Abstract
BackgroundStudents of veterinary medicine should achieve basic professional competences required to practise their profession. A main focus of veterinary education is on developing clinical skills.The present study used the guidelines of the “Day-One Skills” list of European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) to create an online questionnaire for assessing the skills acquired by students at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo). The theoretical and practical veterinary knowledge levels of the students and postgraduates are determined and compared.ResultsIn two batches, 607 people responded (response batch 1, 23.78%; response batch 2, 23.83%). From 49 defined skills, 28 are actually practised during training at the university and 21 activities are known only theoretically. Furthermore, the students showed great willingness to use simulators and models in a clinical skills lab.ConclusionsThe results of this survey highlight that the opening of a clinical skills lab at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover and its incorporation into the study programme are ideal tools to promote practical competences and foster the motivation to learn.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12917-014-0302-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Highlights
Students of veterinary medicine should achieve basic professional competences required to practise their profession
Before opening the clinical skills lab a questionnaire about clinical skills was developed to determine and compare the theoretical and practical veterinary knowledge levels of the students and doctoral candidates
Half a year before opening the clinical skills lab, all students registered for summer semester 2012 at University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (n = 2296) received a link to the questionnaire via e-mail
Summary
Students of veterinary medicine should achieve basic professional competences required to practise their profession. Competence-oriented teaching, learning and testing are important aspects of this reform [1]. During their education students should attain all competences necessary for their future careers. Acquired knowledge can Clinical skills labs provide innovative learning and testing methods and are implemented almost everywhere in human medicine. Of the 37 medical schools in Germany, 34 have a clinical skills lab [7] This demonstrates the importance and high acceptance of these facilities. By the use of clinical skills labs, it is possible to include simulation in medical education, and to “establish it as a teaching platform between theory and bedside” [8]
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