Large Animal Emergency Relief Services-A Model for University Engagement With Private Practitioners and Development of Practice Readiness for Veterinary Students.
Abstract: Large animal teaching hospitals often struggle to maintain consistent teaching caseloads, which are affected by seasonal variations, economic pressures, increased abilities of local large animal practices to hospitalize large animals, and client intolerance for the operational needs of an academic mission. Non-academic large animal practices enjoy a more consistent caseload but suffer from a lack of emergency relief and a limited ability to share emergency duties, which may have adverse effects on work-life balance. An academic, on-farm, large animal emergency relief service can combine multiple clinics' emergency services to increase overall caseload and the probability of consistent teaching exposure for veterinary students. In late November of 2013, the Large Animal Teaching Hospital at the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine adopted a business model to provide a large animal emergency relief service to area practitioners; enhance student learning via increased emergency caseload; and advance the academic mission to develop practice-ready graduates. Providing this service contributes to the well-being of area practitioners and enriches student learning through increased caseload.
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Publication Date: 2020-07-17 PubMed ID: 32851002PubMed Central: PMC7396559DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00403Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research focuses on the Large Animal Emergency Relief Services, a model designed by the University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine to improve caseload consistency, reinforce student learning and foster cooperative practice with local practitioners in handling emergency cases with large animals.
Background
- This study underlines the challenges encountered by large animal teaching hospitals in maintaining a consistent teaching caseload, which is essential for instructing veterinary students. These challenges stem from seasonal variations, economic issues, the capabilities of local animal healthcare facilities to house large animals, and client resistance towards the operational requirements of an academic mission.
- It also points out the struggles faced by non-academic large animal practices which manage a more stable flow of cases but lack emergency relief capabilities. This deficiency affects their ability to distribute emergency duties and can disturb work-life balance.
Introduction of the Large Animal Emergency Relief Service Model
- The Large Animal Teaching Hospital at the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine devised a business model that amalgamates the emergency services of multiple clinics. The idea behind this is to increase the overall caseload and ensure reliable teaching exposure for veterinary students.
- This model was officially adopted in late November of 2013. The resulting initiative, termed the Large Animal Emergency Relief Service, aids local practitioners in handling emergency cases with large animals.
Impact of the New Model
- The Large Animal Emergency Relief Service not only helps to maintain a consistent flow of cases for teaching but also enriches student learning by increasing the overall caseload.
- By providing relief services for large animal emergencies, the university supports local practitioners and improves their work-life balance. This scheme successfully bridges the gap between academic and non-academic large animal practices, fostering a collaborative approach to veterinary healthcare.>
- Finally, it contributes positively to the college’s mission of developing graduates who are ready for professional practice, emphasizing the importance of university engagement with private practitioners.
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Graves MT, Anderson DE, DeNovo RC.
(2020).
Large Animal Emergency Relief Services-A Model for University Engagement With Private Practitioners and Development of Practice Readiness for Veterinary Students.
Front Vet Sci, 7, 403.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00403 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States.
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States.
- Administration and Hospital Programs, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States.
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