Mr Paul Wood
Principal Clinician Farm Animal Practice & Farm Hospital

Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian
United Kingdom - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Availability
09:00 - 17:00
Background
Paul graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in 2005 and then spent 18 months working in mixed practice across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Prior to starting a year long MSc in Wild Animal Health with ZSL London and the RVC in July 2007 he moved around the UK doing small animal and exotic animal locum positions. During the MSc Paul worked with a wide variety of species including free roaming herds of deer and antelope as well as individual medicine of birds, wild cats and primates. He was also exposed to various concepts and projects relating to conservation across the globe. During the MSc Paul completed a thesis on Anaesthesia in the Pacific walrus.
After completing this degree he returned to the RVC as a Farm animal clinician working in both the ambulatory and referral practices. During this time he completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Education as well as being heavily involved in all aspects of the RVC curriculum. He was a member of the OSPVE review committee and also recieved the Jim Bee Educators Award.
After three years at the RVC Paul had a brief foray into the pharmaceutical industry, providing maternity cover as an Area Veterinary Manager for Pfizer Animal Health. This role was mainly consultative and involved providing support for veterinary practices and farmers, vet and farmer training, pharmacovigilance investigations and development of sales/learning materials. During this year he won the Pfizer Customer Excellence Award.
In 2012 Paul joined the farm department at the University of Cambridge and, alongside a significant teaching role, developed the ambulatory, referral and consultancy services. This included rebranding the services and developing relationshipds with local and national farm vet practices. During his time at Cambridge he achieved his Diploma in Veterinary Education and became involved in clinical supervsions of students at all stages of the course.
In October 2016 Paul moved north of the border to the Farm Animal Practice at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh, as Lecturer in Farm Animal Practice and Principal Clinician in the Farm Animal Practice and Hospital.
Paul’s interests lay in Fertility and Obstetrics; Individual and Smallholder farm animal medicine, surgery and management; and Veterinary Education and Student Support.
Qualifications
Bachelors in Veterinary Medicine, Royal Veterinary College
A study into the relationship bewteen cotyledon size in late stage pregnancy and calf birth weight and size
Masters of Science in Wild Animal Health, Zoological Society London and Royal Veterinary College
Anaesthesia in the Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) using Medetomidine and Zoletil®
Post Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Education, Royal Veterinary College
Post Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Education, Royal Veterinary College
BVetMed MSc PGDipVetEd FHEA MRCVS
2005 Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
2005 Official Veterinarian
2008 Fellow of the Higher Education Authority
Responsibilities & affiliations
Principal Clinician for R(D)SVS Farm Animal Practice and Farm Animal Hospital
Exam Board Chair Professional and Clinical Skills
Current research interests
Clinical farm animal veterinary medicine Wild animal conservation and zoological medicine Student learning and pastoral supportResearch activities
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Preparedness for the transition into clinical practice: Employer and Employee viewpoints
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Kyphosis (humpy back) in growing pigs
(2 pages)
In:
Veterinary Record, vol. 190, pp. 495-496
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Investigating key transition periods for veterinary undergraduates: With particular focus on the transition into clinical practice
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster (Published) -
Presence of cystic endometrial hyperplasia and uterine tumours in older pet pigs in the UK
In:
Vet Record Case Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000924
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Obstetrical Emergencies in Small Ruminants: Tips and Techniques Livestock
In:
Livestock
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/live.2019.24.Sup2.15
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
One Health study of the genetic relatedness of Klebsiella pneumoniae and their mobile elements in the East of England
In:
Clinical Infectious Diseases
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz174
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
One Health genomic surveillance of Escherichia coli demonstrates distinct lineages and mobile genetic elements in isolates from humans versus livestock
(12 pages)
In:
mBio, vol. 10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02693-18
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Genomic surveillance of Enterococcus faecium reveals limited sharing of strains and resistance genes between livestock and humans
In:
mBio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01780-18
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Making critically important antimicrobials a priority in practice
In:
Veterinary Record, vol. 183, pp. 63-64
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.k3000
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment/debate (Published) -
Does transcriptional activation of STAT3 have a role in ovine mastitis?
Research output: › Poster (Published)