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==RCVS Guide to essential competences required of the new Veterinary Graduate==

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==RCVS GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL COMPETENCES REQUIRED OF THE NEW VETERINARY GRADUATE==

==General Professional Skills and Attributes==

 

 

==GENERAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES==

The new veterinary graduate should be able to:

The new veterinary graduate should be able to:

*Communicate effectively with clients, the lay public, professional colleagues and responsible authorities; listen effectively and respond sympathetically to clients and others, using language in a form appropriate to the audience and the context

*Communicate effectively with clients, the lay public, professional colleagues and responsible authorities; listen effectively and respond sympathetically to clients and others, using language in a form appropriate to the audience and the context

*Be aware of personal limitations, and demonstrate awareness of when and from where to seek professional advice, assistance and support.

*Be aware of personal limitations, and demonstrate awareness of when and from where to seek professional advice, assistance and support.

''(Commentary: This last item is considered to be one of the most important, and should guide all new veterinary graduates when undertaking their professional duties. Veterinary surgeons undertaking procedures on patients must at all stages in their careers be fully competent in their performance, or be under the close supervision of those so competent. When in doubt, the new veterinary graduate must seek professional support and in the interests of animal and human health, should not attempt to undertake complex procedures unsupervised.)''

''(Commentary: This last item is considered to be one of the most important, and should guide all new veterinary graduates when undertaking their professional duties. Veterinary surgeons undertaking procedures on patients must at all stages in their careers be fully competent in their performance, or be under the close supervision of those so competent. When in doubt, the new veterinary graduate must seek professional support and in the interests of animal and human health, should not attempt to undertake complex procedures unsupervised.)''

==UNDERPINNING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING==

==Underpinning Knowledge and Understanding==

The new veterinary graduate will need to have acquired a thorough knowledge and understanding of the following:

The new veterinary graduate will need to have acquired a thorough knowledge and understanding of the following:

*The sciences on which the activities of veterinary surgeons are based

*The sciences on which the activities of veterinary surgeons are based

*The principles of disease prevention and the promotion of health and welfare

*The principles of disease prevention and the promotion of health and welfare

*Veterinary public health issues including zoonoses

*Veterinary public health issues including zoonoses

==PRACTICAL COMPETENCES==

 

==Practical Competences==

The new veterinary graduate should be able to undertake the following:

The new veterinary graduate should be able to undertake the following:

*Obtain an accurate and relevant history of the individual animal or animal group, and its/their environment

*Obtain an accurate and relevant history of the individual animal or animal group, and its/their environment

*Advise on, and carry out preventive and prophylactic programmes appropriate to the species and commensurate with accepted animal health, welfare and public health standards, seeking advice and assistance where necessary from professional colleagues

*Advise on, and carry out preventive and prophylactic programmes appropriate to the species and commensurate with accepted animal health, welfare and public health standards, seeking advice and assistance where necessary from professional colleagues

*Minimise the risks of contamination, cross infection and accumulation of pathogens in the veterinary premises and in the field

*Minimise the risks of contamination, cross infection and accumulation of pathogens in the veterinary premises and in the field