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Veterinary Professional Practice 1 (VETS90132)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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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
- Utilise psychological resources to develop and sustain mindfulness and self-compassion, and to understand the difference between well-being and success
- Employ adaptive and professional communication skills to manage a consultation, focusing on appropriate history-taking and empathetic rapport-building with the client
- 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
None
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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Written peer review of two student mock consultations 150 words (each) 300 words (total)
| Due one week after communications practical | N/A |
Transcription of the recording of student's own mock consultation
| Due two weeks after communication practical | N/A |
Written reflection on student's own mock consultation using peer feedback from two students and transcribed text
| Due two weeks after communication practical | 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 51 hours of lectures, seminars and practical classes Total time commitment 100 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
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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