Trocaire College Launches Veterinary Assistant Program

Buffalo, NY, December 01, 2023 — Trocaire College, a non-public, Catholic faculty offering a pathway for college kids to construct careers of feat and lives of objective, introduced in the present day that functions for its on-line veterinary assistant program are being accepted. The new vet assistant program is being developed by the Veterinary Sciences Department and is obtainable as a non-credit program by the Workforce Development Division.

Veterinary assistants assist veterinarians and veterinary technicians with a mess of duties in a wide range of settings together with small animal clinics and hospitals, shelters, zoos, farms, laboratory animal amenities, and huge animal practices.

“Trocaire College is happy to supply college students the chance to discover ways to be a veterinary assistant. This is a vital position in serving to animals in want of medical care and it’s a job that’s projected to expertise important development,” stated Dr. Katherine Fitzgerald, inaugural Dean, Veterinary Sciences Department at Trocaire College. “Since this course is obtainable on-line, we stay up for enrolling college students each domestically and nationwide.”

The first cohort of the net program begins Feb. 12 and runs till Aug. 16. It contains 100 hours of hands-on scientific coaching at a veterinary facility of the scholar’s selecting. The coursework is self-paced and contains all features of veterinary helping, together with anatomy and physiology, diet, animal dealing with and restraint, shopper communication, laboratory pattern assortment, surgical and dental helping, radiographic methods, emergency first-aid and prescription preparation.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment charge for veterinary assistants is projected to develop 20% throughout the subsequent ten years. To be eligible for this system, college students must be no less than 18 years previous and have a highschool diploma or GED. To apply, please go to trocaire.edu/teachers/workforce-development/veterinary-assistant-program/.