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Perspectives of Veterinary Students With Disabilities, Neurodiversity and/or Chronic Conditions on a Career in Equine Practice: A Qualitative Study.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2025-0007

Mary-Kate Burke, Elsa Randles

{"title":"Perspectives of Veterinary Students With Disabilities, Neurodiversity and/or Chronic Conditions on a Career in Equine Practice: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Mary-Kate Burke, Elsa Randles","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2025-0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2025-0007","url":null,"abstract":"This qualitative phenomenological study explored factors influencing veterinary students with disabilities, neurodiversity, or chronic conditions (VSDNCC) in pursuing equine practice in the UK and Ireland. Equine practice is often seen as exclusive and unsupportive,1,2 contributing to recruitment challenges.3,4 This study examined career influences and the impact of equine placements on their decisions. Semi-structured interviews via Microsoft Teams explored the experiences and perceptions of VSDNCC in equine practice. Participants aged 18-29 years were recruited from UK and Irish veterinary schools through social media and referrals. The sample included six individuals with diverse diagnoses, often multiple. Thematic analysis identified four overarching themes and seven subthemes. Participants' career decisions were influenced by factors such as work nature, environment, team dynamics, and preparedness, with perceptions varying by diagnosis. For instance, those with mobility issues considered accessibility, while neurodiverse participants focused on environmental control. Many reported ableism during equine extramural studies, negatively impacting their experience and career outlook. None encountered equine vets with similar conditions, highlighting the need for relatable role models to inspire their career aspirations. The equine veterinary industry is often seen as unwelcoming by VSDNCC, with ableism during extramural studies and a lack of relatable role models reinforcing exclusion. Greater openness from equine vets about their diagnoses and adjustments, along with supportive learning environments that encourage skill-building and accommodations, could improve perceptions and inspire VSDNCC to consider careers in equine practice.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20250007"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143779710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-52-2-Note

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Can a Simple Model Have Value without Validation? A Study to Develop and (Attempt to) Validate a Bovine Caudal Epidural Model and Rubric.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0103

Hannah Bonnema, Christopher Kelly, Julie A Hunt, Natalie Trantham, Lynda Mj Miller

{"title":"Can a Simple Model Have Value without Validation? A Study to Develop and (Attempt to) Validate a Bovine Caudal Epidural Model and Rubric.","authors":"Hannah Bonnema, Christopher Kelly, Julie A Hunt, Natalie Trantham, Lynda Mj Miller","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0103","DOIUrl":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0103","url":null,"abstract":"Bovine practitioners expect new graduates entering clinical practice to be able to place a caudal epidural. Teaching this task on models facilitates scheduled training sessions and sufficient practice to reach competency. This study sought to create and validate a bovine caudal epidural model and scoring rubric using a framework of content evidence, internal structure evidence, and relationship with other variables evidence. Veterinarians (n = 11) and students (n = 40) were video recorded while placing a caudal epidural on the model. Recordings were scored by a blinded rater. Participants completed a survey evaluating the model's features, ease of use, and anticipated best use. Veterinarians reported that the model was helpful for students to learn and practice the task and that the model had sufficient landmark features and realism (content evidence). Rubric scores achieved acceptable internal consistency after one item was dropped (α = .736; internal structure evidence), and there was no significant difference between veterinarians' and students' performance scores on the model (relationship with other variables evidence). Survey feedback indicated the task on the model was simple, allowing students to achieve scores similar to those of veterinarians. Therefore, the model and rubric were not able to be validated using this study's validity framework. However, there are simple clinical skills models used in veterinary education and other health care fields, and research suggests that learning does take place on these models. Educators must consider whether simple models that are helpful for students to practice their skills may still have value, even if they are not able to be validated.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240103"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143391159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring Social Determinants of Health in Veterinary Technology: A Workshop Approach to Enhancing Companion Animal Welfare and Student Awareness.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0157

Sonya McDowall, Susan Hazel, Tobi Learey, Tonya Stokes, Michelle McArthur

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A Museum Medicine Internship: Program Outline and Participants' Reflections of Its Impact on Their Veterinary Careers.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0071

Emily Haupt, Larry S Christian, Yaxin Zheng, Daniel S Dombrowski, Shweta Trivedi

{"title":"A Museum Medicine Internship: Program Outline and Participants' Reflections of Its Impact on Their Veterinary Careers.","authors":"Emily Haupt, Larry S Christian, Yaxin Zheng, Daniel S Dombrowski, Shweta Trivedi","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0071","url":null,"abstract":"The Window on Animal Health at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts the VetPAC Museum Medicine Internship, an undergraduate student internship program founded in collaboration with the Veterinary Professions Advising Center at North Carolina State University. It is designed to train pre-veterinary track students for wildlife and exotic animal husbandry and medicine in a unique museum clinical facility surrounded by large windows and a two-way audio system to facilitate public interaction during veterinary casework. The development of veterinary skills for interns is achieved via four competency-based stages: stage 1, veterinary assisting; stage 2, veterinary diagnostics; stage 3, medical case management and presentation; and stage 4, biosecurity and animal welfare. The goal of the internship is to provide students a hands-on opportunity to work alongside veterinarians on wildlife and exotic animal cases while simultaneously interacting with and educating museum visitors. A participant experience evaluation assessing the impact of this program on past participants' veterinary education and careers was performed via online survey upon completion of 10 years since its inception. The results show that participants reported a higher comfort level working with wildlife and exotic animals in all the proposed taxa categories after participating in the internship program. Of the 42 (98%) participants who indicated their career paths, 27 (64%) were accepted into a veterinary college following the internship program. Additionally, 42 (98%) participants stated they would strongly recommend this program to students interested in a veterinary sciences career. Through this manuscript we present a practical model for a Museum Medicine Internship program and describe the value for establishing similar programs at peer institutions through the reflective feedback of past internship participants.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240071"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143605362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Developing and Evaluating Animal Welfare Case Studies for Veterinary Students.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0131

Lucía Améndola, Monique Pairis-Garcia, Suzanne Millman, Kathryn L Proudfoot

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Comparison of Student Satisfaction and Ease of Grading When Completing Cases Using Basic or Enhanced Case Study Formats. 使用基本或增强型案例研究格式完成案例时，学生满意度和评分难易程度的比较。

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0177

Margaret V Root Kustritz, James Ondrey

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Veterinary School Instructor Knowledge of Learning Strategies.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0118

Rebecca M Osborn, Michael J Cruz Penn, Matthew G Rhodes

{"title":"Veterinary School Instructor Knowledge of Learning Strategies.","authors":"Rebecca M Osborn, Michael J Cruz Penn, Matthew G Rhodes","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0118","url":null,"abstract":"Over a century of research has documented evidence-based approaches to learning practices that support robust, long-lasting learning. Recent work has queried whether individuals are aware of and implement such best practices in learning, predominantly focusing on self-reports of undergraduate students. Few studies have investigated instructor knowledge of evidence-based learning practices and no prior study has comprehensively surveyed knowledge of evidence-based learning practices among veterinary instructors. In the present study, we surveyed veterinary instructors' (N = 355) knowledge of evidence-based learning practices and also asked them to rate the value of strategies described in six learning scenarios. Instructors endorsed a number of evidence-based learning practices (e.g., spacing, creating diagrams, self-testing) but also endorsed other learning practices and principles with little or no support (e.g., learning styles). Further analyses indicated that the number of evidence-based learning practices endorsed was unrelated to the ranking or acceptance rate of the veterinary program. Results from the evaluation of learning scenarios indicated that instructors favored the evidence-based learning practice in less than half of the scenarios. Thus, instructors endorsed a mix of learning strategies with substantial empirical support and others with far less support. Based on these findings, we propose five priority areas for professional education of veterinary instructors that include strategic development of generative activities, spaced practice, sensitivity to cognitive capacity of learners, and effective self-regulated learning.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240118"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143483573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Implementation of an Elective Micro-credentialling "Badging" Program in a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0113

Stacy L Anderson, Lynda M J Miller, Lauren Jolly, Julie A Hunt

{"title":"Implementation of an Elective Micro-credentialling \"Badging\" Program in a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program.","authors":"Stacy L Anderson, Lynda M J Miller, Lauren Jolly, Julie A Hunt","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0113","url":null,"abstract":"Badging or micro-credentialing programs have been used in higher education to allow students to pursue additional skills training helpful to their intended career path. These programs, overseen by faculty members and tracked using digital certification software, create an incorruptible ledger of student learning and achievement that can be shared with potential employers and providers of advanced training at the student's discretion. This teaching tip describes the implementation of a voluntary badging program for students at one veterinary college, including faculty member and student engagement in the badging program during its first year of implementation. During that year, five faculty members created seven unique badges, each with three levels of achievement (bronze, silver, and gold). During the first year, 10 badges were awarded to 8 students, and numerous other students were in the process of completing badge requirements. Students reported participating in the program to gain more skill in an area of interest and because they thought the program would be beneficial in getting a job or into an advanced training program. The majority of students participating during the program's first year reported planning to continue working on badges in the next year. An additional cohort of students who did not participate in the first year also expressed interest in starting to work on badges. The badging program allowed students to document their progress in learning skills of interest. The college intends to develop additional badges in areas of high student interest and continue research into stakeholders' opinions of the badges received.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240113"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Validity Evidence for a Bovine Uterine Prolapse Reduction Model and Rubric for Use in Teaching and Low-Stakes Assessment of Veterinary Students.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0139

Lynda M J Miller, Clare M Scully, Victoria Morris, Hannah Bonnema, Natalie Trantham, Julie A Hunt

{"title":"Validity Evidence for a Bovine Uterine Prolapse Reduction Model and Rubric for Use in Teaching and Low-Stakes Assessment of Veterinary Students.","authors":"Lynda M J Miller, Clare M Scully, Victoria Morris, Hannah Bonnema, Natalie Trantham, Julie A Hunt","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0139","url":null,"abstract":"Bovine uterine prolapse is a common but emergent condition typically arising in the time surrounding calving. Without treatment, it can result in tissue trauma, infection, hemorrhage, and death. Teaching veterinary students to perform uterine prolapse reduction has historically been dependent upon adequate clinical caseload requiring the procedure. This study sought to develop and collect validation evidence for a silicone bovine uterine prolapse reduction model and associated scoring rubric to enable procedural practice without the presentation of live animals requiring the procedure. This study utilized a validation framework consisting of content evidence (expert opinion), internal structure evidence (reliability of scores produced by the rubric), and relationship with other variables evidence (level of training, novice-to-expert comparison). Veterinary students (n = 37, novices) and veterinarians (n = 11, experts) performed the procedure on the model while being video recorded. All participants then completed a survey about the model. Veterinarians' survey results indicated that the model adequately represented the task and was suitable for teaching and assessing veterinary students' skill in the procedure (content evidence). Scores produced by the rubric had a marginal Cronbach's alpha (.607), suggesting that the rubric may be adequate for low-stakes assessment but would require additional items or modification in order to improve reliability and be suitable for high-stakes assessment (internal structure evidence). Finally, experts achieved higher total rubric scores than novices did (relationship with other variables evidence). This study demonstrated content evidence and relationship with other variables evidence for the bovine uterine prolapse model, indicating its usefulness for teaching this important clinical skill.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240139"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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