Demographic and preliminary employment data of the first two graduate cohorts from a rural veterinary school

Hyams, Jennifer; Raidal, Sharanne; Hayes, Lynne; Heller, Jane

doi:10.1111/avj.12571

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“…Recruitment of students from rural and regional locations has been associated with increased retention of professionals within rural and regional communities, an important element of the university’s mission to support students to live, study and work in rural and regional Australia. Although a direct effect of selection procedures on graduate outcomes was not evaluated in the current study, results from previous studies have demonstrated that the majority of CSU graduates commence their professional careers in rural and regional practices and are retained there for at least 5 years following graduation . Importantly, study results demonstrated that students from rural/remote and low SES backgrounds are able to achieve the same measures of academic and clinical performance as their peers at CSU.…”

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“…Although a direct effect of selection procedures on graduate outcomes was not evaluated in the current study, results from previous studies have demonstrated that the majority of CSU graduates commence their professional careers in rural and regional practices and are retained there for at least 5 years following graduation. 5 Importantly, study results demonstrated that students from rural/remote and low SES backgrounds are able to achieve the same measures of academic and clinical performance as their peers at CSU.…”

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“…In addition to the School’s location in regional New South Wales, Australia, selection processes were designed to preferentially recruit students from rural and remote backgrounds, with high academic ability, strong communication skills, and knowledge of and commitment to both animal welfare and the veterinary profession. The success of selection processes in recruiting students from rural and regional backgrounds has been documented previously and outcome data from the first graduating classes suggested that the School has been successful in training veterinarians equipped to thrive and persist in rural and regional locations …”

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“…The success of selection processes in recruiting students from rural and regional backgrounds has been documented previously 3,4 and outcome data from the first graduating classes suggested that the School has been successful in training veterinarians equipped to thrive and persist in rural and regional locations. 5 In the Australian context, numerous studies have documented that students from rural or regional backgrounds may struggle to match secondary and tertiary results of peers from city-based schools. [6][7][8] For this reason, a 5-mark loading on the Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking (ATAR) result is allowed for students applying for program entry from rural and regional schools.…”

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“…At CSU, applicants who meet or exceed academic selection criteria are assessed by written application, and the top 40–50% (≈ 160 applicants) are invited to an interview. Written and interview selection criteria at CSU have been described previously and the value of these selection tools reviewed extensively in the tertiary education literature . Importantly, these additional selection procedures are time‐ and resource‐expensive and their inclusion in the selection process should therefore be scrutinised.…”

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Student selection to a rural veterinary school. 2: predictors of student performance and attrition

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Objective To evaluate the extent to which current selection processes at Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia, predict performance within and attrition from the veterinary degree program. Design Retrospective evaluation of application details and student performance data. Methods Database records of 424 students entering the veterinary program were retrieved from university records, including all students graduating (n = 356) or leaving the program without completing (n = 68) between 2005 and 2016. Demographic data were related to results of selection processes and achievement within the degree using univariable and multivariable general linear and logistic regression analyses. Results The grade point average achieved over the 6 years of the degree was influenced by academic achievement prior to entry, gender (females performed ≈ 2% better than males) and interview scores. Preceptor evaluation of final‐year clinical performance was associated with interview scores, gender (males performed ≈ 4% better than females) and residential address at the time of application. Attrition for personal reasons was more common for female students and students who had completed a prior degree, and students who experienced academic or personal attrition had lower written application scores. Factors that have been previously linked to poor academic outcomes, including rural or low socioeconomic background, were not associated with adverse student outcomes. Conclusion Selection processes did not systematically disadvantage students admitted to the degree program. Gender differences in personal attrition and academic and clinical performance warrant further evaluation. Factors in addition to academic aptitude predicted student success.

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