Students are placed in a veterinary hospital to complete the AVMA required small animal surgical/anesthesia clinical skills. Emphasis is on all facets of anesthesia including the pre-anesthetic period through recovery. Injectable drugs as well as inhalation anesthetics are covered, along with analgesic medications and other drugs affecting most major body systems. Drug kinetics, adverse reactions, labeling, dispensing, recording, and proper handling of various drugs is also included. Students will have hands-on experience during their clinical rotation performing all required skills found in Assessing Essential Skills of Veterinary Technology Students in the categories of Pharmacology and Anesthesia. Preceptorship: 280 hours Prerequisite: BIO 101, VTS 111, VTS 148, VTS 149, VTS 150, VTS 151, VTS 152, VTS 155, VTS 159, VTS 254, and by advisement only.
*This class changes rooms and/or time slots during its term, and meets at all of the dates, times and locations listed below: