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Clinical Affiliate News · Summer 2018

LMU-CVM Celebrates the Graduation of the Class of 2018 On May 19, 2018 our inaugural class’s graduation ceremony was held in the Tex Turner Arena on the LMU campus. It was a special day for all of us at LMU. We hope you all enjoyed your part in devloping and preparing these next members of our profession. So many of them commented on how much they learned from their rotations and how ready they feel to join practice. Thank you for your role you play in our students’ development and education. We wish our graduates further success as they head out into the world!

GRADUATE INFORMATION • 2 are in the One Health

field (Military & USDA) • 11 are pursuing

Internships (8 small animal, 3 equine)

• 28% will be living in Appalachia

• 33% have joined mixed or large animal practices

Congratulations Class of 2018!!

Taking the Veterinary Oath


Clinical Affiliate News

Class of 2018 Award & Graduation Banquet

Another fun and exciting “first” for LMU-CVM was the initiation of our student awards highlighting exceptional performance, achievement and leadership of our students. Thank you to our affiliates who shared insights regarding our students this past year. Your input is vital in helping determine our Clinical Year Award recipients. As you work with our students, please note those that were commendable. If you or your practice is interested in sponsoring an award, please contact: Dr. Glen Hoffsis ([email protected])

Merck Manual Honor Student Recipients

Outstanding Class of 2018 Student Awards



Pre-Rotation Information About one week prior to the start of a rotation, in which you are hosting a student, you should receive via email a copy of the course syllabus and information on student evaluations. If you do not receive them, have any staffing changes or have further questions regarding our program please contact us.

LMU-CVM held our inaugural feral cat trap, neuter and release program, aka ‘CatSnip’ this spring. This program allows us to help local communities reduce roaming cat populations, provide our students with valuable experience in anesthesia, physical examinations and surgery as well as improve the general health of this population. If any of our affiliates (veterinarians and staff) are interested in participating in future events, please contact Dawn Spangler ([email protected]). Our next event is planned for July 26, 2018!

LMU-CVM OPPORTUNITY Class of 2023 Admissions Interviews Another way to be involved with developing our next generation of veterinarians is by taking part in our CVM applicant interviews for the Class of 2023. Interviews are scheduled in the afternoon at the DeBusk Veterinary Teaching Center in Ewing, VA. There will be several days to choose from November through January. You would be able to determine a day that works for your schedule. If you would be interested in participating or learning more about this opportunity, please contact [email protected].

Operation CatSnip

Clinic Availability for the Class of 2020

Although our Class of 2019 has only just begun their clinical year rotations, our office is beginning preparations for clinical year scheduling for the Class of 2020. You will soon be hearing from our office regarding your availability to host students for the 2019-2020 clinical year. Also, if your practice would like to provide our office with any information providing further details and information regarding available services, types of patients seen or what type of experience the students will receive please send it to our office. We will be able to share these details with the students to assist them with the planning of their rotation choices. ([email protected]).

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Class of 2019 Begins Clinical Rotations Our affiliates participation and dedication to our students is so important to the development of our students into confident and competent professionals! We are looking forward to another successful year working with all of you. Here are a few photos of the Class of 2019 in action. Please email us any pictures you would like to share!

Delivering veterinary health care in Ecuador

Transporting an anesthetized lion to another preserve in South Africa

LMU-CVM students with Dr. Kelly Fox at the SPCA of Erie County in upstate New York

Balancing work & fun while providing veterinary care at a competitive trail ride

Working with animals of all shapes & sizes!



The Clinical Teaching Moment Adapted from: “Making the Most of Five minutes: The Clinical Teaching Moment. Smith, Jo R and Lane, India F. J Vet Med Educ. 2015;42(2):271-280. (This article is available in its full form through your LMU E-library access.) Our clinical year program implements the experiential learning theory that occurs in practice-based learning. Learning starts and ends with direct experiences involving a combination of learner characteristics, the experience itself, and the setting in which it happens. In addition, students are exposed to clinical settings that provide the opportunity for learning values, attitudes and professional judgement. Effective clinical teaching must encourage student participation, problem solving, integration of basic and clinical knowledge and deliberate practice along with close supervision and timely feedback. Because variable time is available for ‘formal’ teaching due to unpredictable caseloads, working with learners at different levels and the culture or general chaos of practice life, learning how to incorporate teaching moments throughout the workday is a valuable tool. In this newsletter and in our next edition, we will identify potential teachable moments and describe efficient instructional methods. Teachable Moments Teaching does not have to occur in a traditional, formal rounds-type setting. Teaching occurs in many moments throughout the workday: admitting a patient, data interpretation, making treatment or diagnostic decisions, prescription writing, formulating and obtaining a consult, planning client communication and preparing discharge instructions. Three Main Skills to Improve Teaching “In the Workflow”

1. Improve questions (see below) 2. Modeling and Thinking aloud (see next newsletter) 3. Utilize Frameworks (see next newsletter)

1. Improve questions

a. Motivate. Be ‘present’, use learner’s name b. Listen. Allow time for thoughtful answers, decrease interruptions, limit clarifying questions, hold

questions until after their case presentation c. Stay general to save time. With novice learners, start with questions that have a small range of correct

answers. Use open-ended questions that focus on general principles or mechanisms, and avoid teasing out details. For example, with new issues, focus on 2-3 of the most relevant differentials, for chronic diseases, ask why the disease could have flared up now, or for wellness visits ask about screening tests or preventative treatments.

d. Count to (at least) three before filling silence. Be prepared to allow short gaps of silence to allow the learner to think and formulate a response. It has been shown that by waiting just 3 seconds responses become more detailed, logical and reflective.

e. Adapt. If questions exceed learners’ abilities, (evidenced by poor responses, neutral expressions or lack of follow-up questions) switch to questions that will help learners show what they do know, or, identify a learning issue and move on and review tomorrow with the student.



The Clinical Teaching Moment-continued Example questions to promote effective clinical teaching and learning Low to high-order (Recall/factual to probing/application) progression

• What are the common causes of _____ (disease)? How can we discrimante between them? How will you confirn a diagnosis in this patient? What would you expect to see on _____ (diagnostic test)? Where could you find information on this disease?

Broadening This quesiton may assess additional knowledge not elicited by factual quesitons. It is useful when the learner was unable to consider additional differential diagnoses.

• What are some other causes of ____?

Justifying This question can challenge ideas and assess the delth of knowledge and understanding.

• What about the patient’s history or physical examination supports your diagnosis?

Hypothetical These quesitons can be used to explore new learning solutions if you are seeing a common condition repeatedly.

• How do you think this animal looked when it first presented? (For recheck or referral appointments) • Suppose your pateint had a history of ____. How would that influence your diagnosis? • What if the ____ (clinical parameter) had been normal? • What if we’d chosen to adminster _____ (drug A) instead of _____ (drug B)?

Alternative This question can assess decision-making skills by presenting different plans and asking for a commitment to probable coutcomes. It requires the learner to have a higher level of content mastery.

• Suppose we performed that diagnostic or intervention next week instead of today. What would have been the advantages or disadvantages?

Reflection These questions are suited to cases with unexplaied elements or for complex clinical syndroms. Learning to reflect this way may prevent prmature closure and fosters lifelong learning.

• What else could it be? • What should we see in this type of condiiton that we aren’t in this case?

These questions place the learning sessions into the larger context of patient care and prefessional development. • What did we learn from this? • What did this patient teach us?

The remaining skills discussion will be continued in our next Newsletter…



March 2018 AVMA-COE (Council on Education) Visit to LMU-CVM The AVMA-Council on Education (COE) performed a site visit to LMU-CVM the end of March 2018. The COE visitors evaluated LMU-CVM on the 11 standards of accreditations that include clinical facilities and clinical resources. A complete overview of the accreditation process may be found at: www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Accreditation/Colleges/Pages/coe-process.aspx . In brief, AVMA COE accreditation of veterinary medical programs and institutions assures the following:

• prospective students that they will meet a competency threshold for entry into practice, including eligibility for professional credentialing and/or licensure;

• employers that graduates have achieved specified learning goals and are prepared to begin professional practice;

• faculty, deans and administrators that their programs measure satisfactorily against national standards and their own stated missions and goals;

• the public that public health and safety concerns are being addressed; and • the veterinary profession that the science and art of veterinary medicine are

being advanced through contemporary curricula.

During their visit, the thirteen site visitors visited over 50 clinical sites where LMU-CVM students receive core curricular clinical experiences. LMU-CVM sends a big “Thank you” for those affiliates that participated in these visits. The remainder of the visit was spent at the University of Kentucky (our program partner) and at the LMU-CVM facilities in Tennessee and Virginia reviewing the LMU-CVM program and facilities. We are happy to report that the visit went very well. Their final report will be submitted to the COE at their September meeting. At that time, the COE will review the site report. After discussion and review, the COE will make a decision regarding their recommendation regarding LMU-CVM accreditation. We look forward to sharing a positive report with you, probably sometime in October. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this visit.

LMU-CVM Upcoming Veterinary Meetings Please come visit with us in the Convention Hall!

AVMA Mid-America Veterinary (KVMA) ACVS July13-17 September 28-30 October 24-27 Denver, CO Louisville, KY Phoenix, AZ

AAEP, 2017, San Antonio, TX Clinical Year Student Housing

We are always looking for safe and affordable

housing options for our students while they are on their rotations. If you know of any student housing

options in your area please contact Laurie Roberson. ([email protected], 423.869.6841).

http://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Accreditation/Colleges/Pages/coe-process.aspx



Upcoming Events

www.LMUnet.edu/academics/schools/college-of-veterinary-medicine/invest-2018

Our Career Fair gives our affiliates the opportunity to meet with current 4th year students as prospective employees as well as our pre-clinical students prior to them planning their clinical year schedules. The CE presentations are FREE, RACE approved open to affiliates and students. We hope to see many of our affiliates at this event so please join us!

LMU-CVM is also very

excited to be hosting the 2018 InVeST

Conference.

Please see our website or follow the link below

for more information on the program and

registration.

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