Towards a Better and Harmonized Education in Antimicrobial Stewardship in European Veterinary Curricula

Education in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) veterinary medicine is essential to foster responsible use and control of resistance (AMR) animals. AMS listed by the EU international organizations among basic ‘Day One Competences’ required students upon graduation. Our aim was evaluate quality education European AMS. We distributed a 27-item survey addressing perceptions preparedness acquired skills on key topics related final-year Europe. collected 3423 complete answers from 89 schools 30 countries. Selection treatment strategies awareness emerging AMR problems were markedly different between Overall, only one four familiar with guidelines for use. The perceived medium-high impact humans. Notably, 75% felt need improved teaching AMS, half which also demanded more general therapy. results highlight several possible improve education, ranging better link clinical rotations theory taught pre-clinical modules, effective introduction into best practices