Utrecht University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Information for UCDavis veterinary students intere

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Utrecht UniversityFaculty of Veterinary
MedicineInformation for UCDavis veterinary
studentsinterested in an exchange program
Joris H. Robben
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Flying

• Travelling

AMS
SAC
SFO
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Flying

• Travelling

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The Netherlands
Travelling
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Train

• Travelling

• Amsterdam Schiphol ?? Utrecht Central

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Bus, taxi, bike

• Travelling

• Utrecht Central?? University Campus De Uithof

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Utrecht city

• Living

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Utrecht city

• Living

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Utrecht city Student city

• Living

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Student housing
City

• Living

• SSHU Society for Social Housing Utrecht
• http//www.sshu.nl/

Uithof
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Student housing

• Living

• Private housing

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De Uithof

• Utrecht University

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De Uithof

• Utrecht University

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History

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• 1821 start of veterinary education in the
  Netherlands
• 1925 faculty of veterinary medicine
• 1973 first faculty outside North-America to
  become AVMA accredited

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Androclus building

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• faculty office
• office for education
• Bureau International Contacts

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Androclus building

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• library and study landscape
• veterinary / pathology museum
• preclinical departments
• cantina

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Alexander Numan Building

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• research with medicine and biology
• preclinical departments

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Janet Donker-Voet Building

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• research facilities
• clinical laboratories
• pharmacy
• cantina

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Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion
Animals

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Dep. Clin. Sci. Comp. Anim.

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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University Companion Animal Hospital

• Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion
  Animals

• referral hospital (11 specialities)
• 15,000 consultations
• 8,000 new cases
• 5,000 imaging procedures
• 3,000 surgical procedures

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Board-certified specialists in 11 specialities

• Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion
  Animals

• internal medicine
• medicine
• cardiology
• oncology
• surgery
• ophthalmology
• dermatology
• exotics medicine and surgery
• diagnostic imaging
• anaesthesiology
• reproduction
• nutrition

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Department of Equine Sciences

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Department of Equine Sciences

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Department of Farm Animal Health

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Department of Farm Animal Health

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Curriculum

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• admittance procedure
• direct (as the top in high school) (15)
• weighed lottery (gt 50)
• lt 70 by interview and psychological testing(for
  farm animal health)(30)
• at this moment 2 curricula (2000 and 2007)
• new curriculum
• Bachelor 3 years theory and labs
• Master 3 years with clinical rotations and
  research internship

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Curriculum

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• every year 225 students admitted
• in total 1200 students
• majority female ( 85)
• per year
• 100 students companion animal medicine
• 75-85 students farm animal medicine
• 15-25 students equine medicine

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Goals of the educational program

• Curriculum 2007

• development of problem solving skills
• professional attitude, social and communicative
  skills
• integration of healthy versus sick
• academic and scientific development
• life-long learning

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Bachelor

• Curriculum 2007

• 3 years
• first year from molecule to herd
• second and third year
• block courses organ-oriented
• line courses general topics like ethics,
  clinical reasoning, professional conduct
• all species

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Master

• Curriculum 2007

• 3 years, starts in 2010
• general (1 yr) and species-specific (2 yr) part
• different programs that are species-oriented
• companion animal sciences
• equine sciences
• farm animal and veterinary public health sciences
• per program choice for different orientations
• clinical
• research
• administration and policy development

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Final result

• Curriculum 2007

• QUALIFIED but not generally COMPETENT
• More information
• http//www.uu.nl/EN/faculties/veterinarymedicine/
• as website is new, information is somewhat
  limited
• http//www.utrecht.ucla.edu/

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Number of Dutch veterinarians 6094(4367 active)

• Veterinary Medicine in the Netherlands

• Of the women 60 graduated in the last 13 years.

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Veterinary Student Circle

• Diergeneeskundige StudentenKring

• a student body with a very long history (since
  1932)
• many veterinary and social sub-societies and
  groups
• they know how to party.....
• www.dskonline.nl

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Peerdepieten

• Diergeneeskundige StudentenKring

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General Information

• Externship at FD of UU for UC Davis students

• open to UCD students from 2nd year and up
• externships can last from 4 to 8 weeks
• at clinical departments companion animal, horses
  or farm animals (ruminants, pigs, poultry).
• application should contain
• curriculum vitae for approval by the receiving
  department
• time schedule
• requests for rotational interests
• submit at least 3 months before arrival date
• apply for grants at UC Davis contact Sue Kanoho
  at (sjkanoho_at_ucdavis.edu)

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Thank you for your attention
and I will not take off...
until I have answered all your questions!
J.H.Robben_at_uu.nl