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; 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.

Students completing this subject should have acquired the following:

• cognitive, analytic and problem solving skills, involving independent thought, rational enquiry and self-directed learning;

• respect for intellectual integrity and professional ethics;

• professional and technical skills;

• writing skills and the use of advanced communication technologies;

• time management and planning skills;

• community and leadership skills including facility in public speaking and presentation;

• people management, the ability to participate effectively in collaborative learning, interpersonal relationships and grief counselling; and

• finance and business management skills.

Clinical rotations (70%), clinical seminar, oral and written case report (15%) and two 15-minute oral examinations (15%). Students are required to pass all components of assessment.