Rate My Professor Annett Annandale

Dr. Annett Annandale serves as Lecturer in Clinical Skills Development in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Murdoch University. An innovative veterinary educator, she specializes in advancing skills laboratory practices, model and simulator development, and simulation-based training for veterinary students. Her work emphasizes ethical teaching methods that reduce reliance on live animals, aligning with the 3Rs principles of replacement, reduction, and refinement. Annandale has contributed to the development of realistic models such as Henryetta, a life-sized bovine model for transrectal palpation training, and virtual reality tools for equine radiography in collaboration with Murdoch's School of Information Technology and Immersive Learning Technologies team. Previously, she held positions at the University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science, including Skills Laboratory Manager and Extraordinary Lecturer in the Department of Production Animal Studies. She earned her PhD from Utrecht University in 2020 and completed studies at the University of Pretoria in 2010. A Diplomate-International of the American College of Theriogenologists since 2007, her primary species focus is equine reproduction, with secondary emphasis on bovine theriogenology. Annandale received the Faculty Teaching and Learning Excellence and Innovation Award from the University of Pretoria.

Her research centers on improving veterinary students' proficiency in clinical procedures, particularly bovine transrectal palpation and pregnancy diagnosis. Key publications include 'A variety of teaching interventions to improve bovine transrectal palpation training' (2023, Clinical Theriogenology), co-authored with Henry Annandale, Kate May, and Dietmar Holm; 'The bovine pregnancy diagnosis challenge: evidence-based teaching interventions' (2023); 'Ability of a bovine transrectal palpation objective structured clinical examination to predict proficiency' (2019, Veterinary Record); 'Effect of a high-intensity one-week training programme and experience on morphometric and ultrasound variables' (2020, Veterinary Record); and 'Influence of an Exercise Program, Muscle Strength, Proprioception and Arm Length on Veterinary Students' Bovine Transrectal Palpation Accuracy' (2021). She serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. Annandale's contributions extend to public outreach, such as presentations on veterinary simulation and participation in rural practice workshops.