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Offerings

MURDOCH-TS23-INT-2019-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in Doctor in Veterinary Medicine. Completion of VET301, VET331, VET333, VET607, VET608, VET614, VET615, VET617, VET637, VET638.

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.
Use evidence-based medicine to appropriately manage a typical small animal case* at a level acceptable to the profession and your career stage.
2.
Communicate using context-applicable language at a level acceptable to the profession and your career stage.
3.
Identify and reflect on challenges and rewards of particular importance to practitioners (ethical, financial, self-care) in small animal and exotic practice.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

This Unit comprises a total of 10 weeks designed to obtain a broad range of experience within the field of small animal practice.  The unit requires well-developed critical thinking skills, application of theory and concepts, thorough understanding and recall of key knowledge from earlier relevant units and the ability to integrate concepts into a clinical context.  Four weeks of this unit must be completed internally at The Animal Hospital, Murdoch University. The remaining 6 weeks can be completed either internally or in external placements.  Internal placements can be completed in the following disciplines: anaesthesia, critical care, emergency medicine, small animal surgery, small animal medicine, primary care, spay trips (WA) and reproduction. The Unit Coordinator must approve any external placement before it is undertaken.