Specific program description
1. Surgical service rotation
A total of 111 weeks is spent in the surgery section, Tierklinik Haar under the direction of a Resident Advisor.
Additionally 12 weeks will be spent in one of the three university hospitals.
The resident will be responsible for:
2. Anaesthesiology
A total of 3 weeks (100 hours) is spent in the section of Small Animal Anaesthesiology at the Small Animal Clinic University of Hannover. During the anaesthesiology rotation the resident participates in patient care, anaesthesiology and critical care peri- and post operatively, pain management and recovery. Also the resident has to join anaesthesiology rounds (case discussions, seminars and literature reviews). One expert for Small Animal Anaesthesiology (Diplomate ECVA) supervises the rotation.
3. Diagnostic imaging
A minimum of 2 weeks (80 hours) is devoted to diagnostic imaging section at the Small Animal Clinic – Surgery, University of Giessen. The resident will participate in routine and special diagnostic imaging procedures (eg ultrasonography (including colour Doppler, power angio and 3-D)), contrast studies like myelography and fluoroscopy or scintigraphy) of patients and emergency cases. The resident will participate in the rounds of the section of diagnostic imaging, case discussion and literature studies. The rotation is supervised by 2 ECVDI-Diplomates (see appendix 1). Computerised tomography (CT) and Magnet Resonance Imaging (MRI) devices are available.
4. Pathology
A minimum of 80 hours is devoted to pathology (section of small animal cadavers), histology and cytology. The resident will attend the rounds in the Pathology Department at University of Munich including macroscopic and microscopic pathology under the supervision of an ECVP-Diplomate.
5. Internal Medicine
A minimum of 2 weeks (80 hours) is devoted to internal medicine. The resident will participate in all work and seminars in the internal medicine section of the Tierklinik Haar. Rotation is supervised by one ECVIM-CA Diplomate and one expert in internal medicine (german specialisation “Fachtierarzt” of internal medicine).
6. Emergency service
The resident has to participate in the emergency service, including night and weekend shifts. The daytime period is included in the surgical service rotation.
7. Research
The resident will devote a minimum of 12 weeks to research or clinical investigations, case discussions, seminars, literature reviews and preparation of scientific manuscripts (eg case reports, retrospective or prospective studies) or to prepare presentations for conferences.
8. External rotations
A maximum of 12 weeks may be spent on external rotation. During his/her second and third year, the resident is supposed to attend one beginner and one advanced AO-Vet course in Davos, Giessen or Salzburg.
9. Rounds, seminars and didactic training
Residents are expected to deliver case and problem based rounds to their peers and undergraduates. They are also required to prepare and deliver seminars during the course of their residency and to attend regular morning rounds, resident seminars, journal club, exam preparation review sessions and occasionally rounds and lectures from visiting lecturers.
“Visite” (morning rounds) - Formal clinical rounds (small animal surgery) will be held daily with residents and interns presenting hospitalised cases. Clinical plans and results for in-hospital cases will be discussed with staff members.
Resident seminars - Clinic wide (Internal Medicine, Neurology and Surgery) resident seminars are held every other week on Tuesday morning (7:15-8:00). Residents will participate in presenting clinical and/or basic research topics.
Case presentations: Residents will participate in the weekly surgical case presentations.
Journal or Slatter Club: Surgery Journal reviews or chapter discussion of “Slatter” take place once weekly.
10. Conferences
Residents are encouraged to attend the annual scientific meeting of the ECVS and to participate once to the resident forum (financial support by Tierklinik Haar).
The resident will be encouraged to attend at least once the BSAVA-meeting in Birmingham, England and as many local meetings (e.g. DVG-Jahrestagung, BPT congress) as feasible. The Surgery Service provides financial support if the resident presents an abstract (oral or poster).
11. Surgical case log and resident activity log
At the Tierklinik Haar an electronic database is available to maintain a surgical case log and a resident activity log that complies with the guidelines of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. Both logs will be reviewed by the Resident Advisor at each evaluation.
12. Research and publications
Residents are expected to fulfil the ECVS research and publication requirements.
The resident is obliged to start a research project during the first year of the residency. The project should be completed at the end of the second year or at the first half of his/her last year.
He/she is expected to present the results of the research at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the ECVS during the resident forum in the third year of his/her residency.
The goals are to become acquainted with clinical research, to publish an abstract, to present new material orally to peers, and finally, to publish these findings in a refereed scientific journal.
The resident is expected to have a second publication (eg clinical case report; retrospective study) finished at the end of the third year of his/her residency.
13. Clinical teaching
The resident will participate in the clinical education of veterinary students and graduate veterinarians.
14. Resident evaluation
The resident supervisor (Christian Schwandt) will participate in each resident evaluation and discuss the progress of the resident.
Evaluations take place twice per year.
Program director, resident supervisor and resident will discuss the progress made, plans for the forthcoming months and career goals.
1. Surgical service rotation
A total of 111 weeks is spent in the surgery section, Tierklinik Haar under the direction of a Resident Advisor.
Additionally 12 weeks will be spent in one of the three university hospitals.
The resident will be responsible for:
- receiving patients (clinical and diagnostic examinations)
- supervising daily management of hospitalised animals
- participation in surgical training of students (Tierklinik Haar is “Ausbildungsklinik” for students) and interns
- assisting or responsible for surgical procedures (secondary or primary surgeon)
- providing optimal clinical services and professional communications with the owner of the patient
2. Anaesthesiology
A total of 3 weeks (100 hours) is spent in the section of Small Animal Anaesthesiology at the Small Animal Clinic University of Hannover. During the anaesthesiology rotation the resident participates in patient care, anaesthesiology and critical care peri- and post operatively, pain management and recovery. Also the resident has to join anaesthesiology rounds (case discussions, seminars and literature reviews). One expert for Small Animal Anaesthesiology (Diplomate ECVA) supervises the rotation.
3. Diagnostic imaging
A minimum of 2 weeks (80 hours) is devoted to diagnostic imaging section at the Small Animal Clinic – Surgery, University of Giessen. The resident will participate in routine and special diagnostic imaging procedures (eg ultrasonography (including colour Doppler, power angio and 3-D)), contrast studies like myelography and fluoroscopy or scintigraphy) of patients and emergency cases. The resident will participate in the rounds of the section of diagnostic imaging, case discussion and literature studies. The rotation is supervised by 2 ECVDI-Diplomates (see appendix 1). Computerised tomography (CT) and Magnet Resonance Imaging (MRI) devices are available.
4. Pathology
A minimum of 80 hours is devoted to pathology (section of small animal cadavers), histology and cytology. The resident will attend the rounds in the Pathology Department at University of Munich including macroscopic and microscopic pathology under the supervision of an ECVP-Diplomate.
5. Internal Medicine
A minimum of 2 weeks (80 hours) is devoted to internal medicine. The resident will participate in all work and seminars in the internal medicine section of the Tierklinik Haar. Rotation is supervised by one ECVIM-CA Diplomate and one expert in internal medicine (german specialisation “Fachtierarzt” of internal medicine).
6. Emergency service
The resident has to participate in the emergency service, including night and weekend shifts. The daytime period is included in the surgical service rotation.
7. Research
The resident will devote a minimum of 12 weeks to research or clinical investigations, case discussions, seminars, literature reviews and preparation of scientific manuscripts (eg case reports, retrospective or prospective studies) or to prepare presentations for conferences.
8. External rotations
A maximum of 12 weeks may be spent on external rotation. During his/her second and third year, the resident is supposed to attend one beginner and one advanced AO-Vet course in Davos, Giessen or Salzburg.
9. Rounds, seminars and didactic training
Residents are expected to deliver case and problem based rounds to their peers and undergraduates. They are also required to prepare and deliver seminars during the course of their residency and to attend regular morning rounds, resident seminars, journal club, exam preparation review sessions and occasionally rounds and lectures from visiting lecturers.
“Visite” (morning rounds) - Formal clinical rounds (small animal surgery) will be held daily with residents and interns presenting hospitalised cases. Clinical plans and results for in-hospital cases will be discussed with staff members.
Resident seminars - Clinic wide (Internal Medicine, Neurology and Surgery) resident seminars are held every other week on Tuesday morning (7:15-8:00). Residents will participate in presenting clinical and/or basic research topics.
Case presentations: Residents will participate in the weekly surgical case presentations.
Journal or Slatter Club: Surgery Journal reviews or chapter discussion of “Slatter” take place once weekly.
10. Conferences
Residents are encouraged to attend the annual scientific meeting of the ECVS and to participate once to the resident forum (financial support by Tierklinik Haar).
The resident will be encouraged to attend at least once the BSAVA-meeting in Birmingham, England and as many local meetings (e.g. DVG-Jahrestagung, BPT congress) as feasible. The Surgery Service provides financial support if the resident presents an abstract (oral or poster).
11. Surgical case log and resident activity log
At the Tierklinik Haar an electronic database is available to maintain a surgical case log and a resident activity log that complies with the guidelines of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. Both logs will be reviewed by the Resident Advisor at each evaluation.
12. Research and publications
Residents are expected to fulfil the ECVS research and publication requirements.
The resident is obliged to start a research project during the first year of the residency. The project should be completed at the end of the second year or at the first half of his/her last year.
He/she is expected to present the results of the research at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the ECVS during the resident forum in the third year of his/her residency.
The goals are to become acquainted with clinical research, to publish an abstract, to present new material orally to peers, and finally, to publish these findings in a refereed scientific journal.
The resident is expected to have a second publication (eg clinical case report; retrospective study) finished at the end of the third year of his/her residency.
13. Clinical teaching
The resident will participate in the clinical education of veterinary students and graduate veterinarians.
14. Resident evaluation
The resident supervisor (Christian Schwandt) will participate in each resident evaluation and discuss the progress of the resident.
Evaluations take place twice per year.
Program director, resident supervisor and resident will discuss the progress made, plans for the forthcoming months and career goals.