Penbode Vets, which has practices across Devon and Cornwall, was awarded the Student Choice Award by Bristol Veterinary School students for both its farm and small animal teams.
The University of Bristol celebrates practices that support students by providing final year placements and awards to those who receive positive feedback.
Penbode Vets was given the Best Small Animal and Best Farm Practice Student Choice Awards for its excellent teaching, support, and feedback.
The practice, which is part of one of the UK and Europe’s largest veterinary groups, VetPartners, provides placements for around 75 Bristol Veterinary School students each year.
These final-year students work with either its small animal or farm vets, developing their clinical and surgical skills under supervision.
Farm vet and clinical director Lesley Bingham said: “We decided to offer placements to Bristol Veterinary School students last year and thought it would be a great way to help the next generation of vets find out what it’s like to work in practice and prepare them for their new careers.
“At Penbode, we pride ourselves on providing our patients with the very best levels of care and we want to help new vets share our ethos and equip them with the skills and confidence to be the very best they can be.”
Mark Banks, a vet and small animal clinical director at Penbode Vets, visited the University of Bristol to accept the award, alongside Lesley and colleague Sally Rowlands.
He added: “It was a very proud moment when we heard we’d won the award and that the students had felt very welcome at Penbode.
“All our team members get involved with teaching the students and giving them encouragement and feedback, and they’ve enjoyed taking part and seeing the students progress while they’re here.
“We’re also grateful to our clients who have been supportive and have enabled the students to observe their pets and animals being treated.”
The practice has been caring for pets in Devon and Cornwall for 185 years and has branches in Holsworthy, Stratton, Bradworthy and Camelford.