📖Program Curriculum
Level I
All candidates shall complete the following core courses:
Semester I
VET SC 7001RW DVM Professional Skills
VET SC 7006RW Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology
VET SC 7011RW Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Theriogenology
VET SC 7009RW General Pathology
Semester II
VET SC 7002RW Fundamentals of Veterinary Anaesthesia Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery
VET SC 7004RW Internationalernationalensive Production Medicine
VET SC 7005RW Clinical Research Project
VET SC 7010RW Systems Pathology
Level II
All candidates shall complete the following core courses:
Semester I
VET SC 7213RW Wildlife and Conservation Practice
VET SC 7230ARW Companion Animal Practice Part 1
VET SC 7250ARW Equine Clinical Practice Part 1
VET SC 7240ARW Ruminant Health and Production Part 1
Semester II
VET SC 7223RW Veterinary Public Health and Biosecurity
VET SC 7230BRW Companion Animal Practice Part 2
VET SC 7250BRW Equine Clinical Practice Part 2
VET SC 7240BRW Ruminant Health and Production Part 2
Level III
All candidates shall complete the following core courses:
Core Rotations
VET SC 7300ARW Equine Practice Rotation A
VET SC 7300BRW Equine Practice Rotation B
VET SC 7301ARW Rural Mixed Animal Practice Rotation A
VET SC 7301BRW Rural Mixed Animal Practice Rotation B
VET SC 7302ARW Companion Animal Practice Rotation A
VET SC 7302BRW Companion Animal Practice Rotation B
VET SC 7303ARW Anaesthesia & Analgesia Rotation A
VET SC 7303BRW Anaesthesia & Analgesia Rotation B
VET SC 7304ARW Pathology & Diagnostic Services Rotation A
VET SC 7304BRW Pathology & Diagnostic Services Rotation B
VET SC 7305ARW Veterinary Public Health Rotation A
VET SC 7305BRW Veterinary Public Health Rotation B
VET SC 7306RW DVM Elective Topic
VET SC 7304ARW Transition to Veterinary Profession A
VET SC 7304BRW Transition to Veterinary Profession B
Extra-mural studies
Students must complete Doctor of Veterinary Medicine extra mural studies EMS to the value of 26 weeks. This is broken into four components:
1. EMS-1: 6 weeks of preparatory EMS taken in 1
2. EMS-2: 4 weeks of 2 EMS
3. EMS-3: 15 weeks of 3 EMS which cannot begin until DVM 2 courses are successfully completed.
4. EMS-VHC: 1 week of after-hours roster in the University of Adelaide Veterinary Health Centre. This can begin after the successful completion of DVM 1 and must be finalised by the end of semester 2 in DVM 2.
The EMS must be completed no more than 1 year after DVM Level 3 courses have been completed.
In order to be eligible for early conferral and registration as a Veterinarian in January of the year following completion of studies students must ensure that their EMS have been finalised by early December in their final year of study.
Before beginning a period of extra mural studies students are required to ensure that the placement will be acceptable by consulting the Placements & Internationalernationalernships Coordinator and the placement attendance has approval of the Head of School.
Upon completion of each period of extra mural studies students are required to complete and submit all placement associated documentation and tasks to a satisfactory standard including certification of attendance by the placement supervisor for approval by the Placements & Internationalernationalernships Coordinator.
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