The transition into veterinary practice: opinions of recent graduates and final year students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transition from veterinary student to member of the veterinary profession is known to be challenging. This study aimed to determine and compare the opinions of final year veterinary students and recent graduates on graduate attributes that ease this transition.

Methods

The study was carried out across 3 veterinary schools in the United Kingdom. Paper based or electronic surveys were used. Final year students in the 3 schools were surveyed either electronically (school A) or on paper (schools B and C). Student cohort sizes were 112, 227 and 102 respectively. Recent graduates were contacted either at a reunion event (school A) or electronically from database records (school B and school C). Cohort sizes of contacted graduates were 80, 175 and 91 respectively. Re

SUBMITTER: Rhind SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3188471 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature