Veterinary Technology - Student Learning Outcomes

Work cooperatively to achieve optimum and compassionate patient care

Inter/ Intrapersonal Skills
Communication Skills

Effectively and professionally communicate with veterinary personnel and clients in a clinical setting.

Inter/ Intrapersonal Skills
Communication Skills

Maintain appropriate medical records for a veterinary facility utilizing traditional and electronic media and appropriate veterinary medical terminology.

Professional Competence

Demonstrate and perform patient assessment, husbandry, restraint and therapeutics in a variety of animal species.

Professional Competence

Calculate drug doses and explain the use and effect of prescribed drugs.

Professional Competence

Safely and effectively manage patients in all phases of anesthesia and integrate all aspects of patient management and surgical assistance for common surgical procedures of a variety of animal species.

Professional Competence

Safely and effectively produce diagnostic radiographic and non-radiographic images.

Professional Competence

Properly perform diagnostic laboratory analysis and handle, store and package diagnostic specimens.

Professional Competence

Apply critical thinking to analyze and integrate data from many sources and engage in creative problem solving while functioning within the scope of practice of a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

Critical Thinking
Inter/Intrapersonal Skills

Synthesize knowledge gained from core and liberal arts courses to guide decision making the veterinary field.

Critical Thinking

Successfully complete the veterinary technology national exam and gain licensure as a veterinary technician.

Professional Competence

Apply advanced knowledge found in upper level program electives to related issues in veterinary medicine, research and public health.

Critical Thinking