Journal article
The University of California Veterinary Student Leadership Program: comparison of a five-day with a three-day course
Journal of veterinary medical education, Vol.33(2), pp.284-293
2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103843
PMID: 16849312
Abstract
Leadership skills can be learned and leadership activities can be stimulated with an effective educational program. The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine has demonstrated and previously reported on the enthusiasm for and outcomes of their five-day leadership program for incoming veterinary students. The course was altered and again offered as a five-day program to the next veterinary class but, because of timing and limited resources, was reduced to three days the following year. Thirty students were accepted each year on a first-come first-served basis. This article compares the five-day and three-day program curricula and post-program evaluations. Although the students decided whether or not to participate, short-term effects of the programs were the introduction of a new vocabulary, improved confidence to become leaders, and stimulation of student participation in veterinary student leadership roles. A course like this can get students off to a good start, but it is very likely that to achieve a long-term effect, continued exposure throughout the veterinary curriculum is needed.
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- Title
- The University of California Veterinary Student Leadership Program: comparison of a five-day with a three-day course
- Creators
- Dale A Moore - Population Health and Reproduction, VMTRC, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 93274, USA. dmoore@vmtrc.ucdavis.eduDonald J Klingborg
- Publication Details
- Journal of veterinary medical education, Vol.33(2), pp.284-293
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Department of
- Publisher
- Canada
- Identifiers
- 99900546692301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article