Vice-Rector for Clinical Activities and Professional Relations
The Vice-Rector for Clinical Activities and Professional Relations is primarily responsible for activities related to clinical practice at the university and activities enabling contact with professional practice. The Vice Rector for Clinical Activities and Professional Relations represents UVMP and cooperates with the non-profit organization School Agricultural Enterprise, n. o., in Zemplínska Teplica and the citizens association TJ Slavia Sports Club of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice. The Vice-Rector for Clinical Activities and Professional Relations is responsible for:
- achieving the university´s objectives related to the development of the university. This involves creating quality educational and scientific research clinical workplaces to meet the needs of UVLF graduates in the field of professional clinical disciplines according to individual animal species,
- improving the quality of activities and services provided in all areas of clinical practice,
- developing a high degree of specialization of clinicians and advancing specialized professional activities, increasing the professional preparedness and practical skills of graduates to perform clinical activities to ensure their high applicability in the labour market,
- searching for opportunities for collaboration and implementation of practical education process outside the university environment,
- closer co-ordination and problem resolution with the heads of clinics to ensure the activity and operation of clinics
- organizing professional internships and practical training at clinical workplaces in cooperation with the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic, the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons of the Slovak Republic, and the Slovak Chamber of Pharmacists.
The workplaces directly managed by the Vice-Rector for Clinical Activities and Professional Relations include:
- Office for Clinical Activities and Professional Relations,
- Centre for Clinical Skills
- Equestrian Centre
- University Facility for Breeding and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees in Rozhanovce
- University Pharmacy
- University Slaughterhouse.