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Clinical Curriculum Redesign

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Curriculum redesign is a collaborative effort, and your involvement can make a meaningful difference. Browse through the active focus teams and get involved to take a step towards shaping the future of veterinary education at CUCVM.

Focus Teams

Stage 2 – Clinical Foundations

Stage 3 – Clinical Rotations

  • Universal Assessment Framework Focus Team
    Contact Dan Lopez (djl242@cornell.edu) if you would like to be part of a core team reviewing the assessment data and using the student and service data to guide ongoing adjustments and improvements.
  • Professional Improvement Plans Focus Team
    If you are interested in student coaching through guided self-reflection, contact Ricardo deMatos (rd95@cornell.edu) for information about joining the coaching team.
  • Workplace Based Assessments (WBAs) Focus Team
    As the WBA system has a soft roll out, we are looking for individuals, or whole services interested in using this feedback tool to spark student evaluations and discussion.  If you would like to be part of the group to build the clinical year assessments around the number, frequency and style of WBAs in the clinics, we are also adding new members for that part of the project. If you would like to be part of the trial and iteration please contact Jonathan Wood (jhw29@cornell.edu).
  • Clinical Year Modeling Focus Team
    The Clinical Year Modeling Focus Team is not currently enrolling new members but will potentially look for small focus groups to review modeled ideas and give input and feedback. If you would like to participate in the small focus groups, please contact Ashleigh Newman (alw43@cornell.edu).
  • Student Surgical Skill Strategy Focus Team
    We want you to join! Get in on the ground floor and shape the process of the Cornell CVM emerging at the forefront of schools graduating surgically ready, day-one veterinarians. If you want to be involved, please contact Jonathan Wood (jhw29@cornell.edu).
  • Programmatic Assessment Focus Team
    We want you to join! Get in on the ground floor and shape the process of the Cornell CVM emerging at the forefront of schools graduating surgically ready, day-one veterinarians. If you are interested in being involved, please contact Jonathan Wood (jhw29@cornell.edu).