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What is Veterinary Medicine?
Veterinary medicineis
the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human
animals.
The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal
species, both domesticated
and wild,
with a wide range of conditions which can affect different
species.
Veterinary medicine is widely practiced, both with and without
professional supervision. Professional care is most often led by
a veterinary physician(also
known as a vet, veterinary surgeon or veterinarian), but also by
paraveterinary workers such as
veterinary nurses or technicians. This can be augmented by other
paraprofessionals with specific specialties such as animal
physiotherapy or dentistry.
Veterinary Technicians
Veterinary technicians are the primary
veterinary workers in the US
and assist the veterinarian in the role of a nurse providing trained support. The
requirements for technicians vary by state, but in most cases,
technicians are graduates of two or four year college-level
programs and are legally qualified to assist veterinarians in
many medical procedures.
Some states choose to license technicians, so that only people
with appropriate qualifications are able to fulfill the role,
but this is not the case in all jurisdictions.
Education and Credentialing
To become a credentialed veterinary technician, one must
complete a two-year or three-year AVMA credentialed degree,
most of which result in the awarding of an associate of applied
science degree in veterinary technology (those completing a
four-year AVMA accredited school gain a bachelor's degree are
considered veterinary technologists though the distinction is
rarely made with the term technician being used generally.
The education a credentialed technician receives is in-depth and
crucial for medical understanding and to give proper health
care. The American
Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
is responsible for
accrediting schools with
either Associates Degree or
Bachelor's degree, though in some states or provinces this is not
necessary. The AVMA also accredits schools that offer distance
education. As a requirement of AVMA-accreditation, all
distance learning programs require a significant amount of
practical clinical experience before the student will be allowed
to graduate.
Non-credentialed personnel who perform similar tasks to
veterinary technicians are usually referred to as veterinary
assistants though the term technician is often applied
generously. In many states, a veterinary assistant cannot
legally perform as many procedures as a technician. Veterinary
assistants often have no formal education related to veterinary
medicine or veterinary technology, however, NAVTA recently
approved the designation of Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA)
for those successfully completing approved educational programs.
In larger facilities with tiered hierarchies veterinary
assistants typically assist veterinary technicians in their
duties. Wikipedia.org
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