We welcome veterinary students during the clinical years of their undergraduate course but, to ensure that you get maximum benefit from your stay, we restrict the numbers at any one time. Priority is given to those in their fourth and final year and we find that maximum benefit, for both sides, is achieved by those who can stay for at least three weeks in any one attachment. Alternatively, it may be possible to come for an introductory week and then subsequently for a longer period. As the practice provides both an ambulatory first opinion service and a referral hospital, it should be possible for students to gain a wide experience of the differing types of equine practice. It is, however, perhaps worthwhile to decide which area you wish to concentrate on but ideally in a three-week rotation you would spend one week in theatre, one week in the clinic and hospital and one week on the road. You will be expected to muck in with the nursing staff and vets and to be on call out of hours throughout your stay.
Again, a good working knowledge of spoken English is essential but otherwise arrangements are as above. It is often easier to fit in overseas students during the U.K. academic terms.
The office team will be able to provide a list of Bed & Breakfast type accommodation nearby so that you can make your arrangements in advance. You will need a car or a bicycle as we are at some distance from most places.
For Health & Safety reasons we cannot accommodate any student who has not yet reached the age of sixteen. Those students taking an ’A’ level course who intend to apply to a veterinary school may come, if space is available, for a short introductory visit. Because of the specialised nature of our practice it is not usually appropriate for such a student to spend more than a few days with us; indeed it is far better usually to spend that time in a mixed or general practice seeing a wider range of veterinary cases where there may also be opportunity for ”hands on” experience which will not be possible in this equine environment. We are unable to accommodate such prospective veterinary students for their entire work experience period but can usually offer one week at the hospital watching. We believe that it is very important that such students also gain as much hands on experience as possible and this is usually better in a mixed practice or working in a livery yard, farm or kennels. For more information it is important that you read the paragraph below to familiarize yourself with Health & Safety requirements. then follow the link at the end of the paragraph to understand our Practice requirements.
