West Broward Vet Assisting

Please note that our Vet Assisting Students are required to demonstrate hands-on skills as a requirement by the FVMA to receive their certification.  Small animal skills are taught in Vet Assisting 2/3 in our lab with dogs from our doggy daycare. Large animal skills are completed during Vet Assisting 4/5.  These skills will be covered at our equine partner horse farm during our class time once a week.  Students ride with student drivers to this facility each week during their Vet 4/5 classes. 

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Tissues                                Neosporin                         Scrub Brushes 

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Vet Assisting Program Information

Program Requirements:

1.     Vet Assisting Courses: 1, 2/3, and 4/5 

2.     Certification Exam (taken at the end of Vet Assisting 4/5)

3.     A minimum of 250 hours with a Licensed Veterinarian within one year from their certification exam date.  We suggest waiting till  the 2nd semester of Vet 2/3 to start these hours.  It is the responsibility of the student to find a veterinarian to complete these hours with.

4.     Small animal clinic skills will be covered during class time in our campus lab/kennel.

5.     Equine required lab skills will be covered at a partner horse farm one day a week during regular class time.  Student drivers will be used for transportation to the horse farm.

Vet Assisting 1:

This introductory course will cover the following topics:

·      Basic care of dogs, cats, and horses                                                       

·      Diseases of these species

·      Canine breeds                                                                                        

·      Feline breeds

·      Equine breeds                                                                                         

·      Digestive Systems of companion animals and livestock

·      Service animals                                                                                       

·      Overpopulation

·      Internal and external parasites

Vet Assisting 2/3:

This double blocked course focuses on small animals.  Along with the classroom setting, students will work hands on in the lab learning clinic skills and with live animals.  Topics covered include:

·      Surgical/Sterile Techniques                                                                       

 ·      Anesthesia

·      Safety/Hazards                                                                                          

·      Anatomy & Physiology

·      Critical Care

·      Common Small Animal Diseases                                                                

·      Laboratory Procedures

·      Canine/Feline Behavior                                                                              

·      Canine/Feline Restraint

·      Parasites

Vet Assisting 4/5:

This double blocked course focuses on horses and livestock.  Along with the classroom setting, students will work hands on at partner farms with live animals to learn the skills required for certification.  Transportation to lab will be via student drivers.  Topics covered include:

·      Species Terminology                                                                                  

·      Directional & Medical Terminology

·      Equine Restraint and Handling                                                                

·      Equine Muscular/Skeletal System

·      Equine Form to Function/Soundness                                                       

·      Equine Emergencies

·      Equine Wound Care                                                                                

 ·      Equine Diseases, Vaccinations, Parasites, and Disorders

·      Equine Digestion                                                                                     

·      Equine Nervous System

·      Beef and Dairy Cattle                                                                               

·      Swine Unit

·      Caprine Unit

Vet Assisting Certification Exam/250 Hours Experience with Licensed Vet:

·      Certification exam is given during the end of Vet Assisting 4/5

·      To qualify for exam, students must maintain a “C” or better for each semester

·      Upon passing the exam, students will be “Certified Vet Assistants pending practical experience” through the Florida Veterinary Medical Association ( FVMA)

·      Students must complete the required 250 hours with a licensed vet within one year from test date. (These hours are in addition to the 250 lab hours they earn in Vet Assisting class)

It is the responsibility of the student to complete these hours and submit the paperwork to the FVMA.  Each year there is a $35 fee and 5 hours of continuing education required by the FVMA for recertification.  This information will be sent from the FVMA with their certificate.

Vet 6 (Internship):

The internship class is optional.  As seniors, students that have room in their schedules are able to take Vet 6 which is an internship class giving students the opportunity to drive off campus to partnering veterinarian clinics and earn hours towards their required 250 hours with a vet.  Depending on what their schedule allows, students may take one or two class periods of internship.  This class time will not give them all of the 250 required hours.  There will be additional time needed with a vet outside of these class periods. 

Please note that the 250 hours required with a veterinarian are the responsibility of the student.  These hours must be completed within one year of the certification test. The student will need to find a veterinarian with whom they can complete their hours.

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