 (BVMS10040)
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 | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | This course is composed of 2 main parts
1. Professional & Clinical Skills 4 which runs over semester 1 and 2, up to the Easter break.
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.
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| 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 | Students must be enrolled on a BVMS Veterinary Medicine degree programme in order to take this course. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Lecture Hours 40,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 67,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 300,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
175 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
Instant feedback is given for the Drug Calc. Verbal feedback will be given during clinical skills classes. Written feedback will be given on the reflective essay. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the ethical and legal responsibilities of a veterinary surgeon in relation to patients, clients, society and the environment
- Demonstrate knowledge of the organisation, management and legislation related to a veterinary business
- Recognise personal and professional limits and know how to seek professional advice, assistance and support when necessary. Demonstrate the personal attributes and behaviours required of a professional (including the online identity and ability to enter text into online systems for the purposes of assessment, learning and professional activities) and start to develop effective time and stress management, independent learning, study skills and reflective practices.
- Further develop clinical skills relevant to physical examination, diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies in common veterinary species
- Develop a problem based approach to clinical cases
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Carolyn Morton
Tel: (0131 6)51 7394
Email: Carolyn.Morton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ali Humphreys
Tel: 0131 650 6294
Email: Ali.Humphreys@ed.ac.uk |
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