14 Feb 2020

Vet Times Podcast, Ep 23: Katie Roberts on RCVS’ education reforms

Tom Jackson and the 2019-2020 AVS UK & Ireland president discuss recommendations that came out of the Graduate Outcomes Project, which cover day one competences, the Professional Development Phase, EMS and clinical education for general practice.

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Vet Times Podcast, Ep 23: Katie Roberts on RCVS’ education reforms

Katie Roberts.

In January, RCVS council approved a series of proposals aimed at improving the education and support of veterinary students and new graduates.

In response, Katie Roberts – president of the Association of Veterinary Students UK and Ireland (AVS) – talks to the Vet Times Podcast about the changes, including the future of EMS and why the Professional Development Phase needs to be less of a tick-box exercise.

Katie also previews AVS Congress – taking place from 21 to 23 February at the University of Surrey – and reflects on her year as president.

Miss Roberts is the 2019-20 president of the AVS, and has been on the committee for three years.

She is a fifth-year student at the University of Cambridge Department of Veterinary Medicine and, once she graduates, wants to pursue a career as a vet in mixed practice.