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Clinical Extra Mural Studies at Willows
- Willows provides an exciting Clinical EMS opportunity for final year students attending UK and Ireland veterinary schools
- Two week placements with our referral veterinary surgeons
- An opportunity to experience the caseload typical of a large, multi-disciplinary small animal Specialist referral hospital
- We expect you to be a self-motivated individual who is keen to look for learning opportunities from our extensive and varied daily caseload
- Follow a new case each and every day
- Experience Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Internal Medicine, Soft Tissue Surgery, Neurology, Oncology, Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Diagnostic Imaging practised to the highest standards in one of the UK's top Specialist referral centres
- See the benefits of a multi-team approach to case investigation, treatment and management
- We encourage your contributions to case discussion
- Introductory meeting on day one to develop an action plan for the placement
- Formal mid-placement and end-placement reviews
Veterinary EMS Team
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| Mike Rhodes BVM&S CertVOphthal MRCVS Ophthalmology |
Chris Shales MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS Soft Tissue Surgery |
Paul Mahoney BVSc(Syd) DVR DipECVDI CertVC FHEA MRCVS Diagnostic Imaging |
Karen Walsh BVetMed DVA DipECVAA MRCVS Anaesthesia & Analgesia |
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Mike Rhodes
BVM&S CertVOphthal
MRCVS
Ophthalmology
Chris Shales
MA VetMB CertSAS
DipECVS MRCVS
Soft Tissue Surgery
Paul Mahoney
BVSc(Syd) DVR DipECVDI
CertVC FHEA MRCVS
Diagnostic Imaging
Karen Walsh
BVetMed DVA DipECVAA
MRCVS
Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Nursing EMS Team
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| Amy Bowcott RVN DipAVN (Surgical) Assistant Nurse Manager (Surgical) |
Claire Lynch RVN MBVNA A1 Assistant Nurse Manager (Non-Surgical) |
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Amy Bowcott
RVN DipAVN (Surgical)
Assistant Nurse Manager (Surgical)
Claire Lynch
RVN MBVNA A1
Assistant Nurse Manager
(Non-Surgical)
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Making a booking
- Contact our EMS Supervising Team at ems@willows.uk.net in the first instance
- Indicate your preferred dates for the placement
- Confirm that you will be a final year student
- Provide a CV and recent passport-style photograph
- Outline the reasons why you would like to spend time with us
- Include your relevant clinical experiences so far (e.g. which clinical rotations so far completed, how many weeks of EMS completed and in which species)
- Please use your university email account for all correspondence
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