Hundreds of trainees and practicing vets are benefiting from initiatives undertaken by Bristol Vet School’s clinical skills team, including workshops delivered around the world, innovative approaches to developing animal models and open access knowledge systems.
Professor Sarah Baillie founded the Clinical Skills Lab at Bristol Vet School and runs an online network for clinical skills teachers around the world. She and the Vet School’s Clinical Skills Lab team are also responsible for creating an equally popular set of animal models that allow students to safely practise their skills and learn from their mistakes – in a realistic setting with no risks.
Underpinning these initiatives is the fundamental principle of community practice – the models and the network emerged, and continue to evolve, based on the needs and resources available to users and sharing within the community.
“There is so much you can learn if you take the time to listen to other people and watch them at work,” says Professor Baillie, whose academic and professional credentials, built up over a career spanning more than 30 years, has seen her invited to deliver plenaries and lead workshops everywhere from Bangladesh to Australia.
“I practised as a vet for 20 years before I started to teach and provide training. Helping people to work more effectively and efficiently is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying things you can do.”
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