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PRACTICAL AND INTRAMURAL CLINICAL ROTATIONS
CLINICAL TEACHING In the final two years of the course, your clinical experience
will focus on:
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES (AHEMS)* 91΄σΙρ’ Observation, discussion and practical experience as a
AHEMS is undertaken during the first two years (pre- member of the clinical team in the RVC hospitals, and in
clinical years) of the programme. AHEMS placements are clinical enterprises in which the RVC is a collaborating partner
designed to help you consolidate your learning about animal 91΄σΙρ’ Attendance at lectures, seminars and workshops
husbandry, develop animal handling skills, and learn about
animal industries. 91΄σΙρ’ Completion of a major research project
Students will need to complete 10 weeks of AHEMS before CLINICAL EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES (ClinEMS)*
entry to year 3 of the course. Students are strongly encouraged ClinEMS occurs in veterinary practices and other veterinary
to visit a range of different placements to gain experience of industries. It will help you build on and enhance the clinical
working with different species in a variety of settings.
training you will receive from on the RVC91΄σΙρs intramural clinical
*Requirements for the number of weeks of AHEMS and ClinicalEMS rotations. You will consolidate your learning about diagnosis
may be subject to change in the future. and management of animal diseases, enhance your practical
clinical skills, and acquire greater understanding of how
veterinary organisations operate.
You will undertake ClinEMS placements in your third, fourth
and fifth years of the BVetMed programme. The total number of
weeks required by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is
currently 20 weeks.
STUDY
Please note that these are indicative YEARS YEARS 5 - 4
modules and may be subject to change.
Teaching is organised in 91΄σΙρsystem strands91΄σΙρ.
These strands are visited on multiple THE STRANDS MAKING UP THE BASIS The majority of teaching during the final
3 - 1CHING ARE:
occasions, initially focusing on the normal OF THE TEA two-years of the programme is in the
animal, and progressing through diseases 91΄σΙρ’ Locomotor form of clinical rotations, where you will
of different systems, their investigation 91΄σΙρ’ Neurology and special senses work in small groups as part of a clinical
and treatment. There are also non-system 91΄σΙρ’ Cardiovascular and respiratory team. Activities during these two years
strands that focus on the underpinning 91΄σΙρ’ Urinary will include:
science, professionalism and diseases 91΄σΙρ’ Alimentary system 91΄σΙρ’ Rotation preparation
in groups of animals and their impact on 91΄σΙρ’ Reproduction 91΄σΙρ’ Intramural clinical rotations
public health. 91΄σΙρ’ Skin (in our hospital and with
91΄σΙρ’ Lymphoreticular and haematopoietic our collaborative partners)
91΄σΙρ’ Population Medicine and Veterinary
Public Health (PMVPH) 91΄σΙρ’ Principles of Veterinary Practice
91΄σΙρ’ Principles of science 91΄σΙρ’ Population Medicine and
91΄σΙρ’ Principles of Veterinary Practice Veterinary Public Health
91΄σΙρ’ Scholarship and evidence-based medicine 91΄σΙρ’ Clinical extra-mural studies
91΄σΙρ’ Animal husbandry extra-mural studies 91΄σΙρ’ Research project
91΄σΙρ’ Endocrine
91΄σΙρ’ Developmental Biology
91΄σΙρ’ Integrated and Applied Anatomy
91΄σΙρ’ Animal Husbandry
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