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Developing National Academic Reference Standards
NARS for Veterinary Higher Education in Egypt
By Sector committee of Veterinary higher
Education
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Introduction

1. The significance of the National Academic
   Reference Standards (NARS).
2. Purpose and Programme

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The significance of NARS in the quality assurance
and accreditation process

1. Ensure that graduates of Egyptian Universities
   are recognized world wide
2. Clear statements of academic standards
3. Guidance to institutions developing their
   programme specifications

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Purpose of the Workshop
To build the capacity in the universities to
share in defining of (NARS) of Veterinary higher
education
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Glossary
Academic standards
Specific standards decided by the
institution, and informed by external references
and including the minimum knowledge and skills to
be gained by the graduates from the programme and
fulfilling the stated mission of the institution.
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Attributes
All knowledge, skills, attitudes, ethics etc.
The graduate must have to fulfill the programme
related to ILOs and mission.
Expression of the professional. Employment
related abilities that graduate in Veterinary
Medical sciences should be expected to have
developed during their higher education and
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What NARS are NOT
An import A prescription A curriculum A syllabus
A maximum to be attained by students An
obstacle to change
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A general statement of the professional role of a
graduate Veterinarian will include

1. Maintenance and promotion of good animal, birds
   and fish heath.
2. The origin diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
   of disease and injury as well their impact on
   animals
3. Increasing animal, birds and fish production.
4. Maintaining human health, food and environment
   safety
5. He is proactive in ensuring the currency and
   relevance of knowledge and skills

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The attributes of a veterinarian
A profound knowledge and under standing of
normal animals, Birds, and fish structure and
function as well as abnormalities that occur in
common disease.
Attributes of the typical graduate

• The graduate has a profound knowledge and
  understanding of normal animal, poultry and fish
  structure and function, as well as abnormalities
  that occur in common diseases.
• The graduate has the skills of animal management
  and behavior within a safe environment.
• The graduate can diagnose, assess, prevent and
  treat common and important animal diseases in a
  variety of settings.
• The graduate contributes in solving complex
  animal diseases, welfare and environmental
  problems in the surrounding society.

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5. The graduate contributes in increasing under
standing in the society by application of
scientific methods in research and analysis
working collaborative with other professionals.
6. The graduate operates with respect for the
legal and other regulations and applies the
Veterinary code of practice including ethics. 7.
The graduates has a profound knowledge and
understanding on the economic impact and factors
on delivery of animal health care, as well as
nutrition and nutritional standards. 8. The
graduate has the appropriate professional and
personal attitudes and behavior, including
critical evaluation, curiosity and life long
learning skills as well as ethical and legal
frame of medical practice. 9. The graduate is
proficient in basic veterinary clinical skills
and interpret the findings to demonstrate
competence in the performance of basic technical
procedures.
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Example 1
one attribute of a veterinarian The
graduate can diagnose, assess, prevent and treat
common and important animal diseases in a variety
of settings
Example 2
ARS -knowledge and understanding -represent the
disease problem based on scientific
evidence -clinical examination principles
-disease agents identification -principles of
solving disease problems -pharmacological
therapeutic basis
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Intellectual skills
Graduate has the ability to highlight the
important clinical problem from a case
interaction and utilizing available data
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Professional skills
Graduate has the ability to -handle the
animal -identify the etiological agents -use
laboratory tests, clinical examination and
software to find out information relevant to the
clinical problem -Read and interpretation of
diagnostic tests -Prescribe the remedy
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General and transferable skills
Graduate has the ability to utilize communicating
skills get access to web sites to. perform a
research or solve any newly emerged disease
problem
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Statement of Professional Attributes NARS
Stakeholders
Evaluators
ILOs Programme(s) Courses Referenced Veri
fied Alumni
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