Hands-on Clinical Training Invaluable to OVC Student Veterinarians
January 21, 2021
Experiential learning is a key component in the student veterinarian’s journey. This is particularly true for fourth-year students at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) as they move from lectures and labs into an intensive year of clinical training prior to graduation.
It is a defining experience as they transition from the classroom to the clinic and put to work the clinical, diagnostic, problem-solving and client communication skills they have been honing over the past three years.
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