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HANDS-ON CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
EQUINE HOSPITAL

& AMBULATORY PRACTICE

Our Equine Hospital is located at practice. During the ambulatory week, each student goes out
the Hawkshead Campus with a long on calls with one veterinarian attending routine and emergency
cases. We also offer visits to our outside partner (The Horse
and rich history in equine health Trust), if available where students can participate in the daily

management. The hospital combines veterinary work with the staff veterinarian.
world-leading research with the largest In addition, students can choose up to 6 weeks of Equine as
number of RCVS recognised equine tracking rotations (2 weeks at Bell Equine, 2 weeks at Buckingham
Equine, 2 weeks equine diagnostic imaging at RVC).
specialists of any UK veterinary
teaching hospital to provide a
24-hour emergency and referral service.

“Rotating through the RVC Equine Hospital was a
fantastic learning opportunity. I was able to see a
Committed to educating equine vets and specialists of the range of cases and learn from a team passionate
future, Veterinary Medicine students are encouraged to fully about both their specialties and teaching students.
participate in daily work at the equine hospital, and make use With the support and encouragement from the interns,
of every opportunity to practice their clinical skills, always under residents and senior clinicians, I was able to go from a
close supervision. Students are fully immersed in the hospital student with very little exposure to the equine industry
routine, admitting, examining and treating horses alongside to someone now pursuing a career in equine practice.
clinicians with each student being assigned their own cases.
The hands-on learning and working through cases
in the seminars, gave me a great foundation to build
Students spend a minimum of four week on Equine (core upon going on EMS placements.”
rotations). The four weeks are divided between equine medicine
in the hospital, out of hours and emergency work in the hospital, REMI MUNN
equine surgery in the hospital, and ambulatory first opinion Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine

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