Veterinary Medicine Exam Review Flashcards

Flashcards covering essential topics in veterinary medicine, including learning strategies, bioethics, communication, and financial management.

What protein's production is increased by regular exercise and supports neuron growth, crucial for learning?

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)

How many hours of consecutive sleep are important for memory consolidation?

7-8 hours

How long should short naps be to enhance learning complex topics?

20-30 minutes

What type of brain function helps make connections between ideas and benefits from taking breaks?

Diffuse brain function

What technique involves breaking study sessions into 25-minute intervals with short breaks?

Pomodoro Technique

What cognitive skills are used to organize and interact with the environment and people?

Executive Function

What method involves reflecting on academic habits, progress, and areas needing improvement?

Self-monitoring

What is the multidisciplinary study of ethical and moral issues in life sciences, health, medicine, and biotechnology?

Bioethics

Name one of the main goals of bioethics.

To elucidate the best course of action and relevant values.

List one area, besides animal health, that bioethics in veterinary medicine considers.

Environmental health and quality related to animal housing.

What committee oversees animal research by reviewing and approving activities related to animal care and use?

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

How often does IACUC inspect facilities?

At least every 6 months

What does IACUC report regarding research proposals?

Major and minor deficiencies

What is the importance of IACUC?

Required by law and for accreditation

What is defined as the use of honest and verifiable methods in proposing, performing, and evaluating research?

Research Integrity

List one of the five pillars of research integrity mentioned in the lecture notes.

Stewardship, integrity, or respect

What should veterinary medical ethics aim to alleviate and promote in patients?

Alleviate suffering and promote health

What type of error is research bias considered?

Systematic Error

What is it called when someone has two or more competing interests?

Conflict of Interest

Name a reason why it is important to reference sources in a scientific paper?

Credit original authors, support claims, or avoid plagiarism

Which citation styles are commonly used for scientific papers?

APA or AMA

How should AI sources be cited?

Make sure to cite AI sources as well!!!

List one limitation of using AI in research.

Input of prompts/data, dataset biases, hallucinations

Name one ethical implication of using AI.

Cheating, plagiarism, sabotage, or manipulating data

What model, as per the video, was used as a basis for discussion of the vet/client interaction?

Calgary-Cambridge Model

What is the communication style where the vet takes an expert role and the client is expected to follow recommendations, seen as a bad approach?

Paternalistic Style

What type of care seeks out client understanding, opinions, perceptions, and concerns, in addition to providing information and professional opinions?

Relationship-Centered Care

List one benefit of good communication skills with clients.

Client actively engage, improved relationship, decreased risk of malpractice

Define Paralanguage.

Tone of voice

Name 3 of the four core communication skills discussed in class.

Non-verbal communication, Open-ended questions, Reflective listening and Empathy

Fill in the blank: Summarizing someone's view is a form of .

Reflective listening

What does CV stand for in the context of job applications?

Curriculum Vitae

What is the main purpose of a cover letter?

Introduce yourself, your interest in the position, and describe why you would be a good candidate

List an item to include in the intro of a cover letter.

Name, school, current academic status, or why position caught interest

Identify one of the four domains of emotional intelligence.

Self-Awareness, Self-Management/Regulation, Social Awareness, or Relationship Management

What does emotional awareness entail?

Recognizing your emotions and how they impact your performance.

Name a barrier to self-awareness.

Lack of mindfulness, cognitive and confirmation bias, unwillingness to seek feedback

What is the benefit of improve communication through emotion intelligence?

Improved communication

What is an important component of self-management/regulation in emotional intelligence?

Self control, trustworthiness, or adaptability

Define trustworthiness in the context of self-management.

Maintain integrity and honesty

What does social awareness involve?

Being attuned to social cues and dynamics

What key component of social awareness involves recognizing social networks and emotional currents within a group?

Organizational awareness

What does relationship management concern?

Managing and influencing relationships

What aspect of relationship management involves clearly expressing ideas and emotions while understanding others?

Communication

What is the drive to pursue goals with energy, persistence, and passion fueled by internal rewards??

Motivation

What key component of motivation involves aligning with the goals of an organization or profession?

Commitment

What is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, recognize their emotional state, and respond with compassion?

Empathy

What is the term for an individuals’ perceptions about the consequences of interpersonal risks in their work environment?

Psychological safety in the workplace

What does psychological safety at a group level determine about sharing concepts and mistakes?

If it's okay to openly share concepts and mistakes

How is trust different from Psychological safety?

Psychological safety is at a group level and trust is an individual construct.

List one strategy for achieving psychological safety in the workplace?

Frame the work ahead as a learning problem, acknowledge your own fallibility, or model curiosity

After identifying an emotion, what is one strategy that you can use to regulate?

Practice meditation/mindfulness, talking through emotions, and journaling.

What is the goal in managing conflict using self control that controls how others make you feel?

Positivity

What is the 24 hour rule?

Take your time (24hr rule for email), be self aware, Use I statements (not you).

True or false: The words you INTENDED to say are more important than how they were IMPACTED to the receiver.

FALSE

Name a positive outcome to conflict

Problem solving, innovation, & stronger collaboration

What should your mindset be geared to when regulating someone emotionally?

Problem solving and resolution.

List 3 of the five stages of conflict discussed

Facts, Thoughts, Feelings, Needs , Self-awareness.

What is something to practice in order to maintain cultural humility?

Curiosity

What is cultural humility?

The practice of self-reflection on how one’s own background and the background of others, impact teaching, learning, research, creative activity, engagement, leadership.

Identify one of the three pillars of Cultural Humility.

Lifelong commitment to learning and critical self-reflection, Desire to fix power imbalances and Institutional accountability and mutual respectful partnership based on trust

What is the difference between cultural competency and cultural humility?

Cultural competence relates to GAINING cultural knowledge and cultural humility relates to developing cultural SELF-AWARENESS

What is othering?

Process of perceiving or portraying people as fundamentally different or alien based on characteristics such as race, religion, culture, gender and sexual orientation.

Name a way to minimize religious bias, prejudice, discrimination, or unfair treatment of individuals or groups.

Educate, focus people as individuals not as a group become aware of your own biases, embrace diversity, challenge stereotypes

What should the perfectionist embrace?

Progress over perfection

What type of mental state allows someone to cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their communities?

Mental fitness

Feelings of persistent self-doubt and personal incompetence despite merit are indicative of what?

Imposter syndrome

What should the superhero reframe failures as?

Learning opportunities

How can the soloist cope with imposter syndrome?

Seek support from peers or mentors.

How should the expert with imposter syndrome avoid.

Avoid comparing yourself to more experienced colleagues; mentor juniors to share expertise

Name a factor to imposter syndrome

Anxiety, depression, low self esteem, graduate level coursework, perfectionism, personality traits, beliefs about failure, early childhood experiences

Where should students initially report concerns about unethical behavior of student colleagues?

Faculty Panel on Professionalism (FPP)

According to the in-class pre work instructions, what should be done with the AVMA guidelines?

Be familiar with it and be able to navigate it to look up information when needed

What has a term of reference document that is found in the student handbook

Faculty Panel on Professionalism (FPP)

True of false: The FPP should ONLY be the first point of contact for non-academic breaches.

False. The FPP should be the FIRST point of contact for ANY concerns

Can SGU staff submit to the FPP?

Yes, anyone can submit a claim to the FPP if it's about a student including staff and people unemployed by SGU.

According to the FPP, the responded will know the claimers name, is this true?

Yes, The FPP ONLY considers cases involving students enrolled in the DVM program at SGU breaches of professionalism involving staff are handled by the HR (Human Resources) department of SGU.

List one fo the three principles of ethics discussed

Stewardship, integrity, and respect

Should you prioritize patient needs OR client needs?

Prioritize patient welfare in balance with client needs and public safety

List one of the key aspects of professional conduct

Animal welfare, client communication, competence, professional integrity

What should you maintain with clients to promote the welfare of your patients?

Professional communication (clarity, honesty, and respect).

Define Maintaining professionalism online -

Assume that ANYTHING posted can be seen by the public including clients and colleagues. This applies to personal accounts as well.

List a support system available to veterinarians.

AVMA professional liability insurance Trust (AVMA PLIT), Veterinary medical boards, Veterinary Associations

During interviews for externships, what technique discussed should the question be answeed with

STAR interview technique

State one thing to do BEFORE an interview

Do prepare, Remember the interview starts the moment you walk into the building, make sure to research the company, Prepare.

What should you do immediately after your interview?

Do follow up within 24 hours

What does S stand for in the STAR method?

Situation - set the scene

In the STAR interview technique, what does R stand for?

Result - the outcome

List the three differences between animal welfare and animal rights

Rights: Using animals for human benefit is morally wrong, Welfare: Animal use for human benefit is morally justifiable and Speciesism: The belief and practice of human supremacism and the consequent abuse of other animal species.

What is mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals?

The human-animal bond

Since the 2020s as a society most people consider: Production animals or Companion Animals as Family members?

Companion Animals

What does the human animal bond do the the veterinarian.

The veterinarian’s role is to validate the human animal bond

Give an example of a Fixed cost.

Compensation, rent, marketing

Give an example of a Variable cost.

Drugs, supplies, products not selling depending on client demand, services

Give an example of a Practice information that is a Basic Financial Data aspect.

Location, socioeconomic, facilities, partners, competition, type

List a component of a balance sheet.

Day by day measured by assets fixed-curtains, furniture, equipment, IT total minus depreciation

List a trait that involves, Owner feels special to the animal, animal’s favorite person.

Bond traits Exclusivity

What indicates that a veterinary business is holding stock for a whole year before selling it?

An inventory turnover of 6

TRUE OR FALSE. Profit and loss sheets present the financial data of a business at a point in time

FALSE. Profit and loss sheets present the financial data of a business over a period of time, usually a financial year.

Indicate what measurement of client loss not gain a client turnover ratio measures.

Client turnover (25-30% bad, 15% is ok, clients typically come and go measurement of client loss not gain)