Rikke Langebæk recieved her degree as Doctor of Veterinry Medicine (DVM) in 1986. Since 1995 she has worked at The Department of veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, since 2013 as an Assistant professor. In 2011 Rikke Langebæk was awarded the PhD degree for her work within veterinary Pedagogy, with a special focus on students' emotions in veterinary surgical training. In relation to the PhD project, Rikke Langebæk developed a number of toy animal models for use in small animal surgical training. Since 2012, the models have been part of the veterinary curriculum.

Furthermore, Rikke Langebæk is the project manager of international veterinary health projects in Greenland (QimmeqHealth - the health of the Greenlandic sled dog) and Kenya respectively (Mara North Conservancy Dog project - a nature conservation project). Veterinary students are an integral part of these projects. 

Rikke Langebæk's main areas of interest are:

• Surgical training
• Development of models/simulators for skills training
• Emotions and creativity in the veterinary learning environment
• Innovative teaching methods
• Development of veterinary health projects in foreign cultures

ACADEMIC DEGREES

January 1986: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Copenhagen

December 2011: PhD in veterinary surgical pedagogy, University of Copenhagen. Fully financed 3 year Faculty Stipend. PhD title: ‘Emotions in the Veterinary Surgical Learning Environment – with a special focus on anxiety and the effect of training in a Surgical Skills Laboratory’

RECENT APPOINTMENTS                         

Current: Associate professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science (DVCS), University of Copenhagen                                                   

Previous Veterinary Appointments:

August 2013 - Oct 2016: Assistant professor, Department of veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen

June 2012 – august 2013: Project manager at Centre for Better Understanding of Nature, Klelund Dyrehave, Hovborg

September 2011-June 2012: Senior Veterinarian at Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2008-2011: PhD student (surgery) Dept. of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2007-2008: Senior veterinarian at Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Development of new teaching methods, including e-learning and surgical models

2005-2007: Amanuensis, Dept. of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen

1993-2004: Assistant teacher at Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

1987-1992: Veterinary practise, Karlslunde Dyreklinik (Greve Main 41, Greve) and Virum Dyreklinik (Grønnevej 133, Virum)

1987: Associate professor (temporary), Dept. Veterinary Anatomy, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural School

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE AND ORGINAZATION

2021 – present: Partner in Generalized Needs Assessment project regarding simulation in veterinary education; conducted with CAMES, Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health, UC

2020 – present: Partner and co-responsible for the European collaboration, Online repository for shared veterinary resources, an Erasmus+ project

2020 – present: Partner and co-responsible for the international collaboration, Identifying and sharing innovations in clinical skills teaching developed globally in response to COVID-19, a CIVME project

2020 – present: Developer of and responsible for a new Year one Bachelor course, ‘Communication in Veterinary Education’

2019 – present: Official Hearing part in Greenlandic legislation concerning sled-dogs, Inatsisartutlov.

2019 – present: Main responsible for implementation of Communication as a discipline in the new veterinary curriculum

2019 - present: Member of the following Curricular revision groups:

• Academia
• Clinical Theory
• Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction (MKR)
• MKR Skills Practice
• Basic Clinical Practice
• Rotation Assessment
• Cases

2018 – present: Project manager, Mara North Dog Project, Kenya. Implementation of dog health and control program

2018 – present: Scandinavian representative for AAVMC’s Council on International Veterinary Medical Education (CIVME)

2017 – present: Co-leader and developer of postgraduate pedagogical training course for clinical staff, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen

2017 – present: Project manager, QimmeqHealth, transdisciplinary research reg. The Greenlandic sleddog

2017 – present: Member of the Curricular Revision Board, VIP Case-group, Faculty of health, Vet School,  University of Copenhagen

2017 – present: Member of the Curricular Revision Board, VIP Bachelor-group, Faculty of health, Vet School, University of Copenhagen

2017 – present: Main responsible for Master level surgical education (Master courses: Basic Surgical Skills, Companion Animal Surgery/General Clinical Practice and Companion Animal Surgery/Specialist Track)

2017 – present: Head Coordinating Team member, Surgery                     

2014 – present: VIP Coordinator representing DVCS at Center for Online and Blended Learning (COBL), University of Copenhagen

2013 – present: Manager of  The Surgical Skills Laboratory at DVCS, University of Copenhagen

2013 – present: Main responsible for Core level surgical education (Master courses: Basic Surgical Skills and Companion Animal Surgery/General Clinical Practice)

2013 – present: Member of teaching committee, DVCS, University of Copenhagen

2012 – present: Reviewer for Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Veterinary Record and Medical Education

2011-2012: Co-planning of a new Danish Veterinary Master Education in small animal practice (continued education for practitioners). Process headed by Professor Annemarie Thuri Kristensen.

2011: Co-founder of InVest (International Veterinary Simulation in Teaching) in Fort Collins, Colorado, US. InVeST represents an international group of veterinary educators dedicated to promoting and advancing the use of simulation in veterinary education.

2009- 2012: Didactic Advisor at Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2007- 2012: Developer and head of the Surgical Skills Laboratory at DVACS, University of Copenhagen

2007: Participation in the development of the new veterinary curriculum 2007-2012 in collaboration with ass. professor Charlotte Bjørnvad, Professor Annemarie Thuri Kristensen and professor Thomas Eriksen

2006-2007: Participation in the management and further development of Small Animal Veterinary curriculum course LVEK11015/300088 ”Medicine, surgery and reproduction, Small Animals”. Dept. of Veterinary Clinical & Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2006-2007: Participation in the management and further development of Small Animal Veterinary curriculum course 300031: ”Small Animal Clinic”. Dept. of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, LIFE, Univsersity of Copenhagen

2006-2007: Re-organizing and co-developing veterinary courses ‘Basic Surgical Skills’ and ‘Clinical Examination Skills’

2004 – present: Course responsible. Planning and implementation of the annual veterinary four day course for the Danish Military Dogsled Patrol, Sirius

PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND APPOINTMENTS

2018: Responsible Conduct of Research for Principal Supervisors, University of Copenhagen

2016: Research Management at UCPH – A leadership course, University of Copenhagen.

2015: Higher Education Teaching. One year course at the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

2014: IUP (Introduction to University Pedagogy). One week course at the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

2012: ’How to teach on-line’. Five week on-line course offered by IT-learning Center, Faculty of LIFE Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2011: PhD in surgical pedagogy                                                

2010: ’Qualitative studies in learning and identity’. Two day course at the Department of Learning and Philosophy, Aalborg University

2009: ’Learning in organisations: A meeting between emotions, motivations and production of identities’. One week course at School of Education, University of Aarhus 

2008: ’The portmodern learner: Challenging traditions in the organisation of education and learning’. Three day course at Aalborg University

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Non-pedagogical courses

’Clinical and Biomedical Research and Scientific Methods/Experimental Design in clinical studies/Clinical intervention and evidence-based medicine’ Courses, 15 days, at University of Copenhagen, 2009

’Scientific Surveys’, four day Course at University of Southern Denmark, 2009

‘Qualitative Research Methods’ one week Course at University of Aarhus 2008

’Systematic Reviews’, one day Course at Forskerkurser, Copenhagen, 2014

’Writer Development’ and ‘Writer Development, Repeater’s’ three and five day Courses at Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen, 2010

 ‘How to teach on-line’, five week Course at ITLC, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2011

AWARDS

2021: Nominated 'Sally's Horse' 2020 (best veterinary faculty teacher)

2019: Nominated ‘Årets Harald’, best teacher at Copenhagen University

2018: Nominated 'Sally's Horse' 2018 (best veterinary faculty teacher)

2016: Nominated 'Sally's Horse' 2016 (best veterinary faculty teacher)

2015: Nominated ‘Best University teacher’ at University of Copenhagen

2014: Nominated ‘Best University teacher’ at Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2011: Winner of the competition, ’Information's PhD Cup’ as the PhD project best communicated at Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2011: Nominated in ‘Information's PhD cup’, national level

2008: Nominated in EUNIS for on-line teaching

2007/2008: Nominated in Venture Cup for the development of toy animal models for teaching surgical skills

2007: Winner of ‘Det Gyldne Snit’, awarded for development of on-line teaching in surgery

1994: Winner of Gyldendal Publishers' competition for facts- and children’s books

LANGUAGES

Danish

English

Swedish