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Unit of Study VMED3001 - Clinical Integration 3 (2026)

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  • Enrolment information

    1. To pass the unit, students must submit all assessment tasks. 2. Attendance: It is important to recognise the relationship between attendance, participation, student success and retention. Please take advantage of all classes and engagement activities as it will increase your opportunity for learning, progression in the course, and success as a veterinarian. For units with practicals and other learning activities that directly relate to developing AVBC day one competencies that are required for veterinary accreditation, attendance is required. These will be identified within each unit and attendance requirements clearly communicated to students.

Unit description

This mid-level pre-clinical veterinary science unit, as a capstone programmatic assessment piece, is designed to build student competence and confidence in core clinical skills. This is delivered through revision and extension of practical skills and procedures developed in VMED2001, and incorporates more challenging systems-base clinical cases. Systematic clinical examination, history taking and consultation skills are augmented with progression into system specific examination nuances and the development of diagnostic trees using holistic problem based approaches. System-based approaches include cardio-respiratory assessment, CPR and the treatment of shock (including introduction to fluid therapy and electrolyte management, pulse oximetry and blood gas interpretation), approach to lameness and musculoskeletal diseases, neurological assessment, gastro-intestinal diseases and their management and reproductive examination, dystocia and obstetrics. Students will refine their ability to perform and interpret clinical examination findings, prioritise patient needs, and apply diagnostic tools in real-world scenarios (revisiting evidence based approaches and client communication and consent from VETS1001 and VETS2013). Through progressive weekly modules and hands-on workshops, students will develop practical decision-making skills and the ability to apply diagnostic findings to guide patient care and treatment. This unit prepares students for clinical placements by integrating knowledge, skills, and reasoning in authentic veterinary contexts captured in programmatic assessment. This unit includes practical assessments preparations, skills consolidation and capstone programmatic assessment for the PRECLINICAL LEARNER STAGE.

Unit content

  1. Systems based clinical integration: Cardio-respiratory examination, CPR and treatment of shock (Spiral and vertical integration of VMED1001, VMED2001, VBIO1003 and VBIO1006 and horizontal integration of VMED2004, VBIO2001).
  2. Pulse oximetry and blood gas interpretation, fluid therapy and electrolyte management (Spiral and vertical integration of VMED1001, VMED2001, VBIO10012 and VBIO1006 and horizontal integration of VMED2004, VBIO2001).
  3. Lameness and neurological examination (Spiral and vertical integration of VMED1001, VMED2001, VBIO1003 and VBIO1006 and horizontal integration of VMED2002, VBIO2001).
  4. Approach to gastrointestinal diseases (Spiral and vertical integration of VMED1002, VETS2002, VMED2001, VETS2011 VBIO1002 and VBIO1006 and horizontal integration of VMED2003, VBIO2001).
  5. Reproductive examination, dystocia and obstetrics (Spiral and vertical integration of VBIO1005, VETS2011, VBIO2011, VETS2002 and horizontal integration of VMED2007).
  6. Clinical integration and decision-making using EBVM (Spiral and vertical integration of VETS1001, VETS2001, VMED1001, VMED2001).

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Not currently available in 2026

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply more advanced clinical examination techniques, including lameness, reproductive, neonatal, and neurological assessments, to accurately identify and prioritise presenting problems in a range of veterinary species

interpret blood gas, pulse oximetry, and other physiological data to evaluate respiratory and cardiovascular function and inform clinical decisions

select and apply appropriate emergency procedures, including CPR, shock treatment, and fluid therapy, based on patient condition and diagnostic findings

analyse clinical case information to formulate triage plans and identify priorities in veterinary emergency and critical care settings.