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BACHELOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (BVetMed)

TEACHING AND LEARNING TEACHING STAFF
The RVC has three outstanding academic and clinical
LEARNING departments. Lecturers in each department are not only
This course is delivered through whole-class lectures, small world-class researchers and clinicians who are passionate
group tutorials, group work in directed learning classes, about their field but also highly qualified teaching
computer-assisted learning, demonstrations, practical work professionals. All RVC students are assured teaching of
in laboratory and dissection classes, practical classes the highest standard.
utilising live animals, directed and self-directed reading,
directed and self-directed practice in the Clinical Skills
Centre, self-evaluation, animal husbandry placements, ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK
clinical placements in our own veterinary practices and those
of collaborative partners, and production of project reports. Assessment of and for your learning during the BVetMed
involves a variety of assessment methods at different stages
of the course including formative assessments via quizzes and
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
Outside of your timetabled lectures and practical sessions, feedback from academic staff, essays and problem-solving
you are expected to undertake self-directed learning. Typically, questions, multiple choice questions, integrated structure
this involves reading journal articles and books, working on and function oral exams, Objective Structured Clinical Exams
individual and group projects, undertaking research in the (OSCEs), Direct Observation of Practical Skills (DOPS),
library, preparing coursework assignments and presentations, a research project and assessment of clinical competency
and preparing for examinations. during rotations.

“It was brilliant to have achieved the award
for runner-up Farm Vet of the Future, as it is great to
have acknowledgement in the veterinary community
that my ideas on education are valued, and that vets
in practice are interested in my work with Dr Nicola
Blackie on thermal imaging – something that I hope to Photo by
continue after graduating. Andrew Gorman
photography
After graduation, I am going into a purely farm job on the
Suffolk/Norfolk border, at Three Rivers and Chapelfield Farm Vets, and the work
that I had put in previously in order to be able to apply for the award, should help
in this job. One of the tasks I will be doing at the practice, is talking to schools and
helping to educate the children, and hopefully, engaging the children about animal
welfare. As well as this I should have access to the farms needed to continue my
work with Dr Nicola Blackie. The award is very nice recognition of my passion for
farm vetting and I hope it stands me in good stead for the rest of my career.”

AIDAN COE
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
58 PROFESSION-SHAPING • CAREER-MAKING • WORLD-LEADING