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Careers in Vet med
Question | Answer |
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What do veterinarians do | Prevent, diagnose, and treat illnesses and injuries in animals |
Prevent different types of diseases such as | Zoonotic diseases, foodborne diseases, foreign and emerging diseases |
Foodborne diseases | Disease transferred to an animal or human food ex: salmonella |
Foreign and emerging diseases | diseases that are seen in other countries, but not in the US ex: foot and mouth disease |
How many years do you have to take undergrad | 4 years |
How long does it take to specialize | Another 3-4 years |
How many AVMA are in the US | 33 |
how many years does general practice vet school alone take | 4 years |
What does the AVMA stand for? | American Veterinary Medical Association |
what are some differnent types of careers | private practices , specialization , product development , nonprofit work research, and education |
a person who has completed a program (commonly a two year associates degree) and has passed the licensing exam | licensed veterinary technician (lvt) |
a person who has completed a program ( often online ) that is nvata approved | certified veterinary assistant |
not certified ,but can still perform animal care task | veterinary assistant |
can do anything a veterinarian can do except prescribe ,diagnose,and perform surgery | duties of a lvt |
assistant are often restraning,prepping ,and cleaning but depending on the practice will gain more resposibilities with time | certified veterinary assistant |
must be 18 or older must renew a fee and complete hours of continued education yearly | how to become a veterinary technician |
What other requirements to become a veterinary technician | have graduated from an education institution's program that is accredited by the American veterinary medical association (avma ) has passed the national exam veterinary technician exam (vtne ) |
takes a program offered online with NAVTA approved guidelines ,requires a certification exam | how to become a certified veterinary assistant? |
every licensed veterinarian is expected to follow the --------- | principles of veterinary medical ethics ( the principles ) |