Unit of Study VETS3003 Clinical Skills 2: Technical and Professional Skills (2025)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

complete 192 credit points in3508006 - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (Honours)

Unit description

This unit aims to develop student competency in technical and professional skills required for entry into a clinical teaching environment in order to safely participate in clinical extramural experiences. Students will gain confidence in their practical skills and the common clinical procedures performed in veterinary practice.

Unit content

Module 1. Clinical reasoning and recording clinical data.

Module 2. Clinical skills 2: Companion animal

Module 3. Clinical skills 2: Equine

Module 4. Clinical skills 2: Ruminant

Module 5. Clinical skills 2: Exotic/Native/Zoo/Wildlife

module 6. Clinical skills 2: Animal handling and technical skills: Pigs/Poultry

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate competency in preparing accurate professional records and reports through practical experiences and case-based learning

demonstrate competency in performing routine diagnostic procedures while engaging in reflective practice

demonstrate competency in performing a range of common medial procedures while engaging in reflective practice

demonstrate competency in a range of common surgical skills with supervision/assistance while engaging in reflective practice.

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