Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Vet School Main Building, Daphne Jackson Road, Guildford GU2 7AL, UK
  • 2 Division of Human Biology, School of Medicine and IMU Centre for Education, International Medical University, No.126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
Animals (Basel), 2021 Jun 18;11(6).
PMID: 34207202 DOI: 10.3390/ani11061818

Abstract

The public health implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have caused unprecedented and unexpected challenges for veterinary schools worldwide. They are grappling with a wide range of issues to ensure that students can be trained and assessed appropriately, despite the international, national, and local restrictions placed on them. Moving the delivery of knowledge content largely online will have had a positive and/or negative impact on veterinary student learning gain which is yet to be clarified. Workplace learning is particularly problematic in the current climate, which is concerning for graduates who need to develop, and then demonstrate, practical core competences. Means to optimise the learning outcomes in a hybrid model of curriculum delivery are suggested. Specific approaches could include the use of video, group discussion, simulation and role play, peer to peer and interprofessional education.

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