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Postgraduate Certificate in Small Animal Medicine

Become a Marvellous Medic in just 12 months!

CPD Solutions – The Home of the 12 Month Practical PgCert

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This course, starting in September 2025, will help you to develop your confidence, skills and decision making in small animal medicine and gain a valuable qualification in as little as 12 months.

Secure your place now and look forward to nine full days of practical and interactive attendance sessions with expert and approachable tutors helping you to develop your medical skills.

You’ll also get:-

• Full support for continuous assessment – no formal exams
• Primarily Practical Training – 9 days of hands-on practicals, interactive sessions and essential theory to develop new skills
• Valuable work-based learning skills that you can use throughout your career. Transform your practice with this 12 month practical PgCert
• Extensive online resources to provide a framework for your study – videos, webinars and Online Mini Series courses and bespoke reflective writing resources
• Access to a wide range of full text eJournals and eBooks through the University’s eLibrary
• A whole range of Course Bonuses including an essential text book, Webinar Club Membership and CPD Vouchers
• Fully Supported CPD – invest in your career with complete confidence. We’re ready to support your on your PgCert journey.
• A dedicated contact at CPD Solutions to help you throughout your study
• A valuable PgCert qualification awarded by the University of Central Lancashire

Your programme is divided into three modules which start with attendance sessions providing hands-on training and essential theory in the safe and supportive environment of our dedicated Training Centre near Birmingham.  The best way to refine your existing skills, learn new procedures and develop strategies to avoid unnecessary complications:

• Module 1: Small Animal Gastroenterology, Urology & Critical Care
• Module 2: Small Animal Endocrinology, Immunology & Cardiorespiratory Medicine
• Module 3: Small Animal Medical Subspecialities

Practical attendance sessions:

• Module 1: 24th – 26th September 2025 (3 days)
• Module 2: 21st – 23rd January 2026 (3 days)
• Module 3: 20th – 22nd May 2026 (3 days)

You’ll combine these structured attendance sessions with work-based reflective learning. During each module, you’ll complete self-directed learning  and a reflective portfolio (case logs, critically reflective essays, case-based discussions and reflective case reports) that will be assessed by your tutor. You’ll receive plenty of help and guidance on how to write your assessments and feedback on draft work from your tutor.

Course Tutors:

Nick Bexfield BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE FHEA MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Will Bayton BVMedSci (Hons) BVMBVS (Hons) DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Mattia Basili DVM MSc CertAVP(VC) PGCertVPS DipECVIM-CA FHEA MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Cardiology

Paul Freeman MA VetMB CertSAO DipECVN MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology

Georgina Fricker BVSc CertVOphthal DipECVO MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology

Debbie Gow BVM&S VN PhD DipECVD FHEA FRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Veterinary Dermatology

Sarah Stewart DVM DACVIM (SAIM) PGCertVetEd FHEA MBA MRCVS

What’s your investment?

Your CPD Solutions Course Fee is £11447 + VAT. Your separate University registration fee is £2750 for UK students and £ 4400 for overseas students. No VAT is applicable on the University fee. For overseas students, no VAT is payable on either the CPD Solutions Course fee or the University fee.

To register and confirm your place, pay your non-refundable deposit of £997 + VAT (£1196.40) to CPD Solutions by adding this product to your basket and checking out.

Then  you can choose between 2 payment options for the CPD Solutions Course fee:-

1. Pay in Full with further discount – get the best possible rate
2. Spread your payments at no additional cost

Please contact us for details of how you can spread your payments. Once you have paid your deposit, we will contact you to give you all of the payment options so that you can choose the best one for your situation. If you’d like the full options before you pay your deposit, please call us on 0151 328 0444 or email [email protected].

You also need to register with the University of Central Lancashire. The University registration fee is £2750 (no VAT applies) for UK students or £4400 (no VAT applies) for EU/International students. This will be payable directly to the University.

Applicants for this study route must hold a veterinary degree and have at least 2 years postgraduate clinical experience. Applicants must have access to suitable veterinary clinical cases to facilitate work-based learning reflections during the programme. UK-based applicants must be on the RCVS UK Practising Register. EU/International applicants who are not RCVS Members will need to satisfy the English Language proficiency requirements of the University of Central Lancashire (www.lancashire.ac.uk/international-students/english-requirements).

Register now and you can choose a Free One Day Practical Attendance course worth £1097 + VAT to boost your skills. This can be in any subject area , and you can choose to do a one day practical session before, during or after your 12 month PgCert programme. 

Any questions? Please call us on 0151 328 0444 or email [email protected] and we’ll be delighted to help you.

This is a NEW PgCert. Feedback from vets on our other PgCert Programmes:-  

“Excellent. It has allowed me to approach problems in an improved way and improved my knowledge immensely and given me new confidence.” Richard Todd MRCVS

“Found this to be the best method of learning I have tried.” Stephen Arundell MRCVS

“Reflecting upon my own cases through literature searching for essays during this course and learning to appraise existing evidence bases for treatment protocols we use day-to-day in our clinic has been invaluable, providing me with skills that I will continue to use for the rest of my career.” Lynne Faulconbridge MRCVS

“My clinical practice has dramatically improved during the course of this programme. The attendance courses and wet labs were a great opportunity to get hands on experience.” Marialena Avratoglou MRCVS

“Brilliant and very applicable to general practice.” Georgie Mason MRCVS