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Review
. 2021 Jun 18;11(6):1818.
doi: 10.3390/ani11061818.

Veterinary Education during Covid-19 and Beyond-Challenges and Mitigating Approaches

Jennifer Routh  1 , Sharmini Julita Paramasivam  1 , Peter Cockcroft  1 , Vishna Devi Nadarajah  2 , Kamalan Jeevaratnam  1
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Review

Veterinary Education during Covid-19 and Beyond-Challenges and Mitigating Approaches

Jennifer Routh et al. Animals (Basel). .

Abstract

The public health implications of the Covid-19 pandemic have caused unprecedented and unexpected challenges for veterinary schools worldwide. They are grappling with a wide range of issues to ensure that students can be trained and assessed appropriately, despite the international, national, and local restrictions placed on them. Moving the delivery of knowledge content largely online will have had a positive and/or negative impact on veterinary student learning gain which is yet to be clarified. Workplace learning is particularly problematic in the current climate, which is concerning for graduates who need to develop, and then demonstrate, practical core competences. Means to optimise the learning outcomes in a hybrid model of curriculum delivery are suggested. Specific approaches could include the use of video, group discussion, simulation and role play, peer to peer and interprofessional education.

Keywords: Covid-19; curriculum; e-learning; educational methods.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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A non-exhaustive list of options for delivering theoretical content online. Kahoot!©-Tordenskiolds gate 6, 0160 Oslo, Norway. https://kahoot.com (accessed on 17 June 2021). Poll Everywhere Inc©-639 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 USA. https://polleverywhere.com (accessed on 17 June 2021).
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Figure 2
Multimodal Model for Online Education modified from Picciano, (2017) [37].
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Mitigating approaches for delivering practical and clinical skills content during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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A framework to understand crisis-response measures copied with permission from Royal Society for Arts Manufactures and Commerce, (2020) [71].
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