Residency in anaesthesia, analgesia and perioperative intensive care
The aim of the standard residency program is to train motivated young veterinarians to become skilled and safe practioners of veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia with in-depth knowledge.
After completing a residency, the candiate will be qualified to sit the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia exam and become EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
At the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine there is both a equine and a small animal university hospital, a clinic for production animals and laboratory animal facilities. The resident will mainly receive clinical training within the equine and small animal hospitals, but also some training in other species within the production animal clinic and the laboratory animal facilities. There is a range of cases coming into the two hospitals, so the resident will gain experience in anaesthesia, analgesia and intensive care in cases from routine procedures to emergency cases and high dependency cases. The hospitals are equipped with cutting edge anaesthetic equipment for the benefit of the resident.
To gain sufficient experience in managing complicated small animal cases, and to observe anaesthesia in another institution, the resident will have the opportunity for an externship at a university teaching hospital outside Norway.
During the daily work in addition to clinical work the resident is expected to participate in teaching of undergraduate veterinary and nurse students. A ECVAA diplomate will be available to guide the resident in their daily work, there are weekly journal clubs, case rounds and discussion groups based upon reading of relevant scientific literature, where the resident is expected to meet well prepared. For the scientific work the resident will have time out of the clinics to plan, perform, analyse and write the scientific publications needed for the ECVAA credentials. The scientific work is supervised by an ECVAA diplomate, and when needed other relevant scientific staff from the Faculty.
