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Stavisky J, Watson B, Dean R, et al. Development of International Learning Outcomes for Shelter Medicine in Veterinary Education: A Delphi Approach. J Vet Med Educ. 2020;e20200027doi: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0027.
Stavisky, J., Watson, B., Dean, R., Merritt, B. L., van der Leij, R. W. J. R., & Serlin, R. (2020). Development of International Learning Outcomes for Shelter Medicine in Veterinary Education: A Delphi Approach. Journal of veterinary medical education, e20200027. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2020-0027
Stavisky, Jenny, et al. "Development of International Learning Outcomes for Shelter Medicine in Veterinary Education: A Delphi Approach." Journal of veterinary medical education vol. (2020): e20200027. doi: https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2020-0027
Stavisky J, Watson B, Dean R, Merritt BL, van der Leij RWJR, Serlin R. Development of International Learning Outcomes for Shelter Medicine in Veterinary Education: A Delphi Approach. J Vet Med Educ. 2020 Sep 30;e20200027. doi: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0027. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID: 32966136.
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J Vet Med Educ. 2020 Sep 30;e20200027. doi: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0027. Epub 2020 Sep 30.

Development of International Learning Outcomes for Shelter Medicine in Veterinary Education: A Delphi Approach.

Journal of veterinary medical education

Jenny Stavisky, Brittany Watson, Rachel Dean, Bree L Merritt, Ruth W J R van der Leij, Ruth Serlin

PMID: 32966136 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0027

Abstract

Shelter medicine is a veterinary discipline of growing importance. Formally accepted as a clinical specialty in the US in 2014, the practice of shelter medicine worldwide is expanding. As a topic in veterinary pre-registration (undergraduate) education, it is frequently used as an opportunity to teach primary care skills, but increasingly recognized as a subject worthy of teaching in its own right. The aim of this study was to use a Delphi consensus methodology to identify learning outcomes relevant to shelter medicine education. Shelter medicine educators worldwide in a variety of settings, including universities, non-governmental organizations and shelters were invited to participate. Participants were initially invited to share shelter medicine teaching materials. These were synthesized and formatted into Learning Outcomes (LOs) based on Bloom's taxonomy and organized into five subject-specific domains. Participants were then asked to develop and evaluate the identified LOs in two rounds of online surveys. Consensus was determined at > 80% of panelists selecting "agree" or "strongly agree" in response to the statement "please indicate whether you would advise that it should be included in a shelter medicine education program" for each LO. In the second survey, where re-wording of accepted LOs was suggested, preference was determined at > 50% agreement. Through this method, 102 agreed LOs have been identified and refined. These LOs, as well as those which did not reach consensus, are presented here. These are intended for use by shelter medicine educators worldwide, to enable and encourage the further development of this important veterinary discipline.

Keywords: Delphi method; international learning outcomes; veterinary education; veterinary shelter medicine

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