Learning a spectrum-of-care approach at WisCARES: student reflections 1 month after completing the rotation and a long-term follow-up with alumni
The results revealed that creating intentional student experiences that integrate service learning, reflection, and SOC practices creates positive impacts that can help prepare graduates to work with community programs to improve access to care and permission to offer an SOC, which are 2 ways that the profession can mitigate the negative impact of owners' financial limitations on animal medical care as well as develop more adaptive veterinarians.
Authors
- Simon Lygo‐Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7842-9718)
- Elizabeth E. Alvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-2663)
- Ruthanne Chun
- Kelly P. Schultz
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- King's College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.25.06.0436
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00