- Vet-Experiences
Vet-Experiences are laboratory and orientation activities organised by the Department of Veterinary Sciences as part of the OrientaVET project, the POT (Orientation and Tutoring Project) involving all Italian Veterinary Medicine (LM-42) courses. Laboratory teaching is a teaching and learning strategy through which the student appropriates knowledge in the context of its use, unlike conventional teaching, in which knowledge is offered to students in isolation from its use.
The proposed workshops are as follows:
- Role of the veterinary surgeon in the diagnosis of infectious diseases
- Pathway in veterinary forensic medicine
- Vet-saga: the path to life
- Simulation of clinical procedures in student training: can I learn without doing ‘damage’
- Microbisiko: game and activity on antibiotic resistance
- Theatralisation of ethical dilemmas: the human-animal relationship
More information and how to register can be found at the following link
- Vet ExplorerThe Department of Veterinary Science is organising two days of Vet Explorer, an initiative aimed at classes IV and V of secondary schools.Wednesday 05/06/2024 (Veterinary Teaching Hospital, San Piero a Grado) from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. to present the degree course in Veterinary Medicine, illustrate the Hospital’s facilities and the activities carried out (24 places available). Thursday, 06/06/2024 (Viale delle Piagge 2, Pisa) from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at Aula E to present the Degree Courses of the Department of Veterinary Science, illustrate the structures of the Pisa site and the activities carried out (30 places available).To book, view the event poster..For those who cannot attend the events, it will be possible to consult the presentations of the Degree Courses:
Presentation of the One-year Bachelor Degree Course ‘Veterinary Medicine Presentation of the Bachelor’s Degree Course ‘Science and Technology of Animal Production Presentation of the Master’s Degree Course ‘Science and Technology of Animal Production Master’s Degree Presentation of the Bachelor’s Degree Course ‘Animal Breeding Techniques and Dog Education (TAAEC)’.
- POT PROJECT OrientaVET (year 2024)
The Department of Veterinary Sciences is running the POT OrientaVET project aimed at high school students who intend to enrol in the Veterinary Medicine Degree Course. The aim of the project is to implement orientation activities both for cognitive purposes regarding the Course and to support those who have to submit applications for the admission competition and to answer specific questions on the entrance test for the CdS in Veterinary Medicine. The project also aims to provide tutoring for students enrolled in the first years of the degree course.
Specific questions/requests can be addressed to: potmv.orientamento@vet.unipi.it
Using this address, it will also be possible to organise remote interviews on the Microsoft Teams platform. Prospective students will thus have the opportunity to interact directly with university students from the Department’s degree courses.
- OrientaVET VIRTUAL COUNTER(year 2024)
The Degree Course in Veterinary Medicine also provides future freshmen with a ‘virtual counter’, where the Degree Course’s educational offerings will be presented. The desk will be open on Tuesdays from 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., from 20 May until 23 July 2024, on a Microsoft Team platform.
To book, please write an e-mail to presidenza@unipi.it, no later than 12 noon on the Monday preceding the Tuesday of the orientation desk opening.
In this way, prospective students will have the opportunity to speak with the Course President and/or other lecturers of the degree course.
- TRANSVERSAL SKILLS AND ORIENTATION PATHWAYS (PCTO)
1) ORIENTATION STAGE AT THE PISA HEADQUARTERS: Provides for the reception of small groups of students, in the periods October-December and February-May. The activities will take place in the mornings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pisa site, V.le delle Piagge, and will include a) orientation interview with a lecturer/student tutor from the Department b) participation in activities at some laboratories/facilities at the Pisa campus (e.g. Anatomical Museum, physiology/ethology, microbiology and food chemistry/infectious animal diseases).
2) ACTIVITIES IN THE DIDACTIC HOSPITAL The student will carry out his or her training at the University of Pisa’s Teaching Veterinary Hospital (ODV) by taking part in the activities that take place in the small animal (dogs and cats) Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, both clinical and management, cleaning and organisation, collaborating with the students of the degree course during all their activities. These activities can also be extended to stables (horses and donkeys). Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Objectives: To enter a new work environment with nursing activities; interact with ODV staff and college students; learn the proper method of approaching and handling animals.
Number of students accommodated: 2/3 simultaneously throughout the year except August and holiday periods.
The number of hours varies from a minimum of 25 to a maximum of 75. These hours can be carried out on a daily or bi/weekly basis, including in the afternoon, consistent with the activities of the Teaching Hospital and subject to agreement with the teachers in charge. The bi/twice-weekly option is to be considered only during the school year in order to allow the student to attend the teaching hospital without hindering school activities.
PLEASE NOTE – The San Piero a Grado location can be reached by bus on the suburban line, or by own transport
3) PROJECT ON HUMAN-ANIMAL COEXISTENCE
The project foresees a first theoretical phase, with classroom lessons, in the Department of Veterinary Science, in Viale delle Piagge, 2 in Pisa, and a practical part, in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, in San Piero a Grado.
The theoretical part will be activated with a number of students equal to/exceeding 15 and will have a maximum of 50 participants
The practical part of the active traineeship will consist of 2 shifts of 5 hours each, with 2 students per shift; the practical activity will be carried out in the period 17 February-28 March, with a choice of morning or afternoon shifts, to be agreed at the end of the lessons. It will be open to a maximum of 20 students
Objectives: Knowledge in the field of ethology of companion animals, from welfare to prevention of the most common behavioral problems; General knowledge in the veterinary professional field, bureaucracy, legal regulations and ethics; Awareness of care and awareness of applied methodology, learning of minimal medical language; Development of collaborative relationships with clinic staff and clients, respect for the medical/health organization, sharing and responsibility.
Project phases:
- In-person meetings offered by specialists from the Department of Veterinary Science of the University of Pisa on topics such as: basic knowledge of the behaviour of pets, how to deal with ‘challenging’ animals, basic rules for the pet owner, basic rules for the education of a pet, basic knowledge of veterinary professional ethics and the relationship with patient owners, etc.
Five meetings of 2 hours each are scheduled on a weekly basis
Calendar of classroom lessons:
I meeting: Behavioural development in pets: the importance of early life stages in puppies and kittens.
The human-animal relationship and its beneficial effects (Prof. C. Mariti)
II meeting: Welfare in pets: how to assess it and how to increase it, reducing stress and the factors that determine it. (Prof.ssa C.Mariti, Dr.ssa C.Borrelli)
Meeting III: Behavioural problems in dogs and cats: what they are and how to prevent them (Prof. C. Mariti)
4th meeting: Animals in the city: rights and duties (Prof. R.Tognetti)
5th Meeting: The Emergency Room and Intensive Care of a Veterinary Hospital: how do they work? What are the differences with a Human Hospital? (Prof. A. Briganti)
I meeting: Wednesday 15 January 14.30-16.30 HALL E
II meeting: Wednesday, 22 January 2.30-4.30 p.m. CLASSROOM E
3rd meeting: Wednesday 29 January 2.30-4.30 p.m. CLASSROOM E
IV meeting: Wednesday 5 February 2.30-4.30 p.m. CLASSROOM E
V meeting: Wednesday 12 February 14.30-16.30 AULA ?
ALL PCTO ACTIVITIES can be carried out throughout the year, with the exception of periods when the Department is closed
In order to access these activities:
- the school must have an agreement with the University of Pisa. If the school does not, you can do so by accessing the site at the page
The request must be received through the guidance officers of the requesting high schools
- For ORIENTATION STAGES AT THE PISA HEADQUARTERS, please contact Prof. Filippo Fratini; for ACTIVITIES IN THE DIDACTIC HOSPITAL and for the PROJECT ON HUMAN-ANIMAL CONVIVENCE, please contact Prof. Simonetta Citi.
Schools wishing to request different initiatives are asked to get in touch directly with the contact teacher or the education coordinator.
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Departmental Contact Person: Prof. Filippo Fratini filippo.fratini@unipi.it
Head of Educational Unit: Dr. Stefano Degl’Innocenti AKA Lucchesi stefano.deglinnocenti@unipi.it
President of the Degree Course in Veterinary Medicine: presidenzamv@vet.unipi.it
President Degree Course in Animal Production Science and Technology: presidenzastpa@vet.unipi.it
President Degree Course in Animal Breeding Techniques and Dog Education: presidenzataaec@vet.unipi.it