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VETS6221: Preparatory Clinical Placement 1
2025 unit information
The Preparatory Clinical Placement exposes you to the veterinary profession. It is a building block that contributes to your experience within the animal industries and of the roles of the para-veterinary personnel within veterinary practices. This placement provides you a learning-by-doing environment where you can utilise and consolidate previous learning that encompasses aspects of all units of studies from Year 1 and 2, and in particular allows application of clinical skills and professionalism and professional conduct. You will work with nurses and technical support staff at the practice, learning and building on basic skills in a professional environment. The placement will help you to utilise and extend your knowledge, skill levels and professional behaviour in speciality areas of veterinary practices. During this placement you will gain practical experience in many aspects of veterinary work including basic practice and business management, case reporting, professional communication and proficiency in routine techniques and animal handling. This two-week preparatory clinical placement is an experience undertaken at School-approved Partners in Veterinary Education sites in Australia. Risk assessments are regularly conducted for units that require the completion of compulsory learning activities that may expose students to zoonotic diseases. These assessments aim to identify appropriate risk mitigation controls, such as vaccination against vaccine- preventable zoonoses. Risk assessments are regularly conducted for units that require the completion of compulsory learning activities that may expose students to zoonotic diseases. These assessments aim to identify appropriate risk mitigation controls, such as vaccination against vaccine- preventable zoonoses. Vaccination against Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) is an inherent requirement for students enrolling in this unit of study. Students must be vaccinated against Q fever before commencing the unit or no later than week two of the enrolled teaching session. Q fever vaccination is only available in Australia with the vaccination process taking three weeks to complete. Students must also submit a Q fever Vaccination Declaration upon enrolment. Students who fail to receive vaccination by the specified deadline and/or submit a Q fever Vaccination Declaration are precluded from practical learning activities and will not be able to satisfactorily complete relevant units of study and/or progress in their course more generally. Please refer to the University’s website https://www.sydney.edu.au/students/q-fever-vaccinations.html for more information on student vaccinations.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Science
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | School of Veterinary Science Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 0 |
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Prerequisites:
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VETS6101 and VETS6102 and VETS6103 and VETS6104 and VETS6105 and VETS6106 and VETS6107 and VETS6108 and VETS6121 and VETS6122 and VETS6123 and VETS6124 and VETS6125 and VETS6126 and VETS6201 and VETS6202 and VETS6203 and VETS6204 and VETS6205 and VETS6206 and VETS6207 and VETS6208 and VETS6127 and VETS6128 |
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Corequisites:
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VETS6301 and VETS6302 and VETS6303 and VETS6304 and VETS6305 and VETS6306 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Content of all DVM Year 1 and Year 2 units of study |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. LO1. Develop and demonstrate animal handling and other appropriate technical skills.
- LO2. LO2. Apply knowledge from pre clinical and para clinical units of study to common situations encountered in para veterinary clinical practice.
- LO3. LO3. Expand their professional network.
- LO4. LO4. Demonstrate professional communication skills with veterinary practice staff and clients.
- LO5. LO5. Demonstrate compassion respect and empathy for people and animals.
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Additional advice
This unit must be taken by all students in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine before progression to year 3 of the program.
