VETC 496 - Externship II: Veterinary Specialty

Credit(s): 6
Prerequisite(s): VETC 101; VETC 110; VETC 256; VETC 256A; VETC 258; VETC 300; VETC 306; VETC 306A; VETC 320; VETC 340, VETC 341; VETC 350; VETC 350A; VETC 360, VETC 495.
Following satisfactory completion of VETC 495 Externship I, the student participates as a veterinary technology extern in a specialty/referral practice for a total of 360 hours. Options may include advanced surgical nursing and anesthesia, emergency and critical care, imaging, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology and physical rehabilitation. Alternatives may include zoo animal medicine, laboratory animal medicine and equine practice. The student is to achieve competencies in skills and decision-making abilities commensurate with the Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities requirements. Twenty-seven contact hours with the instructor are scheduled for lecture, demonstration and student participation. Registration with the permission of the program director. Externship schedules require Program Director approval. Based on the needs of the clinical site, students are expected to commit to three, eight-hour weekdays each week during the semester in order to complete the course requirement of 360 hours. Transportation to the clinical site is the responsibility of the student.