MCCCD Program Description

Veterinary Technician Internship

Course: VET250AC

First Term: 2025 Fall

Laboratory 0.5 Credit(s) 0.5 Period(s) 0.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: B - Site Based Experience Load

Description: Provides Veterinary Technology program students with off-campus clinical experience in an emergency veterinary clinic and in a veterinary specialty practice. The internship hours will be split equally between the emergency clinic and the specialty practice. Specialty practices may include surgery, ophthalmology, internal medicine, dentistry, dermatology, radiology, exotics, zoo, research, and others. Opportunity for practical application and development of knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in program coursework. Exposure to practice philosophies, methodologies, and real-life situations requiring critical thinking and decision-making abilities. Includes instruction and evaluation by veterinarians or veterinary technicians guided by the American Veterinary Medical Association`s Veterinary Technology Student Essential and Recommended Skills list.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Perform the essential and recommended skills specified by the American Veterinary Medical Association, as appropriate for a veterinary emergency clinic and a veterinary specialty practice. (I-VII) 2. Describe the roles and responsibilities of a veterinary technician in an emergency clinic and in a specialty practice. (I-VII) 3. Demonstrate critical thinking and decision-making abilities in a clinical practice setting. (I-VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Office and hospital procedures and client relations A. Facility management B. Communication skills C. Laws and ethics II. Pharmacy and pharmacology A. Administration of medications B. Dispensing of medications III. Medical nursing A. Patient assessment B. Patient care IV. Anesthesia A. Patient management B. Equipment and facility management V. Surgical nursing A. Patient management B. Procedural management VI. Laboratory procedures A. Specimen management B. Specimen analysis VII. Imaging A. Radiation safety B. Production of diagnostic radiographs and non-radiographic images

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 25, 2025

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