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CAREER CLUSTERS
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, Health Science
What does a career in Veterinary Medicine look like?
A career in veterinary medicine involves providing medical care to animals. Veterinarians diagnose and treat illnesses, perform surgeries, and offer preventive care for a variety of animals, including pets, livestock, and wildlife. They may work in private practices, animal hospitals, research institutions, or public health organizations. Veterinary professionals also play a role in promoting animal welfare and public health. Compassion for animals, strong diagnostic skills, and a commitment to ongoing learning are essential in this field.
Inside look at the Module:
Students practice safety techniques when dealing with animals, prepare surgical packs, prevent disease transmission, and simulate X-ray techniques.
Project-based activities include:
Activity: Veterinary Overview & Terminology
Activity: Preventing Disease Transmission
Activity: Safety with Animals
Activity: Dog/Cat Skeletal Systems & CPR for Animals
Activity: Narrative Writing & Checkpoint Test
Activity: X-ray Procedures
Activity: Cost of Pet Ownership
Activity: Prep for Surgery
Activity: Parasites on Slides
Activity: Argumentative Writing, Career Research & Planning, and Checkpoint Test
FEATURES
• NAF Approved
• University of California A-G Approved Course
• Project-Based Learning
• Career Ready Practices
• Reading and Writing in Context
• Customizable Content
Career Pathway:
There are hundreds of related careers in the Health Science Career Cluster, some more similar than others. By classifying these similar careers into narrower categories called pathways, it helps individuals look at a range of options when it comes to employment in an area with similar skills and knowledge. Although this system of classifying careers into clusters and pathways is helpful in navigating career options, it is not the only way. This module is more specifically aligned with the Diagnostic Services Career Pathway. Individuals in this pathway share a set of skills and knowledge which expand upon the skills and knowledge needed in the Health Science Career Cluster. Individuals in the Diagnostic Services Career Pathway demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
Communicate key diagnostic information to healthcare workers and patients in an accurate and timely manner.
Assess and report patient’s/client’s health status in order to monitor and document patient progress.
Demonstrate the principles of body mechanics for positioning, transferring and transporting of patients/clients, and perform them without injury to the patient/client or self.
Explain procedures and goals to the patient/client accurately and effectively, using strategies to respond to questions and concerns.
Select, demonstrate and interpret diagnostic procedures.
Planning Your Career:
By working through this Health Career Area you will begin your journey toward developing the skills and knowledge to be successfully employed in this pathway. By taking your experience and building on it by applying these skills in different scenarios you will be better prepared to take the next step in your educational path. At the end of this module, you will select two of the related careers and describe the means by which to achieve those opportunities.
These are the careers you will explore in this Health Career Area:
Veterinarian
Veterinary Technician
Veterinary Assistants
Animal Caretakers
Animal Scientists
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