La VCCF assegna $192.556 per sostenere il programma di tecnologia veterinaria del Ventura College
VCCF awarded $192,556 to the Ventura College Foundation to help support the Ventura College’s Veterinary Technology Program.
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.
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.
“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.”
Oltre $125.000 della sovvenzione saranno destinati all'acquisto di attrezzature tecniche veterinarie per il laboratorio didattico. Un altro $66.000 contribuirà a pagare due assistenti didattici part-time per un anno accademico.
Le nuove attrezzature comprendono una macchina digitale per i raggi X, un tavolo operatorio, luci per la chirurgia e una macchina per l'anestesia, tutte consegnate in tempo per il semestre autunnale.
“We are so incredibly grateful and excited for the grant award,” says Jill Muraoka Lim, DVM
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.”
La prima coorte di studenti del programma si diplomerà quest'autunno. Oltre alla formazione presso il laboratorio e l'Ohana Pet Hospital, gli studenti si recano in gita in altri studi veterinari della contea, soprattutto quelli che trattano animali di grossa taglia. Gli studenti lavorano direttamente con gatti, cani, conigli, porcellini d'India, cavalli, capre e pecore.
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 Dueñas, Ventura College Career Education Dean.
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).
Per ulteriori informazioni sul programma, visitare il sito https://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/academic/veterinary-technician.
Questa storia è stata pubblicata originariamente in Patch by Diane Rumbaugh.