School Focus: Ashworth College

February 14, 2010

Filed under: Online medical training, Veterinary Training

ashworthPeople love their pets.  Many folks insist on having some kind of companion as part of their family.  These family members need health care just like we do and responsible owners insist on using the services of a trusted veterinarian.  Good vets have an exceptional staff of assistants and this is where Ashworth College comes in.  Ashworth is one of our outstanding schools and they have an online program that gives you everything you need to become a valued member of a veterinary team by becoming a veterinary assistant.

Their online program features easy enrollment and the classic learn at your own pace feature that is the hallmark of online training programs.

Here is a sample of what the program includes:

Lesson 1: A Day in the Life of a Veterinary Assistant

Follow an animal care specialist’s typically busy day in an animal hospital - and get a sense of what accomplishments are possible in your own work with animals.

Lesson 2: Emergency Medicine

How to admit, treat, test, and comfort animals with illnesses or emergency injuries.

Lesson 3: Hands-on Opportunities

Technical and administrative opportunities in animal hospitals, shelters, research facilities, pet stores, zoos, wildlife programs, livestock management, breeding, farms, ranches, guide dog programs, and other areas.

Lesson 4: The Physical Examination

Dealing with patients and owners; administering tests and recording results; giving vaccinations; taking histories; “nose-to-tail” exam procedures; getting various animal patients to cooperate.

Lesson 5: What the Animal is Trying to Tell Us

How sick, injured, and healthy animals communicate their conditions via body language and symptoms.

Lesson 6: Ethics and Professionalism

The moral and legal obligations of veterinary professionals; principles of conduct; relationships with colleagues and peers; advertising guidelines; giving advice to owners.

Lesson 7 and 8: Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology

Anatomical divisions, positions, and locations; cells and tissues; eyes and ears; the skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, and reproductive systems.

Lesson 9: Behavior and Physical Restraint

Housetraining; preventing destructive behavior in dogs and cats; problem resolution services; restraint techniques for various kinds of animals; mechanical devices.

Lesson 10: Pathology, Preventive Medicine and Disease

Veterinary assistants are in demand in virtually any sized community.  Small rural communities have a higher percentage of ownership and include a larger variety of species.  Larger urban areas have a more dense population resulting in even more opportunities.

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