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What is Veterinary Medical Education Research?

Veterinary Medical Education Research is crucial for evidence-based teaching. Scientific findings contribute to optimizing students' knowledge acquisition and practical skills.

  • It examines teaching and learning processes in the context of veterinary education.
  • It is theoretically sound.
  • It is based on research approaches and quality criteria from empirical social research.
  • The long-term goal is to gain knowledge.
  • It is related to
    • medical education
    • health sciences education
    • various disciplines that provide theoretical or empirical approaches to educational research, such as educational psychology, occupational psychology, and pedagogy.
    • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (academic engagement of teachers with their own teaching and student learning, with the aim of further development and exchange with other teachers)
    • Higher education didactics (professionalization of academic teaching)