Author:
Masterson Margaret A.,Welker Bimbo,Midla Lowell T.,Meiring Richard W.,Hoblet Kent H.
Abstract
While many other veterinary schools have moved away from a traditional university-based ambulatory practice, the Ohio State University’s Large Animal Practice has continued to provide a cost-effective and valuable method of preparing students for today’s careers in veterinary medicine. The practice provides a full array of services to production, equine, and camelid clients, including herd health, individual animal medicine and surgery, and emergency services. Acquiring established practices from alumni has formed the client base. Four full-time veterinarians operate the clinic. While these same clinicians do some classroom teaching, their primary responsibility is devoted to the five to six fourth-year veterinary students who rotate through the clinic every two weeks. Teaching methods and objectives for these students include case discussions, homework, truck quiz books, and practice management issues. Financially, the clinic runs as a private practice, with minimal support from the college ($201,000 per fiscal year) and a gross income of $676,000 per year. Thus, in a cost-effective manner, this required core ambulatory rotation provides students with a scientific learning experience that exposes them to all aspects of large animal production medicine in a real-world setting.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
Subject
General Veterinary,Education,General Medicine
Cited by
5 articles.
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