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HANDS-ON CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
EQUINE HOSPITAL AND
AMBULATORY PRACTICE
Equine is located at the Hawkshead emergency work and equine surgery in the hospital. During
Campus with a long and rich history in the ambulatory week, each student goes out on calls with one
veterinarian attending routine and emergency first-opinion
equine health management. It combines cases. We also offer visits to our outside partner (The Horse
first class primary care with world- Trust), if available, where students can participate in the daily
veterinary work with the staff veterinarian.
leading research and hospital services
delivered by an experienced ambulatory In addition, students can choose up to six weeks of Equine as
tracking rotations at partnering equine ambulatory practices
team and the largest number of RCVS- and referral hospitals.
recognised equine specialists of any UK
veterinary teaching hospital to provide a “Rotating through the Equine
24-hour emergency and referral service. Hospital was a fantastic learning
opportunity. I was able to see a
range of cases and learn from a
team passionate about both their
We are committed to educating equine vets of the future. specialties and teaching students.
Veterinary Medicine students are encouraged to fully participate With the support and encouragement
in daily work at Equine, and make use of every opportunity from the interns, residents and senior
to practice their clinical skills, always under close supervision. clinicians, I was able to go from a student with
Students are fully immersed in the ambulatory and hospital very little exposure to the equine sector to someone
routine, examining and treating horses alongside clinicians, now pursuing a career in first-opinion equine practice.
with each student being assigned their own cases. The hands-on learning and working through cases
in the seminars gave me a great foundation to build
Students spend a minimum of four weeks on Equine (core upon going on EMS placements.”
rotations). The four weeks are divided between ambulatory
first-opinion practice and equine medicine, out-of-hours and REMI MUNN
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
22 HISTORY-MAKING • WORLD-LEADING • LIFE-CHANGING