Unit of Study VMED2001 Clinical Integration 2 (2027)

Unit description

This module aims to further develop students’ clinical capability through systems-focused, clinically integrated learning that builds on foundational skills introduced earlier in the program. VMED2001 emphasises systematic clinical examination, targeted history taking, and appropriate diagnostic sampling, with a particular focus on dermatological presentations. Students are supported to develop competence in assisted clinical interventions, including triage, wound management, fluid and electrolyte therapy, bandaging, and basic surgical procedures, while beginning to link clinical findings to common presentation patterns encountered in veterinary practice. As a clinical integration unit, VMED2001 aims to strengthen clinical reasoning, reflective practice, and supervised decision-making through structured, case-based learning. Content is intentionally sequenced to promote progression from examination and data gathering to basic procedural planning and communication within the veterinary team. Through repeated exposure to integrated cases develop confidence applying clinical knowledge across body systems, reflecting on their performance, and functioning effectively within a supervised clinical environment, aligning with competency-based veterinary education principles and preparation for more advanced clinical training.

Unit content

1. Systematic clinical examination with a focus on dermatological and aural exams, history taking and diagnostic sampling
2. Intro to triage, first aid and wound management (advancing parenteral administration of medications)
3. Dehydration, fluid therapy electrolyte management 1, catheters and cannulas
4. Bandaging, splints, casts and poultices
5. Surgery 2: basic principles of stitch ups, lumpectomy,
6. Clinical case integration: the itchy, smelly, lumpy, or alopecic patient