A century of teaching veterinary parasitology in South Africa – Lessons learnt

dc.contributor.authorPenzhorn, Barend Louis
dc.contributor.emailbanie.penzhorn@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-02T05:17:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-03
dc.description.abstractFinding a healthy balance between classical parasitology and clinical veterinary medicine remains a challenge. Veterinary Parasitology, of vital interest in sub-Saharan Africa, has always featured prominently at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (founded in 1920). The faculty was initially an integral part of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI), and parasitology was taught by specialist researchers from OVI – a cult of total coverage prevailed. Presenting three separate courses – ectoparasitology, helminthology and protozoology – continued for many decades. From 1949 to 1973 an attendance course in veterinary parasitology was presented in the final academic year. This was revived in 1995, with a “refresher” in parasitology for final-year students (during their clinic rotation), including diagnostic parasite identification and problem-solving group discussions (prepared and led by students). Student contact time (including practical classes and assessments), initially 80 h/discipline/year, was gradually reduced. A species-based approach (introduced in 1998) had a major impact - an introductory course in general parasitology was followed by fragmented lectures in the subsequent 2 years on key parasitic diseases in the species-based subjects. In 2013 the curriculum reverted to being discipline-based, i.e. all aspects of parasitology and parasitic diseases covered during one academic year. The 3 sub-disciplines are included in a 2-semester course, with a total contact time of 100 h, which barely meets the minimum recommended by the WAAVP. Various lessons learnt are discussed.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentVeterinary Tropical Diseasesen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2019-03-15
dc.description.librarianhj2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/vetparen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPenzhorn, B.L. 2018, 'A century of teaching veterinary parasitology in South Africa – Lessons learnt', Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 252, pp. 62-66.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0304-4017 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-2550 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.01.032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/64141
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Veterinary Parasitology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 252, pp. 62-66, 2018. do i: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.01.032.en_ZA
dc.subjectCurriculum developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectTeachingen_ZA
dc.subjectUndergraduateen_ZA
dc.subjectVeterinary parasitologyen_ZA
dc.subjectVirologyen_ZA
dc.subjectVeterinary medicineen_ZA
dc.subjectProtozoologyen_ZA
dc.subjectParasite identificationen_ZA
dc.subjectMedical examinationen_ZA
dc.subjectMedical educationen_ZA
dc.subjectHelminthologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherVeterinary science articles SDG-04en_ZA
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.titleA century of teaching veterinary parasitology in South Africa – Lessons learnten_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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