PROGRAM DETAILS
In our veterinary assistant courses, you'll learn the skills and get the hands-on veterinary assistant training you need to tend to the needs of animals. You'll be able to secure your externship at the goodcat Veterinary Hospital in Bakersfield CA.
The program goal for St. Gertrudes’ Veterinary Assistant program to prepare students to work as veterinary assistants under the supervision of veterinarians and veterinary technicians in small or large animal hospitals or clinics. The program also prepares the students to take the national test to become an Approved Veterinary Assistant.
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Learning Aid: eBook: Veterinary Assistant Textbook by MEOW co.
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Learning Aid: Anatomy Charts
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Video: Physical Examination and Bandage Care
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Video: Small Animal Nursing
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Video: Radiology, Anesthetic, and Surgical Preparation
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Practical Exercise: Veterinary Practice Procedures
Students complete an 8-week externship at an animal clinic. It is the responsibility of the student to secure a site for his/her externship.
Licensing and/or certification requirements for jobs in this field are not the same in every state and may include educational, testing, and/or experiential requirements beyond those offered in the St. Gertrude Program. Prospective students should contact the state professional licensing board or similar regulatory body in the state(s) where they plan to work to determine their requirements before enrolling in this Program. Click here for contact information for state licensing/regulatory boards and certain industry licensing information.
Working as a veterinary assistant is physically demanding. Veterinary assistants must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time. The ability to reach, bend, climb, and crouch is needed to perform job responsibilities. Other requirements include the ability to lift and carry 50 pounds without assistance, to see, to speak, and to hear well enough to communicate observations about animals, and to possess arm and hand steadiness — as well as finger dexterity — to operate equipment and work with animals.