Veterinary Technology
Introduction
Veterinary Technology is a program taught at Sinclair Community College, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.
Veterinary Technology at Sinclair Community College prepares students to study veterinary medicine and veterinary technician work. Courses cover topics such as veterinary medicine professions, veterinary technology and nursing, veterinary assisting, office management and client services, and veterinary medical terminology, ethics, and professionalism. Students also study clinical sciences, emergency and critical care, pain management, and the basics of surgical nursing, along with preventive care, common diseases, and animal husbandry.
Instruction combines lectures, hands-on laboratory work, and clinical practice. Students complete a veterinary medicine laboratory with tasks such as patient check-in, drawing up vaccines, preparing medications, and performing basic diagnostic procedures. The program also includes job shadow experience for Topics in Veterinary Technology, veterinary assisting laboratory skills for entry to clinical rotation, and unpaid practicum hours paired with screened veterinary practices. Some courses are taught online, blended, hybrid, or with virtual class times.
Modules
- VET 1000 Introduction to Veterinary Medicine
- VET 1102 Topics in Veterinary Technology
- VET 1107 Topics in Veterinary Medicine Laboratory
- VET 1202 Introduction to Veterinary Technology II
- VET 1205 Clinical Practice I: Hospital Practices & Professionalism
- VET 2005 Veterinary Terminology & Ethics
- VET 2008 Veterinary Assisting Laboratory
- VET 2104 Animal Husbandry & Disease
- VET 2106 Comparative Anatomy & Physiology
- VET 2107 Veterinary Technical Practice II
- VET 2108 Veterinary Technical Practice I
- VET 2115 Veterinary Anesthesia & Surgical Skills
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission in Veterinary Technology at Sinclair Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:
- program specific academic requirment set by Sinclair Community College.
- English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Sinclair Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Veterinary Technology.
Note: Please check the university website in the link below.
Courses Units
Please check detail of study units at http://www.sinclair.edu/course/params/subject/VET
Scholarships
80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.