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PRECEPTOR PROFILE MY NAME IS ANTJE HINZ and I oversee the student rotations at Chino Valley Equine Hospital. I was born and raised in Germany and my parents’ marked interest in nature and wildlife “infected” me when I was a young child.We had many pets. My parents made an attempt to keep me away from horses, which they said were large and dangerous. Nevertheless, they became my favorite species, and of course, I got involved into the whole panoply of equestrian disciplines and felt the calling to become a horse doctor. Several years later, I obtained my veterinary degree from the Free University Berlin, and stayed on working at our university’s hospital for horses to fill in time until I secured and completed an internship. I now assist WesternU students in our facility to get the flavor of an internship.Working alongside our interns, they get a real insight on what it takes to be an intern in equine medicine and surgery. As the students come to us in their 3rd-year, they are still in the beginning in their clinical education. I believe it is a great opportunity to get them exposed to a wide range of surgical and medical cases and benefit from hands-on experience. Chino Valley Equine Hospital has been affiliated with WesternU from the first hour of its existence and we continue to be committed to this collaborative effort. The vision of establishing academic veterinary education within the setting of a private practice was a brilliant one. For us, students are enriching to our facility. They are fresh minded, excited to start their clinical rotations and full of a thirst for knowledge.What could be better Our hope is that they would become equine veterinarians and that we might have influenced them in a positive way toward that end. Farewell and Thanks to Dr. Robert Mason ASSOCIATE DEAN of Clinical & External Relations Dr. Robert Mason has resigned his position at WesternU effective the end of December 2008, to pursue other interests. Bob was a founding faculty member of the CVM, joining the College in 1999 with responsibility for recruiting practices to a new, distributive model of clinical education. Bob completed the DVM at the University of Minnesota in 1975, an internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York in 1976, and a Master of Science in Health Professions Education at WesternU in 2005. Dr. Mason accomplished many things in his time at WesternU, including the launching of the semiannual CARES Symposium, that began in 2003, as Veterinary Medical Board-approved education of veterinarians applying for temporary licensure in the state. He led efforts to implement team-building exercises (funded by Hill’s Pet Nutrition) into the new College’s first year student orientation. He initiated the student orientation program and the Practice Management Course at the CVM. He has served as editor of the CVM Outlook, and as the College’s main ambassador to external constituents in public relations and fundraising. But his greatest contribution to the College, and one that was essential to its success in accreditation, was Dr. Mason’s recruitment of and collaboration with veterinary practices (and other institutions such as the Los Angeles Zoo,Antech Laboratories, laboratory animal programs at City of Hope, UCLA and Scripps, La Jolla) providing 3rd and 4th year clinical educational experiences to our veterinary students. This involved thousands of visits, thousands of communications, and repeated training of veterinarians, their staff members, oncampus faculty and WesternU students on the expectations and outcomes measures of these clinical experiences. Perhaps the best objective measure of his success was published in Fuentealba C, Mason RV, Johnston SD: Community-based clinical veterinary education at Western University of Health Sciences. J Vet Med Educa 35(1):34-42, 2008. In this paper, written by former Associate Dean Carmen Fuentealba, data were published from over 1,000 student responses to each of 23 questions rating clinical preceptors and personnel. On a 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) scale, every mean response about the positive nature of preceptor performance in orienting students, overseeing patient care, teaching clinical skills, providing feedback, and serving as a role model exceeded 4.2. And 14 of the 23 exceeded 4.5.These very high evaluation scores are almost unheard of in student evaluations of clinical preceptors anywhere in veterinary education. The College owes a great debt of gratitude to Dr. Mason for identifying its clinical preceptors, training them, trouble shooting conflicts within practices, and shepherding students effectively through their clinical learning experiences. Thank you. Farewell, and best wishes in your future endeavors. 6
Students Select Dr. William Grant II as 2008 Preceptor of the Year A SUBSTANTIAL ASPECT of the College’s third and fourth clinical years involves the collaboration of more than 300 veterinary colleagues in field practices, facilities, and organizations throughout California, the nation, and internationally. This unique, innovative partnership with Clinical Preceptors is one of the founding principles of the College: “Excellence in clinical education through the building of strategic partnerships.” “We are very proud and honored to be affiliated with a group of individuals in our profession who have taken to this task with great resolve and commitment, and who recognize their place in helping to shape the next generation of those who follow in our footsteps,” said Dr. Robert Mason, Associate Dean for Clinical and External Relations. Each year, the College’s graduating class votes on the Preceptor Award recipient. The Class of 2008 nominated Dr. William Grant II, owner of Community Veterinary Hospital in Garden Grove, CA, by majority vote. Their comments included: “Dr. Grant challenged our ability to work through disease mechanisms and come up with good rule-out lists. He encouraged case discussion and held rounds at the end of the day specifically for students…” “He was confident, knowledgeable and eager to help us.” Numerous students commented that Community Veterinary Hospital was by far the best of their small animal rotations thanks to Dr. Grant. Dr. Grant grew up in a veterinary family—his father is a veterinarian—and he graduated from Kansas State University twenty years ago. Dr. Grant is the 2008-2009 president of the California Veterinary Medical Association. Congratulations, and thank you, Dr. Grant. Dr. Robert Mason presents Dr.William Grant with the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Preceptor of the Year Award. Dr. Kathleen Johnson, WesternU 2007 graduate, and Dr. Grant care for a patient. 7
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