250-423 Professional Practice 2 (Hospital)

Lectures will consider law and ethics (legal responsibilities); accreditation; industrial relations; insurance and professional indemnity; communication with clients and colleagues; referrals and use of specialists; business systems and practice management; management of personnel; and quality assurance; and HACCP.

Students undertake clinical rotations, clinical seminars and extramural work. Clinical rotations are as described in 250-319 Professional Practice 1. Clinical seminars require oral and written presentations of at least one case report.

Extramural work between teaching periods and between clinical years consists of two weeks in third year and two weeks in final year in the Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, including an out-of-hours component and additional attendance as directed by clinicians; twelve weeks of approved extramural work with an academic associate of the faculty, or other approved experience during the third and final years; and one week at the Rural Veterinary Centre, Maffra.

Satisfactory performance in all rotations; clinical seminar and case report.

Up to two 20-minute oral/practical examinations, covering clinical and applied aspects of professional practice.

Weighting of assessment will be advised to students at the beginning of the semester.