Since 2009 Yvonne has been a member of the "Line education committee" (LOC) in the Bachelor curriculum of Veterinary Medicine, which focuses on the theoretical aspects and practical implementation of the process of clinical reasoning but also on the various practical skills (clinical and additional diagnostic examination) that students need to develop to further their carreer as a veterinary professional. These skills are tested using the objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE), which is now firmly embedded into the veterinary curriculum. Yvonne had had an active role in the introduction and further development of this new way of examining students with regard to their clinical skills. Between 2013 and 2019 she furthermore was a member of the Honours programme commitee, which was tasked with development and implementation of the honours programme in the Bachelor curriculum of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht.
In addition to her role as a coordinator of the line course Clinical Reasoning, Yvonne also is actively involved in the development of new teaching materials on avian and exotic animal medicine, and also teaches on these species during various lectures, masterclasses/workshops and wetlabs within the Bachelor curriculum of Veterinary Medicine, including the courses on respiration, circulation, digestion, reproduction, adaptation and welfare, and the line courses. In the Master phase, Yvonne's teaching activities comprise of lecturing and training students on avian and exotic animal medicine during various lectures, workshops and courses, as well as daily supervision of residents and students in the clinics during their two-week exotic rotation. Yvonne is furthermore involved in the Master Environmental Biology, in which she lectures on ethology and behaviour of parrots.
Throughout her carreer as a veterinarian (clinical instructor), researcher and teacher, Yvonne has also supervised various biology and veterinary students in their 3-, 6-, or 9-month research internships and/or the writing of their Master or Bachelor thesis. During her graduate training, she also supervised an honours student (K. van Bokhorst) during her 12-month Excellent track research program regarding behavioural testing in Grey parrots (2010-2011).
Because of her active involvement and participation in the various teaching activities throughout the veterinary curriculumactivities, Yvonnes was nominated for the Faculty's "junior teaching award", a prize which she won in 2012. As a recipient of this award, Yvonne subsequently became a member of the committee that organises the yearly Educational symposium of the Veterinary Faculty ("Onderwijsdag"), which, in 2014, was dedicated to Examination and Entrustable Professional Activities.
Between 2013 and 2017 Yvonne was involved in various project related Blended Learning and Gaming and Simulations in medical education, which were funded by the ' Facultair Stimuleringsfond Onderwijs' and 'Utrechts Stimuleringsfonds Onderwijs'. These projects specifically aimed to develop, implement and perform research into Blended Learning and Gaming within the Veterinary curriculum.
Involved in the following study programme(s)
- Biologie
- Veterinary Medicine (Bachelor)
- Veterinary Medicine (Master)
- Environmental Biology
- Veterinary Science Postgraduate Master
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