To provide exposure to a diversity of species and cases in different settings in order to practice and master entry level clinical and non-technical veterinary skills.
Key Measures
- Normal and diseased animals of various domestic and exotic species must be available for instructional purposes
- A diverse and sufficient number of patients during on-campus and off-campus clinical activities for students’ clinical educational experience
- The program must be able to demonstrate that the clinical resources are sufficient to achieve the stated educational goals and mission
Strengths
- The caseload is diverse across the major companion animals and livestock species
- Students receive clinical training in the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center (LVMC), Veterinary Field Services, Iowa Veterinary Specialties, Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL), Veterinary Pathology Services, and a variety of preceptorship opportunities
- Across all patient species there has been an overall 11% increase in clinical patient visits at the LVMC since 2018
Weaknesses
- The growth in clinical cases in the LVMC has been primarily in specialty areas
- Exposure to exotic animal cases has decreased
- Food animal and equine ambulatory caseload has decreased in recent years due to urbanization of service areas
Future Plans
- Evaluating innovative solutions to provide additional primary care experiences for students
- Providing additional exotic animal clinical case exposure for interested students using alternative learning experiences and through preceptorships
- Ambulatory service is offering more services to non-traditional and niche livestock producers