Abstract
The national standard veterinarian qualification examination, which starts running in 2010 in China, is a major reform about management system of veterinary practitioners. The veterinary education is subjected to a new requirement due to the performance of the national standard veterinarian qualification examination. In the current review, the overview of veterinary education in Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University (HBAU) was described, and some positive suggestions were provided about the veterinary clinical diagnostics course, which is an important compulsory course undertaken by undergraduate, based on the national standard veterinarian qualification examination in China.
Highlights
In order to standardize the requirements for individuals who want to practice veterinary medicine, a pilot exam was run in five provinces and municipalities in 2009 in China, and the national standard veterinarian qualification examination was held once a year starting in 2010 (Wu & Weng, 2009; Wang, 2013)
After the national standard veterinarian qualification examination run in 2010, the veterinary education of the Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University (HBAU) has been faced with new demands and challenges because most of students need to pass the examination in China (Wen, 2010; Li et al, 2011)
The syllabus of the veterinary clinical diagnostics (VCD) course should include sample examination questions about the national standard veterinarian qualification examination, which will motivate students; secondly, the credit hours of practical teaching in the VCD course should be changed from 10 credit hours to 20 credit hours; thirdly, the placement of the practical teaching should be extended to local farms, pet hospitals, and other teaching practice bases (May & Head, 2010); typical clinical cases that reflect multi-course crossovers should be added to the syllabus of the VCD course
Summary
In order to standardize the requirements for individuals who want to practice veterinary medicine, a pilot exam was run in five provinces and municipalities in 2009 in China, and the national standard veterinarian qualification examination was held once a year starting in 2010 (Wu & Weng, 2009; Wang, 2013). Suggestions Regarding Veterinary Education Based on the National Standard Veterinaran Qualification Examination in China. In the category of the veterinary medicine, the national standard veterinarian qualification examination includes comprehensive knowledge exam and clinical skill exam, covering all veterinary medicine courses taught in China (available at the online website of the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association http://www.cvma.org.cn/index.aspx). The veterinary medicine-associated institutions in China pay high attention to the national standard veterinarian qualification examination (Wen, 2010). The number of students, participating in the veterinarian examination and their success rate, will become an important factor to evaluate the quality of education in veterinary schools
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