Unit of Study VMED4001 Veterinary Clinical Rotation 1 (2026)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

24
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

372 credit points in the 3508006 - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (Honours) AND VMED3009 - Clinical Integration 4 AND 6 weeks of CWIL hours

Enrolment information

Students completing VMED4001 - Veterinary Clinical Rotation 1 in TT1 will then need to do VMED4002 - Veterinary Clinical Rotation 2 in TT2. Students must have completed all units in Year 4 AND CWIL-1 (6 weeks) before enrolling in this unit. 1. To pass the unit, students must submit all assessment tasks. 2. Attendance: It is important to recognise the relationship between attendance, participation, student success and retention. Please take advantage of all classes and engagement activities as it will increase your opportunity for learning, progression in the course, and success as a veterinarian. For units with practicals and other learning activities that directly relate to developing AVBC day one competencies that are required for veterinary accreditation, attendance is required. These will be identified within each unit and attendance requirements clearly communicated to students.
Enrolment restriction

To be enrolled in final year units, all students must have completed all units from Year 1-Year 4, and satisfied requirements of all AHWIL, PCWIL and CWIL hours. Students are required to submit a Unit Approval Request.

Unit description

This capstone unit immerses final-year veterinary students in a perse range of clinical practice settings to consolidate their knowledge, refine their practical skills, and prepare for day-one readiness as veterinary professionals. Through supervised placements, students will engage with real-world cases in companion animal, equine, avian, wildlife, exotic, zoo, shelter, and community animal practice, as well as diagnostic pathology and veterinary public health environments. Students will build confidence and competence in performing clinical examinations, formulating differential diagnoses, implementing treatment plans, and interpreting diagnostic and pathology results. Emphasis is placed on safe, ethical, and species-appropriate practice, with a strong focus on animal welfare, biosecurity, and infection control. Students will also gain hands-on experience in common surgical and medical procedures, group animal management, and shelter medicine. The unit supports the development of professional and interpersonal skills essential for veterinary practice, including effective communication with clients and colleagues, teamwork in multidisciplinary settings, and respectful engagement with perse communities. Students will engage in reflective practice to support continuous improvement and lifelong learning. This unit is a key transition to professional practice and aligns closely with the AVBC Day One Competencies required for veterinary registration in Australia.

Unit content

Shelter/Wildlife/Avian
Equine
Pathology
Veterinary public health
Small animal medicine (revision)
Small animal surgery (revision)

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2026

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply advanced clinical reasoning, ethical decision-making, and reflective practice to independently assess, diagnose, and manage cases across a variety of species and practice settings, including companion animals, equine, avian, wildlife, exotics, shelter, community, and public health contexts

perform and evaluate a range of clinical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures (including clinicopathology, gross pathology, and biosecurity practices) with a high level of proficiency, demonstrating safe, evidence-based, and species-appropriate care

design and implement diagnostic and treatment plans based on clinical findings, integrating knowledge from across disciplines and case studies to manage individual patients and animal populations in diverse veterinary settings

demonstrate effective communication, collaboration, and professional conduct in multidisciplinary teams by engaging respectfully with clients, colleagues, and community stakeholders, while contributing to positive workplace culture and animal welfare outcomes.

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