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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 six weeks of Equine
number of RCVS recognised equine as tracking rotations (two weeks at Bell Equine, two weeks at
Buckingham Equine, two weeks equine diagnostic imaging at RVC).
specialists of any UK veterinary
teaching hospital to provide a 24-hour “Rotating through the RVC Equine
emergency and referral service. Hospital was a fantastic learning
opportunity. I was able to see a range of
cases and learn from a team passionate
We are committed to educating equine vets of the future. about both their specialties and
Veterinary Medicine students are encouraged to fully teaching students. With the support and
participate in daily work at the equine hospital, and make use encouragement from the interns, residents
of every opportunity to practice their clinical skills, always under and senior clinicians, I was able to go from a student
close supervision. Students are fully immersed in the hospital with very little exposure to the equine sector to
routine, admitting, examining and treating horses alongside 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 weeks on Equine (core upon going on EMS placements.”
rotations). The four weeks are divided between equine medicine REMI MUNN
in the hospital, out-of-hours and emergency work in the hospital, Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
equine surgery in the hospital, and ambulatory first-opinion

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