title: Teaching non-technical (professional) competence in a veterinary school curriculum.
abstract: Data from focused studies and comprehensive surveys suggest that developing or enhancing non-technical (professional) skills will result in a more satisfied and successful veterinary student or veterinary graduate. The College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University has devoted considerable time, effort, and resources to augmenting the non-technical aspects of its curriculum while maintaining the traditional strengths of its DVM program. Here we summarize pertinent research and best-practice recommendations from a variety of sources and outline the steps that have been taken, with the underlying rationales, to integrate the teaching and modeling of non-technical (professional) competence throughout a four-year course of veterinary study.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7012, USA. gill_burns@wsu.edu
authors.forename: Gilbert A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Kathleen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ruby
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Debowes
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Seaman
authors.forename: Julia K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Brannan
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016743:Mental Competency; D012582:Schools, Veterinary; D013663:Teaching; D014861:Washington