The Integrative and Distributive
Veterinary Curriculum
A Successful DVM Education Model
Presented by
Stephen J. Waldhalm, PhD, DVM on behalf of the Faculty
Major Goals
• Describe the effective curricular model used at
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Western
University
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it off Health
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Sciences
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• Emphasize early curriculum preparation of
students
t d t for
f distributive
di t ib ti clinical
li i l education
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ti
• Describe selection of suitable workplace sites for
learning,
learning and the training of Preceptors
• Describe effective monitoring of student learning
by CVM faculty members
What is Curriculum
Latin – “race course”
Wikipedia April
April, 2010
• Determine what qualities are
d i bl iin adult
desirable
d lt members
b
off
society, and which experiences
would generate said qualities;
and
• Define the deeds
deeds--experiences
the student ought to have to
become the adult he or she
ought to become.
become.
John Franklin Bobbitt, 1918
What is Curriculum
• Most of the needed skills
and knowledge are found
in what veterinarians
routinely do
do.
• Deconstruct and Discover
– How does that work?
– Whyy does that happen?
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Veterinary Medicine Curriculum
DVM C
Curriculum
i l
4 years
Year 1&2
4 Semesters
Year 3
2 Semesters
Year 4
2 Semesters ((+))
Veterinary Medicine Curriculum
DVM C
Curriculum
i l
4 years
Year 1&2
4 Semesters
Year 3
2 Semesters
Veterinary Issues
Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Clinical Skills
Veterinary Basic Sciences
Whole Body
MusculoSkeletal
Nervous
CardioPulmonary
Special Systems
Genitourinary
Gastrointestinal
Endo-Repro
p
Year 4
2 Semesters ((+))
Veterinary Medicine Curriculum
DVM C
Curriculum
i l
4 years
Year 1&2
4 Semesters
Year 4
2 Semesters ((+))
Year 3
2 Semesters
Year 3 Presentation
Veterinary Issues
Practice Management
Population Health
Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Diagnostic Pathology
Food and Feed Safety
Public Health
Clinical Skills
USDA Regulatory
Lab Animals
Zoo
Surgery/Anesthesia
Veterinary Basic Sciences
Whole Body
MusculoSkeletal
Nervous
CardioPulmonary
Special Systems
Genitourinary
Gastrointestinal
Endo-Repro
p
Livestock 1
Livestock 2
Equine 1
Equine 2
Small Animal 1
Small Animal 2
Small Animal 3
Small Animal 4
Veterinary Medicine Curriculum
DVM C
Curriculum
i l
4 years
Year 1&2
4 Semesters
Year 4
2 Semesters ((+))
Year 3
2 Semesters
Year 3 Presentation
Veterinary Issues
Student's
Selectives
Practice Management
Rotation 1
Population Health
Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Diagnostic Pathology
Food and Feed Safety
Public Health
Clinical Skills
USDA Regulatory
Rotation 2
Lab Animals
Internal Medicine
Core
LA or SA
Zoo
Surgery Core
LA or SA
Rotation 3
Rotation 4
Surgery/Anesthesia
Rotation 5
Veterinary Basic Sciences
Whole Body
MusculoSkeletal
Nervous
Livestock 1
Livestock 2
Equine 1
Equine 2
Small Animal 1
Small Animal 2
CardioPulmonary
Rotation 6
Special Systems
Genitourinary
Gastrointestinal
Endo-Repro
p
Small Animal 3
Small Animal 4
Rotation 7
Rotation 8
Horizontal Continuity
Vertical Integration
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Ethics & Animal Welfare
PBL Case Scenarios (64)
Small Group Interaction
S lf Di t d L
Self-Directed
Learning
i
Clinical Skills
Wellness Care Patients
Skills Development Laboratories
Livestock Handling
Veterinary Issues
Ethical discussions
Current Issues
Practice Management / Presentation
Classroom-based Courses (4)
W k l
Workplace-based
b
dC
Courses (12)
Core Internal Medicine
Core Surgery
St d t Selectives
Student
S l ti
(6 9)
(6-9)
Veterinary Medicine Curriculum
DVM C
Curriculum
i l
4 years
Year 1&2
4 Semesters
Year 3 Presentation
Veterinary Issues
Clinical Relations
Oversight
Year 3
2 Semesters
Year 4
2 Semesters ((+))
Clinical Field Liaison
Student's
Selectives
Workplace Venue
Quality Assurance
Rotation 1
Practice Management
Population Health
Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Diagnostic Pathology
Food and Feed Safety
Public Health
Clinical Skills
USDA Regulatory
Rotation 2
Lab Animals
Internal Medicine
Core
LA or SA
Zoo
Surgery Core
LA or SA
Rotation 3
Rotation 4
Surgery/Anesthesia
Rotation 5
Veterinary Basic Sciences
Whole Body
MusculoSkeletal
Nervous
Livestock 1
Livestock 2
Equine 1
Equine 2
Small Animal 1
Small Animal 2
CardioPulmonary
Rotation 6
Special Systems
Genitourinary
Gastrointestinal
Endo-Repro
p
Small Animal 3
Small Animal 4
Rotation 7
Rotation 8
Veterinary Medicine Curriculum
DVM C
Curriculum
i l
4 years
Year 1&2
4 Semesters
Year 3 Presentation
Veterinary Issues
Clinical Relations
Oversight
Year 3
2 Semesters
Year 4
( )
2 Semesters (+)
Clinical Field Liaison
Student's
Selectives
Workplace Venue
Quality Assurance
Rotation 1
Practice Management
Population Health
Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Diagnostic Pathology
Food and Feed Safety
Public Health
Clinical Skills
USDA Regulatory
Rotation 2
Lab Animals
Internal Medicine
Core
LA or SA
Zoo
Surgery Core
LA or SA
Rotation 3
Rotation 4
Surgery/Anesthesia
Rotation 5
Veterinary Basic Sciences
Whole Body
MusculoSkeletal
Nervous
Livestock 1
Livestock 2
Equine 1
Equine 2
Small Animal 1
Small Animal 2
CardioPulmonary
Rotation 6
Special Systems
Genitourinary
Gastrointestinal
Endo-Repro
p
Small Animal 3
Small Animal 4
Rotation 7
Rotation 8
Veterinary Medicine Curriculum
DVM C
Curriculum
i l
4 years
Year 1&2
4 Semesters
Clinical Relations
Oversight
Year 3
2 Semesters
Year 4
2 Semesters ((+))
Course Leaders
Year 3 Presentation
Veterinary
Course
Syllabi
yIssues
Clinical Field Liaison
Practice Management
Workplace Venue
Quality Assurance
Population Health
Progress
Molecular andExams
Cellular
Food and Feed Safety
Video Conference
Clinical Skills
Rounds
Site Visits
Veterinary Basic Sciences
Stu
udents
Public Health
USDA Regulatory
Clinical Site Standards
Nervous
Rotation 2
Lab Animals
Internal Medicine
Core
LA or SA
Zoo
Surgery Core
LA or SA
Preceptor
p Training
g
Rotation 3
On-site facility visits
Rotations
Administrators
Rotation 4
Surgery/Anesthesia
Livestock 1
MusculoSkeletal
Rotation 1
Diagnostic Pathology
Biology
Whole Body
Clinical Site
Student's
Liaisons
Selectives
Rotation 5
Livestock 2
CardioPulmonary
Rotation 6
Special Systems
Genitourinary
Gastrointestinal
Equine 1
Daily
Case Logs evaluated
Endo-Repro
p
Small Animal 1
Equine 2
Small Animal 2
Rotation 7
Regular Communications
Small Animal 3
Small Animal 4
Rotation 8
Learning in the Workplace
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•
•
•
Complex and Information Rich
Learning in Context
Self
Self--directed Adult Learning
Behaviors of a Professional Life
Life--long Learner
I would rather have a doctor who…
• Practices desirable behaviors such as:
– Routinely succeeds in resolving my particular
problem
– Consults with others who have experience
and remarkable success
– Researches current literature
I would rather have a doctor who…
• Is a selfself-directed lifelife-long learner
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Series
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Voltage
Drop
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Or
Current Flow ?