Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (ULPGC) / Self Evaluation Report 2019 by Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

CONTENTS of the Self Evaluation Report

INDEX

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0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

INTRODUCTION // 4 OBJECTIVES AND ORGANISATION //8 FINANCES // 20 CURRICULUM // 30 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT // 44 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND TEACHING MATERIAL OF ANIMAL ORIGIN // 58 LEARNING RESOURCES // 72 STUDENT ADMISSION, PROGRESSION AND WELFARE // 76 STUDENT ASSESSMENT // 84 ACADEMIC AND SUPPORT STAFF // 90 RESEARCH PROGRAMMES, CONTINUING AND POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION // 98 OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE // 109 ESEVT INDICATORS // 116 ANNEXES // 118

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0.1. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OF ITS PREVIOUS ESEVT VISITATIONS The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was initially founded in 1986 as a Faculty dependant on the neighbouring University of La Laguna (ULL) in Tenerife. The Faculty was later re-assigned to the recently inaugurated University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) in September 1989. Initially, the Faculty was located in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and was later moved to its current location on the Arucas Campus in 1995.

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INTRODUCTION

The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as such was created in the academic year 1989-1990 in response to an enormous social movement in Gran Canaria, which came to fruition when the Canary Islands Parliament approved the University Reorganisation Law on April 26th, 1989. This law unified the previous Canary Islands Polytechnic (first inaugurated in 1979 as the Polytechnic of Las Palmas) with other university faculties already located in Gran Canaria, some of which date back to the 19th century, thus establishing the ULPGC. The ULPGC is, thus, a modern institution with a long academic track record, committed to quality, efficiency and modernity. The study plan for the Degree in Veterinary Medicine (curriculum) has been revised several times since 1989. The first degree curriculum (‘Licenciatura’ in Spanish) was revised in 1999 and completely reformed in order to fulfil the standards required by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in 2009. The present degree curriculum (‘Grado’ in Spanish) was first offered in the academic year 2010-2011 (year 1) and was fully implemented (year 5) by the academic year 2014-2015. 0.2. MAIN FEATURES OF THE ESTABLISHMENT The Canary Islands form a Spanish Autonomous Community characterized by their fragmented territory (8 inhabited islands in all covering 7,447 km2) with a total population of 2,164,344 inhabitants (according to the INE census – conducted by the ‘Instituto Nacional de Estadística’ in July 1st 2017). The island of Gran Canaria, where the ULPGC and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are located, is the second most populated island (with 857,806 inhabitants or 39.6% of the total population). The capital of the island, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria holds the 9th position among the most populated cities of Spain (377,950 inhabitants). Although the economy of the Canary Islands is mainly concentrated in the tertiary sector, the island of Gran Canaria harbours the highest livestock census compared with the rest of the islands of the Archipelago. Our condition as islands, makes our relation with oceanography, marine science, or aquaculture activities, one of our strengths in research and teaching. The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) is fully adapted to the requirements of the EHEA. This has meant a change in teaching methodology and contents, in line with social demands, in order to respond to the training needs required by the society and the labour market. The ULPGC which housed approximately 2,000,000 m2 of constructed buildings, offers 40 Undergraduate Degrees: 5 in Arts and

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Humanities; 4 in Health Sciences; 17 in Social and Legal Sciences; 13 in Engineering and Architecture and 1 in Basic Sciences. The undergraduate degrees at the ULPGC are offered by 14 Establishments: 4 Schools and 10 Faculties. The ULPGC also has 1 e-learning centre which offers 5 Undergraduate Degrees and 1 Master Degree. A total of 33 postgraduate courses (at master’s level) are offered by the different Establishments and Research Institutes. Moreover, the Doctoral (PhD) School offers 13 Doctoral Programs. The research activities carried out at the ULPGC reflect the multi-disciplinary nature of our 36 Departments: there are 12 Departments in Engineering and Architecture, 11 in Science and Health Sciences, 6 in Social and Legal Sciences and 7 in Art and Humanities; and 11 Research Institutes. In addition to the research activities related to Veterinary Science and linked to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, research conducted at the ULPGC includes cutting-edge projects in such a wide range of subjects such as oceanography, marine science, aquaculture, computer robotics, nutrition, cancer, information technology, renewable energies, transport economy, business organization, town planning, translation and the history of the Canary Islands, among others.

THE ULPGC IN FIGURES • •

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Funded in 1989. 6 Campus: • 3 campus in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria • 1 campus in Arucas • 1 campus in Lanzarote • 1 campus in Fuerteventura. 3 University Residencies - 464 vacants Budget (2018) 141,500,000.00 €

STUDIES • • • • • • •

ON-LINE ACTIVITY • 5 first- and second-cycle degrees • 1,478 students enrolled for on-line qualifications • 2,117 lecturers working with the e-learning platform to support on-site education • 19,555 students enrolled • 518 virtual working groups STAFF • • • •

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15 Faculties and Schools + 1 adscribed 40 undergraduate degrees 33 official postgraduate programmes 13 doctorate programmes 5 on-line qualifications 25 ULPGC masters and university expert programmes 5 special training programmes

1,585 Academic Staff 45 Research-exclusive Staff 40 doctors honoris causa 761 Administration and Support Staff

STUDENTS • 22,987 students • 6,530 granted by the Ministry of Education • 2,750 granted by the Canary Islands Government • 437 granted by the ULPGC WORK PLACEMENTS • 5,656 agreements with businesses and institutions • 2,171 students on work placements each year • 39 grants for work placements

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THE ULPGC IN FIGURES RESEARCH • 112 Research Groups • 11 Research Institutes • 312 current research projects • 15,5 millions of euros raised in projects • 109 PhD defended • 12 patents • 445 positive sexennial external evaluation of the Academic Staff 413 publications at Scopus • • 631 publications at WOS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • 656 outgoing students and 665 incoming in Socrates/Erasmus • 38 outgoing students and 141 incoming in Latin America/USA 104 outgoing students y 197 incoming in Sicue-Séneca • (SPAIN) • 55 Academic Staff Mobility to Europe LIBRARY • • • • • • • • • • •

11 access points 838,011 volumes 7,846 printed periodicals 47,533 non-book materials 275,778 loans per year 606 PCs and terminals for public use 16.811 loans of laptops 749,850 visits 1,658 users formed on-site 5,458 users formed on-line 1,869,860.50 € invested in subscriptions and publications

CULTURE • • • • • •

& SPORTS 13 Cultural Centres 16 cultural courses and workshops 8,123 users of sports’ facilities 32 individual medals in university championships 15 team medals in university championships 3,400 participants in the Rector Trophy

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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the ULPGC is the only Veterinary Faculty in the Canary Islands. The Faculty is located at a distance of 7 km from the capital city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. According to our commitment to higher quality assurance standards, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has limited the number of students admitted each academic year to 72. This is in relation to the current availability of staff and material resources which needs to guarantee adequate training for our students, as well as answering to our official commitment to the ANECA verification procedure for the Degree in Veterinary Medicine, which is supervised by the Quality Assurance System at the ULPGC. The number of student applications might be considered high with 661 applicants in 2016-2017, 674 in 2015-2016, and 825 in 20142015. In consequence, only the most qualified applicants are admitted (about 5% of the total). With reference to the Academic Staff, there are fully committed to achieving high standards of quality in teaching and research activities. The 12 research groups officially recognised by the ULPGC belonging to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine have been awarded the highest level (A+ or A) in the classification method used to monitor the research activity in the ULPGC (more details in Chapter 10). All the research conducted at the ULPGC is published on the ULPGC website (link). Therefore, we might conclude that the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the ULPGC is characterized by the provision of high-quality teaching offered by our Academic Staff who are able to effectively manage small-sized groups of enthusiastic and motivated students in a research-based university environment.

0.3. MAIN DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE LAST VISITATION The last visitation (12-16 January 2009) resulted in a positive evaluation by the ECOVE corresponding to the standard of Full Approval; yet, since this visitation, several improvements have been adopted: 1.

The Veterinary Medicine curriculum was reviewed in 2009 and externally evaluated by ANECA (VERIFICA) which it subsequently being implemented in the academic year 20102011.The new curriculum has been designed in accordance with the European directives and Bologna principles, leading to the adoption of the competence-based learning. It is a 10-semester curriculum (300 ECTS) and includes the completion of a mandatory Final Degree Project. In the academic year 2015-2016 the previous curriculum was completely phased out.

Several Master’s Degree Programs were implemented in 2010 with the participation of the academic staff of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Master’s Degree in Veterinary Clinic and Therapeutic Research (coordinated by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine but eliminated in 2018), Master’s Degree in Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Master’s Degree in Marine Farming (ECOAQUA) and Master’s Degree in Sustainable Management of Fisheries Resources (ECOAQUA). The acronyms correspond to ULPGC Research Institutes.

Several Doctorate Degree (PhD) programs were implemented during this period: Doctorate in Research in Biomedicine (IUIBS), Doctorate in Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Doctorate in Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (ECOAQUA).

The Quality Assurance System (QAS) was fully implemented in 2010. The external accreditation of the QAS was completed and positively evaluated by the ANECA (AUDIT) in 2018.

In 2013 we received a FAVOURABLE report in the Interim (Monitoring) External Revision of the Degree in Veterinary

Medicine and Master’s Degree (MONITOR - ACCUEE ANECA). In 2016, we received a FAVOURABLE External Report for the Renewal of the Accreditation of the Faculty Master’s Degree (ACREDITA - ACCUEE - ANECA) and, in 2017, the FAVOURABLE External Report for the Renewal of the Accreditation of the Degree in Veterinary Medicine (ACREDITA - ACCUEE - ANECA). 6.

In 2015, the management of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) changed from the University Foundation of Las Palmas (FULP) to the Canarian Science and Technology Park Foundation of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (FCPCT-ULPGC, hereinafter, The Foundation). The considerable increase of the case load at the VTH, from approximately 3,500 patients in 2009 to 9,400 patients in 2017 shows the effort made by the Faculty in order to improve the clinical services offered to the Canarian Society and the referring professionals.

New diagnostic services have been implemented during the last years, such as the Toxicology Diagnostic Service (SERTOX), the Parasitological Diagnostic Service (link), Veterinary Preventive Medicine (link), and the Infectious diagnostic services (link), among others.

Due to the limitation of the horse population of Gran Canaria (1,345 horses according to the Official Census of 2016) there is a limited intramural case-load of this species. This is a consequence not only of the low horse census, but also because their owners refuse the transportation due to not wanting to interfere in their habitual behaviour and the short distances from the Faculty to the farms. Approximately, the 25% of the equine census is attended by the VTH Equine Service of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (with an average of 341,3 patients/year). Notwithstanding, it is important to highlight that the day-one skills related to Equine Medicine are complemented with the extramural activity developed by the academic staff in Equine Clinical Service at the VTH with an elevated extramural caseload (1,422 clinical activities in 2015, 830 clinical activities in 2016, and 1,055 clinical activities in 2017). In the opinion of the Faculty staff, it could be considered as compensation for an indicator of I10 (equine intramural) with the indicator of I14 (equine extramural), as it is defined in the SOP (Annex 4. ESEVT Indicators). 0.3.3. Version and date of the ESEVT SOP which is valid for the Visitation ESEVT ‘Uppsala’ SOP May 2016

0.3.1. Response to the suggestions made in the Final Report as accepted by ECOVE: With the introduction of the new curriculum many suggestions from the Final Report were incorporated. Due to the length of the response to every suggestion, the complete text is included in ANNEX I.

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0.3.2. Major problems encountered by the Establishment There has been insufficient public financial funding to support the required developments in teaching and research. The recent economic crisis in Spain has produced a drastic reduction of the ULPGC’s budget and, consequently, the budget of all its Faculties and Departments. | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

1.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION  1.1.1. Details of the Establishment

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OBJECTIVES AND O R G A N I Z AT I O N

Official name: Facultad de Veterinaria (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) Address: Campus Universitario de Arucas s/n, 35413 –Arucas – Las Palmas – SPAIN. Phone numbers: + 34 928451089, 928457238, 928454333 Email: dec_fv@ulpgc.es or web_fv@ulpgc.es Website addresses: http://www.fv.ulpgc.es Establishment’s Head: Prof. Juan Alberto Corbera Sánchez (DVM, PhD) - Dean Person responsible for the professional, ethical, and academic affairs of the VTH: Prof. Carlos Melián Limiñana (DVM, PhD) – VTH Director Official authority overseeing the Establishment: Prof. Rafael Robaina Romero (PhD) Rector of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 1.1.2. Summary of the Establishment Strategic Plan with an updated SWOT analysis During 2015 and 2016, after a thorough SWOT analysis which was carried out over several workshops, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine completed the current Strategic Plan which was designed for the period 2016-2020 (this period coincides with the mandate of the current governing body of the Faculty). Guided by the Director for Strategic Planning of the ULPGC (Dr. Gerardo Delgado), and using a Diamond model for the design of the Strategic Planning, the Faculty promoted the full participation of all Faculty members (academic, support staff and students), and external stakeholders were also invited. It should be highlighted that the EAEVE standards for the ESEVT were used as the bases. After these intense debates and discussions, 5 Strategic Challenges, further divided into 45 Strategic Actions, were included in an Action Plan (Operating Plan). Detailed information can be found at the Faculty website (link). Strategic challenges: 1. To improve the objectives and organization 2. To improve the learning processes in undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs 3. To improve the facilities and equipment 4. To improve the learning resources 5. To promote the improvement of academic and support staff

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1.1.3. Summary of the Establishment Operating Plan with timeframe and indicators of achievement of its objectives In the following table, the 45 strategic actions, the objectives and the timeframe are summarized. For more detailed information about the definitions, objectives, indicators, staff involved and timeframe, consult the Strategic Plan on the website.

STRATEGIC PLAN - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Strategic Challenges / Strategic Actions STRATEGIC CHALLENGE 1 Strategic action 1.1.

Strategic Action / Objectives

Time frame

IMPROVE ON THE OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION Increase the participation of the Stakeholders / Improve the offered study programs to respond to the needs of the Professional and Stake• holders. Update the External Advisory Committee •

2017-2018

Strategic action 1.2.

Approve a new Internal Regulation of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital / Update and regulate the Academic, Research and Clinical Services in the VTH. •

2017-2018

Strategic action 1.3.

Approve and implement a new Biosecurity Plan / Draft, apply and monitor a new Biosecurity Plan. •

2017-2018

Strategic action 1.4.

Certification of the Quality Assurance System of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital / • External Accreditation of the Quality Assurance System • Draft, apply and monitor a Good Clinical Practice Guide • Monitor the ESEVT indicators of EAEVE in order to guarantee the higher quality standards.

2017-2018

Strategic action 1.5.

Improve the Information published on the Faculty Website / Update and improve/complete the information offered on the website, particularly the infor• mation related to the Degree.

2017-2018

Strategic action 1.6.

AUDIT certification of the QAS of the Faculty / External Accreditation of the Quality Assurance System •

2018-2019

Strategic action 1.7.

Study of real costs of the teaching activity and request funding for objectives / Rewrite Chapter 2 of the SER for the ESEVT of the EAEVE •

2018-2019

Strategic action 1.8.

Centralization of the Management for the Veterinary Campus (Faculty, Farm, Hospital, Buildings of the FCPCT and IUSA): One General Manager of the Campus / Clarify the areas of competence of every administrative unit. • • Improve the management of the Campus.

2018-2019

STRATEGIC CHALLENGE 2.

IMPROVE ON THE LEARNING PROCESS OF THE UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

Strategic action 2.1.

Design a ULPGC Degree related to the Internship Program of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Official Certification of the Internship Program, i.e. as an ULPGC Postgraduate Diploma / • Write a detailed teaching program for the Internship. •

Strategic action 2.2.

Reduce the number of students of clinical groups to 5 and laboratory groups to 8 / Maximum of 5 students per group for clinical practices. • • Maximum 8 students per group for laboratory practices.

Strategic action 2.3.

Write the Good Clinical Practice Procedures / Guarantee protocolised clinical practices based on scientific and research evidences. •

2018-2019

Strategic action 2.4.

Write the Good Laboratory Practice Procedures / Guarantee a protocolised laboratory work based on scientific and research evidences. •

2018-2019

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2018-2019

Strategic action 2.5.

Improve the English level of students / • Increase the English knowledge of students. • Increase the number of students with certification of B2 level of English

2019-2020

Strategic action 2.6.

Increase the number of subjects taught in English / • Increase the use of the English language • Increase the incoming student from Anglo-Saxon mobility partners and increase our outgoing mobility.

2019-2020

Improve the implementation of the curriculum by cross-matching the Learning Process by Species and the General and Specific Defined Competences indicated for level 7 of the EQF (MECES 3, in Spain) / Calculate the total hours dedicated to every livestock (theory, practical, etc.) in every subject. •

2018-2019

Strategic action 2.8.

Write the specific Learning Outcomes for the EPT in every scenario / Write the learning program for EPT. •

2018-2019

Strategic action 2.9.

Design and perform an e-portfolio / Design and apply an e-portfolio to simplify the evaluation of Learning Outcomes •

2018-2019

Strategic action 2.10.

Propose improvement for the Rules of the Progress and Permanence for students / Eliminate the automatic consumption of examination sessions when the student does not • take an official exam.

2018-2019

Strategic action 2.11.

Improve the Tutorial Action Plan / Define and propose a template of a Tutorial Action Plan as a support for the students • Improve the recognition of academic activities related with tutorial activities for the Academic • Staff

2017-2018

Improve the design of the Non-On-Site Learning Activities (Indirect Learning Process) within the subject’s syllabus / Measure and estimate the student’s workload for the indirect learning process in every sub• ject. Include in each subject´s syllabus the student workload and detailed non-face to face acti• vities.

2017-2018

Strategic action 2.13.

Improve the Continuing Education Program and Life Long Learning Activities / Increase the number of students by making the Continuing Education Program and Life Long • Learning Activities more attractive.

2018-2019

Strategic action 2.14.

Promote the participation in University activities and recognition of credits / Increase the participation of students in the University activities. •

2017-2018

Strategic action 2.15.

Propose improvement of the syllabus of the subject “42535 -Agri-food Economy and Marketing” / • Increase the knowledge related to economic management and marketing

2018-2019

Strategic action 2.7.

Strategic action 2.12.

STRATEGIC CHALLENGE 3 Strategic action 3.1.

IMPROVE ON THE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Establish two new Clinical Skills Labs at the VTH / Improve the learning-teaching process for clinical skills in the VTH • • Improve the Academic Organization/Planning in the VTH.

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STRATEGIC PLAN - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Strategic action 3.2.

Built a meeting room for the Academic Staff / Increase and improve Academic Staff interactions. • Improve the Facilities with a new meeting’s welfare work-place. •

2019-2020

Strategic action 3.3.

Built a refreshment room for the Academic Staff / Increase and improve Academic Staff interactions. • Improve Academic Staff Welfare wellbeing • • Improve Facilities

2019-2020

Strategic action 3.4.

Built a refreshment room for Students / Improve Students wellbeing • • Improve Facilities

2019-2020

Strategic action 3.5.

Project for the modification/expansion of the VTH / • Improve VTH Facilities

2018-2019

Strategic action 3.6.

Extend the Large Animals Hospitalization Area at the VTH / • Promote intramural activity in Equine and Ruminants in the VTH. • Increase the caseload. • Fulfil the ESEVT standards

2018-2019

Improve the Isolation Area at the VTH / Provide adequate care to animals with infectious and parasitic diseases, especially those • zoonotic ones. Increase the caseload. • • Adapt to the ESEVT standards

2018-2019

Strategic action 3.8.

Write and Plan for amortization and re-equipment for a short-medium-large period of time / Work out a Re-equipment plan for a short-medium and large period of time •

2018-2019

Strategic action 3.9.

Study the limitation of the facilities for disabled people / Adapt the facilities for all people’s access •

2018-2019

Strategic action 3.7.

STRATEGIC CHALLENGE 4

IMPROVE ON THE LEARNING RESOURCES

Strategic action 4.1.

Compliance with the Indicator of the ESEVT of the EAEVE / Reach the ESEVT indicators as high-quality standards defined by the EAEVE. •

2018-2019

Strategic action 4.2.

Improve the 24h Equine Clinical Service / Improve the 24/7 Equine Clinical Service •

2017-2018

Strategic action 4.3.

Improve the On-call Ruminant and Porcine Clinical Service / • Improve the 24/7 on-call Ruminant Clinical Service

2017-2018

Strategic action 4.4.

Define the requisite and minimal standard of External Companies/Corporations for EPT / • Define the requirements and minimum standards of quality of the establishments in which the EPT are carried out.

2017-2018

Strategic action 4.5.

Improve the Porcine and Rabbits Ambulatory Clinic / Guarantee the caseload and sufficient visits to porcine and rabbit farms. •

2018-2019

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STRATEGIC PLAN - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Strategic action 4.6. STRATEGIC CHALLENGE 5

Improve the access and learning process in External Farms in every species / • Guarantee practices and training in farms in all livestock species.

2018-2019

PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF ACADEMIC AND SUPPORT STAFF

Strategic action 5.1.

Promote the participation of Academic and Support Staff in the ULPGC Training Programs / Increase the participation of Academic and Support Staff in the ULPGC Training Programs •

2018-2019

Strategic action 5.2.

Promote the recruitment of European Diplomates at least in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia and Diagnostic Imaging / Promote the recruitment of European Diplomates •

2018-2019

Strategic action 5.3.

Enhance the promotion of the Research Activity of the Academic Staff. Promote ID in ORCID / Increase the visibility of the Research Activity of the Academic Staff. •

2017-2018

Strategic action 5.4.

Improve the English of the Academic and Support Staff / • Increase the number of subjects taught in English • Promote Costumer Support in English

2018-2019

Strategic action 5.5.

Design the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Training Program for the Clinical Staff / Design and apply a VTH Training Program focused on the Clinical Staff. •

2018-2019

Strategic action 5.6.

Promote the recognition of the Tutorial Action Plan Activities carried out by the Academic Staff / Increase the Academic Activities included in the Tutorial Action Plan •

2018-2019

Strategic action 5.7.

Improve the Academic and Support Staff Training Program: i.e. in Biosecurity, the Quality Assurance System, etc. / Propose an improvement in the content of the ULPGC Training Program for the Academic • and Support Staff

Organisational chart of the Establishment:

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is the only establishment responsible for the teaching of the Degree in Veterinary Medicine in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. The Faculty organises the veterinary curriculum and assigns the teaching of the required subjects given by the different Departments. The Faculty also supervises undergraduate teaching and implements the Quality Assurance System. The Departments must carry out the teaching duties assigned by the Faculty. Departments may request new academic positions to cover all teaching duties at the University and organise the hiring of new teaching staff. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is governed primarily by the Statutes of the ULPGC (2016), and by its own Rules of Procedure (2017). The ULPGC Statutes stipulate the composition, structure, and functions of the Governing Bodies of the Faculty as well as those of the administrative and general services of the ULPGC itself. Organisation of the University 1

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Also, the last chart of the Operational Plan for 2017-2018 (link) and the current Operational Plan for 2018-2019 can be found on the website (link).

Current Spanish legislation (LOM-LOU) classifies and defines the organisation of the Universities into several entities with different specified functions. The Statutes of the ULPGC defines: •

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Faculties and Schools (link) are responsible for the organization of teaching activities and the academic, administrative and management processes leading to the awarding of official Degrees. University Departments (link) are responsible for the coordination of teaching activities within one or more fields of knowledge in one or several Faculties and Schools according to the teaching program of the ULPGC. Also, Departments support the teaching activities and research initiatives of Academic and Research staff.

(1) Statutes of the ULPGC. Decree 107/2016, of August 1, BOC nº 153, of August 9, 2016; and Decree 138/2016, of 10 November, modification of the Statutes of the ULPGC -BOC nº 224, of 18 November 2016. 12

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University Research Institutes (link) are dedicated fundamentally to scientific, technical, and humanistic research as well as artistic creation. Also, they organise and support postgraduate and specialisation studies and provide technical advice for local Society.

The Social Council, regulated by the Law of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, is the organ of participation for local society in the University. The Social Council ensures an adequate interconnection between academic and research activities and the intellectual, cultural, social, scientific, economic and labour needs of the Canary Islands. For this purpose, the council includes representatives of the external stakeholders. Corresponding to the Social Council: a. b.

c. d.

Supervision of the economic activities of the ULPGC and the performance of their services. Promotion of the adequate financing of the ULPGC and the relationships between the institution and its cultural, professional, economic and social entities in the service of the quality assurance of university activity, for which it will approve an annual plan of actions. Approval of the budget and multiannual programming of the University, proposed by the ULPGC Government Council. Approval of the annual accounts of the ULPGC and of its dependant entities, prior to the process of accountability included in the Organic Law of Universities refers.

The Claustro (Senate) is the highest representative body of the University. It is comprised by permanent Academic staff (52%), non-permanent Academic Staff (12%), Students (26%) and Support Staff (10%). Elected members hold the seat for a four-year term except for the representatives of the undergraduate students who hold the seat for two years. Every group is elected by suffrage within the given group.

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The Faculty Board is the Managing and Governing Body of the Establishment. It is composed of representatives from all areas of the Institution. According to the Statutes of the ULPGC and the Rule of Procedure for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty Board is composed of the Dean, the Secretary, the Building Administrator, the Librarian and a 62% of the academic staff (all tenured lecturers registered in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are members of the Faculty Board, constituting at least 85% of the academic staff represented on the Board, with the remaining 15% corresponding to a representative sample of the non-permanent Academic Staff), 33% of undergraduate students and 5% of support staff.

Corresponding to the Claustro: a. b. c. d.

e. f. g. h. i. j. k.

Elaboration and modification the University Statutes. Approval its internal regime regulations. Revocation the Rector by means of the procedure established in the Organic Law of Universities and in article 79 of the Statutes. Electing, on the proposal of each of the sectors, their representatives in the Government council. Also, it can revoke any of them according to the procedure established in the Regulations of the Claustro. The Creation of Committees on specific topics of its competence and the approval of its internal operating regulations. Elaboration and modification of the electoral regulations of the University. Approval of the format and legal framework of the ULPGC logo, as established in article 8 of the Statutes. Compilation of information relevant to the functioning of the University and requesting the attendance of representatives from any administrative body or service. Annual celebration of a monographic session to discuss the state of the University. Expressing opinions on matters related to teaching activities, research or any other matter of social interest. Any other function attributed to it by the ULPGC Statutes.

The ULPGC Government Council is seen as the highest authority in the university. It establishes the lines of action and activities of the ULPGC, as well as the guidelines and procedures for their application, in the fields of organization of teachings, research, human and economic resources, and in the preparation of budgets, and performs the functions included in the current regulations and in the Statutes. The frequency of governing board meetings is approximately once a month. Over-burdening the board can be a crucial issue, therefore a Delegate Committees carry out studies about specific items before they are taken to the Government Council for approval.

The Organization of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 2 The Governing Bodies defined in the ULPGC Statutes are the Dean, the Dean’s Executive Team, and the Faculty Board. The Dean holds the highest position in the Faculty and acts as Director and day-to-day Manager. The Dean’s Executive Team is comprised of Vice-Deans with delegated functions for specific academic activity areas. At present there are three Vice-Deans: a) Academic Affairs; b) Students, Exchange Programmes and EPT, and c) Quality, Communication and Institutional Coordination. The Secretary, who is responsible for the editing and signing of official reports and certificates, complete the Team. The Dean’s Team prepares the Quality Assurance Policy and the Annual Specific Objectives as described in the Procedure PEC01 of the QAS. The Faculty also has a Building Administrator who is a civil servant and is responsible for the administrative management related to the Faculty. She works in close and daily contact with the Dean. There is also an Administrative Secretary who is a civil servant as well.

(2) Rules of Procedure for The Faculty of Veterinary of ULPGC. BOULPGC nº 12, 5 December 2017. 14

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The representatives for the non-civil servant academic staff, undergraduate students, and support staff are elected by suffrage within the given area. Elected members hold the seat for a fouryear term except for the representatives of the undergraduate students who hold the seat for two years. The renewal of possible vacancies is done annually. The main functions of the Faculty Board are: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Organisation of the academic and administrative processes as well as management of the Veterinary Medicine Degree. Establishment general objectives and the educational profile of the Veterinary Medicine Degree. Approval of the study plan. Approval of the degree teaching plan. Approval of the teaching projects proposed by each Department. Approval and monitoring the Quality Assurance System. Approval of the programme of activities to complete the integrated teaching of students. Approval, liquidation and publication the Faculty budget at the end of the economic year. Drawing up and modifying its own rules, although these require later approval by the Government Council. Approval and publication of the Annual Report of Activities. Election and revocation of the Dean. Co-operation with the promotion of student mobility. Suggesting the needs of the Faculty in terms of administrative staff and services, as well as in terms of physical space and material matters.

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Proposal of agreements and collaboration contracts with public or private entities, or with specific people.

1.1.5. List of departments/units/clinics and councils/boards/ committees with a very brief description of their composition/function/responsibilities

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL PATHOLOGY, ANIMAL PRODUCTION, FOOD HYGIENE AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY Areas of Knowledge

Academic Staff

Animal Medicine and Surgery

Full Time

Partial Time

PhD

Pathology (Physiopathology) Radiology Propaedeutic Surgery Clinical Medicine and Surgery (including anaesthesia) Obstetrics Therapeutics

1.1.5.1. Departments Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Production, Food Hygiene and Food Technology This Department is the largest one and it is located on the Veterinary Campus. It is composed of a total of 62 member of Academic Staff and 6 Support Staff. The corresponding data is presented in the table below separated into Areas of Knowledge. Department of Morphology It is composed of a total of 36 members of Academic Staff and 13 Support Staff. The Department is located in the Faculty of Medicine (ULPGC San Cristobal Campus). Only the Staff with academic activity in the Veterinary Medicine Degree and located on the Arucas Campus (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) is presented in the beside table. Department of Clinical Sciences It is composed of a total of 49 members of Academic Staff and 4 Support Staff. The Department is located in the Faculty of Medicine (ULPGC San Cristobal Campus). Only the Staff with academic activity in the Veterinary Medicine Degree is presented in the beside table. Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Genetics and Immunology It is composed of a total of 19 member of Academic Staff and 2 Support Staff. The Department is located in the Faculty of Medicine (ULPGC San Cristobal Campus). Only the Staff with academic activity in the Veterinary Medicine Degree is presented in the beside table.

Directive 2005/36/EC Specific Subjects Taught

Animal Production

Animal Production Animal Nutrition Agronomy Rural Economics Animal Husbandry Veterinary Hygiene Animal Ethology and Protection

Animal Health

Epidemiology Preventive Medicine Veterinary State Medicine and Public Health Therapeutics

Parasitology

Parasitology Therapeutics

Nutrition and Food Hygiene

4 (3* + 1)

Inspection and Control of Animal Foodstuffs or Foodstuffs of Animal Origin Food Hygiene and Technology Practical Work (including practical work in places where slaughtering and processing of foodstuffs takes place). Food Technology

Food Science & Technology

TOTAL

Only the Staff with academic activity in the Veterinary Medicine Degree in 2017-2018 is detailed. Data taken from discoverer.ulpgc.es 2018, 28 June. The complete list of Staff is included in Annexes II and III. * Academic Staff who are Slaughterhouse Official Veterinary Inspectors and civil servant of the Canary Islands Government.

DEPARTMENT OF MORPHOLOGY Areas of Knowledge Comparative Anatomy and Pathological Anatomy

Academic Staff

Full Time

Partial Time

PhD

Directive 2005/36/EC Specific Subjects Taught Anatomy (including histology and embryology) Pathology (Pathological Anatomy)

Data taken from discoverer.ulpgc.es 2018, 28 June. The complete list of Staff is included in Annexes II and III.

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Department of Biology It is composed of a total of 25 members of Academic Staff and 5 Support Staff. The Department is located on the ULPGC Tafira Campus. Only the Staff with academic activity in the Veterinary Medicine Degree is presented in the beside table. Department of Chemistry It is composed of a total of 26 members of Academic Staff and 7 Support Staff. The Department is located on the ULPGC Tafira Campus. Only the Staff with academic activity in the Veterinary Medicine Degree is presented in the beside table. Department of Physics It is composed of a total of 42 members of Academic Staff and 6 Support Staff. The Department is located on the ULPGC Tafira Campus. Only the Staff with academic activity in the Veterinary Medicine Degree is presented in the beside table. Department of Mathematics It is composed of a total of 41 members of Academic Staff and 3 Support Staff. The Department is located on the ULPGC Tafira Campus. Only the Staff with academic activity in the Veterinary Medicine Degree is presented in the beside table. The ULPGC regulates the academic activity of non-academic staff, such as Researchers or Clinicians with a ULPGC Regulation for the “Venia Docendi”. This regulation describes the requisites, limitations and the administrative procedure corresponding to academic activity permitted by the applicants. This Research and Clinical Staff with a “Venia docendi” has not been included in the previous tables.

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SCIENCES Academic Staff

Full Time

Partial Time

PhD

Pharmacology

Pharmacology Pharmacy

Microbiology

Toxicology

Toxicology Professional Ethics Veterinary Legislation and Forensic Medicine

Areas of Knowledge

Directive 2005/36/EC Specific Subjects Taught

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS AND IMMUNOLOGY Areas of Knowledge

Academic Staff

Full Time

Partial Time

PhD

Biochemistry Physiology

Biochemistry& Molecular Biology

Directive 2005/36/EC Specific Subjects Taught

Physiology

Genetics

Immunology

TOTAL

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Academic Staff

Full Time

Partial Time

PhD

Zoology

Animal Biology

Botany

Plant Biology

TOTAL

Academic Staff

Full Time

Partial Time

PhD

Areas of Knowledge

Directive 2005/36/EC Specific Subjects Taught

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Areas of Knowledge Applied Physics

Directive 2005/36/EC Specific Subjects Taught Physics

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS Areas of Knowledge Statistics 16

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Academic Staff

Full Time

Partial Time

PhD

Directive 2005/36/EC Specific Subjects Taught Mathematics

1.1.5.2. Committees Delegated by the Faculty Board 5.

To improve the assessment of different aspects of the Faculty management, the Faculty Board appoints 12 Delegated Committees that convene when it is required.

Committee for Academic Affairs (CAD). The composition and function of the Committee for Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are regulated by the General Regulation of the Committees for Academic Affairs of ULPGC. The CAD is composed of 60% teachers, representing all the subject areas and 40% students. The main activities of the CAD are related to the Planning and Organisation of the Learning Activities regulated by Internal Rules and specifically included in the QAS (PCC02). Committee for the Tutorial Action (CAT). Within the QAS, various programs are established in order to design and monitor the Tutorial and Orientation Action Plan for Students (PATOE). according to procedure PCC03 (QAS). The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the ULPGC defines, reviews and improves those actions related to the initial orientation of students so that they achieve the maximum benefit of their learning. The orientation activities are, minimally, the welcome meeting, tutoring, listening and counselling and career guidance for students. Committee for the Library. This Committee is composed of the dean, the librarian and seven members of the academic staff distributed accordingly: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology (1), Department of Clinical Science (1), Department of Morphology (1), Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Production, Food Hygiene and Food Technology (4), and four student representatives. The committee analyse the resource needs of the library for the academic and research activities. Committee for Animal Collectives. This Committee is divided into two sub-Committees: (1) The Sub-Committee of the Faculty Farm; made up of all the academic staff with learning activities programmed in the Faculty Farm and two members of the support staff working in the farm; and (2) The Sub-Committee of External Farms; made up of all the aca-

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demic staff with learning activities programmed in External Farms (EPT not included). Committee for Compensatory and Academic Recognition. This Committee is chaired by the dean and it is currently made up of the Secretary of the Faculty and seven teachers. This committee approves the requests for compensatory evaluations according to the Rules for Compensation of the ULPGC. Committee for Quality Assurance. This Committee participates in the planning and execution of the QAS. The Committee is an internal vehicle for the communication of the policies, objectives, plans, programmes, responsibilities and achievements of the QAS. The members of the Committee are proposed by the Dean and must be approved by the Faculty Board. The Committee is composed by the Dean who acts as president; the Vice-Dean of Quality Assurance, who acts as secretary; the Vice-Dean of Academic Affairs, the Vice-Dean of Students, Exchange Programmes and EPT; five Academic Staff representatives, the Building Administrator as a representative of the Support Staff; and one student representative. The Committee activity is regulated by the Regulation for the Management of the Quality Assurance of the Degrees in the ULPGC. Committee for the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. This Committee is in charge of the academic coordination of hospital activities and the academic organization of the Degree in the different clinical services. Committee for the Faculty Labs. This Committee is currently composed of the Dean, 12 members of the Academic Staff from the Departments of Animal Pathology, Animal Production, Food Hygiene and Food Technology; Morphology; Clinical Science; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology, and two student representatives. The Academic Staff representatives are users of the Faculty Labs. The Committee analyses the needs of the Faculty Labs and propose improvements for the annual call for projects for teaching re-equipment of the University. The QAS includes a specific procedure for the management of material resources (PAC02).

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Committee for the Practical Training Subjects. This Committee is composed of Academic Staff with teaching activity in the core subjects Practical Training, Mobile Clinic and External Practical Training I and II and, also, in the elective subjects: Rotatory Clinic in Small Animals and Rotatory Clinic in Large Animals. The QAS includes a specific procedure for the management of the EPT (PCC07). 10. Committee for the Exchange Programme and Academic Recognition (CPIRA). This Committee is chaired by the Dean, the Vice-dean of Students, Exchange Programmes and EPT, the Building Administrator, seven member of the Academic Staff and one student. The Committee approves the learning agreement of the students from different mobility programmes and the revision of bilateral contracts. The QAS includes a specific procedure for the management of the Exchange and Mobility Programs (PCC04). 11. Committee for the Curriculum. This Committee is aimed at the design and modification of the Curriculum. All the Departments with academic activities in the curriculum are represented. The committee is regulated by the Regulation for the Design of the Curriculum in the ULPGC. The QAS includes a specific procedure for the management of the Design and Modification of the Official Degrees (PI14). 12. Committee for the Final Degree Project. The Committee is responsible for the management and organisation of the Final Degree Projects. This activity is regulated by the General Regulation for the Final Degree Projects in the ULPGC and the Specific Regulation for the Final Degree Project in the Veterinary Degree. The QAS also includes a specific procedure for the management of the Final Degree Projects (PCC06). External Consultative Committee. It has been created with the inclusion of a representation of external stakeholders. The Committee members acts as external advisors for the Faculty and represents different professional bodies.

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1.1.6. Description of how and by who the strategic plan and the organisation of the Establishment are decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised

• • • •

All the competences related to the design and coordination of the Strategic Plans of the University have been delegated by the Rector of the ULPGC to the Vice-rector of Coordination and Institutional Projects (Resolution of the Rector, 23 February 2017, BOULPGC 3 February, 2017). The vice-rector has a specific Director for Strategic Planning who is the person that advises the Dean in the design and development of the Strategic Plan.

In order to obtain the best definition of the Policy of the Faculty and the General and Specific Objectives, a deep study of the Annual Report of the Faculty and other documents is also carried out. However, for a wider and more open point of view, a specific Strategic Plan for the Faculty has been developed.

As defined by the QAS (PEC01), the Vice-Dean of Quality Assurance provide a a diagnosis of needs using different sources of information: there are international, national or regional legislations, the Strategic Plan of the ULPGC, the Vice-Rectorate of Quality Requirements, the last Annual Report of the Faculty, the internal and external reports for the monitoring of the curriculum (i.e. ANECA reports, improvement plans for non-conformities, etc.) and any other documents considered relevant for defining and reformulating the policy of the Faculty, including reports from stakeholders such as the Official Veterinary Colleges, veterinary associations, EAEVE reports, Agriculture and Livestock official institutions, ….. (See the last declaration of policy of the Faculty). With this previous analysis made by the Vice-Dean of Quality Assurance and the Dean, the Dean’s Executive Team elaborates a proposal for defining the Policy of the Faculty and it is presented to the Quality Assurance Committee for amending and approval. The Quality Assurance Policy must include the proposal of General or Main Objectives, which are valid for medium or long periods. Also, for every defined General Objective, one or several Specific Objectives must also be defined. Every Specific Objective is clearly defined and includes associated QAS Procedures, indicators of success and measurable goals. On the QAS Website the lastest formulation of objectives is communicated to the university community and stakeholders.

Specific Objectives for 2015-2016 Specific Objectives for 2016-2017 Specific Objectives for 2017-2018 Specific Objectives for 2018-2019

All the documents of the QAS are public and can be consulted on the Website of Quality Assurance. The working documents and all the information needed are communicated to the Committee members prior to every meeting and can be consulted on the specific website for every Committee (non-public information). There is a Minute’s report of every meeting that can be consulted by using a password only known by Faculty members and Students (non-public information). This password will be communicated to the Visiting Team during the visit. There is also a QAS procedure related to the information that must be provided in the website (public and non-public) (PCC08).

1.2. COMMENTS The definition and writing of the Strategic Plan was completed with full participation of all Faculty members (Academic, Support Staff and Students). External stakeholders were also invited to contribute to its implementation. Because the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is committed to the goals defined in the ESEVT by EAEVE, the standard was used as a guide for the analysis of the strategic challenges of the Faculty and for the definition of the strategic actions. Also, as evidence of our conviction of the benefits of the ESEVT, the indicators, as described in ANNEX 4 of SOP, have been included in the Specific Annual Objectives of the Faculty of Veterinary Mediciney as defined by the procedure PEC01 in our QAS. Similarly, the Day One Competences defined by EAEVE in the ANNEX 2 of SOP were included in the curriculum. In particular, the competences were used for the writing of the Portfolio as a tool for the final degree assessment of competences (link, see page 4).

assurance systems of seven of those faculties (link). In addition, our university has the highest number of faculties with institutional accreditation. We have 5 faculties with this accreditation (link) and two more which comply with the requirements: the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Escuela de IngenierĂas Industriales y Civiles (School of Engineering) . Effective organizational structures and decision-making procedures are a clear goal for stakeholder involvement in decision-making processes, therefore we have developed a committee culture at institutional level, as it has been described above. The ULPGC is a centralized organization, therefore the governing bodies for decision-making in some areas are dependent on Central University Bodies (like staff hiring or financial management). However, all the relevant issues are first discussed by the Vice-rector for Institutional Coordination and Corporate Projects with the Association of Research Institutes, the Association of Deans and Directors of Faculties and Schools and the Association of Heads of Department, so that a high degree of consensus can be reached before they are taken to the Governing Board for approval. In addition, specific items are discussed the stakeholders in departments and faculties and schools before meetings with the different mentioned associations.

1.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT Shared governance models that give faculty, staff, and students a voice in campus decision making requires increased presence of students in the faculty committees.

Although, the Spanish national policy is in accordance with the European Standards for the Quality Assurance for the EHEA, as approved by the European Ministerial Conference on 15 May 2015, the Quality Assurance System of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been designed in agreement with those Standards and Guidelines. The Government establishes the directives to obtain official university degrees which are valid on a national level and the National Quality Agency ANECA has developed the National Quality Assurance Framework for Higher Education. It is mandatory that the proposal of programmes includes the design of their Internal Quality Assurance Systems to be verified. Despite the fact that external quality assurance evaluations for the certification of QAS designs and certification of the adequate implementation were not obligatory procedures, our university is a national reference in quality management with the certification of the design of all the facultiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quality assurance systems (link), as well as the certification of the implementation of the quality | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

2.1. FACTUAL INFORMATIONâ&#x20AC;¨ 2.1.1. Description of the global financial process of the Establishment The budget for the ULPGC has been drawn up under the legal protection of the Organic Law 4/2007, from April 12, which modifies the Organic Law 6/2001 of Universities (hereinafter LOU), from December 21, and the Statutes of the University. The budget comprises the budget code, and the joint and systematic review of the financial obligations that the ULPGC can recognize (expenditures), as well as the revenues that are expected to be received in the course of the calendar year (Incomes).

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FINANCES

Likewise, and to guarantee better compliance with the Organic Law of Budgetary Stability and Financial Sustainability, (article 2 of the LOU), the budget has a specific reference to its compliance with financial balance and sustainability and has approved a non-financial expenditure limit in accordance with the Law of Budgetary Stability. The ULPGC annually approves the budget, which includes all the revenues (public funding from the government, registration fees, public or private revenues for research work, etc). Every Faculty receives a proportional budget for ordinary expenditures and the rest of their expenditures (staff salaries, services and work contracted out to external companies, maintenance services, waste collection and others) are, thus, paid directly by the ULPGC. As a State-run University, the ULPGC answers to the Spanish legislation relative to the financing of the public organisms. The details of this legislation are referenced in the Annual Budgets (links). There is a detailed description of the budget for every Expenditure Units (UGA); which correspond to every Faculty, Department, Research Institute, Central Services, etc. The ULPGC Annual Financial Reports (links) include a summary of the execution of the budget, and there is a description of the general financial activity of the ULPGC; however, the corresponding expenditure Units (UGAs) is not included. The ULPGC proposed budget is approved by the Social Council annually. 2.1.2. Summary of the Establishment Strategic Plan with an updated SWOT analysis The ULPGC budget, using several parameters, calculates the financial needs of every Faculty, Department, Institute, Administration Building and other organisational structures (The University Foundation, Social Council, etc.). In particular relation to the academic activity, the guidelines for the calculation of the Budget of the Faculties and Departments differentiates two blocks: (1) structural support endowment and (2) endowment form objectives achievement.

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Every year a revision of the guidelines promotes the items included for the calculation of the final endowment. However, the structural support and objective achievement financing is aimed at promoting the maximum efficiency and effectiveness in different dimensions of the University activity, highlighting the followings: • • • • • • •

Improvement of job prospects for graduates Reduction of drop-out rates and in the real duration of studies Encouraging the generation of new doctors and the integration of researchers who are successful applicants in research groups recruitments Favouring the mobility of students, academic and support staff; both outgoing and incoming. Encouraging the development of actions related to internationalization programs of the institution. Increasing the transfer of knowledge towards society

STRUCTURAL SUPPORT ENDOWMENT % of structural Endowment for Departments

% of structural Endowment for Faculties

Fixed assignment

3,000.00 €

6,000.00 €

6,000,00

Full Time Students

38%

58%

6,272.00

Number of Study Programmes

604.05

Computer Labs

Practical Labs

36% (1,700 + 200 X nº of labs + 1.56 X nº of ECTS)

12% (1,700 + 200 X nº of labs + 1.56 X nº of ECTS)

10,303.59

26%

Maximum Nº of points

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 2018 (€)

Number of ECTS bid

2.1.3. % of overhead to be paid to the official authority overseeing the Establishment on revenues from services and research grants The ULPGC budget is supplemented by Competitive Research Grants from Europe, National and Regional Research Agencies/ Government Research Structures; and also by contracts/agreements established with companies and institutions. All these funds are managed directly by the Academic Staff (Researchers) with the support of several Management Units of the ULPGC (GRAI, CUCID, FCPCT) and by a private Foundation as outsourcing manager (FULP):

24% (25% fixed assignment + 25% number of places + 50% number of ECTS)

7,083.76

ENDOWMENT FROM OBJECTIVES ACHIEVEMENTS FOR FACULTIES

The guidelines for calculating the latest budget (2018) are shown in the beside tables. The Research Institutes are financed using a combination of the endowment from objectives achievement number 2 in relation to Faculties and number 2 and 3 in relation to Departments.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 2018 (€)

1. OBJECTIVES FOR TEACHING (DEGREE STUDIES)

100

Rate of Graduates/Student enrolled weighted by the duration of the Degree

881.44

Number of Final Degree Projects

1,520.48

Number of Cultural Activities organised by the Faculty

1,101.80 1,983.24

Rate of Incoming mobility students/total undergraduate students

Rate of Outgoing mobility students/ average of the year of enrolment

881.44

Number of students participating in EPT

2,203.60

Number of Actions for recruitment of students recognised

1,762.88

Rate of Performance (number of credits of passed subjects/ enrolled credits)

2,203.60

Rate of Success (number of credits of passed subjects/ sit credits)

1,983.24

External Accreditations by Quality Agencies (EAEVE, AUDIT, ISO,…)

550.90

2. OBJECTIVES FOR MASTER STUDIES

100

Number of Final Master Projects

1,096.24

Number of Full Time Students (minimum 10 students)

0.00

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• • • •

GRAI - The Central Service for the Administration of the Research. FCPCT-ULPGC - The Canarian Science and Technology Park Foundation of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. CUCID – University Centre for International Development Cooperation. FULP – The University of Las Palmas Foundation (Outsourcing manager).

The annual tuition fees and other public revenues (certificates, examination prices, etc.) represent approximately 15% of the ULPGC budget. The sale of goods, mainly photocopies and publications represents about 8-10% of the ULPGC budget, and the remaining 75-80% are current transfers from the Canary Islands Government.

ENDOWMENT FROM OBJECTIVES ACHIEVEMENTS FOR FACULTIES Maximum Nº of points 1. OBJECTIVES FOR TEACHING

100

Satisfaction level of the Students (‘Docentia’ survey, see chapter 11)

Number of Final Projects supervised (Degree and Master)

Number of Academics participating in mobility

Rate of Performance (number of credits of passed subjects/ enrolled credits)

Rate of Success (number of credits of passed subjects/ sit credits)

2. OBJECTIVES FOR PROMOTING THE RESEARCH

100

Number of external evaluation of the Academic Staff (Sexennial’s)

Participation of the Department’s Research groups in the Overall Research Activity of ULPGC

Number of registered patents

The Faculties and Departments cannot sell goods or products; therefore, all their budgets are administered by the ULPGC.

Number of research contracts in competitive financing announcements

Participation in the Overall ULPGC competitive financing for research

The Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) is managed by the Canarian Sciences and Technology Foundation Park. Due to its elevated costs, the VTH requires more overheads to be transferred by the ULPGC (271,128.00 € in 2018). With these resources, the VTH can afford some instructional activities which need financial support because they are not economically self-sufficient.

Participation in financing contracts or agreements with Companies or Institutions

3. OBJECTIVE FOR PROMOTION OF THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE AND COOPERATION PROGRAMS

100

Participation in the incomes from non-official courses and life-long learning

Participation in the incomes from cooperation programmes

Also, the management of the waste produced in the necropsy room and laboratories requires an overhead of 18,000.00€ in 2018. Waste management requires an external authorized company to do the collection, storage, transport and packaging of the animal by-products of ruminant and non-ruminant origin. These expenditures are paid by the Central Services. The Faculty Farm and the Animal Lab is managed by the ‘General Research Service for Experimental Animals - SGIAE’, this Central Service also requires an overhead which is transferred from the Vice-Rectorate of Research.

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NUMBER OF GRANTS, AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS (Nº) 2017

2016

2015

Spanish Competitive Grants

1,807,848.10

1,833,068.47

Research Competitive Grants

1,535,367.89

Other Grants

96,000.00

European Competitive Grants

2,777,317.80

2,396,852.44

Infrastructure

0.00

Spanish Research Personnel Grants

424,000.00

485,000.00

Regional Research Personnel Grants

821,419.2

0,00

Total

7,461,952.99

4,964,920.91

3,652,230.97

2014 18

2013

1,996,062.50

1,500,137.26

1,077,744.50

250,000.00

0.00

500.00

618,269.87

1,069,226.68

2,219,906.78

157,588.16

0.00

3,650,443.65

393,100.00

343,100.00

283,200.00

484,210.44

0.00

2,912,463.94

7,231,824.93

2.1.4. Annual tuition fee for national and international students The fees for higher education are established by the Government of the Canary Islands and kept between the limits proposed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and Universities (formerly named the Ministry of Education and Science). All the students pay registration fees, without differences between national or international origin. For the academic year 2018/19, the student enrolment was 15.69 €/credit (first enrolment). The average is 975 €/full time student/year (60 ECTS). For students who have to retake a subject, this fee increases every time they have to enrol again: 28.24 €/credit (second enrolment), 53.22 €/ credit (third) and 69.08 €/credit (fourth and following). 2.1.5. Estimation of the utilities and other expenditures directly paid by the official authority and not included in the expenditure tables All these costs are directly paid by the Central Services of ULPGC and have been included in Table 2.1.1 (section B15). 2.1.6. List of the on-going and planned major investments for developing, improving and/or refurbishing facilities and equipment, and origin of the funding During 2019 the Faculty Farm will be refurbished. The Central Service for Works and Installations have planned for a total of 210,000.00 €. The pending removal of the existing slope will be finished in 2019 (70,000.00 €) The main building (Module 6 and 7) will be refurbished with a bioclimatic design in order to reduce heat and eliminate the need for air-conditioning in order to improve the living and working conditions while the Faculty will be more sustainable with respect to the environment (210,000.00 €).

INCOMES (INGRESOS) DETAILED BY THE RESEARCH MANAGERS 2013

2014

2015

2016

Nº

Income (€)

Nº

Income (€)

Nº

Income (€)

Nº

Income (€)

GRAI

5,907,693.53

42.67

1,956,975.31

21.92

6,330,006.05

50.26

3,710,070.01

23.91

FULP

286

1,783,316.98

12.88

947,960.82

10.62

230

1,493,863.78

11.86

1,109,449.10

7.15

CUCID

3,380,699.12

24.42

1,473,659

16.51

1,835,108.86

14.57

3,931,985.53

25.34

FCPT

2,772,453.70

20.03

4,548,850.64

50.95

2,936,357.65

23.31

108

6,765,519.13

43.60

Total

416

13,844,163.33

100

216

8,927,445.79

100

409

12,595,336.34

100

312

15,517,023.77

100

Data taken from the last Annual Research Memorandum of the ULPGC (2016). (More information about Research in Chapter 10.)

Also, planned for 2020, the VTH will be refurbished for general maintenance of the building (64,000 €). 2.1.7. Prospected expenditures and revenues for the next 3 academic years It is difficult to estimate the expenditures and revenues for the next years. Due to the severe economic crisis, endowment has been cut back since 2011. An additional increase in the ULPGC budget would depend on extra income from the Canary Islands Government.

Operating and maintenance costs are estimated using the data from the previous year. The remainder of the budget is dedicated to investments. The Dean with the help of the Dean Executive Team and the Building Administrator identifies the needs for investment using the last Annual Report of the Faculty as defined by the Procedure for the Analysis of the Results and Accountability (PAC08), the Approved Annual Objectives for the Faculty (PEC01), the requests of Material Resources communicated by the Staff and Stakeholders (PAC02), the information obtained from the procedure for Institutional Complaints and Suggestions (PI12), from the Procedure for Academic Complaints (PAC06), from reports/communications of breakdowns and incidents (PAC03) and other documents.

Every Faculty Dean and every Department /Research Institute Director is the responsible for the Expenditure Unit and they are the ones who authorise expenses and payments as established in the ULPGC statutes.

With the help of the Administrative Support Staff in the Faculty, there is close management of the procedure for payments of every invoice. Also, all the documents are sent to the ULPGC Central Economic Service for the revision of the expenditures, monitoring of the legal requirements of the invoices and documentation, and control/revision of the budget. This Central Economic Service also advises the Faculty in all the economic issues in order to guarantee the legal requirements for the implementation of the budget.

After the ULPGC budget is approved annually, every Faculty Board/Department Board approve the Dean/Director’s proposal for how the Faculty/Department budget will be implemented. The budget includes a distribution in several expending areas: Operating Costs, Maintenance Costs and Equipment.

In order to acquire higher investments (100,000.00 to 1,000,000.00 €), the ULPGC participates in the Annual Call for Scientific Infrastructure published by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (formerly the Ministry of Education) in the Spanish Official Bulletin (BOE). The Faculty, Departments and Research

2.1.8. Description of how and by who expenditures, investments and revenues are decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised

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Institutes can present proposals to the ULPGC (Vice-Rectorate of Coordination and Institutional Projects) in order to obtain this external and competitive financing opportunity. Also, researchers can include equipment for every research project submitted. For minor structural works, the proposals are sent to the General Manager and the Central Service for Works and Installations. After its approval by the Rectorate (technically and financially), the Dean and Building Administrator are informed of the decision. The Dean presents the approved investments to the Faculty Board at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and also those related to the Veterinary Campus in Arucas.

Table 2.1.1. ANNUAL EXPENDITURES DURING THE LAST 3 ACADEMIC YEARS (IN EUROS) Area of Expenditure (Budget Code)

2017

2016

2015

Mean

97,651,269.12

98,026,472.71

95,763,776.62

97,147,172.82

A.PERSONNEL TOTAL ULPGC A.1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UGA 185) A.2. Veterinary Medicine Building (UGA 355)

524,925.26

506,721.43

591,756.04

541,134.24

A.3. Department of Animal Pathology (UGA 281)

2,714,840.35

2,680,870.93

2,530,002.89

2,641,904.72

A.4. Department of Morphology (UGA 278)

2,038,912.61

2,096,484.87

2,028,963.16

2,054,786.88

A.5. Department of Clinical Science (UGA 210)

2,067,960.43

2,023,285.51

2,019,967.28

2,037,071.07

A.6. Department of Biochemistry (UGA 242)

1,165,804.67

1,220,195.77

1,171,984.47

1,185,994.97

A.7. Department of Biology (UGA 203)

1,594,940.09

1,585,412.02

1,561,099.61

1,580,483.91

A.8. Department of Mathematics (UGA 275)

2,393,885.56

2,397,483.53

2,488,476.06

2,426,615.05

A.9.Department of Chemistry (UGA 287)

1,897,541.18

1,942,397.17

1,915,455.10

1,918,464.48

A.10.Department of Physics (UGA 257)

2,338,947.96

2,443,737.37

2,480,815.92

2,421,167.08

386,377.05

373,961.07

370,665.24

377,001.12

A.12. Faculty Farm and Experimental Animal Facilities. (FPCT) – SGIAE

12,745.04

10,427.72

A.13. IUSA (UGA 425)

75,500.97

70,929.74

A.11. Veterinary Teaching Hospital (FPCT)

A.14. ECOAQUA (UGA 460)

66,025.95

11,586.38 70,818.89

12,641,535.58

12,241,636.58

11,414,714.30

8,674,881.20

A.16. Communications + Informatics (UGA 013 + UGA 02601)

2,248,450.69

2,245,513.83

2,218,083.04

2,237,349.19

A.17. Library (UGA 01002)

3,699,103.68

3,693,067.29

3,644,376.96

3,678,849.31

15,000.00

14,000.00

16,000.00

15,000.00

A.15. Central Services (UGA 010)

A.18. Diagnostic Services - ‘Veterinary Medicine’ (FULP) - Pathology Research Service (FCPCT) - Official Ciguatera Diagnostic Service (FCPCT)

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9,638.00

18,000.00

- Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (FULP)

- Toxicology (SERTOX)

Table 2.1.1. ANNUAL EXPENDITURES DURING THE LAST 3 ACADEMIC YEARS (IN EUROS) Area of Expenditure (Budget Code)

2017

2016

2015

Mean

B.1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UGA 185)

29,558.59

31,287.04

30,134.74

B.2. Veterinary Medicine Building (UGA 355)

11,050.00

B.3. Department of Animal Pathology (UGA 281)

37,876.41

38,848.39

36,998.96

37,907.92

B.4. Department of Morphology (UGA 278)

40,235.90

36,565.73

30,319.98

23,636.43

B. OPERATING COSTS** (22+23+3+4)

B.5. Department of Clinical Sciences (UGA 210)

19,377.32

18,912.26

20,477.09

19,588.89

B.6. Department of Biochemistry (UGA 242)

13,721.16

13,823.02

11,685.82

13,076.67

B.7. Department of Biology (UGA 203)

16,068.86

35,293.57

22,477.10

B.8. Department of Mathematics (UGA 275)

19,296.51

17,384.70

21,577.85

19,419.69

B.9.Department of Chemistry (UGA 287)

31,647.89

29,836.50

41,897.39

25,509.64

B.10.Department of Physics (UGA 257) B.11. Veterinary Teaching Hospital (FPCT)

17,766.09

27,652.72

21,514.45

463,675.71

403,473.58

443,524.10

B.12. Faculty Farm and Experimental Animal Facilities. (FPCT) – SGIAE

21,458.74

11,969.67

16,714.21

B.13. IUSA (UGA 425)

40,639.38

40,294.67

40,467.03

B.14. ECOAQUA (UGA 460) B.15. Central Services (UGA 010) | Main Hall Module 6 Building |

19,124.53 463,423.00

48,809.39

46,703.83

47,756.61

15,025,184.07

12,888,934.07

12,901,566.96

13,605,228.37

B.16. Communications + Informatics (UGA 013 + UGA 02601)

628,311.75

598,311.75

618,311.75

B.17. Library (UGA 01002)

242,780.70

229,537.23

238,366.21

- ‘Veterinary Medicine’ (FULP)

7,000.00

3,693,067.29

3,644,376.96

3,678,849.31

- Pathology Research Service (FCPCT)

3,267.00

B.18. Diagnostic Services

- Official Ciguatera Diagnostic Service (FCPCT)

36,000.00

- Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (FULP)

33,639.89

29,656.41

41,200.56

36,696.78

- Toxicology (SERTOX)

16,866.68

17,765.71

6,266.57

13,632.99

* The last full academic year prior the Visitation ** Operating costs = ULPG Budget Codes: 22 Material, supplies and others, 23 Compensation and locomotion, 3 Financial Expenses, 4 Current transfers (Scholarships and Grants)

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Table 2.1.1. ANNUAL EXPENDITURES DURING THE LAST 3 ACADEMIC YEARS (IN EUROS) Area of Expenditure (Budget Code)

2017

2016

2015

Mean

C. MAINTENANCE COSTS *** (20+21) C.1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UGA 185)

8,018.71

7,474.00

7,837.14

C.2. Veterinary Medicine Building (UGA 355)

3,500.00

C.3. Department of Animal Pathology (UGA 281)

4,882.45

4,650.00

4,804.97

C.4. Department of Morphology (UGA 278)

2,291.39

1,900.00

2,160.93

554.16

600.00

569.44

3,981.59

3,366.00

3,776.39

C.5. Department of Clinical Sciences (UGA 210) C.6. Department of Biochemistry (UGA 242) C.7. Department of Biology (UGA 203) C.8. Department of Mathematics (UGA 275) C.9.Department of Chemistry (UGA 287) C.10.Department of Physics (UGA 257)

610.96

1,500.00

907.31

3,386.97

4,200.00

3,657.98

712.14

1,000.00

808.09

2,249.55

3,501.40

2,666.83

2,249.55

C.11. Veterinary Teaching Hospital (FPCT)

Included in B12 & B15

C.12. Faculty Farm and Experimental Animal Facilities. (FPCT) – SGIAE C.13. IUSA (UGA 425) C.14. ECOAQUA (UGA 460) C.15. Central Services (UGA 010) C.16. Communications + Informatics (UGA 013 + UGA 02601) C.17. Library (UGA 01002)

Included in B15 3,485.34

3,485.34

0.00

1,042,002.01

1,020,245.43

105,353.25

85,853.25

11,000.00

- ‘Veterinary Medicine’ (FULP)

0.00

500.00

1,000

500.00

- Pathology Research Service (FCPCT)

1,061.00

- Official Ciguatera Diagnostic Service (FCPCT)

6,000.00

- Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (FULP)

- Toxicology (SERTOX)

*** Maintenance costs = ULPG Budget Codes: 20 Leases and fees 21 Repair, Maintenance and Conservation.

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D.18. Diagnostic Services

Table 2.1.1. ANNUAL EXPENDITURES DURING THE LAST 3 ACADEMIC YEARS (IN EUROS) Area of Expenditure (Budget Code)

2017

2016

2015

Mean

12,105.63

12,872.84

15,000.00

13,326.16

5,289.59

D. EQUIPMENT (6) D.1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UGA 185) D.2. Veterinary Medicine Building (UGA 355) D.3. Department of Animal Pathology (UGA 281)

570.20

1,679.98

1,600.00

1,283.39

D.4. Department of Morphology (UGA 278)

1,808.97

1,500.00

1,705.98

D.5. Department of Clinical Sciences (UGA 210)

4,776.00

3,601.82

3,900.00

4,092.61

D.6. Department of Biochemistry (UGA 242)

2,652.16

3,118.35

2,636.22

2,802.24

D.7. Department of Biology (UGA 203)

2,844.43

2,036.58

5,000.00

3,293.67

10,362.24

8,836.60

10,957.84

10,052.23

D.9.Department of Chemistry (UGA 287)

1,256.91

1,765.00

1,426.27

D.10.Department of Physics (UGA 257)

13,875.72

21,597.35

16,449.60

D.11. Veterinary Teaching Hospital (FPCT)

32,879.86

30,432.71

16,615.34

26,642.64

D.12. Faculty Farm and Experimental Animal Facilities. (FPCT) – SGIAE

D.13. IUSA (UGA 425)

D.8. Department of Mathematics (UGA 275)

D.14. ECOAQUA (UGA 460) D.15. Central Services (UGA 010)

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D.16. Communications + Informatics (UGA 013 + UGA 02601) D.17. Library (UGA 01002) D.18. Diagnostic Services - ‘Veterinary Medicine’ (FULP) - Pathology Research Service (FCPCT)

3,122,755.76

1,972,755.76

1,826,246.26

2,307,252.59

316,335.00

266,335.00

299,668.33

1,936,229.50

1,949,472.97

1,940,643.99

1,000.00

1,500.00

1,100

.1,200.00

- Official Ciguatera Diagnostic Service (FCPCT)

- Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (FULP)

2,145.95

13,656.41

9,384.05

8,395.47

- Toxicology (SERTOX)

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Table 2.1.2. ANNUAL REVENUES DURING THE LAST 3 ACADEMIC YEARS (IN EUROS) Revenues Source (Budget Code)

2017***

2016**

2015*

MEAN

Public Authorities (4)

109,603,471.98

110,283,782.21

105,439,032.00

- Canary Island Government (45)

101,106,318.56

100,112,640.20

98,772,421.19

99,997,126.65

Total Tuition fee (ALL ULPGC) (3)

20,679,877.05

22,139,837.15

21,859,284.46

21,559,666.22

108,442,095.40

- Students

8,242,679.35

9,402,474.24

9,899,287.11

9,181,480.23

- Grants from Ministry of Education

4,357,719.67

4,431,803.65

4,259,048.12

4,349,523.81

- Grants from Canary Island Government

1,477,549.19

1,563,493.61

1,450,395.33

1,497,146.04

- Others (taxes, certificates, e-learning, etc.)

6,601,928.84

6,742,065.65

6,250,553.90

6,531,516.13

286,276.05

265,956.37

241,870.21

264,700.88

37,095.85

16,910.40

22,931.20

25,645.82

71.24

74.24

191.40

112.29

- Large Family Discount (General)

9,943.94

11,494.08

10,603.94

10,680.65

- Large Family Discount (Special)

38.36

42.48

39.73

Veterinary Students Tuition Fee - Regular students - Students with grants - Students with disabilities

Veterinary Teaching Hospital - ULPGC transfer to VTH

321,128.10

293,595.00

311,950.40

- Clinical revenues VTH

620,423.12

557,616.28

492,148.34

556,729.25

28,000.00

21,500.00

21,400.00

23,633.33

- ‘Veterinary Medicine’ (FULP) - Pathology Research Service (FCPCT)

13,966.00

- Official Ciguatera Diagnostic Service (FCPCT)

60,000.00

- Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (FULP)

43,532.95

66,064.48

70,077.47

59,891.63

- Toxicology (SERTOX)

12,105.94

5,901.61

10,472.11

9,493.22

35,629.57

31,639.51

33,634.54

Research grants (640)

4,849,687.06

6,416,302.88

6,708,345.62

5,991,445.19

Total ULPGC revenues

139,136,191.37

139,868,251.15

140,338,108.70

139,780,850.41

Other Services Faculty Farm and Experimental Animal Facilities (FPCT) – SGIAE

* 2015 Annual Accounts, page 107, ‘Net recognized budget rights’. ** 2016 Annual Accounts, page 96, ‘Net recognized budget rights’ *** 2017 Annual Accounts, page 93, ‘Net recognized budget rights’ 28

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Diagnostic Services

Table 2.1.3. ANNUAL BALANCE BETWEEN EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES (IN EUROS) Year

Total expenditures

Total revenues

Balance

2015

134,200,892.75

140,338,108.70

6,137,215.95

2016

135.155,980.97

139,868,251.15

4,712,270.18

2017

131,798,005.54

139,136,191.37

7,338,185.83

PS Tables 2.1.1., 2.1.2. and 2.1.3. may be replaced by the official financial reports of the Establishment (translated in English) for the last three academic years.

Table 2.1.4. ESTIMATE OF THE ANNUAL BALANCE BETWEEN EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES OF THE VETERINARY DEGREE STUDIES IN THE ULPGC (5,7% OF THE ULPGC) Year

Total expenditures

Total revenues

Balance

2015

6,710,044.64

7,016,905.44

306,860.80

2016

6,757,799.05

6,993,412.56

235,613.51

2017

6,589.900.28

6,956,809.57

366,909.29

MEAN

6,685,914.65

6,989,042.52

303,127.87

2.2. COMMENTS The ULPGC is a highly centralised institution, mainly in its financial management. Therefore, the analysis of the budget related to the costs of the Veterinary Education is not easy to complete. In table 2.1.1. the total budget of all the Departments with teaching activities in the Veterinary Medicine Degree have been included. However, the Department of Animal Pathology is the only one with full-time dedication of the Academic and Support Staff working almost 100% for the Veterinary Medicine Degree. The other Departments have part-time staff from other Degrees in several Faculties or Schools. Therefore, it is not possible to accurately calculate the expenditures attributable to the Veterinary Medicine Degree. An estimate could be made using different data. For example, in 2015-2016 the total number of students in the ULPGC was 16,946 and there were a total of 418 students enrolled in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Therefore, in terms of enrolled students, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine only represents 2.45% of the ULPGC. On the other hand, the number of Academic Staff in the

ULPGC in 2015-2016 was 1,599 and the Academic Staff of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine paid from the budget of the ULPGC was 91 (FTE). Therefore, in terms of Academic Staff, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine represents 5.7%; as the Academic staff have an important impact on the ULPGC budget, we consider that this percentage could be used for an estimate of the costs of the Veterinary studies in the ULPGC (Table 2.1.4). Considering that the mean number of students is 427 and the mean total expenditures is 6,685,914.65 €, our estimation is a total cost of 15,657.88 € per year and student or 78,289.40 € per graduate. Spanish legislation has recently been modified in order to oblige the implementation of analytic accountability for all the public services. Therefore, over the following years, the ULPGC will introduce some modifications in the financial information provided in reports. Probably, we will be able to obtain more precise information about the cost of the veterinary education in our Faculty.

In relation to the suggestion in the previous final report, over the last 10 years, several organisational changes have been implemented in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine by the Government bodies of the ULPGC concerning support staff policy. The Canarian Science and Technology Park Foundation of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (FCPCT-ULPGC or ‘The Foundation’) is in charge of the management of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the Faculty Farm and the Experimental Animals Research Centre. Therefore, many of the Support Staff members are contracted out by The Foundation, and not directly paid from the budget of the ULPGC. These changes have permitted to include more support staff. Also, in the previous SER (2009) the ULPGC General Support Staff was not included. Just a calculation of the representation of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was included (the % of the student of the ULPGC was employed for the calculi); therefore, a misunderstanding of the complex organization of the ULPGC, a very centralised organization, produced an underestimation of the total support staff that guarantee the effective running of the Faculty. See ANNEX III for the complete details of the Support Staff of the ULPGC.

2.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT The annual endowment for the financial support of the ULPGC, as public service, is permanently guaranteed by the public funding coming from the National and Regional Governments. We consider that a linear increase of the forthcoming budgets would be desirable to improve the veterinary education program. This is particularly important given the peculiarities of the Degree in Veterinary Medicine.

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3.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION  3.1.1. Description of the educational aims and strategy in order to propose a cohesive framework and to achieve the learning outcome Spanish legislation (see 3.1.2) describes the condition necessary for the design and implantation of every curriculum. In particular, those Degrees leading to a regulated profession, such as that of Veterinary Surgeon, include specific definitions of Competences that have to be included in the curriculum design. Specifically, in Veterinary Medicine, it is mandatory to meet certain ‘minimum training requirements’ as described in Article 38 of the Directive 2013/55/EU.

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Therefore, the Veterinary Medicine curriculum at the ULPGC provides assurance that the professional graduated has acquired the following knowledge and skills:

CURRICULUM

(a) adequate knowledge of the sciences on which the activities of a veterinarian are based and of the European Union law relating to those activities (b) adequate knowledge of the structure, functions, behaviour and physiological needs of animals, as well as the skills and competences needed for their husbandry, feeding, welfare, reproduction and hygiene in general (c) the clinical, epidemiological and analytical skills and competences required for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of animals, including anaesthesia, aseptic surgery and painless death, whether considered individually or in groups, including specific knowledge of the diseases which may be transmitted to humans (d) adequate knowledge, skills and competences for preventive medicine, including competences relating to inquiries and certification (e) adequate knowledge of the hygiene and technology involved in the production, manufacture and putting into circulation of animal feedstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin intended for human consumption, including the skills and competences required to understand and explain good practice in this regard (f) the knowledge, skills and competences required for the responsible and sensible use of veterinary medicinal products, in order to treat the animals and to ensure the safety of the food chain and the protection of the environment. The professional competences are, in a practical way, subclassified into Nuclear, Transversal and Specific competences. The list of codes and definition of these competences is included in ANNEX X. All these competences were distributed in the different subjects when the curriculum was designed and is detailed in ANNEX IV. The ULPGC Veterinary Medicine curriculum was designed according to the ULPGC Regulation for the design of Curricula (see 3.1.2.) and proposed for approval to the Faculty Board. After an internal procedure in the ULPGC, the new curriculum was sent to the Canary Islands Government and, later, to the Ministry of Education of the Spanish Government. The design of the curriculum must agree with the ANECA protocol for the design of curricula (VERIFICA program).

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The new curriculum (Grado, ANNEX IV) is measured in (ECTS), so the workload of the students is one of the cornerstones of the design of the curriculum. In the ULPGC, 1 ECTS is equivalent to 25 hours of activity of the students and includes two main kind of activities: •

•

On-Site (Presencial): which includes face-to-face sessions with the academic staff and, depending on the core subjects, varies from 50 to 60% (12.5 - 15 hours/ECTS). The main on-site activities are master classes, practical training (classroom, computer room, labs, clinical, … both intramural and extramural), assessment and tutorials. Non On-Site (no presencial): hours devoted to self-directed learning and autonomous study. These activities vary from 50-40% in the different subjects (12.5 - 10 hours/ECTS).

The ANECA protocol includes the following criteria: general description of the degree (1), relevant justification based on research and scientific experience (2), objectives which are appropriate for the development of the competences defined for the students (3), a clear system for access and the admission of students (4), a well-structured and coordinated study plan (5), adequate academic and support staff (6), appropriate facilities and material resources (7), expected academic results (8), a Quality Assurance System (9) and a schedule for its application and revision (10). After this external evaluation, the new curriculum was lunched (2010-2011), internally monitored every year, externally monitored every 3 years (MONITOR program) and completely externally revised after every 6 years (ACREDITA program). Therefore, there is a cyclical process of internal and external revision of the curriculum which can be evidenced by the following actions (see table annexed). Every academic year, the Subject Guides are revised in order to guarantee that the competences are fully itemised in learning outcomes as defined in the VERIFICA/MODIFICA process. In every Subject Guide (Proyecto Docente) (link), there is a description of the assigned competences, the description of the expected learning outcomes, detailed content/topics list, the academic strate-

REVISION PROCESS IN CURRICULUM

Design of new curriculum Approval of new curriculum External evaluation VERIFICA

Agency/Responsible Body

Date (mm/dd/ yyyy)

Result

Curriculum Committee

05.12.2009 (last)

Approved

Faculty Board

06.22.2009

Approved

ULPGC Government Council

12.22.2009

Approved

Document

Link

ANECA

05.25.2010

FAVORABLE

Link

ACCUEE

06.16.2010

MEETS REQUIREMENTS

Link

Legal approval of new curriculum

Canary Islands Government

11.11.2010

Approved

Link

Legal approval of new curriculum

Ministry of Education Spanish Government

03.16.2011

Approved

Link

Spanish Official Bulletin (BOE)

10.03.2011

Published

Link

Dean (SER)

09.28.2012

Approved by Faculty Board

Link

External evaluation First Evaluation

Publication of Curriculum Internal evaluation Annual Report 20102011

ACCUEE

10.09.2013

FAVORABLE

Link

Internal evaluation Annual Reports 2011/2012 and 2012/2013

External evaluation First Follow-up

Dean (SER)

01.29.2014

Approved by Faculty board

Link

Internal evaluation Annual Reports 2013/2014

Dean (SER)

05.09.2015

Approved by Faculty board

Link

06.10.2016

Approved by Faculty board

Link

07.26.2017

Approved by Faculty Board

Link

05.08.2017

FAVORABLE

Link

Internal evaluation Annual Reports 2014/2015

Dean (SER)

Internal evaluation Annual Reports 2015/2016

Dean (SER)

External evaluation ACREDITA

ANECA

Minor Curriculum modification

Curriculum Committee

07.04.2017

Approved

Link

Minor Curriculum modification

Faculty Board

07.25.2017

Approved

Link

ANECA

01.02.2018

FAVORABLE

Link

Dean (SER)

03.23.2018

Approved byFaculty board

Link

External Evaluation MODIFICA Internal evaluation Annual Reports 2016/2017

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gies or teaching methods used, the assessment procedure and scoring criteria, the learning plan (including tasks, activities, timeframe and resources), tutorial activities, academic staff (listing the Coordinator and the academic staff responsible for the practicum) and Bibliography /Recommended References. Therefore, every subject must be planned in accordance with the pedagogical bases, design, teaching methods and assessment methods described on page 21 and followings of the Degree project (link to the last version, January 2018). The curriculum is externally audited (VERIFICA, MONITOR, the ACREDITA programs of the ANECA, in our case through the Canarian Agency for University Quality Assurance and Education Assessment (ACCUEE). Also, in order to be in accordance with the EU, Spanish and Regional legislation, the Quality Assurance System includes independent revision, both internal (ULPGC Quality Assessment Cabinet) and external (AUDIT program of ANECA). Quality Assurance System also has procedures for planning actions, processes, annual objectives and goals to maximize strengths rather than try to improve weaknesses and to address the recommendations that have been detected not only in the internal processes, but also in the external evaluations. 3.1.2. Description of the legal constraints imposed on curriculum by national/regional legislations and the degree of autonomy that the Establishment has to change the curriculum EU Legislation The Degree in Veterinary Medicine offered by the ULPGC is regulated by the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications amended by Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013. This legislation has been transposed to Spanish regulations in the Royal Decree 1837/2008 and is a legal constraint in our curriculum design.

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Spanish Legislation

The ULPGC Regulation

The main legislation regarding University Studies in Spain is The Organic Law 4/2007, from April 12, which modifies the Organic Law 6/2001, from December 21, of Universities, and the subsequent Royal Decree 1393/2007, from October 29, which establishes the organization of the official university education.

The ULPGC Statutes, the ULPGC Official Bulletin and the Inner ULPGC Regulations are updated and compiled by topic on a separate ULPGC Website (Link).

The current curriculum (approved by ANECA on May 25, 2010) is in accordance with the national regulations that establish the curriculum conditions leading to qualification for entering the regulated profession of Veterinarian (Resolution of December 17th, 2007, BOE of December 21th, 2007) and the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science that establishes the requirements for the verification of the official university qualifications for entering the veterinary profession (ECI/333/2008, BOE of February 15th, 2008). The Degree is included in the Registry of Universities, Centres and Degrees (RUCT) of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (former the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport), with code No. 2501905. According to the ruling of the Spanish Council of Universities, The Degree of Veterinary Medicine awarded by the ULPGC is assigned to level 3 (masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree) within the Spanish framework of qualifications for higher education (MECES) (link to the notification). This level corresponds to level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF); therefore, our graduates can be admitted into the Doctorate program directly without any other training requirements. The Canary Islands Legislation The main legislation is the Decree 168/2008, of July 22, by which the requirements and evaluation criteria for the authorization for the implementation of the official degrees in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands is regulated.

In relation to the design of the Curriculum, the main ULPGC regulation is the Regulation for the design of the Official Degrees. This regulation includes several constraints such as the number of credits for every subject, the total amount of credits for every semester, the credits for the EPT and for the Final Degree Project, etc. QAS and Legislation All the legislation that affects the Degree and the QAS is centralized on the ULPGC Vice-Rectorate of Quality Assurance web site. Link Monitoring of the Curriculum Since the implementation of the curriculum in 2010/2011, the QAS of the Faculty require a monitoring process of the Veterinary Degree (PAC08). 3.1.3. Description of how curricular overlaps, redundancies, omissions and lack of consistency, transversality and/or integration of the curriculum are identified and corrected The ULPGC has a Regulation for Academic Planification. The Faculty has included this regulation in the PCC02 procedure defined in the QAS. The procedure describes the different activities and a timeframe for every stakeholder. Before April 30th, the Departments must send to the Faculty the Subject Guide for every subject. The Vice-Dean of Academic Planning checks every project and writes a report that includes the legal requirements, the assignation of competences, expected learning outcomes, assessment procedures, etc. After this revision procedure, the report is sent to the subject coordinator and the project is sent to the Committee of Academic Affairs. The Committee must approve the Subject Guides before May 20th. Vertical coordination as a means

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to prevent overlapping, redundancies and omissions, as well as to ensure a suitable integration of the curriculum is studied by the Committee. After the final approval of the Subject Guides, they are communicated to students, staff and external stakeholders by their publication on the ULPGC Website (link).

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Also, every year there is horizontal coordination of the subjects in order to complete the timetable for the next year. The coordinators of the subjects that share the same students in the same semester draw up the timetable for every week in order to ensure better organisation of the student’s agenda. After this procedure, all the information is completed in the ‘Academic’ software, the online platform for the academic organisation of the Faculty.

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The institutional procedures of the QAS for the Measurement of Satisfaction (PI16) and for the evaluation of the teaching activity of the academic staff (PI07) include the feedback from the main stakeholders: students, teachers, departments and faculty (DOCENTIA program). Using the results from these surveys the ULPGC prepares a report that is sent to the Faculty for the improvement of the teaching activities. This information is specifically used in the PAC08 procedure for the analysis of the results completed every year by the Faculty. Also, the information provided by the QAS procedure for the management of irregular academic incidents (PAC06) is taken into account because the students are able to provide information about deficiencies in teaching activities using these different procedures.

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An intensive clinical rotation system is included in the 5th year of the curriculum. Therefore, the core clinical exercises/practicals/ seminars included in the different subjects are described as follows:

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42518 - Physiopathology – Students collect blood samples from different species (goats, sheep and cows) and carry out blood and urine analyses using the basic techniques in the clinical lab (haematology -red and white series-, coagulation tests, clinical Biochemistry, clinical enzymology and Urine analysis). Students write a laboratory report with the results of the clinical analyses. (Total = 20 h) 42520 - Propaedeutic and Clinical Pathology – Students perform clinical examinations in every domestic species (16 h): clinical examination in a cow (3.5h), a horse (3.5h), general and ophthalmological examination in small animals (3h.), neurological and cardiological examinations, including ECG, in dogs (3h) and abdominal ultrasound examination in dogs (3h). These activities take place in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Students practice with the interpretation of the clinical haematological, biochemistry and urine analysis results (9h). This activity takes place in the VTH clinical lab. Also, students practice the writing of clinical reports 42524 - Radiology – Students learn about the basic operation of the equipment and accessory materials most commonly used in diagnostic imaging, including the radiological security protocols, and practice the placement and management of patients (12 h.) This activity takes place in the VTH and is supplemented by participation of the students in the management of the patients and clinical cases. Also, students learn about the radiological semiology of different systems, as well as the normal appearance in contrast to physiological and pathological variations (12 h.) This activity is carried out in the computer room. 42519 - General Pathology – Students perform the necropsy technique in domestic species in the necropsy room (6 X 3.5h = 21h.). This involves study of histological preparations of the different lesional processes, with the presentation of images with the corresponding macroscopic alterations (15 h., including the evaluation). This activity is completed in the microscopy room. 42521 - Infectious Diseases I – Students visit a ruminant farm (4 h). Herd Health recheck and application of treatments are carried out. Vaccination and the California test for the de| self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

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tection of subclinical mastitis and treatments are performed. 42525 - Infectious Diseases II and Ichthyopathology – Students undertake a visit to an intensive poultry farm (3 h); they visit the Animal Shelter for taking samples (2 X 2h) and perform the preventive medicine plan in small animals at the VTH (2 X 2h). In relation to Ichthyo-pathology, the students perform a fish necropsy and do a sample collection (3 h.), complete the diagnosis and characterization of the pathogenic agents of bacterial, viral and fungal aetiology in the Lab (3 h.) and visit to an aquaculture farm where they apply on-site health programs: they also conduct control measures for the most common diseases in aquaculture (4 h). 42522 - Parasitic diseases – Students visits 4 different farms and evaluate the characteristics of each farm, their infrastructure, their management, the sanitary status of the animals, etc. (4 X 3.5h) They collect samples for subsequent analysis in the laboratory (4 X 2.5h). Also, clinical practice with Ichthyo-parasitology (3h) is completed in which the methods of collecting samples in fish, along with the processing and identification of the main parasites that affect the host species of our environment are included. 42523 - Marine Mammals Health and Fish Pathology - Students perform the necropsy technique in marine mammals (3.5 h) and fish (2.5 h). The study of histological preparations of the different microscopic lesions in marine mammals (7 h) and fish (4.5 h) is guided using the multi-headed microscope available in the microscopy room. Also, learning the pathology diagnosis of marine mammals and fish is included with the presentation of images and scanned slides with the corresponding macroscopic alterations (3.5 h) in the classroom.

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42528 - Anaesthesiology and Surgery I – Students learn the rules of the facilities of operating theatres and surgical instruments. Students practice using asepsis protocols and preparation of the surgical field, patient and surgeon. The practical activities are the following: fundamentals of inhalational anaesthesia; anaesthetic machinery and respiratory circuits (4h); practice in the skills of suturing: with suture material and instrumental management, along with the application of 34

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skin suture patterns mostly using carcasses (4h); reconstruction surgery with practice in the surgical treatment of defects and cutaneous reconstruction using cadavers (3h); principles of traumatology and introduction to osteosynthesis methods involving placement of osteosynthesis systems on a plastic model; and instrumentation and equipment (4h). All these workshops take place in the clinical skills labs. Two sessions (6 h) of Traumatology Clinical Cases, and an introductory clinical rotation (4 h) in the Surgery Service at the VTH are also scheduled. 42533 - Surgery II – The students have been scheduled for 6 clinical workshops (19 h) in the Clinical Skills Lab with carcasses: 1. Ophthalmological Surgery (3h): flap of the Nictitating Membrane. Entropion Ectropion; 2. Thoracic Surgery (3h): Thoracotomy Thoracic drains. Lobectomy; 3 & 4. Abdominal and Digestive Surgery (3 + 4h): Exploratory Laparotomy Procedure. Enterotomy Enterectomy Gastrotomy Suture Techniques; 5. Management of the surgical patient I. (3 hours); and Management of the surgical patient II (3 hours). Two introductory clinical rotations in the Surgery Service (3h) and in the Ophthalmology Service (3h) are also scheduled. 42532 - Special Pathology – The following activities are scheduled for the students: macroscopic diagnosis (3.5 h) at the beginning of the semester for the correct description of macroscopic lesions (descriptive pathology); discussion of macroscopic lesions images and their differential diagnoses: 5 sessions (3 h.) + 4 sessions (2.5 h); necropsies and viscera exposure: (6 X 3.5 h, including evaluation); study of the cases received in the Pathology Department, description of the lesions and relationship with the clinical history in order to establish the diagnosis of the disease; writing an anatomopathological report and preparation of samples for complementary tests; likewise, a description of the main injuries observed in organs confiscated in the slaughterhouse or organs from the necropsy room and kept in fixative liquids

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is performed; microscopic diagnosis (3 h): samples of cytology, biopsies or representative necropsies received in the service of pathological anatomy are histologically analysed in order to introduce students to the dynamics of work in a pathological anatomy laboratory and to relate the macro and microscopic lesions studied; diagnosis of clinical cases (3.5 h) to be analysed with corresponding academic staff, along with the diagnosis of the assigned case in the seminar in order to prepare its presentation and public defence. 42534 - Preventive Veterinary Medicine – The students assess the location of the farm and its surroundings. They check the existing biosecurity measures of the farm and provide improvements. They also audit the livestock facilities in relation to hygienic-sanitary and zootechnical measures to increase its sanitary status, optimization and economic benefits. Students are required to define a complete vaccination program for the farm in question. 42529 - Toxicology – Students practice the clinical management of animal intoxications in workshops. They focus on the study of anamnesis results, differential diagnosis, complementary tests, toxicological diagnostic tests, treatment and prognosis in real clinical case studies (4 X 3h).

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42539 - Reproduction and Obstetrics I – Small Ruminants: control of the cycle, oestrus detection, semen collection, evaluation and conservation, artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis, control and attention of the birth and the new-born. Bovine: rectal examination, genital and artificial insemination, and other clinical aspects related to reproduction. Rabbits: control of the cycle, pregnancy diagnosis, partum and postpartum. Birds: control of the laying, insemination, incubation, and care of the new-born. These activities are completed in the Faculty Farm, Cabildo Farm. External Farms: the clinical reproductive aspects of any species. 42542 - Reproduction and Obstetrics II – Reproductive Clinic in Small Animals: surgical sterilization. Collection and semen assessment. Vaginal cytology. Clinical consultation at the VTH. Reproductive Clinic in Large Animals at the VTH.

3.1.5. Description of the core clinical rotations and emergency services and the direct involvement of undergraduate students in it Clinical Rotations are completed during the fifth year and they include the following subjects: •

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42538 - Internal Medicine I – Each student completes 25 h. of clinical training in 6 sessions, consisting of medical care of ruminants, equines and other large animals. Most of the patients are treated at the farms, but treatments are also completed intramurally in those cases received at the VTH. An average of 8 students per group has been scheduled for the last three academic years. 42541 - Internal Medicine II – Each student completes 25 h. of clinical training in 6 sessions, consisting of rotations in Dermatology Service (1), Neurology Service (1), Internal Medicine/Endocrine Service (3) and Cardiorespiratory Service (1). An average of 6 students per group has been scheduled for the last three academic years. 42540 - Clinical Practices – A total of 100 hours of clinical training is scheduled in this obligatory subject. 75 h (20 sessions) are completed in the VTH rotating in the different clinical services. 17 h (4 sessions) in the Pathology Diagnostic Service and 8 h (2 sessions) in the Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Lab. VTH rotations are divided into the following clinical services: Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Cardiorespiratory, Surgery, Reproduction, Internal Medicine, Traumatology and Oncology.

Also, Intramural Clinical Training is part of the subjects 42543 External Practices and Mobile Clinics I and 42544 External Practices and Mobile Clinics II (total 240 hours). These subjects also include External Practical Training – EPT (100 hours) but in this section, only the Intramural Clinical Training are described as defined by SOP (140 h). In these subjects there are 4 blocks: (A) Rotation in the Large Animals Mobile Clinics at the VTH (25h), (B) Rotation in the Emergency Service at the VTH (90h), (C) Rotation at the Slaughterhouse (25h) and (D) External Practical Training (EPT) (100h).

The students actively participate in the diagnostic work-up and management of patients in the clinical services. The activities completed by the students are described and assessed using the Portfolio in order to guarantee that the day-one skills are completely evaluated. The book is handed out to the students the first day of the fifth year. The portfolio can be signed in any of the clinical activities scheduled and throughout the last year. (A) Rotation in the Large Animal Mobile Clinics at the VTH. A total of 25 hours per student is scheduled in the VTH Mobile Clinics. A visit to a Poultry farm, a visit to a Porcine farm and three visits to Ruminant farms (mainly dairy cattle) with five different veterinarians are completed. These veterinarians are specialists and work full-time with these species in real practice. The VTH contracts out these veterinarians and students attend the clinical activities in groups of a maximum of three students. (B) Rotation in Emergency Service at the VTH. A total of 10 sessions (90 hours) per student are scheduled at the VTH. Students must attend the Emergency Service in groups of 2 students per sessions during 6 nights shifts (2 at weekends), 2 mornings at weekends and 2 afternoons at weekends. The session is scheduled on the ‘Academic’ platform, and the competences are described and assessed using the portfolio and attendance is controlled by interns. Also, every student is responsible for their day-one competence portfolio. They are in charge of completing the portfolio in order to guarantee the day-one skills that should be evaluated by clinicians, including Emergency Service. All the information about the Clinical Practices, Clinical Rotations, including the schedules and student behaviour standards, biosecurity and welfare rules and responsibilities, is published on the Faculty Website and is reinforced and applied in every teaching room or farm by the academic staff (link).

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42517 Food Technology. Laboratory practical training: students perform analytics on meat products (10.5h). Viscosity in food Technological application in the food industries. (4h) Physical-Chemical Properties of Milk (10.5h). Physicochemical properties of honey and elaboration of mead (4 h). Quality control of Wheats and Flours (4h) and Visits to food industries (9h). The average size of the groups is 9-10 students.

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42531 Food Hygiene and Protection. Laboratory practical training: students perform the preparation of culture media for the microbiological analysis of food, water and surfaces, which they carry out by means of traditional or automated methods, in stages, until a final result is obtained. They also work with control protocols for food reception (labelling) and physicochemical water analysis. A sanitary hygienic interpretation must be given, including the writing of reports with the results (14h). The activities in food establishments for collectives consist of the application of kitchen hygienic self-control (3.5h) and a plan for Cleaning, Disinfection and Deratization (3.5h). The average size of the groups is 8-9 students. 42536 Food Hygiene, Inspection and Safety. Laboratory practical training: students perform the application of quality control and fraud detection protocols in food: milk and dairy products, oils, fish, eggs, and preserves (11 h). The extramural practice consists of the inspection and hygienic control of agri-food industries (3h + 3.5h) and food markets (3h + 3.5h). The hygienic faults detected and the measures to be corrected must be written in their protocols. The average size of the groups is 7-8 students. Also, antemortem and post-mortem inspection in slaughterhouses (cattle, goats, swine, poultry and rabbits) is carried out (5h). The average size of the groups is 1-2 students.

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(C) Slaughterhouse rotation. During the fifth year, all the students are scheduled to complete 25 hours (5 days in 1 week) at the Gran Canaria Slaughterhouse directly supervised by the Official Veterinary Inspectors (along with part-time academic staff) in groups of 3 students. The activities completed by the students are described and assessed using the Portfolio in order to guarantee that the day-one skills are fully assessed.

3.1.7. Description of the selection procedures of the Electives by the students and the degree of freedom in their choice

3.1.8. Description of the organisation, selection procedures and supervision of the EPT The EPT forms part of the subjects ‘External Practical Training and Mobile Clinics I’ and II (total 240 hours). These subjects also include intramural clinical training (140 h), but in this section, only (D) External Practical Training (EPT) as defined by SOP (100 h) will be described. The students must elect one EPT specialty in order to complete 100 hours during the last year (fifth year). The student freely elects depending on their professional interests: •

Students, depending on their own interest, are able to freely choice one of the following subjects in the fifth year: •

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42546 - Small Animal Clinical Rotation – A total of 100 hours of clinical training is scheduled in this elective subject. The activity is centred on Smalls Animals. 75 h (20 sessions) are completed in the VTH divided into different clinical services. This involves 17 h (4 sessions) in the Pathology Diagnosis Service and 8 h (2 sessions) in the Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Lab. VTH rotations are divided in the following clinical services: Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Cardiorespiratory, Surgery, Reproduction, Internal Medicine, Traumatology and Oncology. 42547 - Large Animal Clinical Rotation – A total of 100 hours of clinical training is scheduled in this elective subject. The activity is centred on Large Animals, with 75 h (20 sessions) to be completed in the VTH divided into Ruminant clinical services (48h), Equine clinical service (15h) and the Reproduction Unit at the Faculty Farm (12h). 17 h (4 sessions) in the Pathology Diagnosis Service and 8 h (2 sessions) in the Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Lab are also required.

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Clinical Specialty: since 2010, students can choose from any private veterinary clinic officially registered throughout the Canary Islands based on the agreement signed with the two Canary Islands Veterinary Colleges. Also, any Veterinarian, officially registered in the Canary Islands, can welcome our students and act as ‘company/institutional tutor’. Large, Small, Exotic or Wild Animals or other professional activity related with animals could be chosen (i.e. Clinics, Animal Shelter, Herd Health, Zoo Animals, etc.). Food Industry Specialty: the student is able to practice in companies within the food sector. Due to the learning objectives and the need to write a final report of this practicum, students are advised to attend to Food Industries or Consulting Companies related with the food industry. Also, students do their practicum in public institutions with competences in hygiene, inspection and control of food (public health inspectors, kitchens inspections, etc.) as long as they can meet the learning objectives written in the portfolio. Preferably companies should have a veterinarian on their staff. In the case of not having a veterinarian, the student will be able to carry out the practicum under the supervision of a technician with the aforementioned competences and who will act as ‘company/ institutional tutor’.

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cific ULPGC website. The activities which should be carried out at the clinic/company have been designed by the Faculty and are described in the portfolio. With the portfolio, the Faculty empowers the student with the responsibility for their own learning. The external tutor must assess the student using the portfolio and completes a rubric for the evaluation of the transversal competences, including the communication skills, as well as hands-on practical and clinical training in a real-life experience. The student must write a report that should be presented to their ‘ULPGC tutor’ who is assigned by the Faculty. The ULPGC have signed agreements for EPT with more than 4,100 companies/institutions in order to guarantee the legal requirements for the EPT that any curriculum in the Canary Islands Universities should include. The liaison person with the EPT provider is the Vice-Dean of Students, Mobility and EPT; however, every ULPGC tutor can also perform this duty. In addition, the ULPGC has approved a regulation for EPT, which has been recently revised, and also published on the website and in the BOULPGC. All the management of the EPT is fully described and monitored in the PCC07 included in the QAS and communicated to all stakeholders on the Faculty Website (link). As described in the QAS procedure (PAC06) the student can file a complaint to the Dean’s Office in relation to any irregular academic incident during the EPT. 3.1.9. Description of the procedures used to ascertain the achievement of each core practical/clinical activity by each student. The ULPGC have a regulation for the evaluation system of the students. Also, the PCC05 procedure of the QAS includes the monitoring of the assessment of the students. In every Subject Guide, there is a description of the assessment procedure, assessment criteria and grading systems for the different learning activities defined. The reader can find every Subject Guide on the ULPGC website. More information about the student’s assessment methods is described in Chapter 8. As described above, a portfolio has been designed to verify that every student has completed the day-one competences. The

portfolio is used for the assessment procedure of the following subjects: 42540 – Clinical Practices, 42543 - External Practicum and Mobile Clinics I, 42544 External Practicum and Mobile Clinics II, 42546 - Small Animals Clinical Rotation and 42547 – Large Animals Clinical Rotation. Also, there is a assessment requisite which is that of giving in the portfolio to the Faculty Administration Office before the reading and presentation of the Final Degree Project. All the completed student’s portfolios are deposited in the Official Student Academic Archive at the Faculty Administration Office. As a specific instrument for the student’s assessment during the EPT, the Faculty has designed a report’s template for the company/institution tutor (non-academic staff member) that includes a rubric for the standardization of the assessment of competences, along with a questionnaire in order to provide feedback to the Faculty. This document is used by the ULPGC tutor (academic staff member) to complete the student’s assessment (see template) which is the responsibility of the ULPGC tutor. Therefore, the whole EPT assessment gathers information from portfolio + company tutor report + student report + ULPGC tutor interview. 3.1.10. Description of how and by who the core curriculum is decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised The ULPGC has approved several regulations (link) and institutional procedures (link) for the design, approval, implementation, review and ongoing quality improvement of programmes, including procedures for the eventual cancellation of specific programmes and for responding to complaints and suggestions. It also has a Regulation for the Design of the Official Curriculum which includes the requisites for the organization and distribution of subjects, etc. Also, there is a description of the responsibilities of every Committee. The Faculty has a Committee for the Curriculum with representation from the different Departments and Students (see Chapter 1). Although the legal requirements for the design of the curriculum introduce many limitations to its structure, all the stakeholders

involved are invited to participate in order to guarantee the introduction of every proposal which might possibly contribute to better curriculum design. Information provided by the professionals and employers such as reports from the Veterinary Colleges, scientific associations and others are used for improving the design of the curriculum. The Committee for the Curriculum is responsible for the preliminary cohesive framework design of the curriculum that must be studied and approved by the Committee for Academic Affairs; later, the proposed curriculum must be presented to the Faculty Board for its approval. After this Faculty activity, the curriculum is sent to the ULPGC Academic Committee and, after technical check by the Academic Management Office, the curriculum is approved by the ULPGC Government Council. There is both internal and external evaluation of the proposed curriculum (an ex-ante evaluation procedure named VERIFICA) in order to guarantee effective design and the fulfilment of formal requirements. The proposed new curriculum or modification is sent to the Canary Islands Government for its approval with the report issued by the ACCUEE. See last report 2010. Finally, the revised curriculum is sent to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (former the Ministry of Education) of the Spanish Government for its final legal approval with the report from the National Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation (ANECA). See last report 2010. The first external evaluation (interim report) of the curriculum was completed in 2013 after 3,5 years. This activity was carried out by the ACCUEE in 2013 (see report). After seven years of implementation (300 ECTS curricula) the curriculum needs to be externally revised (ex-post evaluation procedure named ACREDITA). This procedure is completed by a joint committee from the external quality agencies (ACCUEE and ANECA). See last report 2017. Subsequently, the curriculum must be revised every 7 years by those external agencies, therefore in the near future the curriculum will need to be revised internally with the participation of all the stakeholders. In addition, in April 2018, the Faculty received the visit of the external evaluation committee appointed by ANECA for the certification of the adequate implementation of our Quality Assurance System (link) with a positive result (link). This external evaluation ensures that the internal work undertaken by

the Faculty is relevant and carried out according to the set of European quality standards and guidelines (or to any other external quality assurance that the Faculty might undergo). Our Quality Assurance Systems include procedures that allow us to do systematic and critical analysis of relevant institutional performance indicators throughout self-evaluations. These self-evaluation reports inform about what has been done and allow the Faculty to be able to detect weaknesses, strengths and make recommendations regarding the quality of the programmes. In accordance with the procedures of the Quality Assurance System for compiling and analysing the programme results, every year the Faculty is required to complete a revision of the academic activities in the form of the Annual Report or the Faculty Results (2016-2017, 2015-2016, 2014-2015, 2013-2014, 2012-2013, 2011-2012, 2010-2011). Also, an annual report for the monitoring of the curriculum must be completed if there is no external evaluation at the Faculty; therefore, only the annual report for the curriculum has been completed for the years: 2012-2013, 20112012, 2010-2011. All these documents are written by the Dean’s Office with the help of the ULPGC Quality Assurance Assessment Cabinet, approved by the Quality Assurance Committee and later by the Faculty Board. During these activities, there is also participation from the stakeholders in the revision and assessment of the curriculum. The current configuration of the curriculum only includes 6 ECTS for elective subjects. No optional courses are proposed as predesigned optional courses. Different university cultural activities, sports activities, student representation duties, solidarity work and cooperation activities could be recognised instead of the elective subjects (6 ECTS maximum). This is regulated by The Regulation for the Academic Recognition of Credits for the Participation in University Activities of the Students of the ULPGC. However, this student credit recognition procedure has never been applied in our Faculty.

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Academic Year

G**

Year 1 – Semester 1

202

394.5

159

787.5

Year 1 – Semester 2

189

347.5

712.5

Year 1

391

742

237

1,500

Year 2 – Semester 1

203

401

124

825

Year 2 – Semester 2

182

296

675

Year 2

385

118

697

213

1,500

172.5

74.5

330

750

Year 3 – Semester 1 Year 3 – Semester 2

182

89,5

301

18,5

750

354.5

164

631

131

157

40.5

1,500

Year 4 – Semester 1

201

285

675

Year 4 – Semester 2

234

353

825

Year 4

435

120

638

132

1,500

Year 5 – Semester 1

128

255

245

750

Year 5 – Semester 2

300

270

750

Year 5

217

555

515

1,500

TOTAL

1,782.5

529

3,263

728

194

758

245.5

7,500

Year 3

A: lectures; B: seminars; C: supervised self-learning; D: laboratory and desk-based work, E: non-clinical animal work; F: clinical animal work; G: Tutorial and assessment; H: total

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Table 3.1.1. CURRICULUM HOURS IN EACH ACADEMIC YEAR TAKEN BY EACH STUDENT

Table 3.1.2. CURRICULUM HOURS IN EU-LISTED SUBJECTS TAKEN BY EACH STUDENT SUBJECTS: BASIC SUBJECTS

Medical physics Chemistry (inorganic and organic sections)

56.5

Animal biology, zoology and cell biology

35.5

Feed plant biology and toxic plants

65.5

Biomedical statistics

56.5

BASIC SCIENCES

Anatomy, histology and embryology

117

262

Physiology

175

317

Biochemistry

93.5

187.5

General and molecular genetics

128

281

Pharmacology, pharmacy and pharmacotherapy

235

Pathology

183

234

532

Toxicology

123

Parasitology

Microbiology

100.5

203.5

Immunology

Epidemiology

Professional communication

Professional ethics

Animal ethology

Animal welfare

24.5

Animal nutrition

75.5

G**

112.5

73.5

163.5

112.5

525

52.5

187.5

A: lectures; B: seminars; C: supervised self-learning; D: laboratory and desk-based work, E: non-clinical animal work; F: clinical animal work; G: Tutorial and assessment; H: total

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Table 3.1.2. CURRICULUM HOURS IN EU-LISTED SUBJECTS TAKEN BY EACH STUDENT Obstetrics, reproduction and reproductive disorders

184

101.5

542

12.5

438.5

581

782

Diagnostic pathology

92.5

232

Medicine and surgery including anaesthesiology

139

208

Clinical practical training in all common domestic animal species

146

Preventive medicine

Diagnostic imaging

106

State veterinary services and public health

69 8

Veterinary legislation, forensic medicine and certification

Therapy in all common domestic animal species

48.5

Propaedeutic of all common domestic animal species

Animal Production

131.5

Animal Production and breeding Economics

112

Animal husbandry

Herd health management

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY

Inspection and control of food and feed

Food hygiene and food microbiology

119.5

106

307.5

5 24

102

Practical work in places for slaughtering and food processing plants

204 42

Food technology including analytical chemistry

93.5

Professional Knowledge

Professional ethics & behaviour

12.5

Veterinary legislation

Veterinary certification and report writing

Communication skills

20.5

51.5

130

Practice management & business Information literacy & data management

3 F

187.5

26.5

170

174

A: lectures; B: seminars; C: supervised self-learning; D: laboratory and desk-based work, E: non-clinical animal work; F: clinical animal work; G: Tutorial and assessment; H: total

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CLINICAL SCIENCES

Table 3.1.3. CURRICULUM HOURS TAKEN AS ELECTIVES FOR EACH STUDENT Electives

Basic Sciences

Clinical Sciences

100

150

Animal Production

Food Safety and Quality

Professional Knowledge

A: lectures; B: seminars; C: supervised self-learning; D: laboratory and desk-based work, E: non-clinical animal work; F: clinical animal work; G: Tutorial and assessment H: total

Table 3.1.4. CURRICULUM DAYS OF EXTERNAL PRACTICAL TRAINING (EPT) FOR EACH STUDENT Subjects

Minimum duration (weeks)

Year of programme

Production animals (pre-clinical)

Companion animals (pre-clinical)

Production animals (clinical)

Companion animals (clinical)

FSQ & VPH Others (Elective in accordance with the interests of student in any activity related with the Veterinary Profession: i.e. Food industry / Private Veterinary Clinics / Animal Shelter / Research Departments / Zoo Clinic, â&#x20AC;Ś)

4-5 Weeks (100 hours)

A: lectures; B: seminars; C: supervised self-learning; D: laboratory and desk-based work, E: non-clinical animal work; F: clinical animal work; G: Tutorial and assessment; H: hours to be taken by each student per subject group

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Table 3.1.5. CLINICAL ROTATIONS UNDER ACADEMIC STAFF SUPERVISION (EXCLUDING EPT) Types (Subjects code)

List of clinical rotations (Disciplines/Species)

Duration (days/hours)

Year ofprogramme

VTH rotations are divided in the following clinical services: Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Cardiorespiratory, Surgery, Reproduction, Internal Medicine, Traumatology and Oncology.

20d/75h

Pathology Diagnosis Service

4d/17 h

Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Lab

2d/8h

Ruminant clinical services

4d/17h

Equine clinical service

2d/8h

Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Neurology, Dermatology and Cardiology Services.

6d/25h

Emergency Service

10d/90h

Ruminants

3d/15h

Mobile clinics(42543 & 42544)

1d/5h

Porcine

1d/5h

Slaughterhouse

5d/20h

INTRAMURAL (VTH) Clinical Practices (42540)

Internal Medicine I (42538) Internal Medicine II (42541) Emergency Service (42543 & 42544) Mobile Clinics (42543 & 42544)

FSQ & VPH (42543 & 42544) Large Animal Clinical Rotation (42547)

Small Animal Clinical Rotation (42546)

TOTAL

Ruminant clinical services

12d/48 h

Equine clinical service

4d/15 h

Reproduction Unit at the Faculty Farm

3d/12 h

Pathology Diagnosis Service

4d/17 h

Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Lab

2d/8h

VTH rotations are divided in the following clinical services: Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Cardiorespiratory, Surgery, Reproduction, Internal Medicine, Traumatology and Oncology

20d/75h

Pathology Diagnosis Service

4d/17 h

Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Lab

2d/8h

(elective counted only once)

80d/375h

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EFECTIVES

3.2. COMMENTS The last minor revision of the curriculum was completed in January 2018. Some suggestions for the improvement of the current curriculum have been received during recent years such as the modification of the Final Degree Project assessment procedure, the English Language policy, the percentage of supervised learning activities, and the inclusion of Parasitology in the clinical rotations, among others. However, the external national accreditation completed in 2018 and the ESEVT programmed for February 2019 have delayed the procedure for the complete revision of the curriculum as defined in the QAS (PI14). The Faculty of Veterinary Medicineconsiders that the information provided in the national (ANECA) and ESEVT reports could give us a valuable feedback for the subsequent revision of the curriculum. In this way, we can ensure a thorough and fair revision of the curriculum on a cyclical basis. In relation to the suggestions in previous final report, a Final Degree Project ‘Trabajo Fin de Grado’ (6 ECTS) has been introduced in the new curriculum, which started in 2010-2011. This subject is also linked to a final day-one skills examination using a portfolio and is prior to the final presentation of the project. This activity is regulated by a Final Degree Project General Regulation of the ULPGC, also by a Specific Regulation of the Final Project for the Veterinary Degree. There is a QAS Procedure (PCC06) related to this activity.

Additionally, the inclusion of the EPT in the curriculum is mandatory by the Spanish law in order to promote contact between undergraduate students and professionals, as well as to improve employment opportunities. The EPT were included in the previous curriculum, therefore, the Faculty already had experience in its management. It is particularly notable that the students are under the direct supervision of a non-academic person in the company/ institution (company tutor) and that they also receive tutorial support provided by a member of our academic staff (the ULPGC tutor). Motivated by the reduced number of hours (100h), the student freely elects only one EPT provider depending on their personal and professional interests. The ULPGC offers a wide range of companies/institutions for the EPT which take place under the auspices of legal agreements, including insurance. To standardize the student’s assessment, the Faculty has designed a compendium of sources of learning outcomes reports (See 3.1.8 and 3.1.9 above). The company reports provide feedback to the Faculty. This information is analysed by the vice-dean of EPT and shared in the EPT committee.

3.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT The Spanish Conference of Veterinary Faculties has carried out an in-depth analysis of the Veterinary Medicine education programmes in Spain. Considering the positive experience gained by the implementation of practical rotational periods, a proposal has been made to government decision-makers in the field of education (the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities) in order to add one additional semester to the Veterinary Medicine Degree in Spain, which would allow teaching by a system of specialisation, as well as a better redistribution of the overall on-site teaching.

The previous curriculum included many electives subjects. However, the Faculty decided to include only two in the new curriculum. This was primarily motivated by the limitation of student enrolment in the most popular subjects and by the limitation of the academic staff with regard to the teaching activity required in compulsory ones.

With regard to vertical coordination as a means to prevent overlapping, redundancies, omissions and suitable integration of the curriculum, we might highlight the revision process carried out by the student representatives. Students have occasionally detected deficiencies in the assessment procedures, topic deficiencies and overlapping of topics in the proposed Subject Guides. In those cases, the representatives of the affected subject are informed and the deficiencies have been corrected. Also, the provision of three official inspectors in the slaughterhouse as members of our Academic Staff is an important milestone that has been implemented since the last visitation. | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

4.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION  2.1.1. Description of the location and organisation of the facilities used for the veterinary curriculum The ULPGC is located mainly on the island of Gran Canaria with a total constructed area of 2,000,000 m2 distributed between several campuses (Tafira, San Cristobal, Obelisco, Arucas, Taliarte and Vegueta). Also, two small campuses are located on the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is located on the Arucas Campus of the ULPGC. Our campus (approx. 35,000 m2) is in the north of the island, some 8 km from the capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city, along the GC-2 motorway. It is in within the town boundaries of Arucas, hence the name of the Campus. This location, on an agricultural and livestock campus, next to the Experimental Farm of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and the School of Agrarian Qualifications of the Canarian Government, allows the housing of production animals given that there is no nearby population. The Faculty at the Arucas Campus consists of several modules (see map) MODULES OF Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Building

Facility

Area (m2)

Module 1

Veterinary Teaching Hospital: Large Animal Building

Module 2

Veterinary Teaching Hospital: Small Animal Building

Module 3

Ossuary, Dissection Room and Necropsy Room. Food Processing Pilot Plant. University Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA)

Module 4

Cafeteria, Student’ Representative Office, Classrooms 4A and 4B

Module 5

Faculty Farm, Animal Production Labs and Animal Reproduction Lab. Cheese-making Room

1,125

Module 6

Classrooms 6A, 6B and 6C, Main hall, Administration, Dean’s Office, Library, Study Rooms and locker rooms

3,127

Module 7

Laboratories and teachers’ offices. Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Production and Food Hygiene, Science and Technology

3,288

Module 8

Graduation Hall.

Module 9

University Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA).

Module 10

Experimental Animal House and Experimental Surgery

718 907 1,449 733

156 1,131 945

The total area of the buildings is 13,580 m2. The total area for car parking is 4,516 m2 (266 places). On the Taliarte Campus, at a distance of 28 km in the east of the Island, the Aquaculture facilities are located. On the Tafira Campus, at a distance of 14 km, the basic subjectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; departments and labs (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology) are located. On the San Cristobal Campus, shared with the Faculty of Medicine and at a distance of 17 km, the Department of Clinical Sciences (laboratories of Toxicology and Pharmacology) and the Department of Biochemistry, Physiology, Genetics and Immunology (Laboratories of Biochemistry) are lotated. Also, the Forensic Medicine Institute is located on this campus. External Facilities: The extramural practical training programmed in the core subjects is completed using the various facilities listed in ANNEX V. 4.1.2. Description of the premises for: Lecturing A total of 7 lecture halls are available. All halls are fully equipped with a computer, a multimedia projector and Wi-Fi coverage. Some main halls have a digital board (DB), PA System (PA), Air Conditioning (AC) and are Wheelchair Accessible (WA). (See table 4.2) Group work (see table) Practical work (see table) Department (subjects) labs (see table)

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PREMISES FOR LECTURING Lecture halls Room 6A (5th year)

Capacity (number of students)

Location

Equipment

112

Module 6

DB, PA, AC, WA

Room 6B (1st & 3rd year)

196

Module 6

DB, PA, AC, WA

Room 6C (2nd & 4th year)

132

Module 6

DB, PA, AC, WA

Main Hall (Aula Magna)

180

Module 6

PA, AC, WA

Graduation Hall

Module 8

PA, AC, WA

TOTAL

680

Lecture halls

Capacity(number of students)

Location

Equipment

Room 4A

Module 4

DB, WA

Room 4B

Module 4

DB, WA

Room 7

Module 7

VTH Seminar

Module 2

VTH Lab

Module 2

Reproduction seminar

Module 5

Computer Room A

Module 7

20 PC

Computer Room B

Module 7

20 PC

Library Room A

Module 6

Library Room B

Module 6

Library Room C

Module 6

Library Room D

Module 6

IUSA Seminar

Module 9

TOTAL

314

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PREMISES FOR GROUP WORK

PREMISES FOR PRACTICAL WORK Facility

Building

Equipment

Subjects users

Faculty Lab 1

Module 7, 1st floor

Oven, computer, multimedia projector, 12 optic microscopes for students, one microscope with camera, centrifuge, thermostatic bath, 2 magnifiers, analytical balance, fridge.

42521, 42512, 42525, 42508

Faculty Lab 2

Module 7, 2nd floor

Oven, 2 centrifuges, 7 optic microscopes, 8 magnifiers, 2 heating plates, 2 vortex, shaker, balance, analytical balance, pHmeter, thermostatic bath, seismic sensor, masticator, themocycler, espectrophotometer, fridge, electrophoresis equipment, computer, multimedia proyector.

42511, 42516, 42531, 42536

Faculty Lab 3

Module 7, 1st floor

Oven, 7 optic microscopes, 2 heating plates, 2 vortex, 2 espectrophotometer, pHmeter, 2 cetrifuges, balance, fridge, computer, multimedia proyector.

42503, 42504, 42522, 42525, 42529

Faculty Lab 4

Module 7, 1st floor

Centrifuge, 5 magnifiers, 8 microscopes, balance, microscope with camera connected with a computer and a digital TV.

42522

Spectrophotometry Lab

Module 7, 2nd floor

Victor R Wallec Spectrophotometer connected to a computer, 5 ovens, heating plate, fridge, freezer, water purification system Elix 10.

Multiusers

Centrifugation Lab

Module 7, 1st floor

Three centrifuges, Liophylizer, oven, freezer, 2 ultralow temperature freezers.

Multiusers

Sterilization Lab

Module 7, 1st floor

Five autoclaves

Multiusers

Faeces Lab

Module 7, 1st floor

Balance, oven, centrifuge, heating plate.

Multiusers

Freezer Lab

Module 7, 1st floor

Ultralow temperature freezer, 2 freezers, room freezer, room fridge, low temperature oven, oven, heater, low temperature lab oven, fume hood.

Multiusers

Technical Lab

Module 7, 1st floor

Ice maker, hybridization oven, water purification system Elix 10 and water purification system MilliQWater.

Multiusers

Laboratory for Optic Microscopy

Module 7, 2nd floor

20 Optic microscopes for students, one microscope with camera connected to the TV system for the teachers, slides proyector, computer and multimedia projector.

42501, 42509, 42514, 42519,

Module 7, 1st basement floor

Wet labs completely renewed in 2018. Computer, Multimedia Projectors, clinical examination tables (4 each), inhalation anaesthesia machine, and one dummy dog for training ECG records.

42520, 42528, 42533

VTH Clinical Skills Labs (2)

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DEPARTMENT (SUBJECTS) LABS (NON-DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES) Building

Equipment

Agriculture Lab

Module 7, 2nd floor

Spectrophotometers SHIMADZU UV-17000, Equipment for measurement of saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat), LCPro for measurement of photosynthetic efficiency and soil respiration

42508

Nucleic acid sequencer, 2 electroforesis devises, microwaves, centrifuge, balance, magnetic stirrer, pHmeter, fridge, freezer, 2 computers

42516

Animal Breeding Lab

Subjects users

Animal Nutrition Lab

Module 7, 2nd floor

Kilogram balance, 2 gram balance, 3 oven, 7 magnifiers, muffle, 2 heating plates, fiber analyzers, computer, in-vitro incubator for accurate digestibility, bag sealer, Parr Model 1563 EA Water Handling, Resultado de imagen de parr 1261 calorimeter, Parr 1261 Bomb Calorimeter, Parr 1755 Printer.

42513

Animal Production Lab

Module 5

Instron (texturometer), Spry dry device. 2D Electrophoresis, PCR, Radio immune diffusion, ELISA, Pilot Cheese factory. Milking parlour:: parallell stalls with 12 milkers, cold tanqs (550 L and 150 L) and 2 freezers. Dairy room: Fridge, oven, cheese press, 2 water baths, butter machine, skimmer, balance and analytical balance. Meat laboratory: room freezer and room fridge.

42530

Chemistry Lab (Lab Q9)

Tafira Campus

2 spectrophotometers, pH-meters, micropipettes, agitators/heaters, conductimetries, digestorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; systems for COD, BOD system, Kjeldahl System

42551

Dissection Lab and Ossuary

Module 3

2 anatomic dissection tables with special system for extraction of formaldehyde

42502, 42509

Epidemiology/ Preventive Medicine Lab

Module 7, 2nd floor

Epics Altra HyperSort flow cytometer, 2 incubators P Selecta, laminar flow clean benches. 1 vertical PV-100 and 1 horizontal MH-100 (Telstar), Microscope Olympus, Fluorescence microscope Nikon Eclipse 80i, SLT Spectra Shell Microplate Reader A-5082, Laboratory water bath p Selecta precisterm, PHmeter GLP22 (Crison), Microwave Blue sky MGS 18.1 Mettler Toledo balance PL 202-S, Heater/stirrers (P Selecta Agimatic-E and Heidoep MR3001K, fridges and freezer.

42507, 42534

Food Safety & Hygiene Lab

Module 7, 2nd floor

Water filtration equipment, MILLFLEXTM. Water activity meter, DECAGON, AQUA LAB SERIE 3 TE Luminometer, XCEL V3O.A. SPIN AIR BASIC, DQ 5500 (Microbial contamination meter on air) Also, extractor hoods, infrared stove, balance, pH-meter, heating plates, thermostatic bath, micropipettes, agitators/heaters, conductimeter, portable thermometer, optical microscope, stomacher, portable oil polar compounds meter, tube homogenizer, water turbidity meter and chloride analyser.

42531, 42536

Food Science & Technology Lab

Module 7, 2nd floor

DESTILATOR FOSS TECATOR, 2100 Kjeltec distillation UNIT, DIGITAL ULTRATURRAX, IKA T25 (scattering instrument). Also, precision weighing, agitators/heaters.

42517

Forensic Genetic Lab

San Cristobal Campus

AutoMate Express. DNA Extraction System. Real Time Thermocycler, Genetic Analyser: sequencer and fragment analyser.

42537

Microbiology Lab

Module 7, 1st floor

4 Microscopes, 1 magnifier, pH meter, Electrophoresis equipment, Heating plates, Stirrers, Centrifuge, Eppendorf centrifuge, Homogenizer /Digester, 2 stoves

42512

Chromatography-liquid, organ bath simulations, fume hood, cell cultures laminar flow clean benche, emulsion equipment for dosage forms, agitator, espectrophotometer, analytical balance

42515

Photometer ReflotronTM, Proteinogram Digiscan,

42519

Pharmacology Lab Physiopathology Lab

Module 7, 1st floor

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Facility

4.1.3. Description of the premises for housing

PREMISES FOR HOUSING: HEALTHY ANIMALS

Healthy Animals (see table)

Facility

Building

Size (m2)

Capacity

Hospitalised Animals (see table)

11 livestock for Small Ruminants

Module 5

806.58 (30-167)

448 small ruminants (>60 kg)

Isolated Animals (see table)

1 livestock for Large Ruminants

Module 5

30.37

3 bovines (>800 kg)

1 room for rabbits

Module 5

20 females and litters

1 hen house

Module 5

12.15

58 hen on the ground

1 room for pigs

Module 5

15.52, divided in three box of 3.36 and other of 5.42

8 pigs (10-150kg)

Lazaretto (4 box)

Module 5

9.31

Short procedures in ruminants and pigs

4.1.4. Description of the premises for housing Clinical Activities (see table) Diagnostic services including necropsy (see table) FSQ & VPH (see table) Others (see table) Facilities for EPT A total of 46 EPT were completed in 2017-2018, 69 in 2016-2017 and 66 in 2015-2016. For this purpose, a total of 110 different private clinics, institutions or corporations have been used by our students during the last three academic years. Detailed can be found in an ANNEX VI and located in the map in the ANNEX XIII. In order to guarantee that the private veterinary clinics offered for the EPT meet the relevant national practice standards, the Committee for EPT have decided to include only those external clinics officially registered in the two Canary Islands Official Veterinary Colleges (Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife). The registration of the Establishments includes legal and a minimal equipmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements. Also, these EPT providers must sign an agreement with the ULPGC. More information is detailed in Chapter 3.

PREMISES FOR HOUSING: HOSPITALISED ANIMALS Facility

Building

Size (m2)

Capacity

Hospitalization for dogs (4 rooms) Hospitalization for cats (1 room) (Cat friendly)

Module 2

20 dogs

Module 2

8.35

8 cats

Hospitalization for horses (3 boxes)

Module 1

8.1

3 horses

Hospitalization for cows (1 box)

Module 2

25.16

Hospitalization for small ruminants (1 box)

Module 2

Hospitalization for porcine (1 box)

Module 2

2 cows 4 small ruminants

20.69

1 pig

PREMISES FOR HOUSING: ISOLATED ANIMALS Facility

Building

Size (m2)

Capacity

VETERINARY TEACHING HOSPITAL Isolated Consultation for dogs

Module 2

Isolated Hospitalization Unit for dogs

Module 2

Isolated Hospitalization Unit for cats (Cat friendly)

Module 2

8.43 m2

Isolated Hospitalization for small ruminants*

Module 2

13.97 m2

Isolated Hospitalization for small porcine *

Module 2

13.97 m2

Under-construction

37.17 m2

Isolated hospitalization for horses

14.88 m2

1 dog 8 dogs 6 cats 2 small ruminants or pigs 2 horses

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PREMISES FOR HOUSING: ISOLATED ANIMALS Facility

Building

Size (m2)

Capacity

Boxes C1, 2, 3 (small ruminants/pigs/small animals*)

Module 10, 1st basement floor

27 (9 each box)

15 small ruminants (>60), 22 pigs (50-70 Kg)

Boxes 2-3-4 (small ruminants/pigs)

Module 10, 1st basement floor

27 (9 each box)

15 small ruminants (>60), 22 pigs (50-70 Kg)

EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL HOUSE

Boxes 5-6-7 (rodents and rabbits)

Module 10, 1st basement floor

27 (9 each box)

Maximum capacity based on the maximum number of racks and respective cages: - 110 cages for rat and mice - 40 cages for gerbils and guinea pigs - 5 racks of 6 cages for rabbits.

Box 1. Aquatic Room

Module 10, 1st basement floor

12 tanks with seawater (100L) 4 aquarium (90L)

PREMISES FOR CLINICAL ACTIVITIES Facility

Size (m2)

Capacity

Examination Room 1

15.74

Internal Medicine

Examination Room 2

14.40

Neurology Surgery, Traumatology

Examination Room 3

8.96

Internal Medicine, Oncology, Endocrinology

Examination Room 4

17.04

Reproduction, Cardiology

Examination Room 5

8.35

Ophthalmology, Dermatology Feline Medicine

Feline Examination Room (Cat friendly)

9.60

Exotic Examination Room

10.96

Exotic Medicine

Surgery Room A

20.00

Surgery, Traumatology, Ophthalmology

Surgery Room B

20.00

Neurosurgery

Diagnostic Imaging Lecturing Room

13.81

CT Room

26.31

Conventional radiology Room

14.61

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VETERINARY TEACHING HOSPITAL. MODULE 2 BUILDING - SMALL ANIMALS

PREMISES FOR CLINICAL ACTIVITIES Facility

Size (m2)

Capacity

VETERINARY TEACHING HOSPITAL. MODULE 1 BUILDING – EQUINE CLINIC Consultation Room for Equine

26.12

Horse stocks (2)

Equine Radiology Room

30.55

X-ray Tube

Equine Surgery Room

51.39

Hydraulic surgery table. Inhalation anaesthesia machine

Anaesthesia induction/recovery box

11.12

Lifting monorail system connecting with Surgery and Radiology Rooms

PREMISES FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCLUDING NECROPSY Facility

Building

Capacity

Module 7 1st basement floor

MINIVIDAS VIDAS 12, REF. 98707 VERSION A (automated immunoassay for microorganisms’ detection). Also, micropipettes, laminar flow hood, stove, heating plates.

Histology Lab

Module 7, 2nd floor

2 microtomes LEICA RM2135, 1 microtome REICHERT-JUNG 2030, 1 cryostat REICHERT-JUNG 280 Frigocut, 1 paraffin dispenser LEICA EG1160, 3 water baths for paraffin sections VOGEL WB693, 1 cold plate LEICA EG1150C, 1 workstation Hyperclean SHANDON, 1 centrifuge Cytospin3 THERMO-SHANDON, 1 microscope NIKON Alphaphot-2 YS2 1 fume cupboard FLORES-VALLES, 1 fume cupboard CRUMA, 1 microwave TEKA MWE200G, 3 ovens SELECTA

Immunohistochemistry Lab

Module 7, 2nd floor

Primary and secondary antibodies. Kits for immunohistochemistry. Magnetic Stirrer with Heating. Refrigerators and Freezers. Precision scales.

Infectious Diseases Lab

Module 7, 1st floor

PHmeter, balance, heating plate, vortex, 2 optical microscopes, and a microscope with camera connected with TV system for the teachers, laminar flow clean benche, fridge.

Large Animal Internal Medicine Lab

Module 10, 1st floor

Thermocycler (2720 Applied Biosystem), Electrophoresis system (Consort EV 202). Thermostat (multiplaces, P Slecta) , Centrifuge (5424, Eppendorf), Centrifuge (Nahita 2650), Ultracentrifuge (Alresa, Microcen), Several light microscopes, Several lab disposal materials

Microscopic Diagnosis Lab

Module 7,2nd floor

Microscopes, including multi-head microscope (10) and 360° Dual Head Microscope. Storage system for paraffin blocks and stained sections

Electronic Microscopy Lab (Several rooms)

San Cristobal Campus Floor 0 &1st basement floor NorthHealthSciences Faculty

Food Safety and Hygiene Office (OHAPA)

Necropsy Room

Module 3

Ultramicotome Leica Reichert Ultracut S. Carl Zeiss EM910 Electronic Microscope (Electronic Transmission Microscope). Also, extractor hoods, stoves, precision weighing, pH meter, heating plates, ultrasonic bath, centrifuges. Refrigerators and (-20ºC) Freezers chamber. Tissue processing system. Grossing station (Recirculating Filtered Air). Orthopaedic Oscillating Saw. Endless saw. digital photography camera. Reprovit. Stainless steel tablets. Monobloc Scale. Equipment for washing boots. Electric knife sharpener. Electric hoist.

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PREMISES FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCLUDING NECROPSY Facility

Building

Capacity

Module 7,1st floorand Module 10,1st floor

ELISA reader (Thermo Lab.), thermostatic bath, pHmeter, centrifuge, binocular microscope, microscope (with accessory for fluorescence microscopy). Cell culture (flow chamber, CO2 incubator, etc.) and chromatography equipment. Thermocyclers and electrophoresis equipment for PCR and Real-time PCR

Large Animals Reproduction Lab

Embryo room: Module 5

2 egg incubatiors, friddge, oven, microwave, 2 bath heaters, 3 microscopes, centrifuge, freezer and computer

Small Animals Reproduction Lab

Module 10,1st floor

Preventive Medicine Lab

IUSA1st floor

Laminar flow clean benches, 4 incubators, heaters and stirrers, Conventional thermocycler, Real time thermocycler, Inverted microscope, centrifuges, vortex, Electrophoresis tanks, fridges and freezer.

San CristobalCampus

Analytical Equipment: Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS); Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS); Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS); Thin layer Chromatography; Chromatography columns with peristaltic pumps. Laboratory Basic Equipment: centrifuges, extractor hoods, freeze dryer, heating plates, Kjeldahl system, microwave assisted digestion system for ICP, N2 dried system, pH-meter, precision weighing, rotary evaporators, stoves, ultrasonic bath, ultrarrax system for processing samples, vortex.

Module 2,1st floor

IDEXX: lasercyte, Snap Reader, Vetstat, Catalyst, VetLab UA and Coag DX. Microscope, Densitometer

Parasitology Lab

Toxicology Lab

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VTH Clinical Pathology Lab

Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis, Olympus CX-41, Laminar flow cabinet, Telstar AH-100 CO2 INCUBATOR, CIC Controltenia, Also, stoves, precision weighing, pH-meter, heating plates, nitrogen liquid dewars, laparoscopic equipment, ultrasonic bath and centrifuges.

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FSQ & VPH Facility Gran Canaria Island Slaughterhouse

Location

Activity

Subjects users

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (21 km)

Slaughterhouse

42531, 42536

Module 3

Food Technology Practical Training

42534

Food Pilot Plant Cheese making room

Module 5

Cheese processing technology

42530

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (20 km)

Food Market inspection

42531, 42536

Primary School Bañaderos

Arucas (5.8 km)

School canteen inspection

42531, 42536

Destilería Arehucas

Arucas (5.4 km)

Rum factory inspection

42531, 42536

Teror (17 km)

Sausages factory Inspection

42531, 42536

Mercalaspalmas

Fábrica de embutidos CarB Mercado Central de Las Palmas

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (10 km)

Food Market inspection

42531, 42536

Café Ortega S.A.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (12 km)

Coffee factory Inspection

42531, 42536

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (12.3 km)

Bottler and vending factory inspection

42531, 42536

Ahembo

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (13 km)

Ice cream factory inspection

42531, 42536

Quesos Bolaños

Grupo Kalise, S.A.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (12.3 km)

Chesses maduration factory inspection

42531, 42536

Juegos San José 1 (restaurante)

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (11.4 km)

Restaurant inspection

42531, 42536

Juegos San José 2 restaurante)

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (11.6 km)

Restaurant inspection

42531, 42536

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (12 km)

Animal Food Factory

42513, 42530

CAPISA

OTHER PREMISES Facility

Building

Size (m2)

Capacity

TECHNOLOGICAL MARINE SCIENCE PARK OF TALIARTE (Subjects 42527, 42525) UTTP – Pisciculture Technology Transference Unit

Main Module

406

2 tanks of 2 m3, 24 tanks of 1 m3, 56 tanks of 0.5 m3

EMCRIA – Station to Monitoring and Control of Breeding Stock of Aquaculture Interest Species

Main Module

1312

2 raceway tanks of 80 m3, 6 tanks of 40 m3 12 tanks of 10 m3 (3 RAS with 3 tanks each one)

MBS – Bioassay Station

Main Module

567

48 tanks of 0.5 m3 (16 RAS with 3 tanks each one)

PPPA – Pilot Plant of Fingerlings Production

Complementary Module

900

Several units with total capacity of 20 m3 to microalgae production, Several units with total capacity of 30 m3 to life prey production, 2 tanks of 40 m3 to fish larvae, 6 tanks of 2 m3 to fish larvae, 8 tanks of 10 m3

ECI – Intensive Rearing Station

Complementary Module

1200

4 tanks of 2 m3, 45 tanks of 1 m3, 54 tanks of 0.5 m3, 90 tanks of 0.2 m3

Fish species: Gilthead sea bream – Sparus aurata, European sea bass – Dicentrarchus labrax, Greater amberjack – Seriola dumerili, Longfin yellowtail – Seriola rivoliana, Meagre – Argyrosomus regius, Tilapia – Oreochromis niloticus. Mollusc species: Abalone – Haliotis tuberculata coccinea | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

4.1.5. Description of the premises for:

Catering

Study and self-learning

The cafeteria is located in module 4 and is open from 7:00 to 17:00 from Monday to Friday. An affordable daily menu is offered and also sandwiches, fruits and beverages. Five microwave ovens are available in the Module 4, in order to heat home-made meals. Also vending machines are located in the VTH and Module 6.

At the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Arucas, a large study room is located in Module 6, on the lower floor of the library. A total of 139 places are offered. This study room is opened from 7:30 to 24:00 all year round. Specially designated rooms for working in groups (4) are offered to the students in the library. Students must book the rooms in the Library Office. Currently the ULPGC libraries do not open at weekends. However, students have 24-hour study rooms managed by the buildings’ administrations on several campuses, which are accessed by the university identity card: •

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Architecture (Tafira Campus). 4 rooms open from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and at weekends, except in the institutional closing period of August. It has rooms with computers and rooms with electric outlets. 2 of these classrooms, 6 and 8, are silent, except Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Medicine (San Cristobal Campus) There are areas for night study in the multipurpose room and the hall of the -1 floor of the Administration Module / Library. From 20:45 and at weekends, a university identity card is required. Education (Campus of the Obelisco). Study rooms 03 and 06 with free access 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but with preference for the ULPGC students (when the rooms are full, the university identity card will be requested). The Study Room of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Campus Arucas) opens from Monday to Sunday from 7:30 to midnight. After 8:45 pm and at weekends, a university identity card is required.

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Locker rooms We offer lockers in the main building (Module 6 and next to the study room). Student must request assignment in the Administration of the Veterinary Building.

The ULPGC Sport Service (link) offers a wide list of indoor and outdoor activities all year round. Information about the cultural activities offered by the ULPGC, and a number of institutions in Gran Canaria can be found on the Vice-rectorate of Culture’s website (link). Also, an extensive cultural agenda is published online (link) by week (link). The student council also organizes several events (a paella competition, International Food Day, Veterinary Day, Carnival party, Octoberfest and similar) during the academic year in order to finance their end-of-degree trip. 4.1.6. Description of the vehicles used for:

Accommodation for on call students

Students transportation

The ULPGC has at its disposal the University Hall of Residence which offers rooms for rent in two Residency Buildings. One building is located on the Tafira Campus (252 individual rooms) and the other in the centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city (58 places). Also, 77 apartments are offered (for 2 people with individual rooms; 154 places) and 4 bungalows for rent, mainly aimed at external visiting academic staff. These residences offer students, teachers and other members of the university community accommodation during the academic year or for short periods if necessary. More information, such as their description, services and costs can be found on the website (link). Also, accommodation facilities are offered in the neighbourhood School of Agrarian Qualifications of the Canarian Government.

A private minibus company is used for student and academic staff transportation to the facilities for extramural activities included in core subjects. Private transportation is only provided if no public transportation exists near the facility to be visited. This transportation system costs a total of 12,541€ (2016) and 13,775€ (2017) which is paid by the Faculty.

Leisure

VTH mobile clinics for ruminants (3 vets), porcine (1 vet) and poultry (1 vet) is provided with the veterinary clinician’s private vehicles. A maximum of 3 students are scheduled for every clinician/ day.

Throughout the Module 6 and 4, there are comfortable spaces which are in high demand by the students because they facilitate the student interaction. Also, several tables are located outside Module 4 (close to the Cafeteria); where the mild climate of the Canary Islands facilitates the use of this area for most of the year. A Ping-Pong table is available for relaxing.

Mobile clinics The VTH mobile clinic for equine medicine is provided with a vehicle owned by the VTH. A maximum of 2 students are programmed for each daily activity carried by equine veterinary clinicians (2 vets).

Live animals transportation A vehicle owned by the VTH is used for the transportation of small animals from/to the animal shelter, located at a distance of 1,5 km (by car).

Large animals are transported in private vehicles. These vehicles need authorization from the Animal Health Official Authorities and the animals need a transportation passport for moving from/to farms. All these legal documents and requirements depend on the Canary Islands Governments, Department of Agriculture according to Law 8/2003, related to Animal Health in Spain and the corresponding European Legislation: Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations.

Surgery rooms: Laparoscopy, arthroscopy, endoscopy, anaesthetic workstations with ventilators and ventilatory and anaesthetic gases monitoring, standard monitoring, vacuum aspirators, electric scalpel, Ophthalmic Surgical Microscope, phacoemulsification equipment, cryotherapy equipment, Laser CO2 Surgery. Diagnostic Imaging: X-Rays equipment for Large Animals X-Rays equipment for Small Animals: NeoVet Premium with Toshiba X-ray tube CR Digital Radiology system, Computed Tomography Scanner (Toshiba Astelion® 16 slides) 2 ultrasound machines.

Cadavers transportation A vehicle owned by IUSA is used for the transportation of carcasses from the slaughterhouse. Also, this vehicle is used for the transportation of stranded marine animals. Mostly of the small or large animal carcasses are transported from the clinics or farms to the necropsy room in their owners’ private vehicles or using authorized private vehicles (e.g. Ambucan S.L. http://ambucan. blogspot.com).

Hospitalization Unit: Fluid therapy infusion equipment, incubators, glucometers, Clinical Laboratory: IDEXX: lasercyte, Snap Reader, Vetstat, Catalyst, VetLab UA and Coag DX. Microscope, Densitometer.

4.1.7. Description of the equipment used for: Teaching purposes

4.1.8. Description of the strategy and programme for maintaining and upgrading the current facilities and equipment and/or acquiring new ones

All classrooms and seminars rooms have appropriate audio-visual equipment and a digital whiteboard. The necessary software is available in the ICT suite, as explained in section 6.1.

The following clinical equipment is available in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital: Examination Rooms: Ophthalmoscopy/Otoscopy, Retinography, Slit lamps, Ocular ultrasound, Electrocardiography, Doppler Tensiometer, echocardiography, Wood lamp, Microscopy, video and camera.

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Clinical services

Each unit (the Dean’s Office, Administration Offices, the Hospital, Departments, etc.) is responsible for their strategy and the budget distribution, which is subsequently approved by different bodies. Maintenance of the equipment and facilities is included in the routine procedure which every building administrator/department director is responsible for with their own budget. There is a QAS procedure related to the management of resources (PAC02) and a QAS procedure for the management of services (PAC03). The renewal and acquisition of equipment and facilities depend on budget availability, which, in turn, depends on the endowment that the ULPGC assigns to the different units. In addition, funds from research activities also contribute to upgrade ULPGC facilities and equipment.

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The Administration Offices are administrative units for the economic, infrastructure and facilities management of the Faculties, Schools, Research Institutes, Structures and other dependencies are responsible. At the head of each Administration Office there is a Building Administrator, who acts under the direction of the ULPGC General Manager and in coordination with the Dean. They are responsible for, among other duties, the provision of adequate administrative support and the functional leadership of all the Administration and Support Staff assigned to the Faculty building (Article 178 of the ULPGC’s Statutes). The Building Administrator for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has their office located in the Veterinary Administration Offices (Module 6), close to the Dean’s Office. Therefore, the supervision of the general maintenance of the buildings corresponds to the Building Administrator. Also, they are responsible for the monitoring of several outsourced services such as the Cafeteria, Security and Cleaning Services. The Dean is the responsible for the QAS procedure PAC02 related to the management of material resources (facilities and equipment). The Building Administrator is the responsible for the QAS procedure PAC03 related to the management of services (administrative, economic, building maintenance, outsourced services, etc). In relation to the management of facilities, the Works and Installations Service (Central Service of the ULPGC) is responsible for the supervision of larger construction projects, the supervision of administrative actions in the case of larger building work, the control of economic actions in larger building work, the supervision of delivery to buildings, the drafting of minor building works projects, the direction of minor building work, the economic management of minor building work, the supervision and control of outsourced management services, the management of the maintenance staff duties and reporting on the situation of infrastructures.

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The ULPGC, by means of the Experimental Animal Research General Service (SGIAE), managed by the FCPCT, is the administration unit responsible for the management of the official documents for working with animals (including legal authorizations for research -ethical procedures-, animal transportation health certificates, animal welfare, animal by-products waste management, etc.). The SGIAE is in charge of ensuring animal welfare, specifically in terms of the Royal Decree 53/2013, of February 1 (BOE nº 34), which establishes the basic rules applicable for the protection of animals used in experimentation and other scientific purposes, including teaching; this is the translation to Spanish legislation of the Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. Biosecurity concerns every person attending to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine facilities and extramural facilities. Therefore, all the University Community is aware of the biosecurity rules approved by the Faculty Board and proposed by the Biosecurity Committee. The Biosecurity Committee is advised by the ULPGC Central Service responsible for the Occupational Risk Prevention Office. All the documents and the information are published on the Faculty Website (link). Students and Staff are trained in the Biosecurity Manual and Rules. Poster and Notices are also placed throughout all the facilities for other stakeholders. Therefore, they are used as a remainder for students and staff and for advice for external visitors.

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4.1.9. Description of how and by who changes in facilities, equipment and biosecurity procedures are decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised

an endoscope camera and image processor, micropipettes and others. 4.2. COMMENTS Although the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is located on a separate campus from the rest of the University, it is well connected by private and public transport. The only inconvenience of our campus, which is repeatedly mentioned in student complaints, is the distance from the Faculty to the bus stop on the northern highway and the insufficient pedestrian access. This circumstance has been partially solved by the cycle service provided by the ULPGC mornings (8:00 – 9:00) and afternoons (17:30 – 18:30) which is available from Monday to Friday. This free service is used by both students and staff, and it connects the bus stop on the highway with the Faculty and vice-versa. We should also highlight the extensive opening time of the study room available on the Arucas Campus. Students have the opportunity to study at our Faculty all year round from early morning until midnight, including weekends (See Chapter 6). The VTH has recently been refurbished in order to increase the number of examination rooms and to completely separate the feline clinic from the canine one. Also, the isolation area has been improved for small animals.

In relation to the suggestion in the previous final report, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine understands the suggested benefits of the creation of our own extensive multispecies farm. This is a project to be developed in the near future. Nowadays, the limited land area of the Campus, local land shortage and the lack of adequate financing required has led to the conclusion that is not urgently necessary to build and maintain our own multispecies farm in order to guarantee the acquisition of Day-One Competences. Instead of that, a wide number of farms are available in the Canary Islands, mainly in Gran Canaria. These external facilities, as shown previously, are used to achieve the undergraduate learning outcomes described in the different subjects of the curriculum. Also, we should consider that, in relation to the needs for teaching materials, the QAS has incorporated a procedure for the management of material resources (PAC02) which is always adapted to the needs and expectations of the stakeholders.

4.3 SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT Since the distance from the Faculty to the bus stop cannot be reduced, in order to address the continuous complaints related to the lack of a pedestrian connection between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Highway, a circular bus connecting the bus stop and the Faculty has been enabled. On the other hand, it is necessary to improve the pedestrian walkway from the main entrance to the adjacent Agriculture School for adequate access on foot. This is a major work that should be financed by the Consejería del Sector Primario y Soberanía Alimentaria del Cabildo de Gran Canaria (Government of the Island of Gran Canaria), which is the owner of this road. There are agreements to start the works in 2019 Although the number of intramural large animal cases (see chapter 5) is limited, the Faculty has been encouraged to increase an extension of the hospital is needed for equines and ruminants. During the writing of this SER, the ULPGC has approved the budget for starting the equine isolation unit (ANNEX VII) and the next step will be the Large Animals hospitalization area (see initial proposed project in ANNEX VIII).

Recently, the staff member responsible for the Food Technology Plant retired. The ULPGC is planning to offer a new Academic Staff position for the Food Technology Area. Therefore, an increase in the activity at the Food Technology Plant will be evidenced in the coming years. Over the last two years, the ULPGC has increased the funding for the re-equipment programs. Different Department have the opportunity to include proposals for new equipment for the improvement of teaching activities. During 2017, two new wet labs were equipped for clinical workshops. Also, during 2018, the Faculty has acquired the following items: blood pressure equipment, several microscopes, a sterilization unit, a cutting saw, inertial sensors, a spectrophotometer, ultrarrax dispersers, weighing equipment, | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

5.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION  5.1.1. Description of the global strategy of the Establishment about the use of animals and material of animal origin for the acquisition by each student of Day One Competences

chapter 5

ANIMAL RESOURCES AND TEACHING M AT E R I A L O F ANIMAL ORIGIN

As mentioned previously, the Veterinary Degree must be verified (EX-ante) and accredited (EX-post) by the ANECA. Motivated by the commitment of the Faculty Veterinary Medicine to provide the best possible curriculum, the EAEVE list of Day-One Competences was introduced in the design of the curriculum. More concretely, the list of learning outcomes to be achieved in every subject was defined in order to guarantee the EAEVE Day-One Competences. Also, the subject ‘Final Degree Project’ includes as a requisite the final assessment of competences, as defined in the corresponding law (Order ECI/333/2008). For this purpose, a portfolio was designed and has been used for the final evaluation of competences in the following 5th year subjects: Clinical Practice, Mobile Clinics and External Practical Training I and II, Small Animal Clinical Rotatory and Large Animal Clinical Rotatory. The Committee for Final Degree Project is the executive body responsible for the Portfolio. The committee has approved the portfolio that is revised annually. In order to increase the number of animals available for students’ hands-on clinical practice, the EAEVE indicators have been introduced in the Annual Faculty Report. Therefore, these indicators are revised annually and resulting strategies are included in the Annual Objectives of the Faculty as defined in procedure PEC01 related to the definition of the Quality Assurance Policy of the Faculty included in the QAS. Therefore, we have the opportunity to correct any detected deficiency in the indicators on an annual basis. 5.1.2. Description of the specific strategy of the Establishment in order to ensure that each student receives the relevant core clinical training before graduation, e.g. numbers of patients examined/treated by each student, balance between species, balance between clinical disciplines, balance between first opinion and referral cases, balance between acute and chronic cases, balance between consultations (one-day clinic) and hospitalisations, balance between individual medicine and population medicine Due to the characteristics of the population of Gran Canaria, with the larger population numbers located in urban areas, the number of small animals treated by means of intramural clinical activity is higher than that of large animals. To provide a complementary training in the core subjects’ clinical activity in large animals, the VTH has improved the large animal mobile clinics. Through the Official Veterinary College of Las Palmas, five veterinary clinician practitioners were selected with the requisite of providing an active professional clinical activity in ruminants (3), poultry (1) and porcine (1). Three students participate actively in the extramural clinical activity with these practitioners once a week.

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An appropriate balance between Large and Small Animals has also been considered. For example, the subject ‘Internal Medicine I’ (6 ECTS) is focused on Large Animals Medicine (Ruminant and horses at 50%, approximately) and the subject ‘Internal Medicine II’ (6 ECTS) is focused on Small Animal Medicine. In Propaedeutics, the number of hours for basic clinical examination training is similar in Large Animals (3,5 h. for ruminants, 3,5 h. for horses, and 6,0 h. for small animals). In other subjects, the distribution of hours depends on the number of diseases that affect different species, i.e. in ‘Infectious Diseases I and II’: 15 the topics focus on infectious diseases that affect different species (i.e. Rabies or Botulism), with 16 topics for ruminants (i.e. Agalaxia or Bovine Leukosis), 5 topics for fowls (i.e. Marek or Gumboro Disease); 4 topics for pigs, 4 topics for equines and 4 topics for carnivores. In other subjects, the distribution of hours depends on the pathogens, for example in the subject ‘Parasitic Diseases’, the distribution of the topics is the following; diseases produced by Protozoa, by Helminths, and by Arthropods. However, a special topic is focuses on parasitic diseases that affect fish. In the 10th and last semester, the two optional subjects are ‘Large Animals Clinical Rotatory’ (6 ECTS) and ‘Small Animals Clinical Rotatory’ (6 ECTS); therefore, the students freely choose one of the two subjects according to their particular interests. In order to guarantee a wide range of types of patients, the VTH has classified the caseload into the following kinds of patients: •

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(A) Referral patients, which are cases referred by veterinary practitioners to one of the Specialty Clinical Services or are treated as an emergency, mostly during nights and at weekends, and then returned to the referring veterinarian; ( (B) The University Community patients, which animals are owned by students or university employees and are first opinion patients that are directed to the most appropriated clinical service according to the their main complaint; (C) Animal Shelter or Animal Protection Societies patients, which are treated for surgical purposes (mainly sterilization programs) or for specific medical attention.

The VTH has a balanced percentage of patients (according to data from 2017): 51% (A – second opinion), 33% (B – first opinion), 16% (Animal Shelter patients). Therefore, in our opinion, the VTH guarantees a balanced caseload providing a wide variety of patients available for teaching. The number of patients of different species treated can be consulted in the VTH’s last annual memorandum (2017). The accompanying table shows the number of clinical activities undertaken in the different clinical services. There is a wide range of clinical activities in all the clinical services and the number of cases is sufficient to guarantee the acquisition of Day-One Competences by our 70-80 students enrolled in the clinical subjects every year. Also, in order to guarantee a balanced distribution of the clinical activities in the different VTH clinical services, the 75 hours rotation in the subject ‘Clinical Practice’ were distributed in the following activities: Cardiology (5h), Surgery (15h), Oncology (5h), Dermatology (10h), Traumatology (10h), Internal Medicine (10h), Ophthalmology (10h) and Reproduction (10h). Anaesthesia and Diagnostic Imaging activities are included and Day-One Competences are assessed in the portfolio. In the elective subject ‘Clinical Rotation in Small Animals’, the distribution is: the following: Oncology (10h), Ophthalmology (10h), Surgery (20h), Traumatology (10h), Internal Medicine (10h) and Dermatology (15h). However, in the elective subject ‘Clinical Rotation in Large Animals’, the distribution is Ruminants (55h), Equines (20h) and Reproduction (15h).

INTRAMURAL CLINICAL ACTIVITIES BY CLINICAL SERVICES 2015

2016

2017

Clinical analysis

2,683

2,260

2,042

Cardiorespiratory

602

432

437

Dermatology

328

394

415

Reproduction and Obstetrics

1,030

754

145*

Traumatology

775

516

716

Surgery (soft tissue)

486

433

230

Odontology

1,345

1,470

1,553

Diagnostic Imaging Ophthalmology

477

487

254

1,724

3,956

2,827

Anaesthesia**

523

592

572

Hospitalizations

832

929

943

Oncology

821

486

1,209

Infectious

137

123

184

Exotics

116

Equids

1,422

830

1,055

116

105

11,761

13,084

13,462

Internal Medicine

Ruminants TOTAL

* The reduce number of cases is motivated because the activity has been moved to the Animal Shelter and the data have been not included in the VTH database. ** Surgical cases not included.

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5.1.1. Description of the organisation and management of the teaching farm(s) and the involvement of students in its running

4th year students from 13:30 hours and 5th year from 14:30). The Oncology Service also offers consultations during the afternoons.

The farm is managed through the ULPGC Experimental Animal Research General Service (SGIAE) which is the unit responsible for the facilities and the welfare of the housed animals used for teaching purposes in different subjects.

The Large Animal (Equine, Ruminants, Porcine and Avian) Clinical Activities are mostly extramural and are scheduled during the mornings from Monday to Friday (usually 8:30-13:30).

For day-to-day tasks there are 5 workers who are responsible for the general care of the animals during the whole year. There is not mandatory program in relation of the running of the farm for all the students; however, the subjects ‘Animal Production’, ‘Animal Reproduction and Obstetrics’, and ‘Animal Health’ encourage the involvement of students in a voluntary manner. Some of the main activities developed by students in the farms and included in the subjects are those listed below: • • • • • • •

Animal Welfare: Goat and Morphology (3.5h). Animal Welfare: Etogram (2h). Animal Production: Milking (3h). Animal Production: Dairy products I (4h) and Dairy products II (3h). Preventive Veterinary Medicine: clinical practice (2h). Parasitology: Herd Health Management (3.5h). Reproduction and Obstetrics: clinical practice (25h).

5.1.4. Description of the organisation and management of the VTH and Mobile clinics The VTH is open 24 hours/7 days a week. The Small Animal Clinical Services are the described on the VTH website (link). Both the general and specialized consultation appointments are from Monday to Friday (8:30-13:30) for the Small Animals Clinical Services. During this time slot, the practical training included in 3rd and 4th year subjects is programmed from 8:30 until 12:30 hours and until 13:30 for the 5th year students. For theoretical training the activities start in the afternoon (3rd and 60

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The Equine Clinical Services is run by the VTH, and most equine patients are attended extramurally. A VTH vehicle is used for transportation of students to farms. These activities are scheduled to be included in the subjects: ‘Internal Medicine I’, ‘Clinical Practices’ and ‘Large Animal Rotatory Clinic’. Ruminant, Porcine and Poultry Clinical Activities are completed in the following: •

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Core Subjects (‘Infectious Diseases’, ‘Parasitology’, ‘Preventive Medicine’, ‘Internal Medicine I’ and ‘Large Animal Clinical Rotation’) using the Faculty transportation system (minibus) to the farms with the academic staff. The VTH Mobile Clinics are run by 3 veterinarians (Ruminants), 1 veterinarian (porcine) and 1 veterinarian (Poultry). These VTH staff members transport the students in their own vehicles to the farms in groups of 2-3 students once a week.

The emergency service and intensive care run 24 hours/7 days a week. The 5th year students participate in this service during at nights and weekends. This activity is mandatory for all students and is scheduled in the last year. Also, the infectious, parasitology and toxicology services are managed by the VTH. The VTH receives the samples and sends them to the referred labs for diagnosis reports.

5.1.5. Description of how the cadavers and material of animal origin for training in anatomy and pathology are obtained, stored and destroyed. The cadavers come from the VTH clinical services and from the Animal Shelter. Also, the VTH has a clinical service for Necropsy (link), and any external veterinary clinic can send the cadavers to the Necropsy service by using a referring document (link). There are several private companies for the transportation of small animals’ patients and cadavers (link). For Large Animals, a special official authorization is needed from the Animal Health Authorities. Three practical training activities in Anatomy include fresh carcasses from the animal shelter, necropsy room or hospital. The available of fresh material is limited by the number of euthanatized animals. Nowadays, fresh carcasses are used for 9 hours/ student: Subject: Veterinary Anatomy I Activity: Topographical Anatomy of the head, neck and thorax in the dog (3h.) Activity: Topographical Anatomy of abdominal and pelvis cavities in the dog (3h.) Subject: Veterinary Anatomy Ii Activity: Avian Anatomy (3h.) Also, more fresh carcasses are used for practical training activities in Anatomy if they are available from the necropsy room or the hospital. However, those students who are more interested in Anatomy ‘intern students’ have the opportunity to use more fresh carcasses because they help in the preparation of the teaching material. Cadavers are preserved and stored by refrigeration, congelation or in formaldehyde. The correct disposal of cadavers and Specified Risk Material (SRM) are managed by the ULPGC general service for waste management (link).

5.1.6. Description of the group size for the different types of clinical training (both intra- murally and extra-murally). During the current year 2018-2019 the average group size of the clinical training are the following: CLINICAL TRAINING INTRAMURAL General Pathology (Necropsy) – 6.9 Special Pathology (Necropsy) – 5.3 Propaedeutic – 7.2 Radiology – 5.2 Anaesthesiology and Surgery I – 5.6 Surgery II – 4.8 Internal Medicine II (Small Animals) 6.0 Clinical Training – 6.4 Emergency (nights and weekends) – 2 EXTRAMURAL Infectious Diseases I – 8.3 Infectious Diseases II – 6.4 Parasitic Diseases – 6.8 Preventive Veterinary Medicine – 8 Internal Medicine I (Ruminant and Equine) – 8 Mobile Clinics (Ruminants, Porcine and Poultry) – 2.65 Slaughterhouse – 2.5 EPT - 1

Students complete the following activities during the clinical training:

42520 – Propaedeutics & Clinical Pathology • Applying the classic methods for clinical examinations in dogs, cats, horse and cow. • Completion of an anamnesis and the physical examination • Handling and restraining every domestic species • Performing ultrasound examination • Collecting samples (blood, urine) for further laboratory analysis. • nterpreting the results of the clinical analysis.

42518 – Physiopathology • Blood sample collection in sheep, goat and cows. • Complete blood analysis (haematology, coagulation, clinical biochemistry and clinical enzymology) • Writing the lab report with the results of the clinical analysis.

42521 - Infectious Diseases I • Herd Health recheck and application of treatments. • Vaccination • California test for detection of subclinical mastitis and treatments.

42519 & 45532 - Pathology (General and Special) • Performing necropsy with cases based on the routine and standardized method. • Describing and interpreting the gross lesions observed in each organs and system according to the standardized description protocol. • Identification, description and interpretation of histological lesions from selected cases during the necropsies. • Documenting the case and presenting it in public sessions to the rest of their classmates as a case report, for 15 minutes, with the following structure: clinical history, necropsy findings, histopathological findings, morphological diagnosis and bibliographical review (aetiology, pathogenesis, clinic, injuries, diagnosis…). • Describing and interpreting gross lesions from a collection of more than 100 organs with the main lesions organized by organs and systems. • Using samples of exfoliative cytologies, identifying nodular skin lesions and differential diagnosis of lymphoadenomegalies. In particular, in cutaneous lesions differential diagnosis of inflammation versus neoplasia. Epithelial / mesenchymal neoplasia. Benign/ malignant neoplasia. Differential diagnosis of Lymphoadenomegalies including Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia / Lymphadenitis / lymphomas.

45522 – Parasitic Diseases • Small Ruminants: physical examination through the five-point check® and individual faecal samples collection. Drench, vaccination, antibiotics administration (trans-mammary, intramuscular, etc), cut hoof and blood collection. • Pigs: drench, iron administration in piglets, samples collection from adult pigs, ultrasound examination, drug administration, and others. • Poultry and Rabbits: Drench and vaccination. • Pigeons: samples collection from the surface of the oral and oesophageal mucosa. Blood samples collection. Physical examination. • Zoo Animals: drench animals collected by local authorities before their entry in the zoo.

5.1.7. Description of the hands-on involvement of students in clinical procedures in the different species, i.e. clinical examination, diagnostic tests, blood sampling, treatment, nursing and critical care, anaesthesia, routine surgery, euthanasia, necropsy, report writing, client communication, biosecurity procedures, ... (both intra-murally and extra-murally)

42523 - Marine Mammal’s Health and Fish Pathology II • Performing the study of comparative morphological and physiological aspects of marine mammals and fish. • Practicing the necropsy protocol for marine mammals and fish. • Performing diagnosis of fish pathology. • Performing diagnosis of marine mammals’ pathology (natural and anthropogenic pathologies). • Performing health assessment and conservation studies of wild marine mammals (pathology as a conservation tool). | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

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Performing health assessment and welfare studies of under-human-care marine mammals.

42524 – Radiology • Performing conventional radiological examinations • Restraining and positioning for X-Ray examination • Practicing the biosecurity protocol for radiation protection • Performing the interpretation of radiologic imaging 42525 - Infectious Diseases II and Ichthyopathology • Performing the preventive medicine plan in small animals • Performing a fish necropsy and sample collection • Completing the diagnosis and characterization of pathogenic agents of bacterial, viral and fungal aetiology in the Lab • Applying on-site health programs and control measures for the most common diseases in aquaculture 42528 – Anaesthesiology and Surgery I The student performs different surgical procedures in the Wet Lab: • Anaesthesiology Workshop: anaesthesia machine management and anaesthetic blocks techniques. • Basic Surgery Workshops: Scrub in and drape a surgical area, and recognize and name all the general surgical instruments. • Reconstructive Surgery Workshop: on a cadaver, apply different reconstruction techniques: triangular and square defects, and the design of skin flaps to solve those situations. • Orthopaedic Surgical Workshop: placement of different implants and osteosynthesis techniques on an alternative teaching material. • Surgical Sutures Workshop: suture patterns in skin and soft tissues applying different suture patterns. • The student attends the Traumatology and Orthopaedic Clinical Service: • Workshop of clinical trauma cases: study of real clinical cases with radiographs and discussion about the possible treatments in an interactive method of questions and answers for each clinical situation. • Clinical case review practice: review of clinical cases through the radiological study and their possible treatments. 62

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Clinical Orthopaedic Practice: management of real clinical cases and practice in surgical trauma techniques. Students participate in anaesthesia and assist in surgery.

42533 – Surgery II The student performs different surgical procedures in the Wet Lab: • Thoracic Surgery: thoracocentesis, chest tube placement and left lateral thoracotomy with approach to the base of the heart. • Ophthalmic Surgery: using pig’s heads from the slaughterhouse, the students performs blefarorrhaphy, nictitating membrane flap, Hotz Celsus entropion technique and enucleation. • Intestinal Surgery: laparotomy, enterectomy and enterotomy on dog’s cadaver. • Abdominal Surgery: gastrotomy, gastropexy, liver biopsy with guillotine method and splenectomy. • The students attend General Surgery Clinical Service: • Checking the pre-anaesthetic status of the animal and selecting the suitable anaesthetic protocol for every case. • Performing the anaesthetic drugs administration, including intubation and patient monitoring during surgical procedures. • Performing basic surgical techniques and procedures such as ligation, sutures, drainages, etc. as well as ovariohysterectomy, and orchiectomy. • Students are allowed to assist the surgeon with more complex procedures • After the surgical procedures the student actively participate in the post-operative care, are present in the communication with the pet owner and finally write medical records with the appropriate academic staff supervision. 45534 - Preventive Medicine, Health Policy and Veterinary Public Health: •

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Porcine Farms: evaluates the biosecurity measures applied on farms. Vaccination of piglets. Intramuscular administration of iron dextran to piglets. Antimicrobial treatment of growing / finisher pigs. Tail docking of piglets. Goat Farms: evaluate the biosecurity measures applied on farm. Perform a brief audit of different items related to goat

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production, including husbandry, biosecurity, hygiene, design of the site, animal welfare, etc. Blood drawing / serum sample collection for assessment of herd health status regarding contagious agalactia using ELISA. Middle ear/conjunctival/ milk sample collection for general bacteriological and mycoplasma isolation. Animal restraining and identification. Dairy Farms: evaluates the biosecurity measures applied on farm. Performs a brief audit of different items related to milk cow production, including husbandry, biosecurity, hygiene, design of the site, animal welfare, etc. Milk sample collection for the evaluation by MCT (Mastitis California Test), microbiological cultures for the assessment of herd health status regarding Mycoplasma bovis infection. Conjunctival swabs obtained from calves for detection of keratoconjunctivitis by Mycoplasma bovoculi and Moraxella bovis Avian Farms: evaluates the biosecurity measures applied on farm. Evaluates the vaccine protocols and vaccination procedures applied on farm.

The clinical activities completed in the subjects: ‘42540 - Clinical Practice’; ‘42543 - Mobile Clinics And External Practical Training I’; ‘42544 - Mobile Clinics And External Practical Training II’; ‘42546 - Small Animal Clinical Rotatory’ and ‘42547 - Large Animal Clinical Rotatory’; are described in the portfolio (link). Also, the student can complete these activities during the practical training performed in the other 5th year clinical subjects: 45538 Internal Medicine I; 42541 - Internal Medicine II; 42539 - Reproduction and Obstetrics I and 42542 - Reproduction and Obstetrics II. Therefore, the clinical activities of these subjects can also be found in the portfolio. During the Clinical Rotation (5th year) - Extramural activity at the Island Animal Shelter of Gran Canaria: surgical patient management practice I and II (8h): this includes performing routine pre-surgical physical examinations, being in charge of anaesthetic management and assisting with surgical procedures on real cases for routine reproductive treatment.

5.1.8. Description of the procedures used to allow the students to spend extended periods in discussion, thinking and reading to deepen their understanding of the case and its management.

5.1.9. Description of the patient record system and how it is used to efficiently support the teaching, research, and service programmes of the Establishment

Before starting their daily clinical activity in all the Consultations, Hospitalisation, and Surgery Operating Rooms, students do a round with the academic staff responsible. On this round, they review the appointed cases and, if they attended previously, they discuss the procedures that have already been performed and the approach to be taken for the next visit. During the clinical activities, the clinician promotes the clinical thinking process and encorages students to discuss and read clinical literature to promote the evidenced-base medicine. At the end of the consultation, students analyse and discuss the patients they have treated with the clinical staff, as well as complete the writing of the clinical report in GestorVetTM. Also, activities for the understanding of the case are completed in the necropsy room, before, during and after the clinical activities in order to complete the final necropsy reports.

We use GestorvetTM, an online veterinary hospital management software program developed by a locally based company (Softy Factory Solutions, Gran Canaria) that integrates a clinical and administration database. There are specific user profiles for accessing Gestorvet: the administration, technician and veterinarian profiles. Each user can access Gestorvet from any computer or portable device with a personal username and password. Veterinary students also have a specific profile for students and they have access to the clinical database and to the hospital agenda. The Gestorvet Control Panel allow us to adapt consultation templates by specialty for a better workflow of the specialty services. The General Consultation template registers the date and time, veterinarian, student and the clinical information including the following: chief complaint, history, physical examination, problem list, differential diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. The Specialty Consultation templates include additional data according to each specialty. Each consultation and recheck data is registered including laboratory tests, imaging studies and patient’s photographs when available. Gestorvet allows multiples ways for searching information. This patient record system is an excellent tool for teaching and research purposes. Academic Staff have access to a large amount of clinical information to prepare material with for use in the classroom, to use for the discussion of clinical cases with students at the VTH, and to use to evaluate data for clinical research. Students can access the medical records to study cases, to stay updated on the follow-up of patients and to select cases and use the medical records to prepare their TFG (Final Degree Project). Finally, we would like to point out that Gestorvet includes features that we consider to be very useful. One of them is the Previsualization button that allows a quick and complete review of the patient’s clinical information. Another convenient feature is the Share button, a very practical tool to instantly send the medical record to the referring veterinarian and to the owner.

Furthermore, during the final assessment of the subjects ‘Clinical Training’ and ‘Small Animals Clinical Rotation’ or ‘Large Animals Clinical Rotation’, every student has to present one clinical case or one series of cases to the rest of the 5th-year students. In this final assignment, we promote the interaction and discussion about the resolution of cases in order for students to acquire in-depth clinical knowledge as a complement to daily clinical learning processes. They should include their personal participation, and a complete critical discussion based on the literature, which allows them to improve their understanding of the case or series of cases. These activities have been designed to complete the student workload described in the 5th year clinical training subjects. At least the 20% of the ECTS are devoted to self-study and supervised self-learning.

5.1.10. Description of the procedures developed to ensure the welfare of animals used for educational and research activities The use of Animals for Research and Teaching purposes is regulated by RD 53/2013, which is the translation to the local context of the Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. All the procedures performed with animals at the ULPGC, except for those which are not covered by this legislation such as the non-experimental clinical veterinary practices in the VTH, must be approved by the Animal Research Ethical Committee (Órgano Encargado del Bienestar de los Animales, OEBA). This Committee h been accredited by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (the former Ministry of Economy and Competitivity) for this purpose. The suitability of the procedure in relation to the objectives of the study is considered. The aim is to reach valid conclusions with the minimum number of animals, apply maximum refinement, and use alternative methods whenever possible. In addition to the Competent Authority, in our case is the (Dirección General de Ganadería) Department of Agriculture of the Canary Islands Government. Also, this authority has accredited the adequacy of the three available facilities at the ULPGC for animal experimental purposes. These facilities are managed by the ULPGC General Experimental Animal Research Service (Servicio General de Investigación Animalario Experimental-ULPGC, SGIAE). The veterinarians of the SGIAE are responsible for the Animal Welfare during the experimental procedures which carried out.

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5.1.11. Description of how and by who the number and variety of animals and material of animal origin for pre-clinical and clinical training, and the clinical services provided by the Establishment are decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised The Academic Staff for each pre-clinical and clinical subject of the Degree design a teaching programme based on the syllabus contents. The approximate number and variety of animals and animal materials to be used for optimal training is then defined. This programming is done during April and May before the academic year starts and the SGIAE is informed. This programming is presented for discussion and approval to different governing bodies such as the Department Councils, Faculty Committees and the Faculty Board. The practical training schedules are made public using the software â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Academicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. All the information is studied annually by the Committee for Academic Affairs and it is later submitted for the approval of the Faculty Board. All the stakeholders (academic staff, support staff and students) are represented in the governing bodies. In addition, the Annual Faculty Report include references to the EAEVE indicators in order to be able to revise and promote improvement in the case of low quality or deficiencies detected in animals and material of animal origin. This information is used for the writing-up of the Specific Annual Objectives in the QAS as described in the (PEC01) procedure related to the writing and revision of the Quality Assurance Policy and Objectives. Also, the QAS (PAC02) procedure, which is related to the management of the material resources, includes the identification of needs, demands or requests given by any of the stakeholders. In the case of demands of animals, the application is forwarded to the SGIAE and/or to the VTH director.

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Table 5.1.1. CADAVERS AND MATERIAL OF ANIMAL ORIGIN USED IN PRACTICAL ANATOMICAL TRAINING 2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

MATERIAL

Full Skeleton

1 10.6

Skulls

8.66

Hyoid Bone

2.33

Mandibles

Vertebrae

>100

>15

>100

>15

>100

>15

>100

>15

Forelimb Bones

> 100

>100

>20

>100

>20

>100

>20

>100

>20

Hindlimb Bones

> 100

>100

>20

>100

>20

>100

>20

>100

>20

FIXED MATERIAL

Heads

2.66

Tongues

8.66

Larynx

3.66

Heart

4.66

2.66

Lungs

3.66

Stomachs

2.33

Liver

3.33

Spleen

3.33

Kidneys

5.66

Male Genital Apparatus

1.66

Female Genital Appar.

1.33

Fetuses and Placentas

A (Cattle), B (Small Ruminants), C (Pigs)

Table 5.1.1. CADAVERS AND MATERIAL OF ANIMAL ORIGIN USED IN PRACTICAL ANATOMICAL TRAINING 2017-2018 MATERIAL Full Skeletons Skulls Hyoid Bones Mandibles

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

> 25

>70

> 25

>70

> 25

>70

> 25

>70

2.33

> 25

>70

> 25

>70

> 25

>70

> 25

>70

Vertebrae

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

Forelimb Bones

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

Hindlimb Bones

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

> 100

>100

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

Dog

Equine

15 12.3

FRESH MATERIAL Dogs Cadavers FIXED MATERIAL Complete Dog Cadavers Heads

Tongues

Larynxs

12.3

Anatomic Sections

>20

>50

>20

>50

>20

>50

>20

>50

Hearts

>15

10.6

>15

Lungs

6.6

Stomachs

>10

7.3

>10

Livers

>10

6.3

>10

Spleens

>10

Kidneys

>10

8.6

>10

Male Genital Apparatus

>10

5.3

>10

Female Genital Appar.

>10

>10 >20

Brains

>20

Eyes

Auricles

4.3

Fetuses and Placentas

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Table 5.1.1. CADAVERS AND MATERIAL OF ANIMAL ORIGIN USED IN PRACTICAL ANATOMICAL TRAINING 2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

MATERIAL

Full Skeletons

2.33

1 2.3

Skulls Bones, Feathers, Nails, Beaks. Mandibles

>20

5.6

2.3

>100

Hyoid Bones

Vertebrae

>100

Appendicular Skeleton

Ribs

>100

>20

>100

>20

>100

>20

>100

>20

Sternums

FIXED MATERIAL

Complete Cadavers

24.6

FIXED MATERIAL

Dissected Birds

Hearts

Lungs

Stomachs

Livers

Spleens

Kidneys

Male Genital Apparatus

Brains

1.3

Poultry and Rabbits (F), Cetaceans (G) and Pinnipeds (H).

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2017-2018

Table 5.1.2. HEALTHY LIVE ANIMALS USED FOR PRE-CLINICAL TRAINING (ANIMAL HANDLING, PHYSIOLOGY, ANIMAL PRODUCTION, PROPAEDEUTIC, ...) 2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

Cattle

Species

2 77

Small ruminants

Pigs

Companion animals

Equine Poultry & rabbits

30/60

Exotic pets

Others (specify)

Mean

Table 5.1.3. NUMBER OF PATIENTS SEEN INTRA-MURALLY (IN THE VTH) 2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Cattle

Species

3.6

Small ruminants

105

116

110.5

Pigs Companion animals Equine Poultry & rabbits Exotic pets

2.6

3,602

3,305

3,274

3,393.6

201

118.6

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Table 5.1.4. NUMBER OF PATIENTS SEEN EXTRA-MURALLY (IN THE MOBILE CLINICS) Species

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

Cattle

41.6

Small ruminants

371

380

792

514.3 150.3

313

133

Companion animals

Pigs

137

123

184

148

Equine

378

282

364

341.3

Poultry & rabbits

328

159

19.6

2015-2016

Mean

Exotic pets Others: Zoo animals, Dromedary camels

Table 5.1.5. PERCENTAGE (%) OF FIRST OPINION PATIENTS USED FOR CLINICAL TRAINING (both in VTH and mobile clinics, i.e. tables 5.1.3 & 5.1.4) Species

2017-2018

2016-2017

Cattle

Small ruminants

Pigs

Companion animals Equine

Others (specify)

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Poultry & rabbits Exotic pets

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Table 5.1.6. CADAVERS USED IN NECROPSY Species

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

Cattle

7.3

Small ruminants

27.3

Pigs

24.3

Companion animals

578

519

500

532.3

8.3

Poultry & rabbits

191

160

140

163.7

Exotic pets

Equine

Others (specify)

129

98.3

Total

1001

843

792

878.7

Table 5.1.6. NUMBER OF VISITS IN HERDS/FLOCKS/UNITS FOR TRAINING IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT Species

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

Cattle

Small ruminants

52,3

Pigs

24,3

Companion animals

Equine

21,3

Poultry & rabbits Exotic pets Fishes (Aquaculture)

Marine Mammals

TOTAL

223

221

213

219

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Table 5.1.6. NUMBER OF VISITS IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND RELATED PREMISES FOR TRAINING IN FSQ Species

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

6 (30 h)

Ruminant’s slaughterhouses Pig’s slaughterhouses Poultry slaughterhouses 1 (3,5 h)

1 (3,5 h)

3 (10 h)

3 (10,5 h)

2 (7 h)

2,67 (9,17 h)

Food Markets

2 (6,5 h)

2 (8 h)

1 (4 h)

1,67 (6,17 h)

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Collective kitchens (School Canteen) Food industries

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5.2. COMMENTS

5.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

The Annual Faculty Reports and the Specific Annual Objectives described in the QAS procedure (PEC01) related to the Quality Assurance Policy and include references to the EAEVE indicators. Therefore, the Faculty is committed to provide adequate animal resources and teaching material of animal origin for the acquisition of Day One Competences of students.

In order to promote intramural large animal clinical activity, which is particularly desirable in the Equine clinic, the Faculty have proposed to the Rectorate (the decision makers) an extension of the Large Animal Clinic (see the initial proposed project in ANNEX VIII).

Local horse owners usually do not move their animals to hospital because clinicians have traditionally come to the farm. Therefore, there is a limited intramural case-load of equine patients; notwithstanding it is important to highlight that the Day-One skills related to Equine Medicine are covered by the extramural activity carried out by the Academic Staff in the Equine Clinical Service at the VTH with an elevated extramural caseload (1,422 clinical activities in 2015, 830 clinical activities in 2016, 1,055 clinical activities in 2017). In the opinion of the Faculty, this could provide compensation for the indicator I10 (Equine intramural) with an indicator of I14 (Equine Extramural) as defined in the introduction of ANNEX 4 of the SOP.

On the other hand, we will enable a new box for infectious equine patient, which will be a unique facility for attending these infectious diseases in the Canary Islands and could increase the number of equine cases. Finally, all intramural services and their improvements should be promoted and disseminated by the VTH in order to reach a higher number of intramural cases.

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6.1. FACTUAL INFORMATIONâ&#x20AC;¨ 6.1.1.

Description of the main library of the Establishment

The Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Arucas Campus) is a teaching and research support service ascribed to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, where all the veterinary related resources are provided. This Library is part of the Library of the ULPGC (BULPGC), which correspond to one functional unit with a single management and technical coordination, and which is integrated by centralised technical services and a network of libraries depending both organically and functionally on the Director of the BULPGC. The technical direction of the BULPGC Service establishes the general rules of operation and basic services offered from all library units. The General Library and the central library services are located in the Central Building of the University Library located on Tafira Campus.

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LEARNING RESOURCES

The BULPGC forms part of purchasing groups along with other universities for subscribing databases (e-resources and e-journals platforms). In this way, users of the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine have access to several resources such as Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, Medline, etc. ACCEDA, the BULPGC repository (PhD dissertations, articles, conferences, etc. authored by the teaching and research staff of the University in full text format), has evolved from being simply an institutional repository to a whole new system, CRIS (Current Research Information System), that also incorporates other new functions. AccedaCRIS stores and manages the publications and results of the scientific and academic research produced at the ULPGC, including the projects and patents which the ULPGC participates in. AccedaCRIS is the result of the collaboration between the Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Transfer and the BULPGC. Staff (FTE) and qualifications Library staff consists of one Chief Librarian (a University Graduate) and two Librarian Technicians (Secondary Education Graduate). The Library staff regularly takes part in training courses as means to keep themselves up-to-date. Opening hours and days The Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is open year-round from Monday to Friday, from 8:15 am to 20:45 pm. Also, the different services provided by the Library Staff and Library Computer Room have the same opening hours and days. The study room, located on the floor below the Library, is open all week (Monday to Sunday) from 07:30 to 24:00.

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Annual budget

All the tables of the Study Room have electrical connection for laptops, with a total of 64 electrical sockets.

The budget for the purchase of books over the last three years has been the following: 2015 (22.500€), 2016 (10,300 €) and 2017 (8,600 €). This amount is a part of the BULPGC budget. E-resources and e-journals are acquired from the general budget of the BULPGC: 2015 (1,461,074 €), 2016 (1,588,133 €) and 2017 (1,603,133 €).

The BULPGC has the discovery system FARO (Summon from Serial Solutions, a Proquest company) for accessing electronic resources. FARO includes the following content: databases, e-journals, e-books, PhD theses, patents, standards, e-prints, library catalogue, web resources, encyclopaedias and electronic dictionaries, digital press, official bulletins and digital collections of the BULPGC.

Facilities

Number of veterinary books and periodicals

The Library at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has a total area of 550 m2 distributed over three floors in the Module 6 of the Veterinary Faculty (administration offices, library, study room and classrooms). It is divided into the following sections:

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1st Basement Floor (275 m2): this is the entrance to the Library is located, and where we find the bibliographical collection (monographs and journals) with free access, the information and loan desk, the computer room with CRAAL (Resource Centre for Autonomous Language Learning) and multifunctional equipment for printing, scanning and photocopying from the Library PC stations or any mobile device via e-mail. Once inside,s there is access to the upper floor where four groupwork rooms are located (six users for each one and one room with a TV set). 2nd Basement Floor (225 m2): this provides access to the Study Room (139 posts), that tables for multiples users and individual study places. It has direct access, which allows for a longer opening schedule. Outside this room, there is a book return collection box.

Equipment: number of computers, number of electrical connections for portable PC available software’s for bibliographical search There are 12 computers for ULPGC users (two with OPAC), 25 laptops (10 for weekly loans and 15 for daily loans), two e-books readers (iPad) and a scanner.

Number of veterinary e-books and e-periodicals With full access there are 343 e-books and more than 3.000 e-journals. Number of other (e)books and (e)periodicals In general, the BULPGC made available 80.693 e-journals and 915.054 e-books to users in 2017, all in full text formats. | Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |

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There are 14.948 monographs, 15 paper journals and 13 paper/e-journals.

6.1.2. Description of the subsidiary libraries Not applicable. 6.1.3. Description of the IT facilities and of the e-learning platform After student have enrolled, the ULPGC provides them with an e-mail address as follows: name.surnameXXX@alu.ulpgc.es. Also, every member of the Academic and Support Staff is provided with an email address as follows: name.surname@ulpgc.es The Central IT Service offers the following software for all the | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

ULPGC community: Office Package for WindowsTM and MacTM which include Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Silverlight, OneNote, Outlook, etc. Also, OneDrive Cloud Computing (1 TB) is available for the Academic Staff. Other special software for statistical analysis such as RTM and SPSSTM, STATA is provided. For specific subjects such as Herd Health Management, the IT software such as EpiInfoTM, WINEPITM and others are also provided. The Central IT Service is located on the San Cristobal Campus and offers a telephone service (Dial 1234 from any ULPGC telephone) or +34 928451234 from outside the ULPGC telephone network. The Central IT Service offers a 24-hours service for IT support. There is also IT support staff based on the Arucas Campus (module 7, 1st basement floor) beside computer rooms A and B (each with 20 computers for academic purposes) and the Free Access Computer Room (32 computers for students). If no IT support staff is available on campus, a remote service (TeamViewerTM) is provided for on-line and quick technical support; such as software updating, technical assistance or hardware/software configuration. Also, an IT technical support task (called a ‘ticket’) can be ordered by any of the Staff through the telephone service (IT operator) or using the website http://1234. ulpgc.es. The ULPGC has provided online learning support using the e-learning platform Moodle since 2004. The Academic Staff of the Faculty is fully trained by means of two different courses (basic and advanced), included in the Official Academic Training Program. The main activities developed in Moodle correspond to the uploading of Powerpoint/keynote presentations or PDF documents; however, a variety of other activities are also included such as questionnaires, assignments or projects submissions, chats, etc.

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For patient record management, the VTH uses a commercial software programme named GestorVetTM which can run in any browser, so access is possible on entering user names and passwords on any computed terminal (PC, laptop, tablet, smartphones, etc.). GestorvetTM provides usernames and passwords for the Academic and Support Staff attached to the VTH. GestorvetTM is also the platform where clinical record writing and prescription competences are developed by students under the supervision of the VTH or Academic Staff. There is a specific section for every visit undertaken where the student must register their participation when they are writing the subsequent report (See 5.1.9). Therefore, GestorvetTM is an important online platform where the students can achieve their learning outcomes.

6.1.5. Description of the accessibility for staff and students to electronic learning resources both on and off campus Free access WI-FI is available in every building of the ULPGC. Therefore, all the classrooms, laboratories, study or work-rooms, and offices have a WI-FI connection. The EDUROAM (Education Roaming) is also covered in every campus University Building and allows Internet connectivity when visiting other participating institutions.

6.1.4. Description of the available electronic information and e-learning courses, and their role in supporting student learning and teaching in the core curriculum

Every member of staff and students have a personal identification number and password on the ULPGC website (‘MiULPGC’), in order to be able to access the personalized information available for every user. With these credentials, they can access the e-resources of the BULPGC through the remote access system EZProxy (Online Computer Library Center - OCLC) if they are outside the ULPGC (former VPN).

The BULPGC offers an introductory online course (basic training) for new students focusing on how to use it and the services it offers. Also, this course is given face-to-face in each library.

6.1.6. Description of how the procedures for access to and use of learning resources are taught to students.

There is also more specialized training on offer, with online courses for graduate and postgraduate students focusing on digital competences (information searching, selection, evaluation, ethics and plagiarism, use of the Catalogue, the discovery system FARO, the bibliographical database, e-journals, etc.), citation tools (Mendeley, EndNote, Zotero, etc.), and a guide for how to carry out Final Degree Projects or Postgraduate Degree Projects (Master or PhD). The training program for teaching and research staff also includes online courses organized by the BULPGC on digital competences for information and knowledge management, citation tools, and resources or indices (impact factor, citation index, etc.) for the evaluation of scientific journals as a means for academic staff assessment. All these courses are offered through the Moodle platform on the ULPGC online platform (the ‘Virtual Campus’ and ’Social Campus’)

The ULPGC has implemented a welcome day called the ‘Jornada de Acogida’ for new incoming students (first year and exchange students). During this first day, the students are informed about the organization of the ULPGC and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (including teaching activities, timetable, biosecurity rules, access to online platform, management of the institutional e-mail, etc.) On this welcome day, the Chief Librarian informs students about the training required for the use of the Library which is the on-line or face-to-face course called ‘Conoce tu biblioteca’. This compulsory e-learning activity is a requisite for borrowing books or using the library services. Also, if students complete this training, they are awarded with 1 elective ECTS. To supplement these courses, the tutorials and learning materials are published on the BULPGC website (biblioguías).

6.1.7. Description of how and by who the learning resources provided by the Establishment are decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised. There is a Library Committee composed of members of the Academic staff, Library staff and students and it is in charge of collecting, analysing and responding to the proposals and suggestions received in relation to the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, its departments and users. The Chief Librarian receives proposals for the acquisitions of new learning resources (books or periodicals, e-resources, e-journals, etc.) mainly from Academic Staff members, although students can do so too. These proposals are sent to the Library Committee for their selection and approval. However, if there are sufficient remaining funds in the Library budget for all the new proposal, the Library Chief can initiate the purchasing process.

6.2. COMMENTS

6.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

The BULPGC offers tools for self-learning with online courses, and also with e-learning resources tutorials (named ‘Biblioguías’) designed by library staff and published on the website, as further support for learning and teaching at the University.

The Library of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine aims to enhance the promotion of the use of e-learning resources among students, both by means of communication by the academic staff or introducing user in its study plan. This will be further discussed by the Library Committee.

We should highlight the IT support for the staff of the ULPGC for both software and hardware installation in any computer registered on the ULPGC data base. They offer these services on a face-to-face basis and also by remote assistance. This service is highly appreciated and perceived as valuable by users.

The proposals for new bibliography recommended by the academic staff of the subjects are made from a computer application and arrive directly in the Library e-mail. Also, the new bibliographical purchases are published in the Biblioguía of the Library of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and these books are displayed on the corresponding shelf. The Chief Librarian presents an Annual Report to the General Library detailing the use of the services and activities of the Library. The Annual Report of the BULPGC collects statistical data on the use of resources (books, periodicals, e-resources, e-journals, etc.). The Library Committee uses this data to evaluate e-resources and e-journals, and thus decide whether or not to continue with their subscription. Every academic year the IT service invites requests for specific software for the following academic year. The subject’s coordinator sends these requirements for the subjects directly online. The software programs are then installed in the different Faculty Computer rooms.

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7.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION  7.1.1. Description of how the educational programme proposed by the Establishment is advertised to prospective students

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Educational programs can be communicated to stakeholders by means of different communication channels. The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (formerly the Ministry of Education) has centralized all the information regarding educational programs in Spain: this correspond to the Official Register for Universities, Establishments and Degrees (called RUCT in Spanish). The information is published and accessible for everyone on their website (link). The degree curriculum is also published on the ULPGC website (link) and on the Faculty website (link). The information catalogue published on the Faculty Website is described in the QA system: the Procedure for Public Information (PCC08). The QA Committee approves the information that should be published every year (see document for the year 2017-2018), and the Vice-Dean of Quality Assurance is responsible for the revision of the Website and its update. In order promote the Veterinary Profession and our educational programme, the ULPGC has designed several activities. The most important of this is the ‘ULPGC Open-Doors Day’; which takes place in March (link to the 2018 Open-Doors Day) and is aimed at students from the first and second years of Baccalaureate (16-18 years of age). Different sessions are scheduled at High Schools by the University for the promotion of different study programmes (see link to 2018 activities). In addition, the ULPGC has published several documents for the promotion of the University as a whole (Student Guide 2018-2019) and the Veterinary Medicine Curriculum (Veterinary Leaflet). Talks are also given by the members of the Faculty Governing Body and academic Staff at both state-run and private high schools during which the Veterinary profession and the degree program is presented. 7.1.2. Description of the admission procedures for standard students The Spanish Education System comprises the following stages: Primary Education (compulsory, lasting six years, and usually from 6-12 years of age); and Secondary Education (compulsory, lasting four years, and usually from 12-16 years of age). After that, students choose between the Baccalaureate (an academic qualification) which is non-compulsory and with a duration of two years; or Professional Training (a vocational qualification), which is also non-compulsory and with a duration of two years. The admission requirements for beginning university studies are established by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Spanish Government and the Education Department of the Government of the Canary Islands. The Spanish law that regulates the limits in admission numbers for different academic areas and groups was approved in 2008 (RD 1892/2008) and later modified by the RD 412/2014. For more information about the specific numbers limits approved by the ULPGC, a brief description is commented bellow in

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the text. Also, the reader can find detailed information published on the ULPGC website (link only in Spanish).

For overseas students and from the EU without reciprocial agreements on access and admission to universities in Spain, consult more detailed information in the following website (link).

All the information regarding the admission to all study programs in the ULPGC is communicated to stakeholders on the Website http://www.ulpgcparati.es/. The admission procedure is also a QAS Institutional Procedure (PI10) which is not managed directly by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Administration.

In order to comply with the Royal Decree 412/2014, from June 6, which establishes the basic regulations for the admission procedures for the official university degree programs in Spain, the ULPGC has defined a quota for each of the following groups:

The Veterinary Degree has numerus clausus (a limit of 72 places) distributed in the following groups:

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Standard Students. To be admitted to the university studies at the ULPGC, studenst, having completed the Baccalaureate or Professional Training courses, must pass the University Access Test (called ‘EBAU’, the Spanish acronym for Baccalaureate Evaluation for Accessing the University, formerly known as the ‘PAU’). The EBAU is a simultaneous national evaluation procedure which takes place over two days and is organised by the Spanish Autonomous Communities (Link to EBAU in Canary Islands) and with the participation of the universities (link to EBAU in the ULPGC).

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Disabled students (5%) Students competing at high level in sporting competition (5%), mandatory according to Royal Decree 971/2007, from July 13, in relation to high level and performance sports students or athletes. Graduates (2%) (link for more information) Students over 25 years old (3%) (link for more information) Students over 40 years old (3%) (link for more information)

For these last two groups, there is a specific University Access Test which has been designed by the Vice-rectorate of Students and Sports. Although the drop-out rate is very low, every July a procedure which is called ‘File Transfer’ is initiated. Veterinary Medicine students from other universities (both Spanish and overseas), or from other Health Science Degrees in second place, can apply for the vacancies in the different academic years (there are usually 3-5 vacancies per academic year). Only the best students are admitted based on their academic records.

Students’ admission grades are calculated using a weighing system: 60% is taken from their Baccalaureate/Professional Training average grade and 40 % from the results of the EBAU evaluation procedure. Therefore, the final grade is calculated according to the following formula:

Selection criteria

Admission grade = 0.6*NMB + 0.4*CFG + a*M1 + b*M2 Where NMB = the average grade corresponding to the 1st and 2nd years of the Spanish Baccalaureate; CFG = EBAU general phase grade; M1, M2 = the two best grades in the subjects of the EBAU specific phase; a, b = weighting coefficients of the subjects of the specific phase.

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The range of the subject’s examination results is from 0 to 10, with 5 as the minimum mark to pass. The results of two subjects can the multiplied by 0,2 for a better discrimination of the student profile. For Health Sciences (Veterinary Medicine, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, etc.) the subjects ‘Chemistry’ and ‘Biology’ have been selected as Specific Competences Exams. Therefore, the maximum admission grade is 14.

As mentioned previously, none of the Faculties or Schools participate in this procedure. The student can apply for different degree programmes according to their interests; however, they must select an order of priority. As such, standard students are selected by using their admission grades by means of an centralized electronic system managed by the ULPGC Student Service.

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There is no additional admission test for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The number of applicants (as first and second choices) for the degree in Veterinary Medicine in the last few years has been high: 583 (2012-13); 756 (2013-14); 825 (2014-15); 674 (2015-16); 661 (2016-17); 445 (2017-2018) and 547 (2018-2019). This is particularly notable if we take into account the total number of applicants which were: 1,168 (2012-13); 1,301 (2013-14); 1,364 (2014-15); 1,143 (2015-16); 1,081 (2016-17); 866 (2017-2018) and 1,045 (2018-2019). The Faculty records the grades of the last admitted student (the lowest access grade) which is called the ‘cut-off grade’ (out of 14). The data are the following: 9,421 (12-13), 9,953 (13-14), 10,643 (14-15), 10,890 (15-16), 11,076 (16-17), 10,704 (17-18), 10,670 (18-19). Therefore, the best students are usually selected. Policy for disables and infirm students Both flexibilization and different methodological measures are contemplated in the law (Order ECD/42/2018) for the evaluation procedures for foreign languages for those students with disabilities, especially for students with hearing disabilities, or students with difficulties in their oral expression and/or speech disorders. These adaptations are never used to reduce the grades which have been obtained. Also, the Resolution of the Canary Islands Government for the EBAU (link to the Resolution) includes students who have an officially recognized disability equal to, or greater than 33 per cent, whether or not they require adaptation, are taken into account. After their admission, the ULPGC has a Support Service for Social Action and Psychosocial Attention whose aim is to assist those students who requires specialized attention due to their social and/or personal situations. Various action programs are offered: •

Support for Students with Disabilities, which provides the necessary conditions for the full integration and normalization

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of people with disabilities at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Volunteering and Solidarity, which is responsible for providing information, training and orientation programs for volunteers, as well as organising solidarity projects within the scope of the ULPGC. For this end, it has a Solidarity Agenda. Psychosocial support, with the implementation of a Psychosocial Activities Agenda, which offers guidelines, courses and related workshops, which are aimed at preventing behaviour and risk situations that might endanger students’ personal motivation, along with the creation of a Psycho-Pedagogical Support Office, which provides an individual or group service for those students who needs to develop self-learning strategies that are appropriate for the demands of their academic studies, and for those students that needs to improve their intellectual, academic or personal strategies in order to enhance their academic performance.

Since the academic year 2017/2018, the ULPGC has mobile application for mobile in which students with unusual or unexpected circumstances can receive attention from the Vice-rectorate of Students and Sports. This mobile application, called ‘Estu ULPGC‘, is available for Android and IOS, and addresses cases such as harassment, illness, serious family situations, marginalization, lack of financial resources or personal situations in which students require special attention. This application is not used for administrative procedures that must follow the procedure stipulated by current legislation. Composition and training of the selection committees There is no specific selection committee for student admission, since the process is based on the gradse obtained in the official University Access Exam. Appeal process Students may request revision by a tribunal of grades obtained in one or more of the tests that make up the EBAU. The submission deadline for these applications is three working days, counting from the date of publication of the marks.

Those students requesting a revision of the grades, must choose only one of the following types of revision for each subject, since they are mutually exclusive: a.

Simple revision: those tests subject to a simple revision will be reviewed in order to verify that all aspects have been evaluated with the correct application of the general evaluation criteria and specific correction criteria, as well as verifying that there are no material errors in the process of calculating the final grade. This revision may will never lower the initial grade of the student. Double correction: the tests for which the request for double correction has been submitted will be marked by a professor or a teacher from the specialist tribunal for the subject, different from the one who did the first correction. In the event that there is a difference of less than two points between the two grades, the final grade will be the arithmetical average of the grades obtained in the two corrections.

In the event that there is a difference of two or more points between the two grades, a third correction will be done ex officio, and the final grade will be the arithmetical average of the three grades. In this type of appeal, the final grade can be less, equal to, or higher than the initial one. Both types of review of qualifications must be carried out within a maximum of five working days from the date of the end of the period for requesting a review of qualifications. Also, students who have requested double correction in a subject will have the right to see the corrected exam after the second correction within ten days from the day of publication of the second correction, upon special request within the establish deadline. Advertisement of the criteria and transparency of the procedures The Department of Education of the Canary Island Government constitutes an Organizing Committee for the EBAU (called, COEBAU). This committee is planning and organization body of this evaluation procedure. In relation to the exams, the COEBAU must

establish the protocols for the preparation of the proposed exercises, which should include the weighting of each of the items in the correction of the exercise, accompanied by the general and specific criteria for correction and grading. This information must be published before the beginning of the official period for requesting the revisions. 7.1.3. Description of the admission procedures for full fee students

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Not applicable. 7.1.4. Description of how the Establishment adapts the number of admitted students to the available educational resources and the biosecurity and welfare requirements The number of students admitted per year is strictly limited to 72. This maximum number of new-admission students must comply with that established in the official document of the ULPGC Veterinary Degree approved by the ANECA (a member of ENQA). The total number of admissions is mainly based on the teaching capacity required to achieve a satisfactory standard, based on the available facilities and staff. The demand for Veterinary graduates in the labour market is also considered. 7.1.5. Description of: The progression criteria and procedures for all students A new ULPGC regulation (link) devoted to the academic progression and permanence of degree students has been approved (dated 2012, 26 November, and later partially modified 2014, 28 July). This regulation is made by the Social Council and is mandatory for the ULPGC. The main changes are the following: •

In the first year, the students must enrol in 60 ECTS and must complete a minimum of 18 ECTS; otherwise the student has

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the opportunity of asking for an additional extension, a ‘prórroga adicional’, but only once during their degree. From the second year and during the following years, students must complete at least 50% of the credits from those that they have been enrolled in that year; otherwise, the student only has the opportunity of asking one additional extension, a ‘prórroga adicional’; but only once during their degree. There is a limit of 6 official examination sessions (for official final examinations) per subject, with a maximum of two opportunities per academic year. If the student fails in the 7th session; they will be expelled (this has only occurred once until now). If the students do not sit for an examination session in one subject, this is not considered as an examining session that has been used up if the Academic Success Rate of this subject is less than 30 percent of the average of the rate for the overall degree (Academic Success Rate = passes/number of candidates). A limit in academic progress has been introduced within the curriculum; it is first obligatory to enrol in all the previously failed subjects, so it is necessary to complete the previous subjects in order to be able to progress further in the curriculum. This was a recommendation in the EAEVE previous report (2009). Also, there is a limit in subject enrolment based on the student workload. The maximum is 60 ECTS (for full-time students) or 24-36 ECTS (for partial-time students). However, it is possible to exceed these limits if the student had good academic results in the previous academic year; this corresponds to a maximum of 78 ECTS (for full-time students) or 36 ECTS (for partial-time students). If a student received bad results, the enrolment limits are reduced to 42 ECTS (for full-time students) or 18 ECTS (for partial-time students).

The remediation and support for students who do not perform adequately

the list of these candidate students to every Subject Coordinator. The Coordinator must present a ‘Subjects Tutorial Plan’ to the ‘Committee for the Tutorial Action’; and must contact with these students offering them the opportunity to participate in Tutorial Plan. In order to facilitate the writing of the Subject Tutorial Plan, the Committee has approved a non-mandatory template (link). The student must sign a commitment document for their inclusion in the program (link). Every year, the results of the Tutorial Action Plan are presented to the Tutorial Action Committee for the continuing assessment of the program and subjects results. The Tutorial Action Plan is defined in the Key Procedure for Student Orientation (PCC03). The person responsible for the PCC03 is the Vice-Dean of Academic Planning and the Committee for the Tutorial Action. The attrition rate and its main causes The drop-out rate is calculated using the following formulae: number of new students in year X who are not enrolled in this degree in the courses X + 1 and X + 2 / Nº of new students * 100 In the degree project presented to the ANECA the ULPGC committed to a drop-out rate lower that 15%. Our average drop-out rate, calculated over the last five years, is 5,23%. This information is public and can be found on the ULPGC Official Veterinary Degree Website (link). The main cause is financial, corresponding to the need to work full time to cover family expenses, despite the possibility of studying part-time. During the first weeks in the first year of studies the main cause of drop-out is due to admission in other degrees (no precise data is available). These cases are not included in the drop-out rate formulae because another student is automatically nominated to enrol by the ULPGC admission office.

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The exclusion and appeal procedures The student has the opportunity of applying for an additional extension, the ‘prórroga adicional’; but only once during their degree, as explained above. When in disagreement with decisions made by the Permanence Committee, student may to appeal to the Social Council within a period of one month to count from the day counting from the following the communication of the decision, as established by law 30/1992 from 26 November of the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and Common Administrative Procedure. The advertisement to students and transparency of these criteria/procedures The rules for academic progress and permanence in the ULPGC are explained on the first day of the first year during the general presentation to the students called the ‘Jornada de Acogida’. The procedure is also published on the Social Council Website (link); which is the body responsible for its application. In addition, these rules are published on the Faculty Website and also on the ULPGC one. Every student has their personal records on the MiULPGC Website (i.e. the number of examining sessions they have sat per subject).

7.1.6. Description of the services available for students (i.e. registration, teaching administration, mentoring and tutoring, careers advice, listening and counselling, assistance in case of illness, impairment and disability, clubs and organisations, etc.) The ULPGC has implemented a welcome day called the ‘Jornada de Acogida’ for new incoming students (first-year students and exchange students). During this first day, students are informed about the organization of the ULPGC and the Faculty (teaching activities, schedule, biosecurity rules, etc.) as described bellow: The Dean welcomes the Students, presents the Faculty Governing Body sand describe how the ULPGC and Faculty is organized, at the same time encouraging students to participate in all organized activities. Also, the most relevant ULPGC regulations for students are presented, such as the ULPGC Learning Assessment Regulation, and the Academic Progress and Permanence Regulations. Secondly, the Vice-Dean of Academic Affairs presents the academic organization of the Faculty, the timetable and the ‘Academic’ software used for the planning of the teaching activities, the use of the online learning platform (based on Moodle), and the subject teaching plans (syllabi). In addition, the Chief Librarian informs about the training requirement for the use of the Library, as mentioned in 6.1.6. The Building Administrator informs about the administrative procedures, necessary documentation and the deadlines for the main procedures, such as fee payments, registration documents, grants, and other services. The Vice-Dean of Quality Assurance is responsible for the communicating to the students the General Behaviour and Biosecurity Rules of the Faculty. For this purpose, during the first days of the academic year a small presentation is completed in every academic year for each subject (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th). On the scheduled first day of every subject, the Coordinator and the rest of the Academic Staff presents the subject to the students.

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In particular, the presentation is focused on the subject description and its main objectives, the learning content (topics), the learning activities, the methods and criteria for the assessment of the learning outcomes, the bibliography and the learning resources; this includes e-learning activities, and the specific rules for biosecurity in the labs or other facilities. The specific requirements for attendance in the theoretical, practical, tutorials and/or evaluation activities are also described. For every subject, all the information must be written in the ‘teaching plans’, as described in the Regulation for the Academic Planning. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in its policy of ‘providing training aimed at excellence ensuring an academic program in line with the needs and expectations of our users’ offers either directly, or through the central services of the ULPGC, the following services for the students: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Student Orientation Service Lockers Service Scrubs Loan Service Stethoscope Loan Service eBook Readers and Laptops Loan Service Library Group-Work Study Rooms Service Support for Students with Disabilities Risk Prevention Service Scholarships and Financial Aid Service Acommodation Service Service of the Mediation, Resolution of Conflicts, Intervention and Family Preservation Sports Service

The complete detailed management, requisites and rules for these Student Services are published on the Veterinary Faculty Website (link). The ULPGC has centrally managed several services for all the University Community such as student counselling (link), attention to students with specific needs for educational support (link), the psycho-pedagogical support office (link), and volunteering and solidarity opportunities (link), among others as previously mentioned for disables and infirm students.

As described in Chapter 3.1.8 the Faculty has a QAS procedure (PAC06) related to student complaints for the management of academic incidents that can be submitted anonymously if so wished. The University Community Defender (link) is an ULPGC official body responsible for the mediation, particularly in the non-solved problems including not only academic incidents, but also interpersonal conflicts, harassments, etc.

Table 7.1.1. NUMBER OF NEW VETERINARY STUDENTS ADMITTED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT Type of students

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Granted

Standard

30.3

Full fee (not applied) Total

7.1.7. Prospected number of new students admitted by the Establishment for the next 3 academic years

Table 7.1.2. NUMBER OF VETERINARY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS REGISTERED AT THE ESTABLISHMENT

72 students per year.

Year of programme

7.1.8. Description of how and by who the admission procedures, the admission criteria, the number of admitted students and the services to students are decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised As described previously the admission procedure is an institutional QAS Procedure (PI10) which is common to all the ULPGC Degree programmes. The person responsible for this procedure QAS procedure (PI10) is the Vice-Rector of Students and is managed by the centralized Service of Academic Managing. Legal requirements are defined by law and established by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (formerly the Ministry of Education) and by the Canary Island Government. Therefore, these requirements are not approved directly by the Veterinary Faculty Administration, and neither by the ULPGC. The number of admitted applicants is based on the official document (VERIFICA/MODIFICA) approved by the ANECA for the Degree in Veterinary Medicine; it is evaluated and approved by the Faculty Board, and other University Bodies.

Mean

2017-2018 (Male / Female)

2016-2017 (Male / Female)

2015-2016 (Male / Female)

Mean (Male / Female)

First year

66 (19/47)

72 (21/51)

70 (25/45)

69.3

Second year

78 (23/55)

80 (30/50)

84 (19/65)

80.6

Third year

83 (33/50)

73 (15/58)

75 (23/52)

77.0

Fourth year

68 (13/55)

65 (21/44)

79 (23/56)

70.6

Fifth year*

428 (130/298) (30%/70%)

435 (123/312) (28%/72%)

418 (114/304) (27%/73%)

427 (122.3/304.6) (28.6%/71.4%)

* If a student is registered in any of the subject of 5th year, se/she is an student of the 5th year.

Table 7.1.3. NUMBER OF VETERINARY STUDENTS GRADUATING ANNUALLY Type of students

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

Standard students

62.6

Full fee students

Total

62.6

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Table 7.1.4. AVERAGE DURATION OF VETERINARY STUDIES Duration (Year of start)

Nº students graduated in 2017-2018

5 years (2013-2014)

26 (36.6%)

6 years (2012-2013)

22 (30.9%)

7 years (2011-2012)

48 (67.6%)* 10 (14.1%)

8 years or more (2010-2011 and before)

13** (18.3%)

Total

71 (100%)

* the compromised result with ANECA is more than 50% in 6 years. ** This result includes students from the previous study plan with no progression and permanence rules were included.

PROGRAMMES Interns Residents

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

6014 – Applied Research in Health Sciences

52.6

6020 – Animal Health and Food Safety

21.3

6023 - Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems

PHD STUDENTS

6025 – Research in Biomedicine Master Students 5010 - Master Degree in Veterinary Clinic and Therapeutic Research 5013 - Master Degree in Marine Farming 5020 - Master Degree in Animal Health and Food Safety

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63.6

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

11.6

11.5

17.6

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Table 7.1.5. NUMBER OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS REGISTERED AT THE ESTABLISHMENT

7.2. COMMENTS Student admission procedure are centralized by the ULPGC and regulated by law. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine cannot change this regulation in order to include a specific test for a better selection. However, the number of applicants has been high over the last 7 years: there is a mean of 641 students (1st and 2nd option in order of choice) or 1,138 students if all the options in the order of preferences (maximum -12 degrees-) is included. Therefore, only the best students are admitted to our Faculty, with an average of 11,2% of the applicants (1st and 2nd option) or 6,3% (all options). Due to this, the program for the promotion of the Degree and the recruitment of students is limited. These data are analysed in the Annual Faculty Report drawn up in accordance with QAS PAC08 related to the Analysis of the Results and Accountability. The number of students might be considered adequate for the available animal and material resources. The regulation for academic progress and permanence, approved by the Social Council, includes the consumption of available examining sessions for one subject, even when the student does not sit the examination (‘no-shows’). The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine considers that this regulation is very restrictive and the number of examining sessions is increased artificially. A survey has evidenced that 88 students have more than 5 consumed examining sessions and must be included in the Tutorial Action Plan. Nevertheless, 52 of those students have fewer than 2 failed sessions. During the academic year 2018-2019, the Master’s Degree in Veterinary Clinic and Therapeutic Research was not offered. This decision was mainly motivated by the reduction in the number of students. The limited student demand is presumably motivated by the competition from overseas Master’s Degrees and also, the VTH Internship program, which is very intensive and time consuming. Therefore, as part of the QAS and the policy of the Canary Islands Government (establishing a minimum of 15 students over

2 consecutive years), the Faculty decided to stop running this Master’s Degree and redesign a new Master’s Degree related to clinical activity. In relation to the PhD programs offered by the ULPGC and centralized in the Doctorate School, mostly shared with the Faculty of Human Medicine and several Research Institutes, the Veterinary Faculty considers that there is an appropriate offer and the offer of new PhD programs is not foreseen in the next future.

7.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT During the academic year 2018-2019, the Committee for the Master’s Degree in Veterinary Clinic and Therapeutic Research will study a redefinition of the Master’s in order to redesign and renew the postgraduate program. A thorough study will be completed, un particular a survey to be administered to all stakeholders: students, graduates and professionals will be included. The Social Council should eliminate consumed examining sessions in cases of students not attending to final exams, as happens in other state-run Spanish Universities (i.e. the University of La Laguna, also located in the Canary Islands). This proposal has been put forward several times. A rational approach towards veterinary education in relation to the requirements of the veterinary profession and society in general is also needed. A control system for student admission in all Spanish Faculties of Veterinary Medicine based on a critical analysis would be desirable. However, the ruling body is spread over the different Educational Authorities in the Autonomous Communities in Spain.

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8.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION  8.1.1. Description of the global student’s assessment strategy of the Establishment The first Regulation for the Learning Assessment of Students was approved in 2003 and later modified (link). The current regulation for the number of examining sessions available for students is included in the Regulation for Students’ Academic Progress and Permanence approved by the Social Council (link). This Regulation is mandatory for every Faculty or School at our University. It is particularly remarkable the following aspects: •

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There is a limit of 6 examining sessions for every subject (2 per academic year). The 7th is the last opportunity to pass any subject. The ULPGC Government Council approves the Academic Calendar every year, which includes the final examination period in each semester (January and June). An 1 resist session is offered in July in accordance with the Regulation for the Academic Planning (link). Also, another special examining session is offered in November. It is assumed that students enrolled in the subjects for a second time can decide when to sit the exams by choosing two of these sessions (2 per academic year).

The ULPGC, in its commitment to the spirit of the European Higher Education Area (the so-called Bologna Process), has encouraged Academic Staff to use of continuous or summative assessment methods, as preferred (Article 16.1 for the Regulation for the Learning Assessment of Students - Link). As such, the final examinations are not used with those students who receive positive continuous assessment results during the semester. Student can lose the right for continuous assessment if their class attendance is not regular. The Faculty Board has defined ‘regular attendance’ as follows: a minimum of 50% for theoretical activities and a minimum of 90% for practical activities. To calculate this, the ‘Academic’ software permits very fast registration of attendance using a code generated by the software for every teaching session. Students are self-registered using a specifically designed application (available for Android or IOS) or using a browser on any electronic device. Therefore, the subject coordinator can easily monitor the student attendance. This procedure is in accordance with the ULPGC Regulation for the control of the student attendance (link). The educational programme approved by the Faculty Board, the ULPGC, and later by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and University (formerly the Ministry of Education) includes a minimum (3%) and a maximum (10%) of the hours for assessment and tutorials in core subjects. For the Module called ‘Supervised Practical Training and Final Degree Project’ (30 ECTS), the percentage of hours dedicated to assessment should vary to 10-15% for Practical Training and 90-100% for the Final Degree Project. In the description of the activities for the student assessment, the Faculty has approved weighing of the assessment for the different teaching/learning activities applicable for all the core subjects as follows:

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For the assessment of ‘knowledge’ (theoretical training) oral or written examinations may be used. These activities represent 40-60% of the final grade for each subject. For the assessment of ‘learning skills’ (practical training), a document for evidencing the learning outcomes of every student must be used. These activities should represent 3050% of the final grade for the subject. The assessment of ‘attitudes and values’, including the attendance and participation levels of students in their learning activities, should represent 5-10% of the final grade of the subject.

For the module called ‘Supervised Practical Training’, the percentages described above change as follows: 0-10% for the assessment of knowledge, 80-90% for the assessment of learning skills and 5-10% for the assessment of attitudes and values, including the attendance in the theoretical and practical session. 8.1.2. Description of the specific methodologies for assessing Competences are divided into nuclear, transversal and specific competences (See ANNEX X). The nuclear competences are those defined by the ULPGC for all the Degrees. The transversal competences are defined in terms of general professional knowledge, such as working in groups, communication skills, ethical commitment, etc. The specific competences to be defined are those directly related with the content/scientific area of subjects in the Veterinary Medicine Curriculum and described in the Spanish law (Order ECI/333/2018). In order to guarantee that the acquisition of the competences is completed, the competences have been split up and assigned to several subjects (See ANNEX IV). Theoretical knowledge The most frequent method for the assessment of theoretical knowledge is the written examinations. Written examinations

can vary form a long description of a topic to short questions that require very short, specific answers. In other subjects, the preferred examination is the test type. The best method used depends on the nature of the subject and is freely proposed by academic staff in the teaching guide. In addition, Departments propose the assessment system for each subject and teaching guides need to be approved by the Committee of Academic Affairs (May, 20th as limit) as well as later by the Faculty Board (June, 10th as limit). Seminars are also used for the assessment of theoretical knowledge. In this kind of activity, interaction and participation of the students is encouraged. These supervised academic activities promote the learning process by using and applying knowledge in a more practical or realistic way. The writing of documents and PowerPoint/Keynote presentations are other kinds of activities used for the assessment of theoretical knowledge. A detailed description of student assessment procedure, including the method, assessment criteria and grading system to be used, is included in every Subject Guide. Diversity in assessment methods promotes the acquisition of different transversal competences, such us writing and oral communication skills.

Computer models are also used in several subjects such as Epidemiology, or Animal Nutrition. Oral examinations are very useful for the identification of anatomical structures or tissues under the optic microscopy; and are used in several subjects such as Anatomy, Cytology and Histology, or Pathology. Oral presentation on different topics are also prepared by the students in seminars and are used in other subjects, such as Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Food Hygiene, among others. Another very common method for the assessment of learning is the Laboratory Report. Students present the results of the different activities carried out in the lab. (i.e. Biochemistry, Microbiology, Agronomy, Food Technology, or Food Hygiene, among others). Activities completed in groups or individually (lab skills) is another kind of evaluation tool used in Cytology and Histology, Physiopathology, Aquaculture, among others. On-line questionnaires are used for the evaluation of practical skills, i.e. Cytology and Histology, Parasitology.

A minimum of 50% attendance in theoretical training sessions is mandatory for all students in all the subjects. In the case this minimal attendance is not evidenced, students lose the right to continuous assessment and only a final examination (theoretical and practical) is provided for them.

Written examinations are also used for the assessment of the practical learning activities, i.e. Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Animal Welfare, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Animal Production, Veterinary Legislation, Veterinary Certification and Report Writing, among others.

Pre-clinical practical skills

A minimum of 90% attendance in practical training sessions is mandatory for all students in all the subjects. In the case this minimal attendance not being fulfilled, the student loses the right to continuous assessment and only a final examination (theoretical and practical) is permitted.

Depending on the nature of the subject, different assessment methods could be used. Problem solving tasks are completed in the class sessions, i.e. in Chemistry, Agronomy, Biochemistry, Genetics, Animal Breeding, or Animal Production. After these activities which are scheduled to take place in class, a written examination is also completed as evidence of successful learning (i.e. Physiology).

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Additionally, the writing of clinical records is part of the final assessment in clinical training; included in the 5th year (Clinical Practices, or Small and Large Animals Rotatory Clinics), which include clinical cases presentations. In such activities, the Transversal competences such as communication skills are trained and assessed. This assessment method is also used in Radiology and other subjects. Written examinations for the assessment of clinical skills are used as well. For example, Clinical Pathology is assessed using a written examination in which clinical lab results are analysed and discussed. Toxicology is assessed using written examinations focusing on the practical activities carried out by students in the labs or on the e-learning platform. Written examinations are also used for the assessment of practical training skills in several subjects such as Internal Medicine (i.e. fluid-therapy calculations, prescription writing, etc.) which is completed by other methods, such as the portfolio. For Preventive Veterinary Medicine, specific software for Herd Health Management and final reports related to farm visits are used for evaluating student’s learning outcomes. We would like to highlight the use of the portfolio (link) as a method for the assessment of learning skills which is completed in the final year. Assessments criteria for every learning outcome are used for the final assessment of competences included in the Module ‘Tutored Practicum and Final Degree Project’ as described in the Spanish law (Order ECI/333/2018). This document develops student responsibility for the assessment and learning processes. The e-learning platform is also used in several subjects for completing the learning outcomes. Different methods are used for the 86

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communication between students and academic staff, such as the delivery of reports, chats, on-line questionnaires, and others. For more details, please consult the teaching guide for every subject (link, only available in Spanish). 8.1.3. Description of the assessment methodology to ensure that every graduate has achieved the minimum level of competence, as prescribed in the ESEVT Day One Competences The specific competences described in the Spanish legislation (Order ECI/333/2018) are included in the educational program and fully distributed in all the different subjects. The Day-One Competences, as described in the SOP for the ESEVT, are also included in the educational program. More specifically, the description of the learning outcomes for the subject ‘Final Degree Project’ are expressed in the following way: ‘Day-one competences defined by the EAEVE. Consult the website www.eaeve.org for more details’. For this purpose, a portfolio which describes and defines the learning outcomes for each of the day-one skills to be acquired has been edited (link). Every year, a revision of the portfolio is also undertaken. During the writing-up of the present SER, the Faculty has also been designing an e-portfolio; therefore, paper formats will not be used in the next future. 8.1.4. Description of the processes for: Ensuring the advertising and transparency of the assessment criteria/procedures As previously mentioned, the Teaching Guide for every subject (link, only available in Spanish) describes the assessment methods used, as well as the assessment criteria and the grading systems used.

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of students in the practical clinical skills, for example, techniques used for doing a necropsy, physical examination or the collection of samples for diagnosis, radiographic and ultrasonographic studies, and surgery workshops. Assessment is usually completed at the end of scheduled practical activities; however, some subjects carry out assessment during practical training.

The timetable for mid-term and final examinations is included in the software called ‘Academic’. The timetable is also published on the Faculty Website. The ULPGC has approved a specific Regulation for the Learning Assessment of Students for all the university degree programs (link), which includes the procedure for the full number of examining sessions, assessment by means of tribunals, assessment methods, examination duration or length, absence motivated by illness, the grading system, the timeframe for the publication of results, appeal procedures, assessment records, etc. Also, the QAS includes a Key Procedure for the Teaching/Learning Activities and the Students Assessment (PCC05). According to the Regulations of Academic Planning (link), approved by the ULPGC Governing Body, any proposed examinations have to take place within a period of time which is established in the academic calendar for this purpose. It must contain the day and time of the examination for every subject. Two members of the Academic Staff, named by the department, are designated for assessment activities. It has also been established that the dates of the examinations can only by modified in the justified reasons and only up to one month before the initially established date. In any case, the modifications can only cause a delay (and never an advance) in the start dates and must be communicated to the students and published using ‘Academic’. The examination calendar for every academic year is approved by the Committee of Academic Affairs before the 15th March in the year prior to beginning of the academic year in question. In the academic calendar, which is annually approved by the ULPGC, periods are reserved in which no other type of activity can be programmed apart from examinations, except in the Special examining session in November. The Teaching Guide is revised and approved by the Departments and passed to the Committee of Academic Affairs and Faculty Board every year. After its approval, it is published on the ULPGC Website and is communicated to students during the presentation

of the different subjects (on the first day of class in every semester). Awarding grades, including explicit requirements for barrier assessments The Regulation for the Learning Assessment of Students includes the grading system. The word and numerical classifications as outlined in the academic records are as follows: • • • • • •

P (Absent) S (Failed) less than 5 marks. A (Passed) 5 or more marks, less than 7. N (Good) 7 or more marks, less than 9. E (Outstanding) 9 or more marks. M.H. (Highest Honours), which can only be obtained by 5% of the students enrolled in a subject, who had previously been classified with an Outstanding (E), and who stand out from the rest due their exceptional proficiency.

The number of M.H. (Highest Honours) grades awarded may not exceed five percent of those enrolled in a subject in the corresponding academic year, unless the number of students enrolled is less than 20, in which case a single ‘M.H.’ may be awarded. The final grading for every subject is completed by the academic staff team with assessment evidences recorded during the teaching/learning activities. Then, the subject coordinator includes this final grade on an official record sheet which certifies that each student has been assessed as defined in the Teaching Guide of each subject. Providing to students a feedback post-assessment and a guidance for requested improvement The examination review session is an essential part of the learning process and the starting point for post-assessment feedback. The deadline for the publication of examinations results is 10 days (in subject with fewer than 75 enrolled students) or 15 days (in those subjects with more than 75). Students must be offered at least two appointments for individual revision of the examination. | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

During this interview a complete revision of the learning outcomes is revised with the student. Finally, 5 days before the official recording of the assessment in the academic records, the results must by communicated to all the students.

vities. For this purpose, all subjects must include the different assessment methods, assessment criteria and a grading system in the teaching guide. As previously mentioned, the teaching guides are revised and approved annually by the Department Board, the Committee of Academic Affairs and, finally, by the Faculty Board. Academic Planning takes place in accordance with ULPGC regulations and the QAS Key Procedure for the Academic Planning (PCC02). Teaching/Learning Activities and Students Assessment Procedure are conducted in accordance with ULPGC regulations and the QAS Key Procedure for the Teaching/Learning Activities and the Students Assessment (PCC05).

The Academic Staff must keep examinations or tests in their custody for one academic year, as outlined in Procedure PCC05 related to the teaching and student assessment included in the QAS. The exam model must be kept for 6 years. Appealing In the event that the student does not agree with the final grade obtained in a subject, a claim may be presented to the Dean. The academic staff responsible for the examination are required to write a report in order to justify the awarded grade and the student assessment procedure. In addition, a tribunal composed of three members of the Department (from the same scientific area) can reassess the evaluation documents completed by the student. The tribunal can either maintain or raise the grade, or even propose a new examination procedure, however this should be based on the teaching guide officially approved for the subject. This is regulated by the Regulation for the Learning Assessment of Students.

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With regard to students assessment strategies, a Tutorial Action Plan (link) has been designed by the Tutorial Action Committee and approved by the Faculty Board. The main related programs are: the Subjects Tracking Program and the Tutorial Program:

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Furthermore, in the event that the student does not agree with the result of the Dean or the tribunal appealing decision, the student can appeal to the Rector of the ULPGC. This second appeal process has never happened in our Faculty. This activity is regulated by the QAS procedure PAC06, related to Academic Incidences. However, any kind of incidence related to academic activities and those regulated by the ULPGC can be reported to the Dean’s Office for their assessment and possible solution. 8.1.5. Description of how and by who the student’s assessment strategy is decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised

For students’ assessment in the 5th year practical subjects, a portfolio has been designed by the Final Degree Project Committee. The proposal of the assessment criteria and objectives for every competence are also defined by the specific members of the academic staff in relation to competences assessment.

The Subjects Tracking Program includes those subjects with a Success Ratio (passed/taken) below 70% and those with an Efficiency Ratio (passed/enrolled) below 60%. These subjects must present a plan of action designed to improve the ratio which is aimed at encouraging students to take the examinations and/or to improve the ratio by focusing on improving student learning outcomes. The Coordinator and the member of staff responsible for practical training in subjects with low ratios results are summoned for interview with the Tutorial Action Committee. In addition, a number of students from the previous academic year, with low and good grades are cited. The main problems are then presented, and the subject Academic Team are invited to solve the problems. Similarly, the Tutorial Program consists of the monitoring of students who have used up more than 3 expired examination sessions in a subject. The Dean’s Office, during the first weeks of every semester, sends the list of candidate students to every Subject Coordinator. The Coordinator must present a ‘Subject Tutorial

Plan’ to the ‘Committee for the Tutorial Action’; and must contact these students in order to offer them the Tutorial Plan. In order to facilitate the writing of the Subject Tutorial Plan, the Committee has approved a non-mandatory template (link). The Student must also sign a commitment document for his/her inclusion in the Program (link). Every year the results of the Tutorial Action Plan are presented to the Tutorial Action Committee for the continuing assessment of the program and subjects results. The Tutorial Action Plan is defined in the Key Procedure for Student Orientation (PCC03). The member of staff responsible for the PCC03 is the Vice-Dean of Academic Affairs.

8.2. COMMENTS

8.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

The global effect of the Tutorial Action Plan on subject results has been considered to be positive. The number of subjects included in the Subject Tracking Program have been diminished over the last few years. Likewise, the results of the Tutorial Program have also been positive; however, the number of students included in this program has increased over recent years, motivated by the implementation of the Regulation of the Academic Progress and Permanence (See Chapter 7.2).

The e-portfolio project, designed initially for the 5th year subjects, includes the on-line assessment of competences and could be used in any of the curriculums’ core subject. In this way, the Faculty could improve their provision of transversal and specific competences assessment.

An e-portfolio is currently being implemented to replace the previous paper format, since the Faculty is committed to reducing the use of paper for greater environmental sustainability and also to promote the use of IT for establishing an easier and more feasible procedure.

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9.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION  9.1.1. Description of the global strategy in order to ensure that all requested competences for the veterinary programme are covered and that staff are properly qualified and prepared for their roles Both transversal and specific competences (ANNEX X) are linked to the subjects that make up the curriculum, as previously described in Chapter 3. In addition, every subject is linked to a specific scientific field; called ‘Area of Knowledge’ in Spanish Legislation context. This compartmentalization of the scientific field ensures a more precise focus on a specific scientific field during the selection and recruitment procedure, staff training, and continuing education program, since the Academic Staff should be involved in the same ‘Area of Knowledge’ of the Subject. The objective of this is to guarantee that the most qualified academic staff is teaching the subjects.

chapter 9

ACADEMIC AND S U P P O R T S TA F F

The current Academic Staff is detailed in Annex II. When vacancies arise, within the Academic Staff, one of the Spanish legal requirements for the candidates is having an external accreditation (from the ANECA or other regional agencies). The qualifying documentation which should be endorsed and signed by a solicitor must be related to the ‘Area of Knowledge’ stated in the vacant post offered. This accreditation procedure includes the assessment of merits both teaching and research experience. By means of implementing this policy, Spanish universities are committed to recruiting top-quality staff to maintain the highest possible teaching and research standards in the Higher Education Institutions. Furthermore, in order to be promoted to a new position, the Academic Staff a must also participate in an externally accredited assessment program (the PEP or ACADEMIA programmes offered by the ANECA, see 9.1.2) and, afterwards, pass an open, competitive examination which is held in every University. In order to promote more research-based education, the research activity of the academic staff is also externally evaluated by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. The external National Commission for the Assessment of Research Activity (CNEAI - ANECA) evaluates the Academic Staff in 6-year periods. The total number of positive 6-year period evaluations (called ‘sexenios’) at the ULPGC corresponds to 1,136 (data from 2016. Link to the Research reports). Moreover, and in relation to professional qualifications, which was also mentioned in the previous EAEVE report, the ULPGC, in their commitment to this recommendation, can report that the following European Specialities (EBVS) have been awarded the corresponding Diploma (8): Wildlife Population Health (2), Pathology (1), Small Ruminant Health Management (1); Parasitology (2), Herpetology (1), and Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (1). Also, the ULPGC has 9 Spanish national accreditation specialists (AVEPA) in the following areas: Cardiology (1), Dermatology (1), Internal Medicine (2), Neurology (1), Ophthalmology (2), Oncology (1), and Traumatology & Orthopaedics (1).

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stated previously, the candidates must have obtained a positive national external accreditation as a requisite. In these accreditation programs, the teaching, research and management activities are evaluated: this program is called ‘ACADEMIA‘ and is offered by the ANECA.

9.1.2. Description of the formal programme for the selection, recruitment and training to teach and assess students (including continuing education) of the academic staff The procedure for the selection, and recruitment of the Academic Staff is organized by a centralized service at the ULPGC and it is described in the QAS procedure PI03 relating to Academic Staff. Every academic year, Departments present requests for new positions for increasing and/or replacing their staff to the Vice-Rectorate of Academic Planning and Academic Staff. The Vice-Rectorate evaluates these requests and the necessary funding availability. The Faculty participates in the formulation of needs for new positions for the Academic Staff and also participates in the evaluation committee of the candidates (see 9.1.8. for more details).

In relation to Academic Staff training for teaching and assessing students; the ULPGC has a Continuing Education Plan for the Academic Staff defined in the QAS PI05. The last plan was approved by the ULPGC Government Council on the 29th September 2017 for the period 2017-2021. (link) New academic staff must apply for five of the training courses, which clearly are identifies with the label ‘new:

For the selection of Academic Staff, a public announcement is communicated on the ULPGC Academic Staff Website (link). Two kinds of announcements are communicated: working contract (1) and access to the public service (2).

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The working contract (non-civil servants) could be for ‘part-time Lecturers’ with variable hours (3, 4, 5 or 6 hours per week) or on full-time basis. Full-time working contracts can be made for the positions of ‘PhD Assistant Professor’ or ‘PhD Contracted Professor’, both with a minimum requirement of a PhD degree. The procedure is published on the Website of the ULPGC, specifically in the Personnel Service (link). Also, the relevant information and legislation are published on the same Website (link). As previously explained, full-time candidates must have obtained a positive external accreditation as a requisite. In the accreditation programs, the teaching, research and management activities are evaluated: the program called ‘PEP‘ offered by the ANECA or through the Regional Agency (ACCUEE). For the access to public service (as civil servants), the organisation of an open competitive examination is communicated to society and the best candidate is selected by an official academic evaluation board. The relevant information and legislation are published on the same Website (link). As

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Educational and methodological processes for new incorporated teachers. Tutorial Action. Moodle. Design of the assessment system for subjects. Knowing your way round the university context.

During the current academic year (2018-2019) the training program is published on the ULPGC website (link). Biosecurity training has been recently incorporated to this official training (link). 9.1.3. Description of the formal programme for the selection, recruitment and training to perform their specific duties (including continuing education) of the support staff There is a public system for the communication, selection and recruitment of new positions or vacancies among the Support Staff. The selection and recruitment of support staff directly depends on the ULPGC Rectorate, which decides their number depending on the estimations contained the ULPGC Staff Report. For those support personnel who are civil servants, the University holds open access competitive examinations. These examinations are organised for the different categories/levels of responsibility (more information on the Website). The University can also hire both permanent and temporary staff.

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With regard to Support Staff training, in a similar way as described for the Academic Staff above, the ULPGC has a Continuing Education Plan for Support Staff as defined in QAS procedure PI06. The training plan is published on the ULPGC website (link). This continuing education plan is designed ranging from general activities to specific activities and is designed for different professional categories and levels of responsibility. The program for the second semester 2018 has also been published (link). 9.1.4. Description of the formal programme for the appraisal, development, promotion criteria and procedures, supporting and mentoring of both academic and support staff Every 5 years, the teaching merits of the permanent academic staff is assessed by the ULPGC (this is called a ‘quinquennium’). Additionally, every 6 years the Academic Staff’s research activity is assessed by the CNEAI (ANECA), as mentioned in 9.1.1. If the result is positive, this is reflected in the teacher’s salary. For the non-permanent and part-time academic staff, an annual report from every Department is required for the renewal of contracts. Contracted non-permanent academic staff members have the possibility acceding a permanent position through an examination process (public, open access, and with the participation of an examining board), once they have obtained the ‘ACADEMIA‘ accreditation by the ANECA or the QA regional agencies which are required for those permanent positions. Equally, permanent staff can be promoted to a high level in teaching rank through the same type of examination, once they have been accredited by ANECA. The evaluation of Academic Staff is undertaken by means of a national procedure called DOCENTIA (link) which was designed by the ANECA and further developed by the ULPGC Vice-Rectorate of Quality Assurance (link). The DOCENTIA-ULPGC assessment is an institutional QAS procedure PI07, which is mandatory for the promotion of the Academic Staff. In the case of getting a negative result (grade D), or a positive result with several aspects that need to be improved (grade C), a specific improvement plan is desig-

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ned by selecting several actions from the general improvement plan (link). 9.1.5. Description of the formal rules governing outside work, including consultation and private practice, by staff working at the Establishment Full-time academic staff cannot generally undertake outside work, except in official public institutions, and always with the authorization of the University. Part-time academic staff are allowed to do outside work, and, in the case of Part-time Lecturer’s outside work is mandatory to get this position. 9.1.6. Description of the formal programme of the Establishment for the assessment of teachers by students and its outcome Surveys administered to students are essential elements for the assessment of the academic staff at a central level, both as part of the DOCENTIA-ULPGC programme, and also of the programme for the assessment of satisfaction with the teaching activity, run by the Vice-Rectorate for QA (PI16). Not only do students participate in this program, but Faculties and Departments have to complete an individual report for every member academic staff. One third of the total academic staff is randomly selected to be assessed annually after drawing lots; therefore, all member of the academic staff must be assessed, at least, every 3 academic years. The individual results are only accessible for each individual member for the staff. However, the global results of the DOCENTIA-ULPGC program are published on the Institutional Quality Assurance Website (link). More specifically, the ULPGC has published general results (link) on their website along with reports related to the results of the procedure (link). The results of students satisfaction with programmes, Departments and Faculties are also disseminated on the transparency website (link) and the programme website (link)

.Additionally, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine organises a programme for monitoring teaching activity. Here we would like to highlight the monitoring activity focused on those subjects with low efficiency and performance rates (link). The monitoring program includes meetings with teachers and students to evaluate different aspects of the theoretical and practical teaching activities. This program is included in the Tutorial Action Plan, as shown in Chapter 8 (8.1.5).

9.1.7. Prospected number of FTE academic and support staff of the veterinary programme for the next 3 academic years Although both academic staff/undergraduate students’ indicators and support staff/ graduating students’ indicators are considered as adequate; these ratios should be improved to some extent, mainly in relation to the practical teaching activities carried out in small groups. These activities require a greater number of academic staff members in comparison with other teaching activities. On the other hand, there is a high level of non-permanent support staff (79%); the details are described in Table 9.1.3. Motivated by the economic restriction and derived by the sustainability of the public funding included in the Spanish and University budgets, the hiring of support staff has been paralysed during the last years. The Rectorate and the general manager of ULPGC have designed a new plan for increasing the number of permanent support staff in the next years. The total number of support staff will probably increase as a result of the approval of several public offers of support positions with replacement rate of 100% to offset the effects of economic restrictions in the past years, when the Spanish Government established to limit the replacement rate to 10%. It is expected to make a public offer of new positions with a replacement rate of 100% every year. For example, the Governing Council approved a public employment offer consisting of 15 new posts of work and 27 internal promotion positions in November 2018

9.1.8. Description of how and by who the strategy for allocating, recruiting, promoting, supporting and assessing academic and support staff is decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised

Table 9.1.1. ACADEMIC STAFF IN THE VETERINARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME Type of contract

Similarly, the VTH can propose the hiring of clinical, technical and administration staff from its own budget. Directors of officially approved research projects can also hire research staff from their own budgets.

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

14,6 49,6

PERMANENT STAFF Full professors 1

Every year the Vice-Dean of Academic Affairs, in accordance to the QAS procedure PCC02 related to the Academic Planning, informs the Vice-Rectorate of Academic Staff with regards to the requirements for the number of teaching groups in the different subjects and, if necessary, any changes in the distribution of hours in different academic activities. Consequently, with this information, the number of curriculum hours is recalculated. Based on the Regulation for the Academic Planning (link) staff calculations are completed and subsequent needs are determined by corresponding Departments. The Departments present these requirements to the Vice-Rectorate of Academic Staff. If a new position is approved, mainly motivated by sufficient financial support, the requested position request must be positively approved by the Faculty Board which includes representatives of the Faculty stakeholders. The Rectorate of the ULPGC draws up an annual plan of actions for the recruitment, stabilization and promotion of academic staff. The ULPGC establishes its personnel needs based on the number of students, subject credits and the type of teaching and support activities corresponding to each Department, and this serves as a general guidance for the action plan, which is then approved by the ULPGC Government Council.

2017-2018

PhD Contracted Professors 3

5,6

TOTAL permanent

69.8

Associate Professors

TEMPORARY STAFF PhD Assistant Professors 4 (Full time)

Part-time Lecturer 5

18.75 FTE (5 ATP3) (3 ATP4) (3 ATP5) (18 ATP6)

16.75 FTE (4 ATP3) (3 ATP4) (1 ATP5) (17 ATP6)

15.63 FTE (3 ATP3) (1 ATP4) (2 ATP5) (17 ATP6)

17.04

VTH Interns (FTE)

Practitioners (Contracted by VTH) 6

Others 7 (Venia docendi) (FTE) Total (FTE)

0.81

1.31

1.81

1.31

111.56

110.06

112.44

111.15

Full Professors (Catedráticos de Universidad): full-time, civil servants, tenured positions Associate professors (Titular de Universidad) full time, civil servants, tenured positions 3 PhD Contracted Professors (Contratado Doctor) full time, non-civil servants, indefined contractual positions 4 PhD Assistant Professors (Ayudante Doctor): full-time, temporary, contractual positions 5 Part-time Lecturer (Asociado a Tiempo Parcial): part-time, temporary, contractual position. Variable number of hours: 6/5/4/3 hours per week 6 VTH Practitioner: Small Animals (3), Ruminants (3), Equine (2), Porcine (1), Poultry (1), Necropsy (1). 7 PhD Students and Postdoctoral Research Staff (60 hours) and External Practitioners (15 hours) with a ‘Venia docendi’ Practitioners involved with EPT are not included in this table. 1 2

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Table 9.1.2. PERCENTAGE (%) OF VETERINARIANS IN ACADEMIC STAFF Type of contract

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

Permanent (FTE)

71% (49/69)

68% (49/72)

70%

Temporary (FTE)

91% (38,6/42,5)

88% (36,1/41,1)

89% (34,3/38,4)

89.3%

78.6% (87.7/111.5)

77.2% (85.1/110.1)

75.4% (83.3/110.4)

77.1%

Total* (FTE)

* ‘Venia docendi’ not included.

Table 9.1.3. SUPPORT STAFF OF THE VETERINARY PROGRAMME Type of contract

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

PERMANENT (FTE) Veterinary Building

Department administrative

Veterinary Library

Department Technicians

Department’s Officials

Library Technical Specialist

TEMPORARY (FTE)

Total (FTE)

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Veterinary Building Concierge Veterinary Farm

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Table 9.1.3. CENTRAL SERVICES Type of contract

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

PERMANENT (FTE) Rectorate Work Safety Service

Academic Service

Informatic and Communications

Research Service

Works and Maintenance Service

Organization and Internal Service

Patrimony and Hiring Service

Human Resources Service

Financial Service

Legal Service

Postgraduate and PhD Service

Sports Service

TEMPORARY (FTE) Work Safety Service

Academic Service

Informatic and Communications

Research Service

Works and Maintenance Service

Organization and Internal Service

Patrimony and Hiring Service

Human Resources Service

Financial Service

Sports Service

Research Institutes

Total (FTE)

326

Estimation FTE (5,7% weighing)

18.6

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Table 9.1.3. TOTAL CALCULATION OF SUPPORT STAFF OF THE VETERINARY PROGRAMME

Central Services (Estimation FTE) Veterinary Building and Departments Total Support Staff (FTE)

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

18.6

84.6

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Mean

Table 9.1.4. RESEARCH STAFF OF THE ESTABLISHMENT Type of contract Permanent (FTE)

69.8

Temporary 2 (FTE)

Total* (FTE)

The permanent academic staff of the FVM also conducts research activities Contracted academic staff is not included in this table, although they also conduct research activities. Only the research personnel is included (non-Academic Staff).

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9.2. COMMENTS Our academic staff/undergraduate students indicator (I1=0.26) and support staff/ graduating students indicator (I3=1.35) are considered as adequate. We should highlight that for this calculation an estimation of the support staff assigned to centralized university services, but delegated to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, have been included. Notwithstanding, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine would not be able to function properly without these esteemed personnel members, the I3 would became only 1.05 if they were not accounted for. Morover, with reference to the suggestion of the increasing of the number of support staff for the teaching of basic subjects, the Support Staff in the University Department in charge of teaching the basic subjects have not changed since 2009. The ULPGC has several centralized services and 7/8 Departments are not located on the Veterinary Campus; therefore, the number of Support Staff for those departments could be misleading because only the members of staff who work on the Veterinary Medicine Campus were counted in the previous report. In ANNEX III, the reader can find for more details about the number of Support Staff members in relation to the Degree in Veterinary Medicine as this list includes the total number of support staff members depending on the different Departments, Hospital, Farm, Library, Administration, etc.). In addition, the Departments teaching basic subjects are abet to send their support staff to the Veterinary Campus if the subjects need extra support for their teaching activities. This is a responsibility of the Departments and it is not a duty of the Faculty. The Faculty is not able to decide to increase the number of Support Staff in Departments. Although our responsibility in this policy is limited, the QAS does permit the Faculty to detect these kinds of deficiencies: this corresponds to problems detected with the Procedure for Academic Complaints (PAC06) or arises as a result of information from the Annual Internal Report of the Faculty or by External Accreditation (i.e. the ACREDITA Program of the ANECA for the revision and accreditation of degree study programmes, which is mandatory every 6 years for our Degree).

In addition, a QAS Institutional Procedure (PI04) has been implemented for the better management of the recruitment and selection of Support Staff for all the ULPGC. Due to economic restrictions and originating from the need for sustainability in public funding included in both Spanish and the University budgets, hiring of support staff has been stalled over the last few years, as shown in 9.1.3. Only minimal variation has occurred, and motivated by retirements; however these vacancies have been published. A plan of action to be implemented during 2019, has been recently presented to the ULPGC community by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. The proposal is a change in the calculation of the academic workload activity completed every year by the Academic Staff, so therefore there is some uncertainty about the prospective new hiring opportunities in the near future. Furthermore, the high number of retirements that will take place among the Academic Staff of the Canary Islands Universities during the next 10 years is being taken into account by the University Rectorates and the by Government of the Canary Islands. With reference to the suggestion of the inclusion of more veterinarians in the basic subjects mentioned in the previous last report the Academic Staff members participating in the basic subjects has not changed since 2009. As a consequence, new positions have not been created and the opportunity to introduce more veterinarians in those subjects has not been possible. The Faculty agrees with the suggestion, but the Spanish legislation corresponding to Human Resources Policy does not permit exclusive restriction to or priority selection of veterinarians in the cases of a new position offer in the basic subjects. In addition, the new QA system has introduced an Institutional Procedure (PI03) in relation to the recruitment and selection of Academic Staff. Furthermore, many of the non-veterinarian academic staff members are integrated in research groups with veterinarian academic staff. The majority of the research activity in those research groups is published in Journals indexed in the Veterinary Science Category (JCR) and these staff members provide an interdisciplinary view of the research activity, as well as transversal and comparative knowledge in basic sciences.

9.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is committed to increasing the number of members of European or American Specialities Colleges in our Academic Staff. This is particularly relevant in the clinical veterinary activity in order to provide the highest standardized specialized practitioners for our educational program. For this purpose, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has included the possession of this kind of Diploma in the new ULPGC rating scales for the selection of the Academic Staff as a further merit for the recruitment of candidates (not previously included). The procedure for the academic staff assessment in relation to the degree of satisfaction with the teaching activities which is completed by the students in a detailed and time-consuming survey should be improved in order to speed up and/or reduce the number of questionnaires while still maintaining the high level of representation. These surveys are mandatory evidence in the external evaluation processes and must be performed ensuring representativeness. In the past years, they were performed on-line but the results were not useful because of their low representativeness.

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10.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION 10.1.1. Description of how the research activities of the Establishment and the implication of most academic staff in it contribute to research-based undergraduate veterinary education

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Teaching activity is regularly updated by the academic staff members drawing on not only the ULPGC research activities, but also the relevant published literature. In most of the lecturer’s presentations, the evidence-based medicine is highlighted by the references to various sources of information, mostly peer-reviewed papers. The combined presentation and discussion of current external and internal research topics ensures the continuing up-to-date state of knowledge base of the undergraduate students. Members of Academic staff are encouraged to complete research activities as part of the normal workload in a University Institution like the ULPGC as described in Chapter 9. The Research Structure of the ULPGC is organized into Research Groups. The ULPGC has its own Regulation for recognising Research Groups which is based on their research activity and scientific productivity (i.e. participation in competitive projects, publications, patents, the defence of PhD Theses defended, etc). Therefore, every year the Research Groups activity is monitored by the Vice-Rectorate of Research and the groups are classified as type A+, type A and type B. For type B, two consecutive years in this last category means the loss of the current category. All the ULPGC Research activity is published on http://www.research.ulpgc.es/. A list of publications comple-ted by Academic Staff is included in ANNEX XII (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). In the last available Research Report (that of 2016 at the moment of writing of the present SER), the reader can find the classification of the Research Groups from page 30 onwards. The Research Groups related to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are the following (in the Productivity Category): • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Animal Nutrition, Rural development and Rural Economy (A) Applied Anatomy and Herpetopathology (A) ECOAQUA – Aquaculture Research Group (A+) IUIBS – Veterinary Medicine and Therapeutic Research (A+) IUIBS – Environment and Health Group GIMAS (A+) IUSA – Animal Production and Biotechnology (A+). IUSA – Animal Reproduction (A) IUSA – Aquaculture and Wild Species Heath, Infectious Diseases (A+) IUSA – Epidemiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine (A+) IUSA – Histology and Veterinary Pathology (A+ OHAPA Research Group (A) Parasitology, dermatology and veterinary clinical pathology (A+)

Collaborative scholarships: the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports and the ULPGC (from its own budget) invites applications for internships every year. The aim is to enable students to collaborate in the Departments, so that they can initiate research or undertake management directly linked to the studies they are currently taking. During the last three full academic years, a total of 27 collaborative scholarships were awarded to the students from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (10 in 2015-2016, 11 in 2016-2017 and 6 in 2017-2018).

are included in the ‘Animal Health and Food Safety’ Program (link) and 40 hours in the ‘Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems’ Program (link). 10.1.3. Description of how undergraduate students: Are made aware of the importance of evidence-based medicine, scientific research and lifelong learning All students are required to complete a case presentation in several subjects during the last year, as mentioned above (See 8.1.2). One of the evaluation criteria in the rubric for the assessment of this activity is: ‘Scientific rigor (evidence-based medicine)’. For further information, consult the rubric for clinical case presentations (link).

10.1.2. Description of how the postgraduate clinical trainings of the Establishment contribute to undergraduate veterinary education and how potential conflicts in relation to case management between post- and undergraduate students are avoided The VTH internship program and PhD students’ activities are completed in direct contact with the academic staff in different clinical services. Undergraduate students and interns/PhD students cooperate in the clinical training and teaching/learning activities. Interns are encouraged to invite the active participation of the undergraduate students in clinical cases management. At the same time, undergraduate students are invited to receive insights into the practical and experimental work of the intern activities; particularly in emergency clinical activities. In this way, the synergy of learning is achieved.

PhD students, like all the academic staff, are encouraged to engage in a high degree of continuous education based on their active participation at scientific meetings ( national o r i nternational conferences and workshops). Indeed, part of the personal PhD training program is thus defined by the PhD program. For example, ‘Research in Biomedicine’ includes a minimum of 50 hours spread over at least 2 conferences / courses (link). Also, 40 hours

Are initiated to bibliographic search, scientific methods and research techniques, and writing of scientific papers

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During the second and third year of the PhD program, the PhD student can be assigned teaching activities. A maximum of 60 hours of teaching activities are monitored by the PhD director as described in the Regulation for the ULPGC ‘Venia docendi‘. Many of these hours are related to clinical activities carried out in the clinical services and under the supervision of the PhD director.

In addition, the evaluation rubric designed for the assessment of the TFG (Final Degree Project) includes references to results from research activities; specifically in rubric item number 5 for the evaluation board (80% of the final grade) and for the tutor (the remaining 20%) includes the following evaluation item: ‘Updated Bibliographical revision, with scientific rigor and based on evidence.’

This is a general competences from the Veterinary Medicine Degree (specifically named T2). This competence is widely distributed over the different subjects (13 subjects, link). Therefore, this information is provided for undergraduates by the Academic Staff. The teachers also take them into account when designing the distribution of the contents of the syllabus, so that they can communicate their own knowledge to students in lectures, seminars, or practical classes, and also motivate them to develop a scientific approach to learning. Moreover, during the last year, students are encouraged to complete a bibliographical searching course developed by the Library (link) in order to be able to prepare and write the Final Degree Project more effectively. | self evaluation report 2019 | faculty of veterinary medicine | ulpgc |

Students have also organized several scientific events over the last few years, and they have also participated as collaborators in scientific events organized by others. Are offered to participate to research programmes on a non-compulsory basis A large number of students have the opportunity to participate in research projects in different departments. These undergraduate students thus receive an insight into cutting-edge research activities (laboratory and desk-based work). Some examples are detailed in Annex IXb. Also, the majority of students are offered the opportunity to participate in research activities during their Final Degree Project as shown in Annex IXa. 10.1.4. Description of how the continuing education programmes provided by the Establishment are matched to the needs of the profession and the community The majority of the continuing education courses offered are organized in cooperation with the Official College of Veterinarians of Las Palmas (link). Some examples are the following: Course in Shelter Medicine in January 2017 (link); Professional Opportunities Conference of Veterinarian. Take Full Control of your future in June 2017 (link); and the conference ‘VetFutures Europe: Identifying the Challenges of the Profession Now and in the Coming Decades’ in February 2018 (link). Parallel of this, the Spanish Organization of Veterinary Colleges (OCV) has a national continuing education program which is organized in Veterinary Colleges and the Spanish Faculties of Veterinary Medicine. Moreover, the continuing education program is completed by means of collaboration with scientific associations such as the Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association (AVEPA). For example, the last activities which took place in the Canary Islands were: Traumatology in February 2018 (link); Feline Medicine in May 2018 (link) or Neurology in November 2018 (link).

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We should also highlight the fact that every year, the Spanish Agency for Medicine (AEMPS, member of the EMA) organizes an activity for the promotion of the Best Good Practice with Veterinary Medicines and Pharmacovigilance (link). This activity is also scheduled for the last year students and included in the final assessment of competences described in the portfolio (page 23). Every two years the Official Colleges of Veterinarians from the Canary Islands (SC Tenerife and Las Palmas) organize the Canary Islands Veterinary Congress: VETCAN 2016, VETCAN 2018. Similarly, specifically related to Food Safety and Quality the Official Colleges of Veterinarians organize one congress every two years exclusively related to this topic, this was the last VETCAN 2017 conference. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine participates acti-vely both members of academic staff and students. Most of the continuing education activities organized or coorga-nized by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are published on the Website. (see the News section: link). Therefore, the proposals for these activities come from the profession itself. Indeed, the Veterinary College asks their associates about their preferences and then the most demanded areas of interest are included in the continuing education program. Furthermore, the official postgraduate programmes of the ULPGC (Master’s Degree) are also assessed by external agencies (the ANECA) and count down on support from the profession, mainly the Official Veterinary College. Indeed, every year the Official Ve-terinary College of Las Palmas offers a scholarship for the Mas-ter’s in Animal Health and Food Safety of the ULPGC and other postgraduate continuing education (link). Numerous continuing education programs (both face-to-face and online) are received by the Faculty, Departments and Research Institutes, and these are organized by national and international associations and faculties. This information is mainly electronica-lly communicated to all the stakeholders.

10.1.5. Prospected number of students registered at post-graduate programmes for the next 3 academic years • •

Master’s Degree in Animal Health and Food Safety: 25 students each academic year. Master’s Degree in Marine Farming: 30 students each academic year.

10.1.6. Description of how and by who research, continuing and postgraduate education programmes organised by the Establishment are decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised For the Official postgraduate offer (these official degree is called Master’s and Doctorate), the proposal must be described and drawn up using the ULPGC Regulation for the Official Offer of Degrees (link). The proposal for Graduate or Postgraduate Degree Projects needs to include the following chapters: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

Description of the Degree Justification Objectives Student Access and Admission Planning of the Teachings Academic Staff Material Resources and Services Expected Results Quality Assurance System Implementation Timeframe.

This proposal must be written by an ad hoc committee. The Project is then sent to the Faculty Board for approval and then to the University Government Council, later to the Canary Islands Government, and finally to the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, who send the Project to an external agency for its evaluation (the ANECA). After its approval by all this government bodies the degree is published on the ULPGC website and communicated to the students, the general public and stakeholders. The Quality Assurance system includes the provision of several continuous assessment procedures for the

official offer, including the extinction of the degree in the case of low demand. The procedure for the Official Offer is an institutional QAS procedure (PI14) Concerning the non-official course on offer (‘Títulos propios’ known as master’s, university experts, diplomas and others), the procedure is similar to the official postgraduate courses on offer, although the Project in question is not sent externally to the Canary Islands Government or to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. After its approval by the University Government Council, the course is communicated to the students and stakeholders. For the non-official courses on offer, the ULPGC has approved an specific Regulation (link). The procedure for the Non-Official Offer is an institutional QAS procedure (PI15). For the continuing education program offered by the Official Veterinary College and scientific and professional associations, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine contributes to these activities by means of communication to stakeholders. The Dean’s Office uses the e-mail database and the Faculty Website. Our participation in the organization of these activities is also focused on providing the facilities, in particular the Aula Magna or Graduation Hall for the lectures (free of charge if co-organized) and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital rooms, the Necropsy Room, the facilities managed by SGIAE, etc. for the practical training.

Table 10.1.1. NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGISTERED IN POSTGRADUATE CLINICAL TRAINING Training

2017

2016

2015

Mean

Internship

Resident*

* Full EBVS Diplomate in the European College of Veterinary Pathology (ECVP).

Table 10.1.2. NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGISTERED IN POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING Programmes

2017-18

2016-17

2015-16

Mean

6014 – Applied Research in Health Sciences

52.6

6020 – Animal Health and Food Safety

21.3

6023 - Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems

6025 – Research in Biomedicine

63.6

11.6

11.5

17.6

PHD STUDENTS

MASTER STUDENTS 5010 – Master’s Degree in Veterinary Clinic and Therapeutic Research 5013 – Master’s Degree in Marine Farming 5020 – Master’s Degree in Animal Health and Food Safety

Table 10.1.3. NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGISTERED ON OTHER POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (INCLUDING ANY EXTERNAL/DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES) Continuing Education Program IV Canary Island Small Animal Veterinary Congress. (28-29 October 2016) II & III Canary Islands Veterinary Congress on Food Safety (17-18 November 2017, 13-14 November 2015)

Location

2017

2016

2015

LPA

240

LPA

105

LPA/TF

-/22

25/11

24/8

III Veterinary Congress of Small Ruminant Veterinary Medicine (25 July 2015).

TFE

Presentation of PRESCRIVET (7 March 2017)

TFE

Theoretic-Practical Workshop of Traumatology (28 April 2017)

TFE

Workshop of Small Animal Ophthalmology (25 May 2017)

TFE

Conferences of Canine Ethology (3 June 2017)

TFE

Course: Accreditation for Personnel of Direction of Facilities of Radiodiagnosis (several dates)

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Conferences on Feline Medicine (8-9 September 2017) Continuing Education Program

TFE

Location

2017

2016

2015 -

Webseminar: The veterinary profession the Animal Welfare guarantor (September 2017)

TFE

Information seminar for the veterinary client relationship (8 November 2017)

TFE

Course on Animal Shelter Medicine (12-14 January 2017)

LPA

Lanzarote

TFE/LPA

Seminar ‘Animal Shelter Medicine’ (14 January 2017) New Threats to Global Health (One Health): Diseases transmitted by Vectors, (22 January 2016, 27 January 2017) Interpretation of Analytical Results in Food Analysis Laboratory (24-25 March 2017)

LPA

Conference on Medication and Prescription in Equine and Food Animal Clinics (1 April 2017)

LPA

Workshop on Traumatology (5 May 2017).

LPA

Update on Dermatology (9-11 November 2017).

LPA

Advanced course on Small Animal Neurology (24-25 November 2017).

LPA

IV Canarian Technique Conference on Small Ruminants (21 January 2017)

LPA

Conference on the Animal Abuse: Roots of Animal Mistreatment and Normative Response (5 July 2017),

LPA

Conferences on the Responsible Use of Antibiotics. (18 July 2017).

LPA/ TFE

11/67

ABC of the Organic Agriculture and Soil Chromatography (18 - 21 November 2017)

LPA

Course on Exotic animals Medicine (15-16 January 2016)

LPA

Ophthalmology in small animals. Diseases of surgery and eye surface (14 April 2016)

LPA

Update in Equine Ophthalmology (15-16 April 2016)

LPA

Food quality and safety in the meat sector (17-18 June 2016)

LPA

Practical Course: Training in the management of Feline Communities (19 - 23 September 2016)

LPA

Course: Food Safety Standards, new challenges: Food Defence and Food Fraud (14-15 October 2016)

LPA

Practical Seminar of abdominal ultrasound in dogs (27 October 2016)

LPA

Practical Seminar on Urinary System Surgery in Dogs and Cats (27 October 2016)

LPA

Seminar: ‘Presentation of the new model of the Equine Passport’ (10 June 2016)

LPA

Seminar: ‘Introduction to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)’ (22 July 2016)

LPA

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Table 10.1.3. NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGISTERED ON OTHER POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (INCLUDING ANY EXTERNAL/DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES)

Table 10.1.3. NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGISTERED ON OTHER POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (INCLUDING ANY EXTERNAL/DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES) ‘Become thoroughly in your future’ (19-26 October & 2-9 November 2016) Continuing Education Program

LPA

Location

2017

2016

2015

Seminar: The road to Directive 2010/63 / EU: legislation and practical experience in the United Kingdom (22 December 2016)

LPA

Conference: New Regulation for the Identification of Equines (9 July 2016)

TFE

Workshops on non-pharmacological treatment of Small Animals Chronic Diseases. (2-3 November 2016)

TFE

Seminars about de Pastures and Forages. (30 November -1 December 2016)

TFE

I Conference on Antibiotic Responsible Use. (15-16 November 2016)

TFE

Course How to build a profitable Veterinary Clinic AEMVETE (26-27 November 2016)

TFE

Course: Consumer Food Information, Nutrition Statements and Healthy Properties in Foods (10-11 March 2015)

LPA

Course: Design of Training Actions in Food Security, (21-22 April 2015)

LPA

Course: ENT, Head and Neck and Reconstructive Surgery (17-19 June 2015)

LPA

Course: Introduction to Scientific Development and Communication (2-3 July 2015)

LPA

Course: Soft Tissue Surgery. (23-25 July 2015)

LPA

Course: Clinical Neurology. (10-11 September 2015)

LPA

Course: Water Quality and Safety (7-8 October 2015)

LPA

Course: Emergencies in Small Animals (29-30 October 2015)

LPA

Course: Accreditation for Personnel of Direction of Facilities of Radiodiagnosis, (Lanzarote) (23-27 November 2015)

LPA

Seminar: Defects and alterations of Canarian cheeses: (6 February 2015)

LPA

Seminar: Keys to Improve Teamwork in the Veterinary Field. (24 February 2015)

LPA

Seminar: How to Improve the Productivity of my Veterinary Clinic, (25 March 2015) (26 March 2015),

TF /LPA

31/11

Seminar: The Art of Persuasion, how to make the client say yes? (25 June 2015, 26 June 2015)

TF /LPA

22/10

Practical Workshop: Keys of Improvement for Selection Interviews, (12-14 May 2015)

LPA

Practical Workshop: Analysis of Business Ideas. How to Convert Ideas in Business Models? (10 June 2015)

LPA

Workshop: Neurology (12 September 2015)

LPA

Practical Workshop: Actions in Emergency Situations in Companion Animals (31 October 2015)

LPA

Conference on Dermatitis: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Possibilities (12 February 2015) (17 March 2015)

LPA/ TFE

61/31

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Table 10.1.3. NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGISTERED ON OTHER POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (INCLUDING ANY EXTERNAL/DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES) Pulmonary Hypertension (18 February 2015)

Location

2017

2016

2015

La Palma

On Line Course: Radiological Diagnosis of the Thorax (9-17 June 2015)

TFE

On Line Course on Veterinary Anaesthesia: Key points for an effective and safety anaesthesia (9 - 14 July 2015).

TFE

II Conferences on Biosecurity (17 September 2015)

TFE

Seminar on Canine Ethology (25 - 27 September 2015)

TFE

Continuing Education Program The Language of the Eye (21 March 2015)

These activities have been organized by the Official Veterinary Colleges of Las Palmas (LPA) and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (TFE). Some of them took place in the facilities of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Table 10.1.4. NUMBER OF ATTENDEES ON CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES PROVIDED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT 2018

2017

2016

Course on Veterinary Biosecurity (16 October 2018)

Conference: Veterinary Pharmacovigilance (Spanish Agency for Drugs and Sanitary Products, Ministry of Health)

Radiological Protection (ULPGC Unit for Radiological Protection)

61,3

Industrial Hygiene, First Aid and Hazardous Waste Management courses. (May-June 2018)

Ethnological seminars on the majorero goat. (10-13 May 2018)

Training food manipulators: food security and food control (online) (6 March 2018)

Mean

Conference: VetFutures Europe (Identify the challenges of the profession now and in the coming decades) (16 February 2018)

Management and nutrition in the New Companion Animals (2 February 2018)

Training of food handlers in HACCP in the collective restoration sector (7 November 2017)

Online course ‘Create your academic profile with ORCID’ November 2017

The role of the veterinarian in the Armed Forces. Career Opportunities. 22 November 2017

Course on Pathology in Birds - AVAFES. 17 November 2017

Colloquium ‘The roads of veterinary specialization’ 9 November 2017

III Canary Island Course on Ruminant Medicine: In Memoriam Marco Suárez Marin (27-28 October 2017)

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Continuing Education Course in the Veterinary Faculty

Table 10.1.4. NUMBER OF ATTENDEES ON CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES PROVIDED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT Continuing Education Course in the Veterinary Faculty

2018

2017

2016

Mean

Conference Experience at GREFA (Madrid Wild Animal Rescue Center) (6 October 2017)

Conference ‘Latest novelties in hemotherapy in small animals’ (6 October 2017)

Veterinary Multi-Thematic Days 2017 (5-6 May 2017)

Course of identification and monitoring of the most common birds of Gran Canaria (March-April 2017)

Conference: Quality and food safety in the Industry (2 March 2017)

Conference: Business management in veterinary clinics (23 February 2016)

Virtual exhibition literary works: ‘Animals, literature and more ...’ (January 2017)

‘Internships and Residences in Veterinary Medicine’ (26 January 2017)

Colloquium - Other work options in the veterinary profession - XXX anniversary Faculty (27 January 2017)

The training of food manipulators in collective restoration: HACCP (7 November 2016)

Food security: food control and training of food handlers (6 March 2017)

Informative workshop about the Gran Canaria blue chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki) (15 December 2016)

How to improve your competence and professional profile? Working Orientation Workshop (25 October 2016)

Workshop Stabilization of the avian patient and bandages. 15 September 2016

Veterinary Multi-Thematic Days 2017 (6-7 May 2016)

Conference Veterinarian of exotic animals: job opportunities. 25 April 2016

Conference XXIX Anniversary Faculty of Veterinary. ‘Role of the Veterinarian in a Zoo like Loro Parque’ (29 January 2016)

Bases for the training of food manipulators in collective restoration (4 November 2015)

Food security and training of food handlers (1 March 2016)

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Scientific topics (Academic Staff Researcher)

Grant (€)

Duration (Yrs)

Synthetic and natural nanopolymers for the reinnervation in skin wounds in rats: Experimental model for humane second intention cicatrization (Dr. Martin-Barrasa).

16,000.00

1 (2017)

244162/E50. Anticoccidial drug resistance, development of immunity and alternative control strategy in Norwegian lambs (Dr. Ruiz).

21,352.00

3 (2015-2017)

ADAPTARES. Adaptation to the climate change in the Macaronesia: Efficient use of the water and its reutilization (Dra. Palacios).

383,954.03

3 (2017-2019)

AGL2014-54683-R. New probiotics and its by-products to the control of diseases in relevant species for the marine and continental aquaculture (Dr. Real & Dra. Acosta).

146,250.00

3 (2015-2017)

AGL2016-79725-P. Functional diet for replacement of the marine ingredients for fishes: maximization of pathogen resistance by enforcing the epithelial barriers and immunization tools (Dr. Vitores).

121,000.00

2 (2016-2019)

Application of a Marine Strategy in the Canary Island on stranded cetaceans: conservancy situation of cetaceans by information provided in the stranded cases (Dr. Fernández).

105,462.00

3 (2017-2019)

BIOMEDAQU. Aquaculture meets Biomedicine: Innovation in Skeletal Health research (Dra. Izquierdo).

297,620.00

5 (2018-2022)

CGL2012-39681. Gaseous-Fat Embolus Pathology in cetaceans (Dr. Fernández).

117,000.00

1 (2017)

CGL2014-58829-C2-1-R. Holistic understanding of the functioning and resilience to local perturbation of a marine phanerogam: From molecular to biogeographic scale (Dr. Tuya).

116,160.00

3 (2015-2018)

CGL2015-71498-P. Gaseous-Fat Embolus Pathology in cetaceans - PEGCET-3 (Dr. Fernández).

133,947.00

3 (2016-2018)

708.13

2 (2016-2017)

Clinical Toxicology (Dr. Pérez Luzardo).

20,000.00

1 (2018)

CTQ2015-64664-C2-1-P. Photocatalytic Elimination of NOX and COVS in gas emissions with TIO2 and mixed oxides (Dr. Gonzalez-Díaz).

87,725.00

3 (2016-2018)

DIVERSIFY. Exploring the biological and socio-economic potential of new/emerging candidate fish species for the expansion of the European aquaculture industry (Dra. Izquierdo).

665,212.00

5 (2014-2019)

Study of the invasion and intracellular traffic of Photobacterium damselae subspp. Piscicida with non-immune cells from Dorada (Sparus aurata) (Dr. Acosta).

99,433.18

5 (2012-2017)

GA652831. AQUAEXCELH2020. AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020 (Dr. Afonso).

569,428.25

5 (2015-2020)

IMPAKT. International Mobility Programme for Academic And Knowledge Transfer (Dr. Argüello).

36,000.00

4 (2015-2018)

Nutrition research in Poultry (Dra. Rodríguez-Ventura).

ISLANDAP. R+D+i towards aquaponic development in the up islands and the circular economy (Dra. Robaina).

706,012.07

3 (2017-2019)

KBEE-2001-5-288925. ARRAINA. Advanced research initiatives for nutrition & aquaculture (Dra. Izquierdo).

406,091.00

5 (2012-2017)

MACBIOBLUE. Demonstrative and technology transference Project for developing new products and process in the Blue-Biotechnology in the Macaronesia (Dra. Robaina).

495,918.80

5 (2017-2019)

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Table 10.1.5. LIST OF THE MAJOR FUNDED RESEARCH PROGRAMMES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT WHICH WERE ON-GOING DURING THE LAST FULL ACADEMIC YEAR PRIOR THE VISITATION (2017)

Table 10.1.5. LIST OF THE MAJOR FUNDED RESEARCH PROGRAMMES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT WHICH WERE ON-GOING DURING THE LAST FULL ACADEMIC YEAR PRIOR THE VISITATION (2017) MARISCOMAC. Development of technic-scientific conditions, technology and knowledge transfer to promote an exploitation and commercialization of MARISCOS in the Macaronesia (Dra. Hernández-Cruz).

166,031.15

3 (2017-2019)

MIMAR. Monitoring, control and mitigation of proliferation of marine organisms associated to human perturbances and climate changes in the habitats of the Macaronesia Region (Dr Acosta).

389,009.29

3 (2017-2019)

PARAGONE. PARAGONE: vaccines for animal parasites. (Dr. González-Pérez).

218,055.00

4 (2014-2019)

PerformFISH. Consumer driven Production: Integrating Innovative Approaches for Competitive and Sustainable Performance across the Mediterranean Aquaculture Value Chain (Dra. Izquierdo).

603,123.75

5 (2017-2022)

PERVEMAC II. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Safety in Macaronesia. Research about the Health benefits and risk of the vegetables food on the consumers and developing of strategies for minimizing (Dr. Pérez Luzardo).

394,388.84

PI1601873. PREDIMED PLUS. Effect of the losing weight by a hypocaloric Mediterranean diet and promotion of the physical activity for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. A study (Dr. Pérez Luzardo).

89,842.50

3 (2017-2019)

(2017-2019)

PROGENSA III. Improving the competitiveness of market of the Dorada (Sparus aurata) by genetic selection (Dr. Afonso).

144,566.52

2 (2017-2018)

REVET. Erasmus + capacity building in higher education. Reinforcement of Veterinary Studies in Asian Universities (Dr. Argüello & Dr. Corbera).

998,430.00

5 (2015-2019)

RTA2013-00023-C02-02. Genetic evaluation of F2 of Dorada (Sparus aurata) from PROGENSA for commercial interest characters and implementation of new technologies under industrial farming conditions (Dr. Afonso).

99,277.40

3 (2014-2017)

RTA2013-00075-C03-02. Developing new products from fishes in aquaculture. (Dr. Ginés).

110,000.00

3 (2014-2017)

SAF2010-20042. Use of blocked screw for speeding the fracture repair (Dr. Rodríguez-Grau-Bassas).

84,700.00

1 (2017)

SAF2015-65113-C2-2-R. Developing of new bioactive modulators of the oncogenic activity of STAT3/5 of the estrogens receptors (Dr. Diaz-Chico).

81,900.00

3 (2016-2018)

ULPGC2015-02. Influence of Dirofilaria in an hyperendemic area: Immune response to antigens of Dirofilaria immitis in humans with allergic comorbidities (asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis) in the Canary Islands (Dra. Carretón).

5,000.00

2 (2017-2018)

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10.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

We need to highlight the ‘Venia Docendi’ Regulation of the ULPGC, managed by the Vice-Rector of Academic Planning and Staff, which permits the participation of the PhD students in teaching activities. Although, there is a limitation (60 hours) this is a great opportunity to introduce research activities to undergraduate students, and at the same time it is an opportunity for teacher training for these novice members of academic staff. The ‘Venia Docendi’ can also be granted to external professionals (limited to 15 hours), which it is a great opportunity for interaction with the professional activities.

From 2009-2018, the Master’s Degree in Veterinary Clinic and Therapeutic Research was offered, but it had to be extinguished because of the low number of student applications. A minimum of 15 students is required every year for public funding. After the present ESEVT process and in order to fulfil the clinical postgra-duate offer, the Faculty will complete a revision of the curriculum of Master’s in Veterinary Clinic and Therapeutic Research in or-der to offer a renewed curriculum; this will be more specifically focused on clinical activity, following the VETCEE Standards of the Programme in Companion Animal Medicine. After its initial implementation and internal evaluation following the QAS of the Faculty, we will apply for its external evaluation and later for the approval the VETCEE.

The extensive continuing education program offered to our veterinary graduates is not only provided by the University, but also by professional colleges and scientific associations, as mentioned previously. We would like to highlight the enormous number of postgraduate activities that are detailed in Table 10.1.3., which are only from the Canary Islands Veterinary Professional Colleges. Although the number of diploma holders of the EBVS has significantly increased since the last EAEVE Visitation, and one residency program (ECVP) is currently running, it would be desirable to set up new programmes.

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We are committed to increasing the number of EBVS diploma hol-ders. It is estimated that the incorporation of new academic staff in the forthcoming years, mainly motivated by retirements, will increase the numbers of this high standardized and specialized type of personnel.

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The introduction of the Final Degree Project has been a recent improvement in the new curriculum. This activity enables the introduction of our undergraduate students to research activities and the possibility of putting into practice an initial scientific activity based on evidence updated Bibliographical revision.

11.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION  11.1.1. Description of the global strategy of the Establishment for outcome assessment and Quality Assurance (QA), in order to demonstrate that the Establishment Mission statement

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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the ULPGC is an Establishment of Higher Education, unique in the Canarian Archipelago and which is committed to teaching quality and veterinary training. The Faculty aims to offer adequate response to the demands of Canarian society in matters reefing to animal medicine, animal health, public health, the food production sector, animal production in arid zones, and aquaculture and marine environment, all in collaboration with other institutions, and as a mark of respect for nature and the animal world through the training of qualified professionals, research programs, and offering the most up to date services and quality. Vision Statement The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the ULPGC would like to be recognised in the future as a platform for veterinary training beyond the Canarian archipelago, which is a southerly border for the European Union and a bridge between Africa, Europe and Latin America. We aim to be an Establishment which is a reference point in terms of teaching and research, as well as by offering veterinary services in the Archipelago, recognised within and beyond the Canary Islands for the professional excellence of our graduates and excellence in competitive lines of research. The general policy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the ULPGC is focused on providing the best organization of its teaching-learning activities and, also, its administrative and managing processes in order to meet the required needs and provide the sufficient resources for teaching and research, as included in the Quality Assurance System (QAS). For these purposes the Veterinary Faculty: • •

Ensures that the QAS remains effective, monitored and reviewed on a regular basis. Promotes the continuous cyclic improvement in every services and procedures through the formulation of specific objectives and their periodic review through the analysis of the results and proposing, as well as carrying out, the corrective and preventive actions that may be necessary.

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As specific values of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine we can highlight our ethical commitment along with our interest in and respect for animal welfare and nature. The Governments bodies of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine have acquired the commitment to guarantee the quality of the Faculty, basing its actions on the analysis of the needs and expectations of all its stakeholders. Our Quality Policy pursues the following general objectives: 1.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

To provide training aimed at excellence, guaranteeing an academic program offer in accordance with the needs and expectations of stakeholders (our users and society in general). To improve the development and management of practical training, with special emphasis on the organization of extramural practical training and the Day-One Competences of the EAEVE. To achieve maximum coordination for the academic activities. To promote the updating of Academic and Support Staff and improve, as far as possible, the availability of resources for the performance of their activities. To enhance the quality of mobility program for students, as well as Academic and Support Staff at other national and foreign higher education institutions. To obtain and maintain, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Accreditedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; status in the EAEVE. To encourage the culture of quality assurance and the involvement of all stakeholders in the Faculty by continuously improving the communication of the QAS and its results.

obtain official approval from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (formerly the Ministry of Education). Chapter 9 of the VERIFICA process is focuses on the QAS. The QAS is designed following EHEA standards and the ANECA protocols for QAS design. As mentioned in Chapter 3, the first external curriculum evaluation took place in 2010, the first follow-up was in 2013, and the QAS was fully externally audited in 2017. A minor modification was completed in 2018. In relation with the QAS; the first design was externally evaluated by the ANECA in October 2008. The QAS started to run in 2010 and has been audited internally (the ULPGC Quality Assurance Office in 2016 - link) and externally by the ANECA. The adequate implementation of the QAS was certified by the ANECA in May 2018 (link). Operates ad hoc, cyclical, sustainable and transparent outcome assessment, QA and quality enhancement mechanisms Every QAS procedure is revised at least every two years. The person responsible for the procedure must present a revision report to the Quality Assurance Committee. The revision includes strengths, weakness and proposals for improvement. If approved by the Quality Assurance Committee, the procedure is subsequently proposed for modification to the Faculty Board. All the previous modifications have to be traced and must be detailed in a table of modifications which is provided for in every procedure (see page 1). The obsolete QAS procedure is archived, and the new one is published on the Faculty Website. After any new edition of any QAS procedure, the main changes are communicated to stakeholders.

Has a culture of QA and continued enhancement of quality

Collect, analyse and use relevant information from internal and external sources for the effective management of their programmes and activities

A Quality Assurance System is mandatory for the University Studies in Spain. An external evaluation process of the curriculum (called VERIFICA) must be undertaken by the ANECA in order to

Several QA processes are related to the collection and analysis of information. The QAS PAC07 procedure related to the measurement of the survey results and accountability towards society in-

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women and men, as well as non-discrimination among its members for reason of origin, race, religion, opinion or any other condition or personal or social circumstance.

cludes surveys about the satisfaction of students with the teaching and assessment activities. Members of the Academic Staff and Support Staff are also included in the Quality Assurance surveys, with specific questionnaires focusing on their relevant working areas. The design and validation of the questionnaires is made by the ULPGC Quality Assurance Assessment Office, attached to the Vice-Rectorate of Quality Assurance; this is an institutional procedure (PI07) called ‘Institutional procedure for assessing the quality of teaching activity’ All the reports and publications prepared by the ULPGC Quality Assurance Assessment Office is published on the Website (link). The reports of the DOCENTIA procedure (the survey for the teaching planning and execution of teaching activities) are particularly relevant, and they are published in this website (direct link). Informs regularly staff, students and stakeholders and involves them in the QA processes After a thorough study of the available data, including both internal and external reports; the Faculty Annual Reports of Results are written by the Faculty Governing Body, then approved by the QA Committee and later presented for approval by the Faculty Board. The reports are available in free access because they are published on the Quality Website (link) The last approved Annual reports are the following (In Spanish): • • • •

Academic year 2016-2017 (link) – Board meeting on 23 March 2018. Academic year 2015-2016 (link) – Board meeting on 25 July 2017 Academic year 2014-2015 (link) – Board meeting on 10 June 2016 Academic year 2013-2014 (link) – Board meeting on 9 April 2015

Minutes of the Faculty Minutes of the Faculty

cial Veterinary Colleges (a Professional Body, and member of FVE) and the Official Veterinary Authorities (Agricultural and Public Health Departments). Closes the loop of the QA Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle Every year, the Faculty Board revises the Quality Assurance Policy and the main objectives of the Faculty. For every main objective, specific objectives are also defined. Every year, an annual report is presented by the Faculty Governing Body to the Quality Assurance Committee and, after its revision, correction and addenda are presented to the Faculty Board for their final approval. By means of the Annual report, the specific objectives of the following years are revised and redefined in a cyclical process of improvement. The Annual Reports and the Annual Objectives are available on the Website, and also in the minutes of the Faculty Board meetings and its Committees (a password will be provided for the visiting Team Experts). Is compliant with ESG Standards The Spanish Accreditation Body (ANECA) and the Autonomous Community Agencies (in our case, the ACCUEE) have defined their Standard for the Accreditation of the Quality Assurance Systems of the Faculties and Schools in accordance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG-EHEA). The ANECA references as criteria and guidelines are published on the Website of ENQA (link).

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In relation to the Strategic Plan, several sessions were scheduled. This activity, which adopted a similar format to a workshop, was organized in order to promote the maximum participation of stakeholders. After this active participation session, the proposal for strategic actions were compiled by the Faculty Governing Body and a proposed strategic plan was presented to the Faculty Board. After its approval, the different actions proposed has been incorporated in the Annual Specific Objectives.

Strategic Procedure (PEC01) the Dean is responsible for, and which is related to the definition of the Quality Assurance policy and objectives. • PEC01 - Preparation and Revision of the Quality p Assurance olicy.

Key procedures (8) the Dean and Vice-Deans are responsible for: • PCC01 - Definition of Student’s Recruitment and Enrolment Profile. • PCC02 - Planning of Academic Activities • PCC03 - Student Orientation • PCC04 - Student Exchange Programs (mobility) • PCC05 - Development of Teaching Activities and Assessment of Students • PCC06 - Management of the Final Degree Project • PCC07 - Management of External Practical Training (EPT) • PCC08 - Public information

Support procedures (9) which the Dean, Vice-Deans and Faculty Administrator are responsible for • PAC01 - Management of QAS documents • PAC02 - Material Resources Management • PAC03 - Management of Services • PAC04 - Management of Extinction of the Curriculum • PAC05 - Selection and Admission of Students (only postgraduate programs) • PAC06 - Management of Academic Incidents • PAC07 - Measurement of Satisfaction, Expectations and Needs • PAC08 - Analysis of Results and Accountability • PAC09 - Management of Non-Conformities

The QAS is organized in four types of procedures: 1.

Institutional Procedures (16) depending on the Rectorate Team and published on the Website of the ULPGC Vice-Rectorate of Quality Assurance (link). For every procedure, there is a description of the person responsible for the procedure and the documentation file. • PI01 - Definition, Implementation and Monitoring of the Strategic Plan • PI03 - Recruitment and Selection of Academic Staff • PI04 - Recruitment and Selection of Support Staff • PI05 - Training of Academic Staff • PI06 - Training of Support Staff • PI07 - Assessment of the Quality of the Teaching Activity and the Academic Staff • PI08 - Material Resources Management • PI09 - General and Social Services • PI10 - Selection, Admission and Enrolment of Students • PI11 - Management and Processing of the Official Curriculum Offer • PI12 - Management of Complaints, Suggestions and Congratulations • PI13 - Monitoring of Access to the Labour Market • PI14 - Design or Modification of the Official Curriculum Offer • PI15 - Design of ULPGC Degrees (non-officials programmes) • PI16 – Surveys and Measurement of the Satisfaction • PI17 - Institutional Audit 112

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The official documents and the evidence documents are filed using Cloud-Computing (One-Drive) and published on the Website (link), also located in ANNEX XI (English version). Only the documents defined in every procedure for publication are found on the website. Therefore, not all the evidence documents are published on the website.

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11.1.2. Description of the form by which the strategy, policy and procedures are made formal and are publicly available

11.1.3 Description of the regular publication of up to date, impartial and objective information, both quantitative and qualitative, about the educational programmes and awards the Establishment is offering

The (PCC08) procedure of the QAS is related to the public information. Every year the Quality Committee has approves a document/evidence which includes the planning for sharing information (link).

After the writing up of the minutes of every Committee meeting, they are immediately published on the website of each Committee (link). Also, the related documents are linked or attached to the document or the website.

11.1.4. Description of the QA processes not yet described in the other 10 Standards

In particular, the QAS procedure documents and minutes are published on the Website of each Committee (link) and on the Quality Assurance Website (link). With regards to the curriculum, the public information catalogue is published on the curriculum website (link). This catalogue includes the following item of information, among others: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

ULPGC Institutional Curriculum website Justification Competences and objectives List of essential competences or Day-One Skills of the EAEVE updated in the SOP of Uppsala May 2016. (EAEVE Web) Access and admission Profile of the Students (before) and Graduated (after) Administrative information (link to the Administration Web of the Faculty) Access and registration information (link to www.ulpgcparati. es) Regulation for the Academic Progress and Permanence (link) Scholarship information (link) Planning of the Academic Activities Tutorial Action Plan and Student Orientation Tutorial schedule of the Academic Staff Material resources and services Link to the Administration Web of the Establishment (Structure and units) Expected results Quality Assurance System Implementation schedule of the Degree

QAS Key Procedures The QAS procedure PCC04 is defined as the management of the Student Exchange Programs (mobility programs). Although the Vice-Dean of Students, External Practical Training and Exchange Program, is the person responsible for the procedure, and completes most of the corresponding activity; the procedure is also carried out in collaboration with the International Relationships Office, under the responsibility of the Vice-Rector of Internationalization (link). QAS Support Procedures The QAS is managed using several files named ‘QAS documents’ that describe the procedures and templates. Similarly, the ‘QAS evidence documents’ are those files arising from the different procedures, such as meeting minutes, reports, external reports, etc. For the management of these files, the QAS procedure PAC01 is defined as describing how to manage the QAS documents (procedures and templates) and QAS evidence documents. These files are managed using Cloud Computing (OneDriveTM) For different reasons a Degree could be eliminated from the official offer of the ULPGC; i.e. reduction in the number of incoming students. In that case, the QAS PAC04 procedure is used to guarantee the progressive elimination of the corresponding academic activities and the legal rights of the students during the extinction period. This procedure was used for last modification of the Veterinary Degree (2009-2010) and recently for the extinction of the Master’s in Veterinary Clinic and Therapeutic Research.

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The QAS procedure PAC05 related to the selection and admission of students is only used for the selection of students for the Master’s degree. Undergraduate students selection and admission for the Veterinary Degree is managed using the Institutional QAS procedure PI10.

REACU protocol was used in a pilot program run in two ULPGC Faculties: he Faculty of Translation and Interpreting and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The General Quality Assurance Policy, the General Quality Assurance Objectives and the Annual Specific Quality Assurance Objectives are proposed by the Faculty Governing Body to the Quality Assurance Committee for their approval. Later, this Quality Assurance Policy, and both General and Specific Objectives for the forthcoming academic year are presented and approved by the Faculty Board. These documents are communicated to stakeholders by e-mail and published on the Website (link).

Additionally, the QAS procedure PAC06, related to Academic Incidences is defined. Any stakeholder can write to the Dean’s Office in order to communicate any kind of incident related to academic activities. The Dean must answer and monitor the solution of the communicated academic incident. A list of academic incidents is filed in the Dean’s Office and this information is used when writing the Annual Report of the Faculty in order to solve those repeated incidents. For this purpose, the Faculty uses QAS procedures, such as the definition of a specific objective for the following academic year, or for the revision of the procedures of the QAS in a cyclically based system of improvement.

This activity is described in the (PEC01) procedure related to the preparation and revision of the Quality Assurance policy.

11.1.5. Description of how and by who the QA strategy of the Establishment is decided, communicated to staff, students and stakeholders, implemented, assessed and revised The first version of the QAS was originally a template taken from the Spanish Network of Quality Assurance Agencies (REACU in Spanish). Experts from ANECA and 8 Spanish Autonomous Communities are included in this network which has produced the standards and protocols for the different Spanish Quality Assessment Programs (AUDIT, VERIFICA, DOCENTIA, ACADEMICA, etc). ANECA is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). The ANECA/ 114

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The QAS procedure PAC09 is defined by the management of non-conformities resulting from external assessment, such as by the ACCUEE, ANECA or ESEVT agencies. In the event of non-favourable or major deficiencies (non-compliance in the ESEVT) being reported, the Faculty must initiate this procedure in order to solve the cited problems. A plan of action, a person in charge and a timeframe must be proposed. The Faculty must monitor the plan of action until the deficiency is solved. In the following external assessment, the final report recommendations are monitored.

11.2. COMMENTS

11.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Although the design of the QAS was before the last visitation, the implementation and development of the QAS was completed later. Therefore, this is an important change occurred in the Veterinary Faculty. The culture of the QAS have transversally affects every process in our activities and stakeholders know the QAS and the procedures; as referenced in the last external report.

Although the external Quality Agencies have positively valued the high number of participants (students) in the surveys related to the assessment of the academic staff, which are mandatory evidence in the external evaluation processes and must be performed ensuring representativeness, the procedure is time consuming. In particular, students have complained about the high number of surveys which need to be completed for every subject. In the past years, they were conducted on-line but the results were not useful because of their low representativeness. On the other hand, academic staff demand this feedback and complain about the lack of survey results when they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it. The results of these surveys are relevant to have access to university teaching bodies since they are taken into account by ANECA in the teaching staff accreditation (ACADEMIA program).

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For the design, implementation and monitoring the QAS, the Faculty has had the technical support of the ULPGC Institutional Assessment Cabinet. Therefore, we would like to emphasise the high standard of professionalism and commitment of these Support Staff members in their technical advice.

Cloud computing is used as a repository for the evidence documents and other documents of the QAS. The introduction of web-based management of the QAS would reduce the bureaucracy of the system and would facilitate the management of documents, evidence documents and notifications. The ULPGC acquired a web-based management application a few years ago which was worth 70,000 euros and which was not only too complex to be used but also implied a large amount of extra work on the part of its users. As a result of these drawbacks, the application was never implemented. However, it must be noted that, over the years, the Vice-Rector of Quality Assurance has directly supported all the work that has to be done by the people responsible for the QASs in the different Faculties, Schools and Research Institutes either by providing personal counselling and guidance or by designing specific model documents that facilitate the task of elaborating the various evidence documents and reports that need to be written in the different evaluation processes.

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12.1. FACTUAL INFORMATION ESTV INDICATORS Calculated Indicators from raw data

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Median values

Minimal values

Balance

n° of FTE academic staff involved in veterinary training / n° of undergraduate students

0.260

0.16

0.13

0.134

n° of FTE veterinarians involved in veterinary training / n° of students graduating annually

1.362

0.87

0.59

0.773

n° of FTE support staff involved in veterinary training / n° of students graduating annually

1.350

0.94

0.57

0.784

n° of hours of practical (non-clinical) training

997.00

905.67

595.00

402.00

n° of hours of clinical training

758.00

932.92

670.00

88.00

n° of hours of FSQ & VPH training

298.00

287.00

174.40

123.60

n° of hours of extra-mural practical training in FSQ & VPH

52.00

68.00

28.80

23.20

n° of companion animal patients seen intra-murally / n° of students graduating annually

54.15

70.48

42.01

12.14

n° of ruminant and pig patients seen intra-murally / n° of students graduating annually

1.277

2.69

0.46

0.813

I10

n° of equine patients seen intra-murally / n° of students graduating annually

0.383

5.05

1.30

-0.915

I11

n° of rabbit, rodent, bird and exotic seen intra-murally / n° of students graduating annually

1.894

3.35

1.55

0.349

I12

n° of companion animal patients seen extra-murally / n° of students graduating annually

2.362

6.80

0.22

2.138

I13

n° of individual ruminants and pig patients seen extra-murally / n° of students graduating annually

11.282

15.95

6.29

4.987

I14

n° of equine patients seen extra-murally / n° of students graduating annually

5.447

2.11

0.60

4.852

I15

n° of visits to ruminant and pig herds / n° of students graduating annually

1.957

1.33

0.55

1.410

I16

n° of visits of poultry and farmed rabbit units / n° of students graduating annually

0.340

0.12

0.04

0.296

I17

n° of companion animal necropsies / n° of students graduating annually

8.495

2.07

1.40

7.095

I18

n° of ruminant and pig necropsies / n° of students graduating annually

0.941

2.32

0.97

-0.029

I19

n° of equine necropsies / n° of students graduating annually

0.133

0.30

0.09

0.040

12.2. COMMENTS Our academic staff/undergraduate students indicator (I1=0.26) and support staff/ graduating students indicator (I3=1.35) are considered as adequate. We should highlight that for this calculation an estimation of the support staff assigned to centralized university services, but delegated to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, have been included. Notwithstanding, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine would not be able to function properly without these esteemed personnel members, the I3 would became only 1.05 if they were not accounted for. The ULPGC has several centralized services and 7/8 Departments are not located on the Veterinary Campus; therefore, the number of Support Staff for those departments could be misleading because only the members of staff who work on the Veterinary Medicine Campus were counted in the previous report. There is a limited intramural case-load of equine patients; notwithstanding it is important to highlight that the Day-One skills related to Equine Medicine are covered by the extramural activity carried out by the Academic Staff in the Equine Clinical Service at the VTH with an elevated extramural caseload (1,422 clinical activities in 2015, 830 clinical activities in 2016, 1,055 clinical activities in 2017). In the opinion of the Faculty, this could provide compensation for the indicator I10 (Equine intramural) with an indicator of I14 (Equine Extramural) as defined in the introduction of ANNEX 4 of the SOP.

The limitation of ruminant and pig necropsies is motivated by the legal restriction to the large animals transportation, particularly the special official authorization needed from Animal Health Authorities. Therefore, the main activity in large animal clinics is completed extramurally. Therefore, there is a limitation in the number of intramural patients for necropsies. Related to I22, the elevated number of PhD graduated is motivated by the change of the legislation in the doctoral studies in Spain. During the 2015-2016, a total of PhD graduated was 51. This data is not within the average. However, during the academic years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, the total of PhD graduated was 10 and 13, respectively.

12.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT In order to promote intramural large animal clinical activity, which is particularly desirable in the Equine clinic, the Faculty have proposed to the Rectorate (the decision makers) an extension of the Large Animal Clinic (see the initial proposed project in ANNEX VIII). On the other hand, we will enable a new box for infectious equine patient, which will be a unique facility for attending these infectious diseases in the Canary Islands and could increase the number of equine cases. Finally, all intramural services and their improvements should be promoted and disseminated by the VTH in order to reach a higher number of intramural cases. In order to increase the intramural clinical activity in horses (I10), a teaching activity such as a standing open castration in horses have been purposed. The VTH would purchase these horses to a livestock dealer and would be included in the patient flow as intramural equine cases seen and hospitalized at the VTH. However, there is a limitation of the available equine animals for this purpose.

On the other hand, the number of ruminant and pigs seen extramurally (I13) is underestimated. This is motivated because the veterinarians in the Mobile Clinics do not complete the redaction of clinical case reports in the official system for clinical records (GestorVetTM). However, we would like to remark that students participate actively in these clinical activities. This is an extramural activity provided at the VTH as a complementary training in the core subjects on large animal clinical activity (See chapter 5 for more details).

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ACCUEE – Canary Agency for the University Quality and Education Assessment AEMPS – Spanish Agency for Medicine and Sanitary Products ANECA – Spanish Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation AUDIT – ANECA program guides university centers in the design of internal quality assurance systems AVEPA – Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association BOE – Spanish Official Bulletin BOULPGC – Official Bulletin of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria BULPGC – Library of the ULPGC CAD – Committee for Academic Affairs CAT – Committee for the Tutorial Action CEEA – Animal Research Ethical Committee CNEAI – National Commission for the Assessment for the Research Activity CRAAL – Resource Centre for Autonomous Language Learning DOCENTIA – ANECA Program of Support for the Evaluation of the Teaching Activity of The Academic Staff in the University CPIRA – Committee for the Exchange Programme and Academic Recognition CRAAL – Resource Centre for Autonomous Lenguage Learning CRIS – Current Research Information System CUCIT- University Centre for the International Development Cooperation DVM – Degree in Veterinary Medicine EAEVE – European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education EBAU – Evaluation of Baccalaureate for Accessing the University EBVS – European Board of Veterinary Specialisation ECVP- European College of Veterinary Pathology ECI – Education, Science and Innovation ECOAQUA – Institute dedicated to the promotion of research, innovation and postgraduate training in the conservation and sustainable use of coastal resources and in the development of aquaculture in the ULPGC ECOVE – European Committee of Veterinary Education ECTS – European Credit Transfer System EHEA – European Higher Education Area ELISA – Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay EMA – European Medicines Agency ENQA – European Association for Quality Assurance in Highly Education EPT – External Practical Training

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EQF – European Qualification Framework ESEVT – European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training ESG-EHEA – Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area EU – European Union FARO – Online Resources Access Facilitator FCPCT – The Canarian Science and Technology Park Foundation FSQ – Food Safety and Quality FTE – Full time Equivalent FULP – The University Foundation of Las Palmas FVE – Federation of Veterinarians of Europe GestorVetTM – online veterinary hospital management software GRAI – The Central Service for the Administration of the Research INE – Statistics National Institute ISO – International Organization for Standardization IUIBS – Research Institute in Biomedical and Health Sciences IUSA – University Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety LOM-LOU – Organic Law of Modification of the Organic Law of Universities LOU – Organic Law of Universities MCT – Mastitis California Test MECES – Spanish Qualification Framework for Higher Education MONITOR – This ANECA program monitors the official Degree to verify its correct implementation and results OCV – Spanish Organization of Veterinary Colleges OEBA – Animal Ethics and Welfare Body ORCID – Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier PAC – Support procedure PAS – Support staff PATOE – Tutorial and Orientation Action Plan for Students PCC – Key procedure PDI – Teaching staff PEC – Strategic Procedure PhD – Doctor of Philosophy PI – Institutional Procedure

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QA – Quality Assurance QAS – Quality Assurance System RD – Royal Decree REACU – Spanish Network of Quality Assurance Quality RUCT – Registry of Universities, Centres and Degrees SER – Self-Evaluation Report SERTOX – Toxicology Diagnostic Service SGIAE – General Experimental Animals Research Service SOP – Standard Operating Procedure SRM – Specific Risk Material SWOT analysis – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis TFG – Final Degree Project UGA – Expenditure Units ULL – University of La Laguna ULPGC – University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria VERIFICA – This ANECA program evaluates the proposals of the curricula of degrees designed in accordance with the European Higher Education Area VETCAN – Canary Island Veterinary Congress VETCEE – Federation of Veterinarians of Europe VPH – Veterinary Public Health VPN – Virtual Private Network VTH – Veterinary Teaching Hospital

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ANNEX I Response to Suggestion in previous Final Report. ANNEX II Current Academic Staff. ANNEX III Current Support Staff. ANNEX IV Units of study of the core veterinary programme: • ANNEX IVa Detailed curriculum. • ANNEX IVb Hours distribution of ULPGC Veterinary Degree in EU-listed subjects taken by each student. ANNEX V Extramural Facilities for Core Subjects ANNEX VI EPT Facilities ANNEX VII Isolation Facility for EquineANNEX VIII Large Animal Hospitalization Area. ANNEX IX List of Final Degree Projects and research experienced by students: • ANNEX IXa List of Final Degree Projects • ANNEX IXb Research Experience by the undergraduate students (non TFG) ANNEX X List of Objectives and Competences of the Veterinary Curriculum ANNEX XI Quality Assurance Procedures (translation into English) ANNEX XII List of scientific publications from the Establishment’s academic staff: • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 ANNEX XIII Maps of the Establishment and the intra-mural and extra-mural facilities ANNEX XIV PhD graduating annually

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