veterinary students handbook the first two years - Downing College
veterinary students handbook the first two years - Downing College
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First Year Courses and Assessment -MVST PART 1A<br />
This table summarises <strong>the</strong> <strong>first</strong> year courses, and how <strong>the</strong>y are assessed. First year <strong>students</strong> take both<br />
Second Vet MB and Tripos examinations. The main sitting for <strong>the</strong> Second Vet MB/Tripos<br />
examinations is in June. Resits for all Second Vet MB subjects are in September.<br />
Course<br />
Homeostasis<br />
(HOM)<br />
Molecules in<br />
Medical<br />
Science<br />
(MIMS)<br />
Veterinary<br />
Anatomy<br />
and<br />
Physiology<br />
(VAP)<br />
Introduction<br />
to <strong>the</strong><br />
Scientific<br />
Basis of<br />
Medicine<br />
(ISBM)<br />
Exam paper<br />
structure<br />
Section<br />
1 hour<br />
I<br />
Section<br />
II<br />
Section<br />
III<br />
Section<br />
I<br />
Section<br />
II<br />
Section<br />
III<br />
Section<br />
I<br />
Section<br />
II<br />
Section<br />
III<br />
One<br />
paper<br />
Principles of<br />
Animal One<br />
Management paper<br />
(PAM)<br />
Preparing<br />
for <strong>the</strong><br />
Veterinary<br />
Profession A<br />
(PfVPA)<br />
Material<br />
Assessment Exam format Notes<br />
examined<br />
Lecture<br />
material<br />
2 hours Practical<br />
material<br />
2 hours Whole<br />
course<br />
1 hour<br />
Lecture<br />
material<br />
2 hours Practical<br />
material<br />
2 hours Whole<br />
course<br />
1 hour<br />
Lecture<br />
material<br />
2 hours Practical<br />
material<br />
2 hours Whole<br />
course<br />
45<br />
minutes<br />
1 hour<br />
2nd<br />
MB<br />
2nd<br />
MB<br />
2nd<br />
MB<br />
2nd<br />
MB<br />
2nd<br />
MB<br />
2nd<br />
Vet<br />
MB<br />
2nd Vet<br />
MB<br />
2nd Vet<br />
MB<br />
2nd Vet<br />
MB<br />
2nd Vet<br />
MB<br />
2nd Vet<br />
MB<br />
2nd Vet<br />
MB<br />
2nd Vet<br />
MB<br />
Tripos MCQs or Short Notes<br />
Tripos<br />
Practical questions (by<br />
MCQs)<br />
Tripos Essay questions<br />
Tripos MCQs<br />
Tripos Practical questions<br />
Tripos Essay questions<br />
Tripos MCQs<br />
Tripos<br />
2nd Vet MB<br />
Practical questions<br />
(short notes and<br />
MCQs)<br />
Tripos Essay questions<br />
MCQs<br />
MCQs<br />
Sections I<br />
& III taken<br />
as a single<br />
3 hour<br />
paper<br />
Sections I<br />
& II taken<br />
as a single<br />
3 hour<br />
paper<br />
Sections I<br />
& III taken<br />
as a single<br />
3 hour<br />
paper<br />
Note 2<br />
Note 1 Histology will be examined as part of <strong>the</strong> Homeostasis practical.<br />
Note 2 First and second year strands of PfVP will be assessed in <strong>the</strong> Lent term of <strong>the</strong>ir second year.<br />
Note 3 In order to validate <strong>the</strong> BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) IA Tripos results will be released, under conditions of<br />
strict confidentiality, to <strong>the</strong> University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate who run <strong>the</strong> BMAT on behalf of <strong>the</strong><br />
University and <strong>College</strong>s. Tripos results will be compared with BMAT results to assess <strong>the</strong> validity of <strong>the</strong> test.<br />
Note 4 The regulations for MVST IA stipulate that each subject of <strong>the</strong> IA examination should carry <strong>the</strong> same marks.<br />
Form and Conduct Notices have been published in <strong>the</strong> Reporter, which describe in detail <strong>the</strong> format of each examination.<br />
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