Effect of Directed Pre-Veterinary Career Education on Applicant Confidence and Perception of the Profession.

IF 1.1 3区 农林科学 Q3 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Sara E Gonzalez, Amie M Imler, Kari K Turner, Alex Avelino, John M Gonzalez
{"title":"Effect of Directed Pre-Veterinary Career Education on Applicant Confidence and Perception of the Profession.","authors":"Sara E Gonzalez, Amie M Imler, Kari K Turner, Alex Avelino, John M Gonzalez","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0025","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Elective undergraduate courses are offered at the University of Georgia and the University of Florida that explore veterinary careers, offer guidance on being a successful veterinary school applicant, and expose students to the reality of the profession through guest speakers. Students (<i>N</i> = 276) from both universities responded to a survey offered at the first and last class period over the course of five semesters. Using 100-point Likert scales, students were asked to gauge their opinion of and interest in the profession and demonstrate their confidence in various aspects of building a successful application. Data were analyzed as a randomized complete block design with survey completion time as the fixed effect. After completing the course, students showed decreased (<i>p</i> < .01) interest in becoming a veterinarian and a reduced (<i>p</i> = .01) opinion of the profession. Despite these decreases, student perception ratings remained in the positive range in both categories. Student opinions of financial commitment, veterinarian mental health, and diversity did not change (<i>p</i> > .20) after taking the course, though ratings in these categories were neutral to somewhat negative. The post survey revealed students demonstrated more confidence in applying to veterinary school (<i>p</i> < .01), including understanding academic requirements, identifying ideal references, composing a statement of purpose, and gaining veterinary experience (<i>p</i> < .01). The survey demonstrated the benefits of a career exploration class for pre-veterinary students by increasing applicant confidence and showed that challenges facing the profession may influence the applicant pool.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240025"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of veterinary medical education","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0025","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

Elective undergraduate courses are offered at the University of Georgia and the University of Florida that explore veterinary careers, offer guidance on being a successful veterinary school applicant, and expose students to the reality of the profession through guest speakers. Students (N = 276) from both universities responded to a survey offered at the first and last class period over the course of five semesters. Using 100-point Likert scales, students were asked to gauge their opinion of and interest in the profession and demonstrate their confidence in various aspects of building a successful application. Data were analyzed as a randomized complete block design with survey completion time as the fixed effect. After completing the course, students showed decreased (p < .01) interest in becoming a veterinarian and a reduced (p = .01) opinion of the profession. Despite these decreases, student perception ratings remained in the positive range in both categories. Student opinions of financial commitment, veterinarian mental health, and diversity did not change (p > .20) after taking the course, though ratings in these categories were neutral to somewhat negative. The post survey revealed students demonstrated more confidence in applying to veterinary school (p < .01), including understanding academic requirements, identifying ideal references, composing a statement of purpose, and gaining veterinary experience (p < .01). The survey demonstrated the benefits of a career exploration class for pre-veterinary students by increasing applicant confidence and showed that challenges facing the profession may influence the applicant pool.

定向兽医职业教育对申请人职业信心和认知的影响。
佐治亚大学和佛罗里达大学提供选修本科课程,探索兽医职业,为成为一名成功的兽医学校申请人提供指导,并通过演讲嘉宾让学生接触到这个职业的现实。来自两所大学的276名学生在五个学期的第一节课和最后一节课上接受了一项调查。使用100分李克特量表,学生们被要求评估他们对职业的看法和兴趣,并展示他们在建立成功应用程序的各个方面的信心。数据分析采用随机完全区组设计,以调查完成时间为固定效应。完成课程后,学生对成为兽医的兴趣下降(p < 0.01),对该职业的看法下降(p = 0.01)。尽管有所下降,但学生的认知评分在两个类别中都保持在积极的范围内。参加课程后,学生对财务承诺、兽医心理健康和多样性的看法没有改变(p >.20),尽管这些类别的评分是中性到有些负面的。事后调查显示,学生在申请兽医学院方面表现出更大的信心(p < 0.01),包括理解学术要求、确定理想的推荐信、撰写目的声明和获得兽医经验(p < 0.01)。调查显示了职业探索班对兽医预科学生的好处,它增加了申请人的信心,并表明该专业面临的挑战可能会影响申请人的数量。
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
CiteScore
2.20
自引率
30.00%
发文量
113
审稿时长
>36 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME) is the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). As an internationally distributed journal, JVME provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, research, and discoveries about veterinary medical education. This exchange benefits veterinary faculty, students, and the veterinary profession as a whole by preparing veterinarians to better perform their professional activities and to meet the needs of society. The journal’s areas of focus include best practices and educational methods in veterinary education; recruitment, training, and mentoring of students at all levels of education, including undergraduate, graduate, veterinary technology, and continuing education; clinical instruction and assessment; institutional policy; and other challenges and issues faced by veterinary educators domestically and internationally. Veterinary faculty of all countries are encouraged to participate as contributors, reviewers, and institutional representatives.
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术官方微信