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Plastinated Prosections and Nomenclature Charts Are Valuable Supplementary Learning Resources for Veterinary Anatomy Students in Dissection Classes and for Self-Study.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0117

Linda H Godager, Sara M Sudmann, Hilde Vinje, Runa Rørtveit

{"title":"Plastinated Prosections and Nomenclature Charts Are Valuable Supplementary Learning Resources for Veterinary Anatomy Students in Dissection Classes and for Self-Study.","authors":"Linda H Godager, Sara M Sudmann, Hilde Vinje, Runa Rørtveit","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0117","url":null,"abstract":"Anatomy is a central pillar of veterinary education, and it is an ongoing goal to optimize teaching methods so that students are well-prepared for their future practice. In the present study, we investigated whether plastinated prosections could serve as valuable supplementary learning tools during organized dissection courses and for self-studies. To enable independent student use, we also created nomenclature charts describing the anatomical structures on the prosections. Our study involved 89 veterinary students in their third semester of veterinary education, studying organ-based anatomy. The teaching intervention took place during four dissection classes, where all students dissected formalin-fixed dog cadavers, and where half of the students had access to additional in-house plastinated prosections with associated nomenclature charts, while the remaining students did not. After each dissection class, the students were given an immediate knowledge test and were asked about their perceived learning benefits. Subsequently, the plastinated prosections and nomenclature charts were available for all students for self-study for exam preparation, in addition to digital access to the nomenclature charts. Our results showed that the students frequently used the learning supplements and expressed high satisfaction with the plastinated prosections and the nomenclature charts but did not perform significantly better on the knowledge tests. A postexam survey revealed that the plastinated prosections and nomenclature charts were among the top three most frequently used learning resources for the exam. In conclusion, plastinated prosections and associated nomenclature charts are valuable learning supplements in veterinary anatomy education, both during organized dissection courses and for self-studies.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240117"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414563","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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Enhancing Veterinary Education Through a Novel Animal Welfare and Behavior Course at a New Veterinary University.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0108

Elena T Contreras, Raphael Vanderstichel

{"title":"Enhancing Veterinary Education Through a Novel Animal Welfare and Behavior Course at a New Veterinary University.","authors":"Elena T Contreras, Raphael Vanderstichel","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0108","DOIUrl":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0108","url":null,"abstract":"Proficiency in animal welfare is among the core competencies of graduating veterinary students. With growing societal concern surrounding welfare topics, it is imperative that veterinarians are knowledgeable advocates for animals' welfare. However, animal welfare has not been consistently integrated into veterinary school curricula; some studies suggest that existing courses may not have achieved their intended outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate incoming veterinary students' perceptions regarding animal welfare before and after completing a newly developed first-semester course in animal welfare and behavior. Perceptions were assessed through an anonymous, voluntary questionnaire containing 40 individual statements gauging students' concern for animal welfare. A \"total welfare concern\" (TWC) score, indicative of predilection toward animal welfare, was calculated for each student based on responses collected before (PRE), after (POST), and 2.5 years after (LAST) course completion. A total of 105 students completed the PRE questionnaire, 81 completed the POST, and 59 completed the LAST. The Wilcoxon signed rank test for matched pairs was used to compare median TWC scores between matched PRE, POST, and LAST data points. Results showed that the median TWC score increased from PRE to POST (n = 69, p < .001) and from PRE to LAST (n = 32; p < .001), with no significant difference between POST and LAST (n = 32; p = .64). These findings suggest that students' attitudes toward animal welfare and empathy toward animals increased after the course and remained elevated throughout their education. This novel first-semester course appears to have provided students with a foundation and evaluative framework for continued attentiveness to animal welfare.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240108"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414562","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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First-Year Veterinary Student Perspectives from One Institution on Elements Contributing to Career Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Analysis from 2016 through 2023 Including Pre- and Post-COVID Comparisons.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0130

Rodney S Bagley, Amelia Mindthoff

{"title":"First-Year Veterinary Student Perspectives from One Institution on Elements Contributing to Career Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Analysis from 2016 through 2023 Including Pre- and Post-COVID Comparisons.","authors":"Rodney S Bagley, Amelia Mindthoff","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0130","url":null,"abstract":"To determine individual student viewpoints on elements important for career satisfaction in our institution, we directly surveyed first-semester veterinary students and collated their responses. For this study, we asked first-year veterinary students in the initial (Fall) semester of their curriculum to identify elements of veterinary employment that they view as important to their career satisfaction in a veterinary job. Using a Qualtrics survey instrument of directed questioning, students rated designated future career elements from \"Not important\" to \"Very important\". Students were surveyed at the start of Fall of 2016 (Class of 2020) through Fall of 2023 (Class of 2027) and responses were compared between classes (years) to determine early-career veterinary student perspectives over time. The (null) hypothesis was that there would be no statistically significant change in the relative importance of these elements over the study period. This hypothesis was accepted for some items (no change in rating over time examples: \"Feeling pride in my work\", \"Being competent in my skills\", and \"A safe work environment\") and rejected for other items (change in rating over time examples: \"Salary\", \"Having my weekends free\", \"Having a four-day work week\", \"Flexible work hours\", and \"Adequate staffing\"). Comparative results suggest that relative ratings of importance have increased with elements such as salary, personal time-related activities, and staffing levels. These results, especially if representative of the global veterinary student population, may influence both formal and informal educational discussions relative to career success topics throughout the curriculum as these students are preparing to enter the veterinary profession.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408368","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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Integrating Climate Change into Competency-Based Veterinary Education.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0102

Colleen Duncan, Amanda Berrian, William E Sander

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Themes from Veterinary Student Evaluations of Teaching Before and After Final Exams: Classroom Climate, Achievement Striving, Goal Attainment, and Operational Deliverables.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0063

Misty R Bailey, Dianne Mawby, India F Lane

{"title":"Themes from Veterinary Student Evaluations of Teaching Before and After Final Exams: Classroom Climate, Achievement Striving, Goal Attainment, and Operational Deliverables.","authors":"Misty R Bailey, Dianne Mawby, India F Lane","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0063","url":null,"abstract":"Comments requested on student evaluation of teaching (SET) forms are intended to help instructors identify strengths and weaknesses in their teaching methods. However, low SET completion rates limit their usefulness. Standard practice in US higher education is that students complete SETs before their final examination period due to concerns about negative effects of the exam and grade. Toward increasing completion rates, we altered the standard availability window and examined how completion of SETs after final exams affected the themes and sentiment in comments. Students were randomly assigned to before finals and after finals groups. Comments were coded and qualitative data transformed into frequencies. Three themes emerged: classroom climate, achievement striving and goal attainment, and operational deliverables. Students focused most on how instructors promoted or detracted from their understanding and retention, clarity of assessments, and teaching aid effectivity. They also frequently noted their appreciation and perceptions of whether instructors enjoyed teaching. Students praised instructors' engagement as speakers and perceived dedication and effort. When students were critical, they focused most on grades, quantity of material, pace, and the curriculum. Before final exams, students commented more on the instructor's personality, clinical applicability of content, teaching aid effectivity, and pace; after final exams, they focused more on assessments. However, comments were largely commendable rather than critical, regardless of when SETs were completed. Contrasting some faculty perceptions that SETs are used to express anger, most students in this study expressed gratitude toward instructors for assisting them in achieving their goal of becoming a veterinarian.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240063"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408615","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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Predictors of Psychological Well-being among Veterinary Medical Students in Clinical Training.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0120

Adryanna S Drake, McArthur Hafen, Ronnie G Elmore

{"title":"Predictors of Psychological Well-being among Veterinary Medical Students in Clinical Training.","authors":"Adryanna S Drake, McArthur Hafen, Ronnie G Elmore","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0120","url":null,"abstract":"The psychological well-being of veterinary medical students in clinical training was the focus of this investigation. Psychological well-being was evaluated in six subscales: personal growth, purpose in life, positive relationships with others, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, and autonomy. Comparisons between pre-clinical and clinical veterinary medical students identified that both groups experienced moderate to high levels of psychological well-being. Clinical students were more likely to endorse stress associated with financial concerns, school/life balance, heavy workload, unclear expectations, and relationship conflict than pre-clinical students. Additionally, clinical students experienced a lower sense of environmental mastery when compared to pre-clinical peers. Increased number of daily meals (more than 2), frequency of significant other and faculty mentor support, and fewer comparisons with peers predicted elevated well-being among clinical students. This accounted for 34% of the variance in psychological well-being of clinical students. These findings were discussed considering potential interventions to support clinical student psychological well-being.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143449248","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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Development of a Workplace Training for Veterinary Hospital Technicians and Assistants Following the ADDIE Model.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0098

Tiffany Shin, Kobi Derks, Stefanie LaJuett, Anna McClour

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Implementing Online Training for 'Animal Disease Detectives' in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Focus Group Study.

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Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0060

Annette Burgess, Harish Tiwari, Alexandra Green, Jenny-Ann Toribio, Meg Vost, Naomi Cogger, Charles Caraguel, Anke Wiethoelter, Navneet Dhand

{"title":"Implementing Online Training for 'Animal Disease Detectives' in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Focus Group Study.","authors":"Annette Burgess, Harish Tiwari, Alexandra Green, Jenny-Ann Toribio, Meg Vost, Naomi Cogger, Charles Caraguel, Anke Wiethoelter, Navneet Dhand","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0060","url":null,"abstract":"There is an identified need to strengthen the field epidemiology workforce training in the Asia Pacific region. In response, the Asia Pacific Consortium of Veterinary Epidemiology (APCOVE) developed an online training program consisting of 36 modules delivered asynchronously and synchronously across 6 months in 2022. We sought to explore the effectiveness of the program based on participant perception and knowledge acquisition. All participants (n = 139) were invited to participate in focus groups. Framework analysis was conducted using Biggs' 3P model as a conceptual framework. In total, 93/139 (67%) trainees completed all competencies (36 modules) and 74/139 (53%) trainees participated in one of 12 focus groups. Participants were from the Philippines (n = 28), Indonesia (n = 18), Vietnam (n = 16), Cambodia (n = 3), Papua New Guinea (n = 3), Laos (n = 3), and Timor-Leste (n = 3). They valued the interactivity of the modules, including online tools, calculators, and knowledge checks. Module content, including case scenarios, was relevant to the region and applicable to participants' workplaces. Suggestions for improvement included incorporating local face-to-face sessions to complement the online delivery. The median score for the end-of-competency assessment tasks ranged from 42.5 to 45 (out of 50), and the APCOVE online training program provided an effective and scalable framework to ensure access to up-to-date training resources across the Asia-Pacific region. To improve module access and increase engagement, asynchronous online modules are now available and downloadable in six languages. The provision of face-to-face sessions to complement asynchronous online delivery, and engagement from country partners as mentors, will increase effectiveness and sustainability.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240060"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408427","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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Who Are More Competent in Food Safety: Veterinary Medicine or Food Hygiene Students?

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Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0049

Mohammad Yazdani, Mohammad Mohsenzadeh, Mohammadreza Rezaeigolestani

{"title":"Who Are More Competent in Food Safety: Veterinary Medicine or Food Hygiene Students?","authors":"Mohammad Yazdani, Mohammad Mohsenzadeh, Mohammadreza Rezaeigolestani","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0049","url":null,"abstract":"In response to the decreasing number of veterinary medicine graduates interested in working in the food sector and public health, the competency of students from a food safety-related university major-named \"Food Hygiene\" (FH) for taking the responsibilities of a veterinarian in the field of hygienic food production-was assessed in the present study. In this regard, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022 at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran to evaluate the food safety knowledge (K), attitude (A), and practice (P) among the students from FH (n = 73), veterinary medicine (vet, n = 28), and other majors (n = 40). Results showed that FH and vet respondents demonstrated comparable food safety knowledge (∼58%), attitude (68.8%-74-8%) and practice (71.3%-76.4%) scores. Moreover, based on the detailed responses, the FH participants could satisfactorily respond to the questions regarding the safe production, preservation, and handling of foods of animal origin. In conclusion, our findings reveal the potential capability of an FH graduate to handle the tasks of public health veterinarians, particularly in the field of primary production hygiene of animal-based foods. Moreover, based on our findings, it is recommended that additional specific courses related to the production, processing, and hygiene of nonanimal food products be added to the FH program.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240049"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143449254","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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Achievement Goal Orientation and Curricular Engagement in Veterinary Students.

IF 1.1 3区农林科学

Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0054

Jennifer A Neel, Mari-Wells Hedgpeth, Elizabeth Armitage-Chan

{"title":"Achievement Goal Orientation and Curricular Engagement in Veterinary Students.","authors":"Jennifer A Neel, Mari-Wells Hedgpeth, Elizabeth Armitage-Chan","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0054","url":null,"abstract":"Achievement goal orientation (AGO) defines student motivation and whether they are driven by learning and competence (mastery orientation) or performance markers, such as grades (performance orientation). Competency-based veterinary education aligns with a mastery orientation, particularly when students are assessed on the basis of achieving competence, rather than using grades. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to report the AGO of veterinary students and evaluate their responses to educational challenges, describe how they maintain motivation, and explore their perceptions of grades using AGO as a theoretical framework. Most students are more strongly mastery oriented but also typically have moderate to strong performance goal orientation. Focus group analysis shows evidence of both orientations in students' behaviours, regardless of their predominant orientation, and these behaviours are, at times, conflicting. Curricular overload is viewed as a significant educational challenge, exacerbating performance avoidance behaviors (e.g., procrastination). Students profess to enjoy educational challenge but are adept at constructing narratives around why some challenges are not considered fair or legitimate, which may suggest false mastery mindset. They also tend to state preferences for pass/fail grading but have complex feelings about grades, and some desire objective feedback on performance relative to peers. In the absence of objective feedback, students leverage a variety of methods (both mastery- and performance-oriented) to maintain motivation and achieve comparisons with peers. Withdrawal of objective measures such as grades, grade point average, and class rank would need to be carefully coupled with sufficient feedback and support for students who may rely on these as motivators.","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240054"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408235","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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