Starting in August of 2020, the PREPARE Graduates Task Force used the Competency-Based Veterinary Education (CBVE) competencies to develop a four phase curriculum for the School of Veterinary Medicine at UW. 

• What are the CBVE competencies? Click here for a detailed view.

• What was the PREPARE Task Force?

• Where can I find a quick visual of the four phases?

  • If I want to read phase descriptions with phase level learning outcomes, click here. 

• Click here for a Holistic Curriculum Review, including the recommendations made for future development and revision of the curriculum. 

• Where can I find a historical view of the curriculum revision? Here you will find a presentation with additional links. 

To review the AVMA Graduate Survey Results, click here.

To review the Graduating Senior Exit Questionnaire and Alumni Survey results, click here. 

Phase 1:

• Foundations of Homeostasis

• Movement and Support

• Circulation and Respiration

• Eating and Eliminating

• Cognition, Senses and Response

• Reproduction and Endocrinology

• Barriers and Defense

• Healthy Populations

Phase 2:

• Foundations of Disease

• Barriers and Defense

Example Weeks

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan