TY - JOUR
T1 - International survey of veterinarians to assess the importance of competencies in professional practice and education
AU - Bok, Harold G J
AU - Teunissen, Pim W
AU - Boerboom, Tobias B B
AU - Rhind, Susan M
AU - Baillie, Sarah
AU - Tegzes, John
AU - Annandale, Henry
AU - Matthew, Susan
AU - Torgersen, Anne
AU - Hecker, Kent G
AU - Härdi-Landerer, Christina M
AU - Gomez-Lucia, Esperanza
AU - Ahmad, Bashir
AU - Muijtjens, Arno M M
AU - Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center University
AU - van der Vleuten, Cees P M
AU - van Beukelen, Peter
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine the perceived importance of specific competencies in professional veterinary practice and education among veterinarians in several countries.DESIGN: Survey-based prospective study.SAMPLE: 1,137 veterinarians in 10 countries.PROCEDURES: Veterinarians were invited via email to participate in the study. A framework of 18 competencies grouped into 7 domains (veterinary expertise, communication, collaboration, entrepreneurship, health and welfare, scholarship, and personal development) was used. Respondents rated the importance of each competency for veterinary professional practice and for veterinary education by use of a 9-point Likert scale in an online questionnaire. Quantitative statistical analyses were performed to assess the data.RESULTS: All described competencies were perceived as having importance (with overall mean ratings [all countries] ≥ 6.45/9) for professional practice and education. Competencies related to veterinary expertise had the highest ratings (overall mean, 8.33/9 for both professional practice and education). For the veterinary expertise, entrepreneurship, and scholarship domains, substantial differences (determined on the basis of statistical significance and effect size) were found in importance ratings among veterinarians in different countries.CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results indicated a general consensus regarding the importance of specific types of competencies in veterinary professional practice and education. Further research into the definition of competencies essential for veterinary professionals is needed to help inform an international dialogue on the subject.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To determine the perceived importance of specific competencies in professional veterinary practice and education among veterinarians in several countries.DESIGN: Survey-based prospective study.SAMPLE: 1,137 veterinarians in 10 countries.PROCEDURES: Veterinarians were invited via email to participate in the study. A framework of 18 competencies grouped into 7 domains (veterinary expertise, communication, collaboration, entrepreneurship, health and welfare, scholarship, and personal development) was used. Respondents rated the importance of each competency for veterinary professional practice and for veterinary education by use of a 9-point Likert scale in an online questionnaire. Quantitative statistical analyses were performed to assess the data.RESULTS: All described competencies were perceived as having importance (with overall mean ratings [all countries] ≥ 6.45/9) for professional practice and education. Competencies related to veterinary expertise had the highest ratings (overall mean, 8.33/9 for both professional practice and education). For the veterinary expertise, entrepreneurship, and scholarship domains, substantial differences (determined on the basis of statistical significance and effect size) were found in importance ratings among veterinarians in different countries.CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results indicated a general consensus regarding the importance of specific types of competencies in veterinary professional practice and education. Further research into the definition of competencies essential for veterinary professionals is needed to help inform an international dialogue on the subject.
KW - Data Collection
KW - Education, Veterinary
KW - Internationality
KW - Professional Competence
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Veterinarians
KW - Veterinary Medicine
U2 - 10.2460/javma.245.8.906
DO - 10.2460/javma.245.8.906
M3 - Article
C2 - 25285932
SN - 0003-1488
VL - 245
SP - 906
EP - 913
JO - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
JF - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
IS - 8
ER -