Veterinary educator made Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

A veterinary educator who has helped the College monitor the quality of veterinary degrees has been awarded an OBE in the 2017 New Year Honours.

Professor Susan Rhind, Chair of Veterinary Education at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh, is a member of the Primary Qualifications Subcommittee, which plays a key role in accrediting UK and international veterinary degrees and monitoring their quality on an ongoing basis.

Since 2007 she has also been a member of the visitation teams which undertake the monitoring of veterinary degrees and recently chaired two visits – to the University of Cambridge’s Department of Veterinary Medicine in 2015 and to St. George’s University’s School of Veterinary Medicine in Grenada in 2016.

Furthermore, she is a member of our CPD Policy Working Party and has contributed to the College’s move towards an outcomes-based approach to continuing professional development (CPD) which will be piloted this year.

Chris Tufnell, RCVS President, said: “This is a very well-deserved honour for Susan who, for many years, has been at the forefront of improving veterinary education and the student experience through her research and published papers. We are very fortunate that she has shared this expertise with the College in terms of how we monitor the quality of veterinary degrees and our CPD policy.”

We would also like to congratulate Sharon Redrobe MRCVS, the Chief Executive Officer of Twycross Zoo, who was awarded an OBE for services to skills, science and the economy.