Every year, a new veterinary class is admitted to UC Davis to join the veterinary profession. When I applied things were very different in the admission process department.
This year, 238 candidates will be interviewing for 138 places in the Class of 2017. The new admission process is in place and will be conducting interviews as Multiple Mini Interviews. In order to do this over 5 mornings, there are 24 interviews taking place at one time. Prospective students rotate through several rooms and are given different scenarios. Interviews wrap up today and then the class of 2017 will be carefully selected.
"The MMI is a series of short, structured interviews used to assess personal traits/qualities. Each mini interview provides a candidate with three minutes to read a question/scenario and mentally prepare before entering the interview room. Upon entering, the candidate has seven minutes of dialogue with one interviewer/assessor (or, in some cases, a third party as the interviewer/assessor observes). At the conclusion of the interview, the interviewer/assessor uses the next three-minute period to evaluate while the candidate moves to the next scenario. This pattern is repeated through a circuit of up to 8 stations.
The MMI was derived from the well-known OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) used by most undergraduate medical programs to assess a student’s application of clinical skills and knowledge. However, the MMI does not test knowledge of veterinary medicine but rather personal attributes such as communication skills and ability to work as part of a team, ethical and critical decision-making abilities, and behaviors important to being a veterinarian such as empathy, honesty and reliability."
Acceptances will be mailed in early January. When I applied, I was notified in late March/early April, but we started courses in September.
For more information, visit UC Davis SVM admissions: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/students/dvm_program/admissions/index.cfm
This year, 238 candidates will be interviewing for 138 places in the Class of 2017. The new admission process is in place and will be conducting interviews as Multiple Mini Interviews. In order to do this over 5 mornings, there are 24 interviews taking place at one time. Prospective students rotate through several rooms and are given different scenarios. Interviews wrap up today and then the class of 2017 will be carefully selected.
"The MMI is a series of short, structured interviews used to assess personal traits/qualities. Each mini interview provides a candidate with three minutes to read a question/scenario and mentally prepare before entering the interview room. Upon entering, the candidate has seven minutes of dialogue with one interviewer/assessor (or, in some cases, a third party as the interviewer/assessor observes). At the conclusion of the interview, the interviewer/assessor uses the next three-minute period to evaluate while the candidate moves to the next scenario. This pattern is repeated through a circuit of up to 8 stations.
The MMI was derived from the well-known OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) used by most undergraduate medical programs to assess a student’s application of clinical skills and knowledge. However, the MMI does not test knowledge of veterinary medicine but rather personal attributes such as communication skills and ability to work as part of a team, ethical and critical decision-making abilities, and behaviors important to being a veterinarian such as empathy, honesty and reliability."
Acceptances will be mailed in early January. When I applied, I was notified in late March/early April, but we started courses in September.
For more information, visit UC Davis SVM admissions: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/students/dvm_program/admissions/index.cfm
2 comments:
I'm a vet student too!I study in a college close to Barcelona. We will get our dream! :)
Hi Eva, Thanks for reading! And congratulations! Barcelona is an amazing city I've heard - I really want to visit someday! And yes, we will both achieve our dreams! ;)
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