VETERINARY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS III
Develop critical, non-medical skills needed to excel in today's demanding clinical veterinary environment. Emphasizing a strong foundation in areas that complement veterinary medical expertise, fostering a more rewarding career, improving patient care, and creating a positive work environment for the veterinary healthcare team. Through a structured approach comprising various modules, including career, communication, ethics, financial, individual and team awareness, leadership, legal, mentorship, practice management, and wellbeing/wellness, delve into essential professional skills for future veterinarians. Explore mental and emotional well-being impacts, including ethical dilemmas, and interpersonal interaction with colleagues and clients. Discuss strategies for finding and building a mentor network. Explore worldview and value differences. Refine and practice communication strategies. Focus on giving and receiving feedback and develop a feedback action plan.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM with first year standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Reflect on and respond to factors, including ethical dilemmas in veterinary medicine, that impact wellbeing of veterinarians. Audience: Graduate 2. Reflect on your worldview and ethical boundaries, how it may differ from others’, and how this affects your decision making and interpersonal relationships. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate strategies for building teams and finding a mentor. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe and demonstrate strategies for communicating with colleagues and clients. Audience: Graduate 5. Give, receive, and develop a plan of action based on feedback as part of a team. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Reflect on and respond to factors, including ethical dilemmas in veterinary medicine, that impact wellbeing of veterinarians. Audience: Graduate 2. Reflect on your worldview and ethical boundaries, how it may differ from others’, and how this affects your decision making and interpersonal relationships. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate strategies for building teams and finding a mentor. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe and demonstrate strategies for communicating with colleagues and clients. Audience: Graduate 5. Give, receive, and develop a plan of action based on feedback as part of a team. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027