[Clinical Training
for Registration Purpose - Procedures for Admission of
Trainees and Conducting of Assessments on Trainees]
Rule 5(1)(b) of the Veterinary Surgeons Board (Registration
of Veterinary Surgeons) Rules stipulates that a person is qualified to
be registered as a veterinary surgeon if he holds a qualification listed
in Schedule 2 and has successfully completed not less than 3% months' clinical
training in a designated veterinary practice. At present, a bachelor degree
in veterinary medicine granted by the National Chung Hsing University
in Taiwan is listed in Schedule 2. Rule 5(3) of the Veterinary Surgeons
Board (Registration of Veterinary Surgeons) Rules further stipulates that
the Board may from time to time designate any veterinary practice in Hong
Kong for the purpose of providing the training.
The Board has recently approved the general design
of the training programme and the facilities required of a training facility.
It has circulated the requirements to all local veterinary clinics as
well as training hospitals of overseas institutions listed in Schedule
1 of the Board's Registration Rules, and invited interested parties to
apply for designation as training clinics. The Peace Avenue Veterinary
Clinic (“the Clinic”) located at Shop B & 1/F, 7 Liberty Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, subsequently applied to the Board for designation as a training
clinic.
The Board has considered the training programme submitted
by the Clinic and formed a 3-member evaluation team comprising a member
of the Board, an officer of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
Department and an overseas expert experienced in clinical training to
evaluate the Clinic. Having evaluated the facilities, equipment, staffing,
administrative support and caseload of the Clinic, the team has come to
the view that the Clinic is suitable for designating as a training clinic
to provide the clinical training required for registration with the Board.
The Board has subsequently endorsed the recommendations made by the team
and designated the Clinic as a training clinic for the said clinical training
purpose.
From now on, any person holding a qualification as
listed in Schedule 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons Board (Registration Rules)
may approach the Peace Avenue Veterinary Clinic for undertaking the 3%
months' clinical training required for registration with the Board. Detailed
information regarding the procedures for admittance and assessment of
trainees are as follows :
The procedures for admission of trainees -
(a) Candidate making application
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The Board publishes a list of designated
training clinic(s) and the contact person(s). |
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The candidate applies to any one of the
designated training clinics to undertake training. |
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The training clinic should
inform the Board of the applications/enquiries and the date(s)
of the interview by completing a standard performa. |
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The training clinic interviews the candidate
and decides whether to accept him/her for training. |
(b) Candidate accepted for training
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The candidate applies to the Board for
a permit to undertake clinical training. |
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The clinic names the supervising veterinary
surgeon(s) and informs the Board of the intended starting date. |
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The permit application is
processed. |
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The Secretary, VSB, notifies the candidate
and the clinic whether the application has been successful. |
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Where the application is successful, the
Secretary issues the candidate with the permit and supplies
the clinic with a copy. |
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(c) Monitoring training progress
In monitoring training progress, the Board is concerned
as to whether any steps should be taken to withdraw the permit, if the
trainee is performing unsatisfactorily, or to issue a further permit
if there are reasons to do so. It does not take part in assessing the
trainee(s).
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The supervising veterinary surgeon
completes the first assessment report at the end of the first
month of the training period and returns it to the Board together
with copies of the signed activity logs and clinical task list. |
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In the report, he/she highlights
any unsatisfactory performance and remedial plans to rectify the
deficiencies. |
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The Board reviews the report, the
activity logs and the clinical task list, and where necessary,
assigns member(s) or authorizes suitable veterinary surgeon(s)
to visit the training clinic to verify the reports. |
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The supervising veterinary surgeon
completes similar reports towards the end of the 3rd and 6th month
of training. |
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(d) Satisfactory completion of
training
i. |
The supervising veterinary surgeon
submits the final assessment report and confirms that the trainee
has satisfactorily mastered the clinical tasks required. |
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The trainee applies to the Board for registration. |
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The Registration Committee reviews all available
information and makes recommendation to the Board. |
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(e) Trainee assessed as unsatisfactory
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The training clinic submits final
assessment report and identifies the clinical area(s) where the
trainee is assessed as unsatisfactory. |
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The training clinic considers and
decides whether to extend the clinical training for a period between
two and four months to remedy deficiencies in the identified area(s). |
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The Board reviews and verifies the reports. |
(f) Extended training
i. |
The training clinic informs the
Board of the intended start date and names the supervising veterinary
surgeon. |
ii. The trainee applies to extend his permit
and commences the extended training.
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The supervising veterinary surgeon
submits an assessment report together with the activity logs and
the clinical task list to the Board at the end of each month of
the extended training, highlighting progress in the identified
area(s) of deficiencies. |
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At the end of the extended training,
the supervising veterinary surgeon submits the final assessment
report and confirms whether the trainee has satisfactorily remedied
the identified deficiencies. |
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The trainee applies to the Board for registration. |
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The Registration Committee reviews all information
available and makes recommendation to the Board. |
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vii. |
The Board may hold an inquiry to consider the
application as stipulated in the Registration of Veterinary Surgeons
Rules. |
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Assessment methods -
(a) |
Initial interview before commencement of clinical training to
clearly identify training needs; |
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(b) |
Assessment reports at the end of the
first month, half way and towards the end of the training to allow
early identification of problems and sufficient time to rectify
them; |
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Providing a clear list of the clinical
skills required for the supervising veterinary surgeon to appraise
trainees; |
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Requiring trainees to compile activity
logs to reflect the depth and breath of the clinical cases they
see; and |
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(e) |
Requiring regular presentation and discussion
sessions. |
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