VCCF、ベンチュラカレッジ獣医技術プログラム支援に$192,556ドルを授与
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.”
助成金のうち$125,000ドル以上は、教育ラボ用の獣医技術機器の購入に充てられる。さらに$66,000ドルは、1学年分の非常勤指導助手2名の人件費に充てられる。
新しい設備には、デジタルX線装置、手術台、手術用ライト、麻酔器などがあり、すべて秋学期に間に合うように納入された。
“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.”
このプログラムの第一期生はこの秋に卒業する。研究室とオハナ・ペット・ホスピタルでのトレーニングに加え、学生たちは郡内の他の動物病院、特に大型動物を扱う動物病院を見学する。学生たちは、猫、犬、ウサギ、モルモット、馬、ヤギ、羊を直接診療します。
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).
プログラムの詳細については、以下を参照のこと。 https://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/academic/veterinary-technician.
この記事は Patch by Diane Rumbaugh.