Cornélie Westermann is a veterinarian and is Dutch and European Specialist/ Diplomate on Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM). Her PhD research was on equine muscle metabolism and atypical myopathy.
Work:
Clinical work: Department of Equine Sciences: Internal Medicine: patient care, clinical teaching within this patient care
Management: Director of Education Veterinary School
Teaching: Bachelor and Master in all (Equine) subjects, but mostly Equine Master students
Research: Respiratory Diseases, Muscle Diseases, Education
In my opinion our Master is a success if a student that graduates from our Master of Veterinary Science ...
...is a self-confident, socially capable, communicative person with a good memory of the time he/she spent in a safe environment at our Faculty,
with a community network, lots of intra- and extra-curricular experiences and a bag full of relevant knowledge and skills
...knows what to do in a veterinary emergency situation
...knows where to find knowledge in an efficient and evidence based way for situations without emergency
...is eager to spend a life full of learning
...is capable to flourish in a changing world and in changing work situations
...knows very well what his/her own boundaries are and when to refer a patient or ask for help
...knows a lot of aspects of the veterinary working field
...tries to teach and coach other people during his or her career