A Career Explosion: Become A Veterinary Paraprofessional
A Career Explosion: Become a Veterinary Paraprofessional Joe W. Mask, PhD Professor & Extension Specialist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases Texas A&M University System
A Career Explosion! Veterinary Science Certificate Program career development for the veterinary paraprofessional
Career Track Educational Program Clinical One Health Laboratory Business
Veterinary Assistant Classification Successfully completes curriculum Successfully completes apprenticeship Minimum 500 work hours in skills
Veterinary Science Curriculum 4-H Curriculum Veterinary Science Homeschool Curriculum Veterinary Science Independent-Study Curriculum Veterinary Science High School Curriculum (Public, Private, Home School) Veterinary Science Veterinary Medical Applications Veterinary Assisting Veterinary Assistant Community College Curriculum Veterinary Science
Certificate of Completion of Curriculum (without classification) Successfully completes curriculum 100 Lessons 50 Activities Lesson questions Activity reports Title Classification – none
Clinical Veterinary Science Apprenticeship Minimum 500 Clinical Skills Hours Work hours Hands-on work assignments Supervision: veterinarians and/or registered/certified/licensed veterinary technicians
Veterinary Science Certificate Program for Veterinary Science Students Across the Nation
Certificate of Completion of Program (with classification) Successfully completes curriculum 100 Lessons 50 Activities Lesson questions Activity reports Successfully completes apprenticeship Work hours Minimum 500 skills hours Title Classification – Veterinary Assistant (VA)
Veterinary Science Certification Program for Veterinary Science Students Across the Nation
Certified Veterinary Assistant (CVA) Clinical Career Track Program One Health Career Track Program Laboratory Career Track Program Business Career Track Program
Certified Veterinary Assistant (CVA) Clinical Career Track Program Completed curriculum Completed apprenticeship Validated clinical skills checklist Passed state examination Certified by state veterinary medical association http://tvma.org Level I – minimum 500 clinical skills hours DVM &/or RVT/CVT/LVT supervision Level II – minimum 1500 clinical skills hours Level III – minimum 2500 clinical skills hours
Certified Veterinary Assistant (CVA) One Health Career Track Program Completed curriculum Completed apprenticeship Certification process (pending) Laboratory Career Track Program Completed curriculum Completed apprenticeship Certification process (pending) Business Career Track Program Completed curriculum (pending) Completed apprenticeship (pending) Certification process (pending)
Specialties of Employment Clinical Patient care Regulatory One Health: epidemiology – integrated animal health, human health, environmental health Laboratory Research Diagnostics Business Management
Veterinary Technology Credentialing Program for Community College Veterinary Technology Students Across the Nation
Veterinary Technician (VT) Completed Veterinary Technology Program AVMA Accredited Community College http://avma.org Received 2-Year Associate Degree Applied Science Veterinary Technology
VT Community Colleges in Texas Blinn College – Bryan Cedar Valley College – Lancaster Lone Star College – Tomball McLennan Community College – Waco Palo Alto College – San Antonio The Vet Tech Institute – Houston Vista College – Lubbock
Registered/Certified/Licensed Veterinary Technician (RVT), (CVT), (LVT) Passed national examination American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) http://aavsb.org Passed state examination state veterinary medical association, state veterinary medical licensing board, or state veterinary technician association Credential by state Registered: RVT Certified: CVT Licensed: LVT
Specialties of Employment Regulatory One-health: epidemiology – integrated animal health, human health, environmental health Laboratory Research Diagnostic laboratory Education Teaching Clinical Patient care
Career Development Educational Program Certificate – Veterinary Assistant (VA) TVMA Certification by Examination – Certified Veterinary Assistant (CVA) College Education Preparation Associate Degree – AD in veterinary technology Undergraduate Degree – BS in sciences Professional Degree – PhD in sciences Professional Degree – DVM in veterinary medicine
College Graduate – DVM or PhD Evaluate interests and abilities Sciences Animals Make commitment (focus, blinders) Highly motivated and dedicated Work with scientists Veterinarians Science specialists Animal science specialists Work with animals Large, small, exotic animals
High School Degree Plan Advanced sciences Calculus Statistics Physics Chemistry (inorganic, organic, biochemistry) Zoology (genetics, nutrition, biology) Microbiology Animal science Veterinary science
College Degree Plan Initial college enrollment Community college Senior college Know how to study Study habits Time management Focused Large classes College plans Plan A – BS-PhD degree program Plan B – BS-DVM degree program
College BS Degree (Pre-PhD) (Pre-DVM) College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Science College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Animal Science Poultry Science Wildlife & Fisheries Science Nutrition & Food Science Biological & Agricultural Engineering Biochemistry Genetics
College of Science Biology Chemistry Microbiology Molecular & Cell Biology Zoology Marine Biology Genetics TAMU at Galveston Marine Biology
College BS Courses Biology Inorganic chemistry Microbiology Organic chemistry Genetics Biochemistry Nutrition Statistics Animal Science Physics Calculus
Professional College Application Veterinary School – DVM http://vetmed.tamu.edu/ Graduate School – PhD
Professional Career DVM Degree Licensed Veterinarian State/National Board Exam State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners PhD Degree Nutritionist Reproductive Physiologist Molecular Geneticist Biochemist – Toxicologist Microbiologist – Parasitologist Epidemiologist Wildlife Biologist – Marine Biologist
Specialties of Employment Regulatory (DVM, PhD) One-health: epidemiology – integrated animal health, human health, and environmental health Laboratory (DVM, PhD) Research Diagnostic laboratory Education (DVM, PhD) Teaching Clinical (DVM) Diagnosis, treatment
4-H Veterinary Science Certificate Program Joe W. Mask, PhD Professor & Extension Specialist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases Texas A&M University System
Veterinary Science Preparatory Training for the Veterinary Assistant Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS
Goals Objectives Curriculum Apprenticeship
Program Goals 1. Develop a personalized curriculum 2. Empower youth 3. Help youth to learn 4. Help youth to work (Trainee) Shadow/Observations Observation Hours (Sufficient number) Trainee Apprenticeship/Assignments Skills Hours (Minimum 500 required) Trainee Salaried
Program Objectives 1. Utilize career-oriented resource material 2. Develop the interest, knowledge, skills, and experiences 3. Prepare youth to be job trained
Curriculum Plan 20 Lessons per year (100) Group Lessons: Schedule 10 Individual Lessons: Assign 10 10 Activities per year (50) Group Activities: Schedule 5 Individual Activities: Assign 5 Lesson questions for grade Activity reports for grade
Certificate of Completion of Program (with classification) Successfully completes curriculum 100 Lessons (100%) 50 Activities (100%) Lesson questions ( 60 grade) Activity reports ( 60 grade) Successfully completes apprenticeship Work hours Minimum 500 skills hours Title Classification – Veterinary Assistant (VA)
Award for Excellence Successfully completes curriculum 100 Lessons (100%) 50 Activities (100%) Lesson questions (100 grade) Activity reports (100 grade) Successfully completes apprenticeship Work hours Minimum 500 skills hours
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Certificate of Completion of Curriculum (without classification) Successfully completes curriculum 100 Lessons (100%) 50 Activities (100%) Lesson questions ( 60 grade) Activity reports ( 60 grade) Unsuccessfully completes apprenticeship Title Classification – none
Certificate of Participation Unsuccessfully completes curriculum 100 Lessons ( 60%) 50 Activities ( 60%) Lesson questions ( 60 grade) Activity reports ( 60 grade) Unsuccessfully completes apprenticeship Title Classification – none
Contact Information Joe W. Mask, PhD Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist – Clinical Track Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases 2129 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2129 Phone: 979-845-4353 Fax: 979-845-6574 Websites: http://aevm.tamu.edu, http://iiad.tamu.edu Email: joe.mask@ag.tamu.edu
Contact Information Heather L. Simmons, DVM, MSVPH Extension Veterinarian – One Health & Laboratory Tracks Program Manager & Theme Leader Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases 2129 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2129 Phone: 979-862-3202 Fax: 979-845-6574 Websites: http://aevm.tamu.edu, http://iiad.tamu.edu Email: hlsimmons@ag.tamu.edu
Contact Information Christine Stetter Extension Associate – Educational Resources Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases 2129 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2129 Phone: 979-862-2670 Fax: 979-845-6574 Websites: http://aevm.tamu.edu, http://iiad.tamu.edu Email: stetter@tamu.edu
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