Vet Med professor receives international award for digital approach to education
Washington State University Professor Stephen Hines was awarded fourth place in an international competition for his instructor creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The competition — the COVID Educational Creations Contest — recognized professors at veterinary colleges for their digital approaches to veterinary medical education.
Hines is a professor at WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He received the award on behalf of VetMedAcademy and Merck Veterinary Manual for podcast-style case discussions he video-recorded via Zoom.
The videos featured recent DVM students and graduates of his spring semester VM534 — Veterinary Immunology course.
In addition to the podcast discussions, the course included a COVID-19 immunodiagnostics discussion with recent students who have taken the course and a video explaining cancer immunology with WSU Police acting as the suppressor arm of the immune system.
The course received a 9.2 out of 10 from the 80 first-year veterinary students who reviewed it.
Competition judges included two veterinary practitioners, an educationalist with a digital education focus, and a veterinary publication editor.
