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Mental health of veterinary nurses and student veterinary nurses: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Cardwell, J., King, N., Lewis, E. G., Kinnison, T., Langridge, A., Civai, C., …Cardwell, J. M. (2024). Mental health of veterinary nurses and student veterinary nurses: A scoping review. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4091

Abstract Background Research has shown that veterinarians around the world are at high risk of mental health problems, but far less research has examined the mental health of veterinary nurses (VNs) and student veterinary nurses (SVNs). This scopin... Read More about Mental health of veterinary nurses and student veterinary nurses: A scoping review.

Effect of gamified perceptual learning on visual detection and discrimination skills in equine gait assessment (2021)
Journal Article
Starke, S. D., Miles, G. C., Channon, S. B., & May, S. A. (2021). Effect of gamified perceptual learning on visual detection and discrimination skills in equine gait assessment. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.21

Background: Visual assessment of equine lameness is an everyday veterinary task suffering from poor diagnostic accuracy. The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of the perceptual learning game 'LamenessTrainer' on skill development. Methods:... Read More about Effect of gamified perceptual learning on visual detection and discrimination skills in equine gait assessment.

Development of core entrustable professional activities linked to a competency-based veterinary education framework (2019)
Journal Article
Molgaard, L. K., Chaney, K. P., Bok, H. G. J., Read, E. K., Hodgson, J. L., Salisbury, S. K., …Matthew, S. M. (2019). Development of core entrustable professional activities linked to a competency-based veterinary education framework. Medical Teacher, https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2019.1643834

Purpose: Despite the adoption of competency-based education in some veterinary schools over the past 15 years, only recently has a concerted effort been directed toward this in veterinary education internationally. Methods: In 2015, educational le... Read More about Development of core entrustable professional activities linked to a competency-based veterinary education framework.

The modern UK veterinary profession: photo-elicitation interviewing reveals that small animal and surgical images dominate (2019)
Journal Article
Ward, A., & May, S. A. (2019). The modern UK veterinary profession: photo-elicitation interviewing reveals that small animal and surgical images dominate. Veterinary Record, 184(21), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105046

More than 80 per cent of vets are employed in clinical practice but other veterinary roles are vital for society. However, even clinical practice does not seem to fulfil some modern graduates, and an increasing number of veterinarians are leaving the... Read More about The modern UK veterinary profession: photo-elicitation interviewing reveals that small animal and surgical images dominate.

The Veterinary Identity: A Time and Context Model (2018)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., & May, S. A. (2018). The Veterinary Identity: A Time and Context Model. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 46(2), 153-162. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0517-067r1

The nature of professionalism teaching is a current issue in veterinary education, with an individual’s identity as a professional having implications for one’s values and behaviors, as well as for his or her career satisfaction and psychological wel... Read More about The Veterinary Identity: A Time and Context Model.

Mindset and its relationship to anxiety in clinical veterinary students (2018)
Journal Article
Bostock, R., Kinnison, T., & May, S. A. (2018). Mindset and its relationship to anxiety in clinical veterinary students. Veterinary Record, 183(20), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104621

This study investigated anxiety, one aspect of mental wellbeing, in fourth year veterinary students before the final clinical section of their course (intramural rotations (IMR)). It explored the relationship between reported anxiety and ‘mindset’: a... Read More about Mindset and its relationship to anxiety in clinical veterinary students.

Identity, environment and mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession (2018)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., & May, S. A. (2018). Identity, environment and mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession. Veterinary Record, 183(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104724

Mental health and career dissatisfaction are of increasing concern to the veterinary profession. The influence of identity on the psychological wellbeing of veterinarians has not been widely explored. Twelve recent veterinary graduates were enrolled... Read More about Identity, environment and mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession.

Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation (2018)
Journal Article
Armitage-Chan, E., & May, S. A. (2018). Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.1216-192r1

Professional studies teaching in medical and veterinary education is undergoing a period of change. Traditional approaches, aiming to teach students professional values and behaviors, are being enhanced by curricula designed to support students' prof... Read More about Developing a Professional Studies Curriculum to Support Veterinary Professional Identity Formation.

Clinical Reasoning by Veterinary Students in the First-Opinion Setting: Is It Encouraged? Is It Practiced? (2017)
Journal Article
Humm, K. R., & May, S. A. (2017). Clinical Reasoning by Veterinary Students in the First-Opinion Setting: Is It Encouraged? Is It Practiced?. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 45(2), 156-162. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.1016-153r

A mixed-methods study was performed to investigate the perceived importance and efficacy of teaching clinical reasoning (CR) skills among students and faculty in a university first-opinion veterinary practice, as this has not previously been describe... Read More about Clinical Reasoning by Veterinary Students in the First-Opinion Setting: Is It Encouraged? Is It Practiced?.

The Hidden Curriculum of Veterinary Education: Mediators and Moderators of Its Effects (2017)
Journal Article
Roder, C. A., & May, S. A. (2017). The Hidden Curriculum of Veterinary Education: Mediators and Moderators of Its Effects. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 44(3), 542-551. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0416-082

The “hidden curriculum” has long been supposed to have an effect on students' learning during their clinical education, and in particular in shaping their ideas of what it means to be a professional. Despite this, there has been little evidence linki... Read More about The Hidden Curriculum of Veterinary Education: Mediators and Moderators of Its Effects.

Discipline-Specific Compared to Generic Training of Teachers in Higher Education (2017)
Journal Article
Silva-Fletcher, A., & May, S. A. (2017). Discipline-Specific Compared to Generic Training of Teachers in Higher Education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 45(1), https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0616-105r

A recurrent theme arising in the higher education sector is the suitability and effectiveness of generic versus discipline-specific training of university teachers, who are often recruited based on their disciplinary specialties to become teachers in... Read More about Discipline-Specific Compared to Generic Training of Teachers in Higher Education.

Veterinary student competence in equine lameness recognition and assessment: a mixed methods study (2017)
Journal Article
Starke, S. D., & May, S. A. (2017). Veterinary student competence in equine lameness recognition and assessment: a mixed methods study. Veterinary Record, 181(168), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104245

The development of perceptual skills is an important aspect of veterinary education. The authors investigated veterinary student competency in lameness evaluation at two stages, before (third year) and during (fourth/fifth year) clinical rotations. S... Read More about Veterinary student competence in equine lameness recognition and assessment: a mixed methods study.

Working in Professional Teams (2017)
Book Chapter
Kinnison, T., Guile, D., & May, S. (2017). Working in Professional Teams. In Veterinary Medical Education: A Practical Guide. Wiley-Blackwell