University of Cambridge Junior Clinical Training Scholarship for Veterinary Graduates in UK

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Of Cambridge is offering Junior Clinical Training Scholarship in farm animal. It provides an opportunity for new or recently qualified veterinary graduates to obtain high-quality, post-graduate training in farm animal medicine and surgery. The emphasis of this programme will be on gaining practical clinical experience all aspects of farm animal health and production, with particular emphasis on ruminant species. An applicant must be a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, or hold a veterinary degree qualifying him/ her for membership. The programme will start from 1st August 2013.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are offered for training programme in Farm Animal Health and Production
Course Level:  Scholarships are offered for  post-graduate training at Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Of Cambridge.
Scholarship Provider: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Of Cambridge
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: -new graduates or recently qualified veterinarians

-applicant must be a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, or hold a veterinary degree qualifying him/ her for membership.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Students of UK can apply for this scholarship

Scholarship Description: The Junior Clinical Training Scholarship in farm animal provides an opportunity for new or recently qualified veterinary graduates to obtain high-quality, post-graduate training in farm animal medicine and surgery. The emphasis of this programme will be on gaining practical clinical experience all aspects of farm animal health and production, with particular emphasis on ruminant species. The programme will allow the Scholar to identify specific fields of farm animal work in which to specialise, either in preparation for Senior Clinical Training Scholarship programmes (residencies), or in specialist private farm animal practice.  The Scholarship fulfils European College specialism intern requirements. The scholarship programme will cover:(a)Case management of individual production animals, including emergency and critical care, surgical experience, anaesthesia, internal medicine and obstetrics. (b)Training and practice in population medicine and herd health management, with an emphasis on evidence base medicine. (c) Experience in teaching and communication. (d) Basic tuition in research methods and scientific writing. This is a 12-month Scholarship programme, which provides an opportunity for new graduates or recently qualified veterinarians to receive high-quality postgraduate training in farm animal studies. The Junior Scholarship is for one year only, beginning on 1 August 2013 and  is subject to an initial monitoring period of 3 months.

Number of awards offered: 2 scholarships are offered

Duration of award(s): 12 months, subject to the satisfactory completion of an initial 3-month monitoring period.

What does it cover? Scholarship award is £14,000.

Selection Criteria: For the selection criteria for applicants the following are essential:

-Membership of the RoyalCollege of Veterinary Surgeons.

-Experience of working, and willingness to work, as part of a team

-Willingness to seek, and to accept, guidance and supervision from all Hospital staff involved with clinical work

-Ability and willingness to provide guidance and supervision to students

-Proven ability to work across the relevant species, and experience of handling all relevant species

-Ability to cope with out of hours emergency working

-Willingness to complete the JCTS training programme

-Proven attention to detail

-A good understanding of the professional context of veterinary medicine

-A clean driving licence

Notification: The Department will endeavour to notify scholarship applicants who have been shortlisted for interview within ten days of the closing date for applications.

How to Apply: Applications can be sent via post. Alternatively, applications can be made via e-mail to vetmed-at-hermes.cam.ac.uk with the required documents as attachments. Junior Scholarship applicants should supply the following documents:

-A scholarship application form

-A Curriculum Vitae

-A covering letter giving reasons for wishing to undertake the Scholarship

References may be taken up early in the selection process in order to facilitate shortlisting for interview.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Closing date for applications is 2^nd June 2013. Interviews for the Junior Scholarship will be held on 21^st June 2013.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

University of Cambridge Junior Clinical Training Scholarship for Veterinary Graduates in UK