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VCCF awarded $192,556 to the Ventura College Foundation to help support the Ventura College’s Veterinary Technology Program.<\/em><\/p>\n The Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) awarded $192,556 to the Ventura College Foundation to help support the Ventura College’s Veterinary Technology Program. The two-year vet program is a partnership between the Ohana Pet Hospital and the college that began in 2021 and takes place adjacent to Ventura College’s East Campus in Santa Paula.<\/p>\n The VCCF conducted an Animal Welfare Needs Assessment for Ventura County. This assessment showed, among other things, the need for more veterinarian professionals including qualified vet technicians in Ventura County.<\/p>\n “I am so proud that VCCF is able to provide these critical funds to support Ventura College’s vet tech program,” says VCCF Board of Directors Chair Sean Leonard. “These funds will not only support our community’s need for more veterinary services but will support the career paths of so many, allowing them to follow their dreams of a profession that makes a difference in our community.”<\/p>\n Plus de $125.000 de la subvention seront consacr\u00e9s \u00e0 l'achat d'\u00e9quipements techniques v\u00e9t\u00e9rinaires pour le laboratoire d'enseignement. Un autre montant de $66.000 contribuera \u00e0 payer deux assistants p\u00e9dagogiques \u00e0 temps partiel pour une ann\u00e9e universitaire.<\/p>\n Les nouveaux \u00e9quipements comprennent un appareil de radiographie num\u00e9rique, une table d'op\u00e9ration, des lampes de chirurgie et un appareil d'anesth\u00e9sie, tous livr\u00e9s \u00e0 temps pour le semestre d'automne.<\/p>\n “We are so incredibly grateful and excited for the grant award,” says Jill Muraoka Lim, DVM<\/p>\n lead faculty member and co-founder of Ohana Pet Hospital. “It will help our fledging program grow and prosper–developing a local workforce passionate about providing quality health care to all animals in our community.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n La premi\u00e8re cohorte d'\u00e9tudiants du programme sera dipl\u00f4m\u00e9e cet automne. En plus de leur formation au laboratoire et \u00e0 l'Ohana Pet Hospital, les \u00e9tudiants effectuent des visites dans d'autres cabinets v\u00e9t\u00e9rinaires du comt\u00e9, en particulier ceux qui traitent les gros animaux. Les \u00e9tudiants travaillent directement avec des chats, des chiens, des lapins, des cochons d'Inde, des chevaux, des ch\u00e8vres et des moutons.<\/p>\n Approximately 28 students are accepted into the program each year. “The added instructional assistants will reduce the staff-student ratio necessary to help meet American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accreditation requirements,” says Felicia Due\u00f1as, Ventura College Career Education Dean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Graduating students receive an Associate in Science in Veterinary Technology degree. The degree prepares students for careers within the veterinary and animal healthcare industry as veterinary technicians and qualifies them to sit for both national and state board exams to become a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT).<\/p>\n Pour en savoir plus sur le programme, consultez le site\u00a0https:\/\/www.venturacollege.edu\/departments\/academic\/veterinary-technician<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n