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Learning outcomes
Communicate appropriately and effectively with diverse clients, colleagues and or other stakeholders with empathy, compassion and respect, including in the context of equine practice.
Perform entry-level veterinary diagnostic, therapeutic, animal handling, and examination procedures, and other relevant procedures in the context of equine practice.
Demonstrate and apply highly specialised knowledge of health, welfare and disease in equine practice, and One Health (public health and biosecurity) principles, within the broader contexts of veterinary work.
Gather and critically analyse information to solve and manage complex veterinary problems, including in the context of equine practice and promoting health.
Systematically retrieve and synthesise evidence, apply scientific methods to independently investigate specific research questions in equine practice, and disseminate findings, including in the context of evidence-based practice.
Consistently demonstrate the professional behaviours and attitudes expected of a veterinarian, and uphold ethical, legal, and animal welfare responsibilities, including awareness of their own limitations.
Demonstrate approaches to others that foster productive relationships with diverse clients and team members, to support delivery of relationship-centred care as part of a collaborative interprofessional team.
Demonstrate approaches to self that foster psychological and social resources supporting resilience and sustainable engagement with the veterinary profession, including motivation, emotional competence, life balance, and adaptability.
Demonstrate approaches to work that foster efficient provision of high-quality care and professional practice, including workflow management, autonomy, diligence, and commitment.
Reflect on personal capabilities, actions and experiences, and demonstrate strategies that support lifelong independent learning and formation of a confident professional identity.
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Additional information
This unit comprises a total of 10 weeks designed to obtain a broad range of experience within the field of equine practice. This encompasses critical thinking skills, application of theory and concepts, thorough understanding and recall of key knowledge learnt from earlier relevant units and the ability to integrate this knowledge into the clinical context. During the intensive internal component of the course key topics such as lameness diagnosis, ultrasonography, radiography, endoscopy, surgery, field anaesthesia and dentistry will be covered in depth. The majority of this unit however will be completed at external equine practices, ideally 2 weeks at each practice, subject to approval by the unit co-ordinator. There is also the option to spend 2 weeks in an unrelated discipline of the students’ choice. Prior to each placement, students will develop a list of objectives they wish to cover at the placement and a case log of cases seen will be kept.