Continued from Part 1

Part 2: Re-Integration of Core Pre-Clinical Content into Clinical Experiences or Exercises

Potential Impact of Competency-Based Initiatives

Part 1: Dis-Integration?

Geographical Dis-Integration of Pre-Clinical Instruction

I last left you in the Spring with an optimistic take on the long-term impact of the pandemic on veterinary education.

In Part 1, I offered some suggestions about the immediate challenge of moving one’s instructional efforts rapidly online.   Hopefully, both faculty and students are flexibly adapting to the current reality.   As an example of an increase in search for “external” teaching resources, VetMedAcademy has seen its worldwide YouTube channel activity double just within the last month.

Educational realities for veterinary schools have evolved very rapidly over the last few weeks of the expanding COVID-19 pandemic. Assuming that you have the luxury of seeing beyond life's current realities, I thought we might all be looking for a silver linings  out there.  Here is my two-part attempt to find some for veterinary education.