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Veterinary Professional Practice 1 (VETS90132)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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Veterinary Professional Practice 1 centres on developing the skills and competencies required for veterinary employability. Students will integrate aspects of anatomy, clinical skills and imaging to enable understanding and implementation of the diagnostic process and treatment procedures. Students will also gain and apply an understanding of the essential employability attributes, including developing effective relationships, enhancing procedural and client communication skills, considering financial, ethical and legal aspects of practice, and curating psychological resources including mindfulness and self-compassion. Students will learn about relationship-centred care and will use ethical frameworks to analyse and address professional ethical challenges. Upon completion of this and the subsequent related subject (Veterinary Professional Practice 2), students will be prepared for their transition into work-integrated curricular experiences in the profession (clinical intra- and extra-mural placements).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate the psychomotor and professional skills required for entry to a clinical teaching environment in order to safely participate in intra- and extramural clinical experiences
- Work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and combine regional and systemic anatomical knowledge with clinical skills in order to apply these to diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic procedures in animals
- Develop psychological resources to develop and sustain mindfulness and self-compassion, and to understand the difference between well-being and success
- Employ relationship-centered, adaptive and professional communication skills to manage a consultation, including offering a range of management options and a recommendation that takes into account animal welfare and financial considerations
- Use knowledge of ethical decision-making frameworks to address common and important clinical and professional problems
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should:
- Have a broad knowledge of science across a range of fields, with an in-depth understanding in one scientific discipline
- Understand the scientific method, and the history and evolution of scientific concepts
- Be intellectually curious and apply a rigorous, critical and logical approach to enquiry
- Be able to communicate ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats to both specialists and non-specialists
- Reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- Be efficient managers of information
- Be able to apply technology to the analysis of biological problems.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Satisfactory completion of all subjects at DVM 1 level
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90129 | Vet Bioscience: Locomotion | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90064 | Veterinary Bioscience 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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3 reflective writing assignments
| From Week 2 to Week 11 | N/A |
Written examination
| During the examination period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinators Janine Hofmann and Christina Marth Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 43 hours of lectures, seminars and practical classes Total time commitment 100 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Type Name Course Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Last updated: 31 January 2024