Current State of the Evaluation of the „Vet-Schools“ in Europe

UEVP General AssemblyHanover, 14 November 2008

Marcel WannerPresident of EAEVE

Content

The EC-Directive 2005/36- Study Programme

EAEVE Evaluation System Results of the Evaluation

- Current State of the Faculties- Main Weakness of the Faculties

Main Weakness of the Evaluation System

The EC-Directive 2005/36

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Councilon the recognition of professional qualifications

Defines minimum requirements for veterinary training

The important issues in the new Directive are copiedfrom the old Directives 78/1026/EEC and 78/1027/EEC

The Veterinary Training

The training of vet surgeons shall comprise a total ofat least five years of full-time theoretical and practicalstudy at a university ……., or under the supervision ofa university covering at least the study programmereferred to in the Annex V, point 5.4.1.

Directive 2005/36/EC

The distribution of the theoretical and practical trainingamong the various groups of subjects shall be balancedand coordinated in such a way that the knowledge andexperience may be acquired in a manner which willenable veterinary surgeons to perform all their duties.

Study Programme (I)

The programme of studies shall include at least the following subjects:

A. Basic subjects- Physics- Chemistry- Animal biology- Plant biology- Biomathematics

Directive 2005/36/EC

Study Programme (II)

B. Specific subjectsa. Basic sciences- Anatomy (including histology and embryology)- Physiology- Biochemistry - Genetics - Pharmacology - Pharmacy- Toxicology - Microbiology- Immunology- Epidemiology- Professional ethics

Directive 2005/36/EC

Study Programme (III)

B. Specific subjectsb. Clinical sciences- Obstetrics- Pathology (including pathological anatomy)- Parasitology- Clinical medicine and surgery (including anaesthetics)- Clinical lectures on the various domestic animals, poultry and other animal species- Preventive medicine- Radiology- Reproduction and reproductive disorders- Veterinary state medicine and public health- Veterinary legislation and forensic medicine- Therapeutics- Propaedetuics

Directive 2005/36/EC

Study Programme (IV)

B. Specific subjectsc. Animal Production

- Animal production- Animal nutrition- Agronomy- Rural economics- Veterinary hygiene- Animal ethology and protection

Directive 2005/36/EC

d. Food hygiene- Inspection and control of animal foodstuffs or foodstuffs

of animal origin- Food hygiene and technology- Practical work (including practical work in places where

slaugthering and processing of foodstuffs takes place)

Evaluation of Veterinary Training

The Directive 2005/36 is the basis of theEuropean System of Evaluation of Veterinary Trainingmanaged by EAEVE together with FVE

EAEVE: Objectives

The Objective shall be to:- promote and develop veterinary education- reinforce co-operation between establishments for higher education in veterinary science- act as a forum for discussion of veterinary educational matters in order to improve and harmonize education- manage the European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training, based on the mandate originally given by the Commission of the European Community

Association Européenne des Etablissements d‘Enseignement Vétérinaire

Founded in Alfort (F) on May 27th, 1988

www.eaeve.org

Obligation of EAEVE Members

Statutes of EAEVEArticle 4:…. Members should also comply with the principle of periodic peer-group evaluation of their functioning asan academic institution according to defined protocols.

Membership is voluntary

93 in 35 countriesMember establishments

72 in EU

80 faculties have either been visited or have visits pending

The Evaluation System

The main stages are:- Preparation of a self-evaluation report by the vet. establishment- Visit to the establishment by a group of experts- Preparation of a report on the visit by the group of experts- Review of the experts‘ report- Decision by the European Committee on Veterinary Education

Delegates of EAEVE and FVE

Priciples and Process of Evaluation and

Manual of Standard Operating Procedures

Self Evaluation Report

1. Objectives2. Organisation3. Finance4. Curriculum5. Teaching, quality and evaluation6. Facilities and equipment7. Animals and teaching materials of animal origin8. Library and learning resources9. Admission and enrollment10. Academic and support staff11. Continuing education12. Postgraduate Training13. Research

Visit

5 Experts selected from different countries,one of whom is designated chairman

- Basic Sciences - Clinical Sciences: Academic teacher - Clinical Sciences: Practitioner - Animal Production - Food Hygiene - New: 1 Student

The team is always accompanied by an EAEVE Coordinator

Normal timetable

- Monday: briefing of the team by the Coordinator - Tuesday – Thursday: visit of the faculty - Friday: discussion of the draft report of the visiting team

with the dean

Visited and Approved

42 visited and approved member establishments (40 in EU)

approved means that the establishment fulfills the minimumcompulsory requirements for all EU Member States as laid down in EU Directive 2005/36

3 visited and conditionally approved member establishments

conditionally approved means that no more than 2 unrelated Category 1 Deficiency/ies which is/are of such a nature that it/they can be reasonably expected to be resolved within a 2-year period

Visited and Not Approved

17 visited and not approved member establishments

These are institutions with several Category 1 Deficiencies thus failing to fulfill all the requirements of the Directive and clearly exceeding the bounds of a conditional approval

Clinical training has been the major weakness ofveterinary education in Europe over the last 15 years!

Category 1 Deficiencies

Insufficient caseload No isolation facilities for infected animals Poor clinical training No mobile clinic Institutions must have a mobile clinic for farm animals so that students can practice veterinary medicine on the farm under expert supervision Lack of an emergency service Clinical and hospital facilities must operate day and night for most of the year – i.e. like a normal practice No access to a farm No access to a slaughterhouse

Clinical training has been the major weakness ofveterinary education in Europe over the last 15 years!

Members of EAEVE

UK 7/6, Ireland 1/1, The Netherlands 1/1 Spain 10/4, Portugal 5/1 Italy 13/3, Greece 2/1, Albania 1/0, Israel 1/0, Romania 4/2 France 4/3, Belgium 2/2 Germany 5/5, Austria 1/1, Switzerland 1/1 Denmark 1/1, Norway 1/1, Sweden 1/1, Finland 1/1, Estonia 1/0, Latvia 1/0, Lithuania 1/0 Slovak Republic 1/1, Czech Republic 2/2, Hungary 1/1, Slovenia 1/1, Poland 4/4, Croatia 1/0Bosnia-Herzegovina 1/0, FYROM 1/0, Bulgaria 2/0, Ukraine 2/0, Turkey 11/1, Serbia 2/0

(italic: non EU-member states)

number of faculties / number of approved faculties

Weakness

Main weakness of the evaluation system:There are no (legal) consequences

New: Day-One Skills

The evaluation should focus more on the knowledgeand skills of the new graduates.

More details Annex IV of the SOP

Full Transparency

NEW: The results of the evaluation and of the accreditationmust be published!

SER Report of the visiting team Decision of the ECOVE Business Summary

List of the member faculties