Business skills for life
The BVetMed course now comprises of compulsory business and enterprise components and have been designed to give students a solid grounding in business. In addition to this, there is already an extended elective option in year five, which draws more than 10% of the year group.
By providing graduates with business skills as well as medical knowledge, future veterinary professionals will find it easier to cope with the commercial pressures that working and managing a practice can bring.
In today's economic climate, graduates need to bring more than just clinical expertise to a job role and more practices will require contributions to business and marketing strategies. RVC hope that the new business components will assist graduates with this.
RVC also plays host to the only European chapter of the Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA), a student-led co-curricular business club, with around 100 student members.
Two independent vets have launched a podcast to help owners strengthen their bond with pets. Dr Maggie Roberts and Dr Vanessa Howie, who have worked in both veterinary practice and major charities, are keen to use their experience to enable people to give pets a better life.
