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| Product title : | Veterinary education: a basis for good governance leading to effective Veterinary Services |
| Author(s) : | E.A. Sabin & W.R. DeHaven |
Summary :Veterinary education serves as the foundation on which a country can build effective Veterinary Services (VS). In addition, an appropriately well-educated animal health workforce will be better poised to actively participate in and advance good governance practices. Good governance, in turn, will lead to improved animal and veterinary public heath infrastructures and help advance economic development across the globe. A crucial first step in establishing a strong educational foundation is to define minimum competencies for both public- and private-practice veterinarians to perform veterinary service tasks. Defining minimum competencies will also assist veterinary education establishments (VEEs) in developing and implementing curricula to allow graduates to achieve those competencies. Incorporating veterinary educational prerequisites and requirements into governance documents that regulate VS will help to ensure that those who deliver VS have an adequate knowledge and skills base to do so.
Keywords
Accreditation – Certification – Minimum competencies – National veterinary accreditation programme – OIE Ad hoc Group on Veterinary Education – Veterinary education – Veterinary Services.
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