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School of Veterinary Medical Sciences University of Camerino Self Evaluation Report 2011 School of Veterinary Medical Sciences University of Camerino Self Evaluation Report 2011 Edited by Stefano Rea School of Veterinary Medical Sciences University of Camerino Contributors Alberto Felici Assistant professor of Biochemistry Alessandro Fruganti Assistant professor of Veterinary internal medicine Fulvio Laus Assistant professor Veterinary clinical medicine Vice-coordinator of the School internal board for the EAEVE evaluation process Gian Enrico Magi Assistant professor of Veterinary pathology Angela Palumbo Piccionello Assistant professor of Veterinary surgery Silvia Preziuso Assistant professor of Veterinary infectious diseases Stefano Rea Associate professor of Inspection of food of animal origin Coordinator of the School internal board for the EAEVE evaluation process Alessandra Roncarati Associate professor of Small animal production Giacomo Rossi Associate professor of Veterinary pathology Silvia Vincenzetti Associate professor of Clinical biochemistry and molecular biology FOREWORD The present Self Evaluation Report (SER) has been written according to the guidelines given in the 2010 version of the EAEVE Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). The SER is the result of a considerable effort of the whole School of Veterinary Medical Sciences (SVMS) of the University of Camerino, under the coordination of the School’s internal board for the preparations for the EAEVE visit of April 2011, composed by Prof. Stefano Rea (coordinator), Dr. Fulvio Laus (vice- coordinator), Mr. Gian Paolo Betti, Dr. Alberto Felici, Dr. Alessandro Fruganti, Mr. Emanuele Gresia, Dr. Gian Enrico Magi, Dr. Angela Palumbo Piccionello, Dr. Silvia Preziuso, Prof. Alessandra Roncarati, Prof. Giacomo Rossi, Prof. Silvia Vincenzetti. The members of the above board would have not been able to complete their job without the help of the whole School. All members of the teaching and support staff and all the students acted as one team providing comments, data, analyses, suggestions, remarks, criticisms. The SER has been a synchronous effort of all those who are directly or undirectly involved with the SVMS of the University of Camerino. The starting point of the present document and for the preparations for the EAEVE visit of April 2011 was the SER written on the occasion of the first EAEVE visit of the then Veterinary Faculty(1) of the University of Camerino held in 2000 and the relevant findings, remarks and suggestions elaborated by the members of the Visiting Commission. The 2000 SER allowed the current internal board to point out the most significant weaknesses thereby improving the facilities and the organisation of the SVMS to meet the minimum requirements needed for approval by EAEVE. For this reason credit must be given to the members of the staff of the Veterinary Faculty of Camerino (now SVMS) who were involved with the previous evaluation procedure in 2000: Prof. Anna Rita Loschi, Ms. Paola Lucidi, Prof. Paolo Polidori, Mr. Mario Tesauri, Prof. Beniamino Tesei, Dr. Luca Todini. All chapters of the present SER have been reviewed several times by the members of the internal board before producing the final version that has been shared with all teaching staff, support staff and students representatives. The final version has been evaluated and revised by the Director of the SVMS Prof. Giacomo Renzoni, by the external Liaison Officer Prof. Stefano Romagnoli of the Veterinary Faculty of Padova (Italy) and by the Internal Liaison Officer Prof. Stefano Rea. As reported in the text, the present SER gives a picture of the School updated to the end of October 2010 (the end of the Academic Year 2009/10). Where possible, data concerning the solar year (Jan- Dec 2010) or the Academic Year 2010/11 are given. The help of the students, particularly Mr. Gian Paolo Betti and Mr. Emanuele Gresia, is also gratefully acknowledged: their active participation and contribution in analyzing and discussing teaching and organisational issues of the SVMS has been essential for finalizing the present SER and also for preparing the 2011 EAEVE visit. The SVMS would like to thank Prof. Stefano Romagnoli whose experience, skills and patience have greatly benefitted the writing of the SER and the preparation of the EAEVE visit. (1) In 2008 the University of Camerino decided to change the definition of its faculties, which have since 2009 been called Schools (see Chapter 1, paragraph 1.1.1 for further details) 2 The EAEVE Visiting Team is composed by the following Experts: Prof. Dr. Joaquin Goyache (Madrid, Spain) Basic Sciences (Chairperson) Prof. Dr. Uwe Truyen (Leipzig, Germany) Animal Production Prof. Dr. Jill Nute (United Kingdom) Food Hygiene Prof. Dr. Gilles Duprè (Vienna, Austria) Clinical Sciences Prof. Dr. Anna Tidholm (Danderyd, Sweden) Clinical Sciences (Practitioner) Ms. Patricia Lopez Student Member Prof. Dr. Gert Niebauer (EAEVE Vienna, Austria) EAEVE Coordinator/Rapporteur Prof. Dr. Stefano Romagnoli (Padova, Italy) External Liaison Officer Prof. Dr. Stefano Rea (Camerino, Italy) Internal Liaison Officer 3 List of the acronyms most commonly used throughout this document AHBP = (School of Specialization in) Animal Health Breeding and Production AY = Academic Year CEM = Continuing Education in Medicine DCVM = (five-year) Degree Course in Veterinary Medicine DICG = (second-level Master in) Diagnostic Imaging of the Dog and Cat ECTS = European Credit Transfer System ESSPER = Economic and Social Science Periodicals FTE = Full Time Equivalent ICDOP = Inter-university Coordination of Databases and Online Publishing ISTAT = National Statistical Institute JCR = Journal of Citation Report JTC = Joint Teaching Committee LACD = Large Animal Clinical Division LHA = Local Health Agency MC = Standard abbreviation for the province of Macerata MCAAR = (first-level Master in) Management of the Coastal Areas and the Aquatic Resources MD = Ministerial Decree MIUR = Ministry of Instruction, University and Research NILDE = Network Inter Library Document Exchange NLS = National Library System NUC = National University Council NVS = Non Veterinary Surgeon OFF = Ordinary Financing Fund OMIR = Office for Mobility and International Relations OPAC = Open-Access Catalogue PIC = Professionalizing Integrated Course PYC = Per-Year Committee RARHE = Regional Agency for the Right to Higher Education SACD = Small Animal Clinical Division SAP = (three-year degree course in) Safety of Animal Productions SLB = School Library Board SPCT = Supervised Practical Clinical Training SR = School Regulation SSD = Discipline (Scientific Area) SVMS = School of Veterinary Medical Sciences UEB = University (UNICAM) Evaluation Board UISS = University (UNICAM) Information Services and Systems ULC = University Learning Credits ULS = University (UNICAM) Library System UNICAM = University of Camerino UNS = University (UNICAM) Statute URHA = Unified Regional Health Agency USC = University (UNICAM) Sporting Center VM = Veterinary Medicine VS = Veterinary Surgeon VTH = Veterinary Teaching Hospital WOS = Web of Science ZEI = Zooprophylactic Experimental Institute 4 INDEX INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………… page 7 CHAPTER 1. Objectives 1.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 16 1.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 19 1.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 20 CHAPTER 2. Organisation 2.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 21 2.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 36 2.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 36 CHAPTER 3. Finances 3.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 37 3.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 45 3.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 45 CHAPTER 4. Curriculum 4.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 46 4.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 74 4.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 75 CHAPTER 5. Teaching and learning: quality and evaluation 5.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 77 5.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 91 5.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 92 CHAPTER 6. Facilities and equipment 6.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 94 6.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 108 6.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 108 CHAPTER 7. Animals and teaching materials of animal origin 7.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 110 7.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 130 7.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 130 CHAPTER 8. Library and learning resources 8.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 131 8.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 138 8.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 139 CHAPTER 9. Student admission and enrolment 9.1 Factual information ……………………………………...…………… page 141 9.2 Comments ……………………………………………….…………… page 154 9.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... page 158 5 CHAPTER 10. Academic and support staff 10.1 Factual information …………………………………...…………….. page 161 10.2 Comments …………………………………………….…………….. page 174 10.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………. page 178 CHAPTER 11. Continuing education 11.1 Factual information …………………………………...…………….. page 181 11.2 Comments …………………………………………….…………….. page 184 11.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………. page 186 CHAPTER 12. Postgraduate education 12.1 Factual information …………………………………...…………….. page 187 12.2 Comments …………………………………………….…………….. page 190 12.3 Suggestions …………………………………………………………. page 190 CHAPTER 13. Research 13.1 Factual information …………………………………...…………….. page