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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

















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