Veterinary school training courses in Austin, TX (public, in-house or online)

Veterinary assistants are becoming more important as valued members of the veterinary health care team in today’s modern practices. This one-year program prepares you to support veterinary technicians and veterinarians in a veterinary practice. Duties performed by veterinary assistants include animal restraint, preparing animals for surgery, care of surgical instruments and other equipment, care and feeding of in-patients, processing radiographs, and front office procedures. Veterinary assi...

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The program will:
educate, graduate, and place students in the field of veterinary technology.
provide an adequate academic knowledge base so that students will be able to successfully pass the Veterinary Technician National Exam.
provide opportunities for students to develop hands-on skills required of veterinary technicians in a clinical setting.
instill in students the importance of educating clients regarding animal care and public health.
encourage membership in local, s...

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The Veterinary Assistant program consists of eight semester length courses and a practicum for a total of 736
contact hours. It is heavily technique oriented from the outset utilizing a tiered approach, thus encouraging students to
enter employment at various levels of competency while continuing their education. Participants will practice learned
skills immediately and often. Training will focus on skills required of a back-office and front-office assistant with lab
and practicum ex...

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The Veterinary Technology Distance Learning Program (VTDLP) is designed to take away the academic and geographical barriers for those seeking to be veterinary assistants or credentialed veterinary technicians by providing a program that can be completed while you are on the job with minimal disruption to your work and family routines.

Each of the courses in the four levels of the program is 12 weeks in duration and the prerequisite and general studies courses are based on traditional 16 ...

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Veterinary Assisting school covers the following:
Emergency Medicine
The Physical Examination
Ethics and Professionalism
Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology
Behavior and Physical Restraint
Pathology, Preventive Medicine and Disease
Laboratory Procedures
Pharmacology and Pharmacy Practices
Diagnostic Imaging
Surgical Nursing