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Course Name Veterinary Medicine 4 Year (Graduate Entry) Course Outline Our programme is designed to educate you to the best international standards in veterinary medicine and to prepare you for ENTRY to any branch of the veterinary profession. Veterinary medicine is concerned with the promotion of the health and welfare of animals of special importance to society. This involves the care of healthy and sick animals, the prevention, recognition, control and treatment of their diseases and the welfare and productivity of livestock. Veterinarians also safeguard human health through prevention and control of diseases transmitted from animals to man, through ensuring the safety of foods of animal origin, and through advancing the science and art of comparative medicine. Veterinary graduates may work in private practice (companion animals, food animals, horses, exotics, or a mixture of these), in government service (animal health, food safety, public health), in research or in industry. Our veterinary programme is accredited by the Veterinary Council of Ireland, the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the European Association of Establishments in Veterinary Education.
Programme of study The programme is designed to educate the future veterinarian to the best international standards in veterinary medicine and to prepare the graduate for careers in professional work, research and public service. There is an emphasis throughout the programme on problem-based learning, dealing with simulated and real-life problems. Clinical rotations take place primarily in the UCD Veterinary Hospital in Belfield, which receives a wide range of pet species, farm animals and horses. The caseload provides important opportunities for our students to complete their clinical training requirements.
How you will be taught? The Programme is organised into two stages- Stage 1 comprising the first two semesters and Stage 2 the remaining 6 semesters. In Semesters 1 and 2 of the programme students will build on their knowledge of the basic biological sciences by taking modules designed to demonstrate how this knowledge is applied in the practice of veterinary medicine, and gain a firm grounding in animal welfare, behaviour and handling. A key objective will be to ensure that students have the required knowledge, skills and competences to progress to Stage 2. As the programme progresses students will learn clinical skills and study each of the clinical sciences using a “body systems” approach. The final year of the programme consists of clinical rotations in UCD Veterinary Hospital where students have the opportunity to work alongside experienced and specialist staff clinicians, and participate in patient care and client communication. Each student has a personalized timetable ensuring that they participate in rotations in Large and Small Animal Surgeries, Diagnostic Imaging, Anesthesiology, Small and Large Animal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Reproduction, Herd Health, Population Medicine, Diagnostic Pathology and Clinical Pathology. Assessments at the end of this clinical year are through Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and Clinical Proficiency Examinations (CPEs). Throughout the programme students are required to participate in extra-mural studies. In the early years, this consists of gaining experience in the handling and management of farm and companion animals, and in the later years, of working with veterinarians in practice.
Special Study Clinical Extra-mural Experience (40 credits, semesters 3-8) During the second, third and fourth years of the graduate entry MVB programme, students are required to complete a minimum of 24 weeks of practical extra-mural experience according to the specifications/regulations for Clinical Extra Mural Studies (EMS) in place at the commencement of their 3rd semester of study in the MVB programme. 24 weeks of clinical experience shall be completed prior to the end of April in which students complete the final year of the programme. Pass/Fail Awarded. The Clinical EMS programme must include a minimum of:
With the exception of Meat Plant EMS each EMS placement must be for a minimum of two weeks per placement. 15 weeks EMS Experience outside Ireland is permitted. A week is 5 to 7 days dependant on the normal working week of the practice/establishment.
Methods of Assessment Students are assessed by a combination of written and practical examinations, continuous assessment, project work and clinical competency examinations.
Entry requirements
The four-year graduate entry programme is open to applicants who:
Candidates who have studied and will complete a degree in an appropriatebiological science may be considered for the 4- year Graduate programme in Veterinary Medicine programme with the award of MVB. Required undergraduate cumulative GPA: 3.2 (on 4.0 point scale) Course completion deadline: all required courses should be completed prior to August of the year of admission. Candidates are also expected to have gained relevant work experience of handling animals. This should, where possible, include not only seeing veterinary practice, but also spending time on livestock farms and other animal establishments. Fees EU Graduate €19,500 euros (2009-2010) Non-EU: Graduate €33,500euros (2009-2010)
Application Requirements EU Application Process There are three separate elements to the application process which must be completed: (1) EU applicants to the four-year programme must apply online via www.cao.ie course code DN105. Eligible applications will be allocated by the University to either programme as appropriate. CAO closing date 5.15pm, 1st February 2010. (2) Application to GAMSAT: You will need to apply to sit the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test) test. The GAMSAT Ireland test will be held on 20th March 2010. Registration is by online enrolment and opens on 2nd November 2008. Please consult http://www.gamsat-ie.org (3)The following must be submitted by 5pm on 9th March 2009 to Admissions, UCD Registry, Tierney Building, Belfield, Dublin 4. Non-EU Application Process: North American Applicants must apply via www.aavmc.org .All other Non-EU applicants must apply online at: www.ucd.ie/apply.
Funding/Scholarships: N/A at present
Contact Details: Mr John Buckley Tel: IE +353 17166245
General Information about Veterinary Medicine As a veterinarian you will be a healthcare professional with many opportunities to work for international organisations in biomedical research and public service, in addition to clinical practice. |