Zur tierärztlichen Ausbildung in Großbritannien und in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

The objective of this dissertation was to depict the structural parallels and differences of veterinary education in Germany and Great Britain from the point of view of the general framework as outlined by the European Commission. One of the main differences was the definition of the occupational area of veterinary surgeons and therefore the objectives of veterinary training. While the veterinary occupational image in Great Britain targeted to animal health care, the occupational image of veterinarians in Germany was aimed towards an "polyvalent" veterinary scientist. This difference was to be reflected strongly in the undergraduate education. Already the assessment of the number to the veterinary course presented significant differences. While in Great Britain the number of admitted candidates to the veterinary course was determined by the British veterinary schools and the professional association for veterinary surgeons, the number of applicants in Germany was calculated by a formula which was defined in the "Kapazitätsverordnung". Therefore the profession in Germany was not as protected as its counterpart in Great Britain. Major discrepancies between the University of Cambridge and the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich could be found in the admission procedures. The University of Cambridge had a specific and very complex admission procedure. Various parameters shall provide to select only the most skilled applicants to sign on the course. As the number of applicants in Germany exceeded the number of places as well, the places were distributed by a central agency, the ZVS, in accordance with the entry criteria: partly taking in consideration the marks of the Abitur and partly the date of application. Simplification of the course curriculum was the main characteristic of the Cambridge course. In order to prevent repetitions of the course content, modules were formed covering a variety of subjects. In addition the practical application of the modules was emphasised. Therefore the Cambridge course showed a reduction in overall hours and para-clinical subjects as well as an orientation towards clinical practice. The target objective to introduce the students into research work was achieved by imbedding small research projects into the course. The obligation to provide adequate training in food safety was poorly achieved by the Cambridge curriculum, when compared to the Munich one. With respect to the advanced academic training, the Munich degree of a Doktor der Veterinärmedizin could correspond to three different research degrees in Great Britain: the Certificate of Postgraduate Study, the Master of Science or the Master of Philosophy. The degree of a Doctor of Philosophy was comparable to the Tiermedizinischen Habilitation on a scientific point of view but an examination of the pedagogical skills was only performed for the Tiermedizinischen Habilitation. The differences in the continuous professional development (CPD) systems in Great Britain and Germany are mainly noticable by their organisation. While the German CPD - system was one-staged and controlled through the regional professional association, the British established a three-stage CPD system, which was controlled centrally. As this dissertation aimed to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the veterinary education in Germany and Great Britain it had to point out on the one hand the practical and efficient clinical training in Cambridge and on the other hand the widespread training on food safety in Munich.

Level thesis:degree_level

thesis.doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Pohl, Oliver

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https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/1384/

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