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Dr Avice O'Connor

MVB PgDipIAWEL CertAVP(EM) PgDipVetED FHEA MRCVS

  • Position Bye Fellow
  • School Department of Veterinary Medicine
  • Email aco28@cam.ac.uk

Avice is an Associate Teaching Professor in Equine Studies with interests in clinical skills teaching, educational quality improvement, animal welfare and evidence-based veterinary practice.

Avice is an Associate Teaching Professor in Equine Studies at the University of Cambridge Department of Veterinary Medicine. She qualified as a veterinary surgeon from University College Dublin in 2001 and combines extensive experience in equine clinical practice with a strong focus on veterinary education and professional development. She has over 20 years’ experience supporting students in clinical settings and developing their confidence as future veterinary professionals.

She holds postgraduate qualifications in Veterinary Education, Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law, Equine Internal Medicine, advanced training in Equine Dentistry, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her academic interests focus on evidence-based education, clinical skills development and ensuring students are prepared for the realities of professional practice.

In her current role, she designs and delivers teaching for veterinary students, with particular emphasis on practical skills, clinical reasoning and decision-making. She contributes to curriculum development, assessment design and educational quality improvement.

Avice’s current work focuses on veterinary education, with a particular interest in supporting students to develop practical skills, confidence and professional judgement. Her interests include clinical skills teaching, assessment, educational quality improvement and evidence-based veterinary practice.

She contributes to projects that support student learning, including the development of clinical skills resources, workplace-based assessments and teaching activities that reflect the realities of professional practice. Her work aims to help students apply their knowledge effectively in clinical settings. She also supports new graduates through mentoring and reflective practice and contributes to peer review of the mandatory professional development phase for new graduates within the profession.

Her wider activities include promoting animal welfare and public understanding of veterinary science through educational resources and collaboration with external organisations.

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