Welcome to the Veterinary Preceptorship Program of Western Canada (VPPWC). Started in 1993 and jointly sponsored by the four Provincial Veterinary Medical Associations and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), this program is designed to provide senior veterinary students with clinical and practical experiences to complement their studies.

By participating in the program, you are committing to ensure that a positive learning experience is provided for the student.

Some of these commitments are:

• Communicating in an open environment ensures that commitments are fulfilled.
• Reading the "Terms of Reference" ensures an understanding of the program.
• Signing the "Participating Contract" ensures that you are abiding to the guidelines of the program.
• Discussing "expectations" at the beginning of the program.
• Providing a positive learning environment for the student to practise basic medical and surgical skills.
• Informing support staff of the program so that they are also a positive part of the learning experience.
• Reviewing the evaluations with the student approximately every 4 weeks so that areas of concern (if any) may be addressed.
• Reviewing the evaluations with the student prior to completion of the program.
• Forwarding completed evaluations expediently to the appropriate Provincial Veterinary Medical Association office upon completion of the program.
• The veterinarian will agree to provide the student with at least a minimum level of remuneration. The Preceptorship Committee recommends a basic remuneration of $2200/month (minimum provincial standards may vary in each province).

If you wish to participate in the Preceptorship Program, the following documents should be kept on file

The Complete 2008 Preceptorship Manual (includes all of the forms below)
	Manual.pdf (152K)
	Participation Contract PartCon.pdf (35K)
	Grade Report Form GradRep.pdf (42K)
	Student Evaluation (To be completed by the Veterinarian) StudEval.pdf (19K)
	Preceptorship Evaluation (To be completed by the Student) PrecEval.pdf (29K)
	Terms of Reference TermRef.pdf (18K)
	To get The Application for the Consent to Employ a Student click here
	The Skills Checklist (To be completed by the Veterinarian) Competency-Checklist.pdf (34K)

The following are to be forwarded to the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association Office by:

AVMA practices wishing to participate in the Western Veterinary Preceptorship Program must complete a Practice Profile form and sumit it to the AVMA Office (Fax: 780-484-8311).

WCVM Students will be actively seeking summer employment during the Christmas break, therefore, all Practice Profile forms must be submitted to the AVMA office by November 30th each year.

Below are the listings for participating veterinary facilities in Alberta. Click on the name of the facility to get details.

Position(s) available Big Horn Veterinary Services Bow Valley Veterinary Clinic Bridgewood Veterinary Clinic Edson Veterinary Clinic Equistar Veterinary Services Falconridge Animal Hospital Fish Creek 24 Hr Hospital Glamorgan Animal Clinic Lac Ste Anne Veterinary Services Mission Ridge Animal Hospital Okotoks Animal Hospital St. Paul Veterinary Clinic Strathmore Veterinary Clinic Wetaskiwin Veterinary Hospital

Links to other preceptorship programs in Western Canada
	BCVMA Preceptorship Program
	SVMA Preceptorship Program