Professional Training Period

Code:

MV600

Acronym:

EST

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Food Hygiene
OFICIAL	Clinical Sciences
OFICIAL	Animal Production
OFICIAL	Basic Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S (of 19-09-2022 to 09-06-2023)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMV	41	Official Study Plan	6	-	30	640	810

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. To provide the acquisition of competencies specifically directed to the exercise of the professional activity.

2. To promote the professional insertion of the new masters in Veterinary Medicine in the labor market.

3. To foster synergies between the University and professional institutions.

Learning outcomes and competences

It will be expected that students acquire practical skills in areas of interest selected by their own, in view of the beginning of their professional activity.

The externship facilitates the integration of the students in the professional environment, promotes team work and, very often, constitutes their first job opportunity.

Working method

À distância

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Enrollment in this UC, 6th year or 11th semester, can only be done after approval to all previous curricular units in the syllabus.

The externship will begin after approval of the "Externship Plan" by the Externship Committee (CE) and the MIMV Director. This document is available in the Moodle page of the UC, "Documents for Students" and must be delivered one week before the beginning of the activities included therein.

The practical component of the externship has a duration of 16 weeks, and the minimum working time of 40h / week is managed by the host institution, in their and the student best interest.

After completing the practical component, the student presents a "Final Externship Report", the content of which is determined by the supervisor / co-supervisor (s) and by the student, according to the current norms for the respective area (if applicable).

Following is the presentation and public discussion of the report up to 24 weeks after the start of the work plan, held in the presence of a jury proposed by the supervisor and approved by the MIMV Scientific Commission. A report is then prepared documenting and justifying the evaluation. Please consult in Moodle (Documents for Supervisors".

This UC provides all the contents and explanatory notes in the respective Moodle page (access via Sigarra or federated authentication).

Program

SCIENTIFIC AREAS:

1. Basic Sciences
2. Medicine and/or small animals surgery
3. Medicine and/or surgery of production animals
4. Medicine and/or surgery of horses
5. Medicine and/or surgery of exotic and wild animals (veteinary care centres, zoos, theme parks and recovery centers)
6. Sanitary Inspection
7. Pathology and Clinical Laboratory
8. Theriogenology
9. Animal Health
10 Public health
11. Food and Safety Technology
12. Toxicology
13. Animal Production and/or Nutrition
14. Conservation, improvement and management of animal heritage
15. Animal Welfare

Mandatory literature

De acordo com a área e o trabalho ; De acordo com a área e o trabalho

Teaching methods and learning activities

They are determined according to the selected externship area; as example:

1. Clinical activity in Veterinary Medical Centers;

2. Laboratory practice in the context of research, food technology or others;

3. Sanitary inspection in slaughterhouses, cutting room and fishing dock;

4. Audit and control of hygiene and food quality in a business environment;

5. Nutrition and feeding trials in the context of research / experimentation or at the level of holdings;

6. Monitoring of the activity of the Municipal Veterinarian;

7. Activities in the field of public health;

8. Wildlife management and preservation.

It is incumbent upon the Extership Committee, in coordination with the Course Direction, to decide on omitted themes/areas.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	40,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	168,50
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,50
Realização de Estágio	640,00
Total:	810,00

Eligibility for exams

640 contact hours.

Calculation formula of final grade

Quantitative evaluation of the student, according to the following criteria:

1. Practical work (16 weeks, 6/20 values);
2. Written report (6/20 values);
3. Oral presentation (2/20 values);
4. Public discussion (6/20 values).

Final grade = (0.3 x mean A) + (0.3 x mean B) + (0.1 x mean C) + (0.3 x mean D)

Mean A = classification of practical work
Mean B = written report rating
Mean C = classification of oral presentation
Mean D = discussion rank

It is incumbent upon the Extership Committee, in coordination with the Course Direction, to decide on omitted circumstances.

Compliance with the evaluation standards is the responsibility of the supervisor and the chairman of the public presentation jury.

Observations

Enrollment in this UC, 6th year or 11th semester, can only be done after approval to all previous curricular units in the syllabus.