2010 5th Year Intern Program

2010 Intern Rotation Schedule

Due to resource restrictions and personal preferences, there are 12 group schedules from which interns can be allocated using a preferenece and ballot system.

The sequence of rotations is different for each of the 12 groups of approximately 10 interns. This means that intern groups begin any given rotation period with different prior experience, skills and self confidence. To review the basic Rotation Schedule, visit the following link:
2010 Rotation Schedule Shell

2010 Intern Rotation Schedule Unit of Study Entering Procedures

Now that you have been allocated a group, you will need to enter when you will undertake your vacations and each of the following units of study:

VETS5349 Rural Public Practice
VETS5350 Elective Rotation 1
VETS5351 Elective Rotation 2
VETS5335 Small Animal Practice (Extramural)
VETS5337 Rural Mixed Practice 2

For full details on how to enter your units of study are in the attached Word document.
2009 Rotation Schedule Entering Procedures

Rotation Schedules are to be submitted by midnight, Sunday 7th December, 2008.

Deferral of 5th Year - 2010 and Your Intern Rotation Schedule

If after being allocated a 5th year group for 2010, you decide to defer or undertake the Bachelor of Science Veterinary (BScVet) instead of 5th Year in 2010 then:

1/ The group you are allocated to is no longer valid and is cancelled. You will be required to enter preferences for a group for 2011.

2/ You are required to notify the Co-ordinator Extramural Placements and the 5th Year Co-ordinator in writing that you are will not be undertaking 5th year in 2010 as intended, and outline why. You will also need to request that the year you are indicated to be in, via the Virtual Veterinary Campus be reset to 3rd year so that you can enter group preferences at the end of 2009, for 2011.

3/ If you are deferring, the usual process is for the university to suspend your uni extro key and password access, until you re-enrol. You will need to request that the Co-ordinator Extramural Placements, notifies ITC to continue your uni extro key and password access, so that you may enter preferences and have access to the Virtual Veterinary Campus whilst deferred, to meet 5th year organisational requirements.

4/ Students undertaking the BScVet are required to select groups which allow them to undertake two vacation periods first, to facilitate the change over and enrolment from the Bachelor of Science Vet to the Bachelor of Veterinary Science.

It is your responsibility to ensure that the above is undertaken, so that you may have a smooth transition into 5th year. All correspondence is to be sent to clinicalstudies@vetsci.usyd.edu.au

Note, the above is in addition to the standard faculty policy on deferring or applications for the BScVet.

Failed a Barrier Unit of Study to 5th Year for 2010?

If after being allocated a 5th year group for 2010, you do no complete all barrier units of study (years 1 – 4), as intended, then:

Failed a 1st Semester, 4th Year Unit of Study:

If you have failed a 4th Year unit of study, you will not be able to progress into 5th Year until you pass this unit of study. If you pass this failed unit of study in first semester 2010, you will be able to progress into 5th year in rotation 10/2010. Provided you do not fail a 4th Year second semester unit of study. The following applies to you to ensure that you have a smooth transition into 5th year.

1/ You are required to notify the Co-ordinator Extramural Placements and the 5th Year Co-ordinator in writing of the above situation and that you intend to commence into 5th year in rotation 10/2010.

2/ The group you are allocated to for 2010, is no longer valid and is cancelled.

3/ You will be allocated a new rotation schedule for 2010/2011 and given advice on how to proceed with regards to site preference entering for 2010/2011.

It is your responsibility to ensure that the above is undertaken, so that you may have a smooth transition into 5th year. All correspondence is to be sent to clinicalstudies@vetsci.usyd.edu.au


Failed a 2nd Semester, 4th Year Unit of Study:

If you have failed a 4th Year unit of study in second semester, you will not be able to progress into 5th Year until you pass this unit of study. If you pass this failed unit in 2010, you will be able to progress into 5th year in 2011. The following applies to you to ensure that you have a smooth transition into 5th year.

1/ You are required to notify the Co-ordinator Extramural Placements and the 5th Year Co-ordinator in writing, of the above situation and that you will not be commencing into 5th year in 2010.

2/ The group you are allocated to for 2010, is no longer valid and is cancelled. You will need to request that the year you are indicated to be in, via the Virtual Veterinary Campus be reset to 3rd year so that you can enter group preferences at the end of 2009, for 2011.

3/ Each site that you have been allocated to attend during 2010, will need to be cancelled by the Co-ordinator Extramural Placements.

4/ It is the usual process of the university to suspend your uni extro key and password access, during periods of non-enrolment. You will need to request that the Co-ordinator Extramural Placements, notifies ITC to continue your uni extro key and password access, so that you may enter preferences and have access to the Virtual Veterinary Campus whilst deferred (during 1st Semester 2010, if you are not undertaking any units of study during this period), to meet 5th year organisational requirements

It is your responsibility to ensure that the above is undertaken, so that you may have a smooth transition into 5th year. All correspondence is to be sent to clinicalstudies@vetsci.usyd.edu.au