£850K veterinary skills centre to open in Aberdeen
Scotland's Rural College plan to open the facility later this year.
Scotland's Rural College have announced they are to spend £850,000 building a new 'top-of-the-class' veterinary skills centre in Aberdeen.
They expected the facility to open in September.
Based at SRCU's Craibstone campus it will include dedicated spaces for hands-on experience with cutting-edge equipment, a clinical skills laboratory and animal disease diagnostics laboratories. It will also feature a mock veterinary practice including a consultation room and pharmacy.
They say the centre will benefit from the latest technology including 360-degree cameras, video streaming and touchsreen displays.
More than 100 students each year will study and learn at the centre.
Caroline Argo, Dean of SRUC’s North Faculty said: “Our new Veterinary Clinical Skills Centre will offer one of the best experiences for students of veterinary nursing and other animal-related programmes across the country. Rural veterinary practices are vital for farming and rural life and they face challenges when it comes to finding veterinary nurses and support teams. By focussing on the development of talented new professionals for rural practices, our graduates will have the skills, knowledge and opportunities for long, successful and fulfilling careers.”