VET 220Vet Tech Externshp I

Catalog

This course is a clinical experience providing the student with the opportunity to refine technical skills developed in areas such as animal handling, nursing care and treatment, surgical assistance, radiology, anesthesia, dental prophylaxis, diagnostic laboratory procedures, practice management, and client communication. Students spend 12 weeks in total in a pre-approved small animal hospital, animal research facility, or other allied animal health facility within the metropolitan area. Students train under the supervision of licensed veterinarians and graduate veterinary technicians.