Unit information: Clinical Assessment Tool Stage 2 in 2010/11

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Unit name Clinical Assessment Tool Stage 2
Unit code VETS20010
Credit points 75
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Miss. BADGER
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

All first and second year units

Co-requisites

Clinical Assessment Tool level 2

School/department Bristol Veterinary School
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

Students are required to complete a record of their clinical competencies in the form of the Clinical Assessment Tool (CAT) provided by the University of Bristol. The CAT is issued in stages from the First Year of the Programme onwards and is subject to verification by the university staff at intervals throughout the programme. Using the Occupational Standards to ensure standardisation, students complete tasks that are subject to self, formative and summative assessments. The latter are carried out by assessors in their work placements or by internal assessors within the Department. All work placements are accreditied Training Prcatices (TPs),have at least one qualified (32/33 or A1) assessor and students are supervised and assessed by staff who are vocationally competent, i.e. possess either MRCVS or VN qualifications. The students'progress towards completion of the CAT is reviewed at regular intervals and any corrective action advised and documented. In addition students will complete four 1500 word reports regarding cases that they have been involved with in key clinical areas ( Surgical, Medical, Anaesthesia and Radiography).