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VET-30035 - Module Specification
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 December 2024

VET-30035 - Clinical Medicine and Surgery
Coordinator: Clare Allen Room: N/A Tel: 07870805356
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 105
Study Hours: 1050
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Progression into Year 4 of the BVetMS Programme



Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The Clinical Medicine and Surgery module is the major module in the 4th year of study in the Veterinary Medicine Course. It draws on and collates all the previously taught and underpinning clinical sciences to allow students to apply these to the recognition, diagnosis, treatment and control of the diseases and disorders of animals. It will also prepare students to practice the principles of safe and effective anaesthesia and surgery.
The module develops theoretical, practical and problem-solving skills and uses real and virtual cases to help students to develop clinical reasoning skills. Emphasis is placed on the diseases commonly encountered by general practitioners and the skills required to extrapolate clinical reasoning and skills to more complex or rarer cases.
This module addresses 36 out of the 45 RCVS Day One Competences, and prepares students for Clinical Rotations in the final year of study.

Aims
Understand the role of the veterinary surgeon in maintaining the health and welfare of the animals under their care.
Develop clinical reasoning and decision-making skills in order to diagnose and treat conditions commonly presented in veterinary general practice in a range of domestic species.
Develop the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for the medical and surgical management of patients.
Know how to optimise performance and productivity in both individual and groups of animals.
Appreciate the complexity and impact of client relations, healthcare systems and quality improvement systems on the veterinarian¿s role in general practice.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/vet-30035/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Design comprehensive plans for promoting and maintaining animal and environmental health utilising the principles of disease monitoring, management and prevention, with a consideration for the public health implications.: 2,3
Investigate, prioritise and diagnose common health conditions in performance, production and companion animals using the principles of problem-based clinical reasoning and evidence-based veterinary medicine.: 2,3
Plan and explain the ethical medical and surgical treatment of common health conditions in veterinary patients, including ongoing care in the face of complications and comorbidities.: 2,3
Evaluate and implement ethical and sustainable strategies for optimising health in performance and production animals and investigate poor performance and suboptimal production.: 1,2
Analyse the role of contextual factors in the functioning of veterinary interprofessional healthcare teams utilising critical thinking to account for client, patient, and extraneous factors and analyse the impact of client relations, healthcare systems and quality improvement.: 1

Study hours

Lectures - 128 hours
Tutorials - 78 hours
Small group practical classes - 264 hours
Seminars - 86 hours
Workshops - 54 hours
Independent learning - 440 hours

School Rules

Additional pre-requisites:
VET-30001 Veterinary Pathology
VET-30003 Preparation for Clinical Practice

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 30%
Case Review
Researched and referenced report reflecting on the diagnostic process, treatment, including anaesthesia and surgical procedure, if applicable, and outcomes of a clinical case, applying the principles of clinical governance to focus on one aspect of the case and identify areas of management which could be altered or improved. Word limit 3000 words.

2: Exam weighted 30%
Open Resource Written Examination
Time-restricted (3-hour), open resource end-of-year, case-based written examination applying knowledge and understanding from content across the first 16-weeks of the module.

3: Exam weighted 40%
Single-Best Answer Written Examination
2 x Closed-book, time restricted (120 minute) examinations each comprising 80 Single-best Answer Questions (SBAs), sampling knowledge from content delivered over preceding 8 weeks. Both examinations aggregated with equal weighting to generate overall grade for unit of assessment.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 21 December 2024