Heidi Janicke, VetMed, PhD, MRCVS, Dipl. ECVS, SFHEA
Professor of Large Animal Surgery
Biography
Dr Heidi Janicke graduated in Veterinary Medicine from Hannover, Germany before undertaking an Internship in Equine Surgery at Cambridge University, UK. She remained at Cambridge to obtain a PhD in Equine Inflammatory Diseases, followed by a Residency in Large Animal Surgery at University College Dublin, Ireland, leading to a board certification from the European College of Veterinary Surgeons.
After a few years in general equine practice in the UK she returned to academia first at University College Writtle and then the School of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at Nottingham University, UK, where she became first a Fellow and then Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Since, 2016 she has been at St George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine as Course Director in Large Animal Surgery and the Veterinary Research Investigator course series. She also participates in clinical skills labs including the Junior Surgery and Anesthesia Lab, Ambulatory Rotation and other large animal clinical skills and communication skills teaching.
Contact Information
Areas of Interest
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Assessment in Higher Education
- Curriculum Design in Higher Education
Affiliations
- American Association of Equine Practitioners
- British Equine Veterinary Association
- European College of Veterinary Surgeons
- American Association of Equine Practitioners
- Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Medicine
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Selected Publications
- Janicke HJ, Johnson M, Baillie S, Warman S, Stone D, Paparo S, Debnath NC. Creating the next generation of evidence-based veterinary practitioners and researchers: What are the options for globally diverse veterinary curricula? Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 47(5), 647-658. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.2019-0098
- Sellers, E., Baillie, S., Dean , R., Warman, S., Janicke, H., Arlt, S. P., Boulton, C., Brennan, M., Brodbelt, D., Brown, F. ., Buckley, L., Du, M., Gallop, E., Goran, G., Grindlay, D. J., Haddock, L., Ireland, J., McGowan, C., Moberly, H. K., Place, E., Rahman, M. M., Rees, G., Reyher, K., Sanchez, J., Schoeman, J. P., Urdes, L., VanLeeuwen, J., & Verheyen, K. (2021). Promoting Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine through the online resource ‘EBVM Learning’: User feedback . Veterinary Evidence, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v6i1.392
- Armitage-Chan, E., Bell, M., Cake, M., Cobb, K. A., Janicke, H. J., Kelly, S., …Warman, S. M. (in press). “Going From Strength to Strength”: Delving into Professional Identity Formation of Veterinary Curriculum Leaders: A Narrative Inquiry. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2023-0152
- Sharp, Priya & Baillie, Sarah & Parkes, Rebecca & Janicke, Heidi & Kinnison, Tierney & Routh, Jennifer & Muca, Edlira & Forrest, Neil. (2024). Setting Up and Running Online Communities of Practice (CoPs) for Veterinary Educators. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 10.3138/jvme-2023-0042.
- Gordon, S., Janicke, H., Westoon, J., Bolwell, C., Benscho[, J., Parkinson, T., Gardner, D. (2025) Final-year veterinary students' views on essential professionalism attributes and their critique of its teaching. In Press
- Gordon, S., Janicke, H., Westoon, J., Bolwell, C., Benscho[, J., Parkinson, T., Gardner, D. (2025) Final-year veterinary students' perspectives on key attributes for career success in clinical practice and on the teaching of professionalism - findings from focus group discussions. In Press
Selected Projects
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