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Time for a reality check?
Author(s) -
Clark Kathryn
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.l602
Subject(s) - computer science , citation , reality check , library science , world wide web , information retrieval , biology , paleontology , test (biology)
‘If you make a mistake, you’ll get struck off.’That, apparently, is the gist of comments that students on extramural studies (EMS) placements report they receive from some of the vets with whom they are seeing practice.While it is to be hoped that, in these cases, the remarks were intended to be light-hearted, there was some consternation (and possibly some examination of consciences) among BVA council members, when they learned of this at their meeting last December.Taken together with another comment made at the council meeting – that ‘fear of getting into trouble’ affects new graduates’ confidence and makes them reluctant to attempt treatments that they are not completely certain of – it would seem that these casual asides could be having more of an impact than imagined. …