001 Who's Who in Veterinary Medicine

001 Who’s Who in Veterinary Medicine

For complete show notes please visit https://www.internalmedicineforvettechs.com/podcastshownotes and choose episode # 001

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In This Episode...

In today's episode we discuss the different jobs within a clinical practice.

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter, RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about what being an assistant, technician, doctor, or front staff member is all about.

Things you will learn

• Brief history of Veterinary Technicians
  • We’ve been “Vet techs” for how long?
• Staff members that make up a veterinary practice
• Receptionist Day: May 8, 2019
• Credentialing for Vet Techs
  • LVT: Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington
  • RVT: California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia
  • CVT: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • LVMT: Tennessee
  • None: Connecticut, Utah
• What the heck is a Veterinary Technician Specialist??
• Cautions of the job
  • Burn out
  • Biting/scratching
• Tip of the week
  • Continue learning, even if it is not required

Question of the week

• What’s your position/job title and where do you want to go? And, what are you willing to do to get there? Where are you and what made you decide to work in veterinary medicine/ tell us about yourself?
  • Leave a comment at https://www.internalmedicineforvettechs.com/podcastshownotes or www.imfpp.org/shownotes

Resources We Mentioned in the Show

• History of Veterinary Technicians:
  • http://www.vetstreet.com/learn/a-vet-techs-take-on-the-short-history-of-veterinary-technology
• NAVTA
  • https://www.navta.net/general/custom.asp?page=vet_asst_program
  • https://www.navta.net/general/custom.asp?page=SpecialtyInformation
• AVMA
  • https://www.avma.org/public/YourVet/Pages/techs-and-assistants.aspx
  • https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Accreditation/Programs/Pages/vettech-programs-all-programs-list.aspx
  • https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Specialties/Pages/default.aspx
• Academy of Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians
  • https://www.aimvt.com/
• Jordan finding out she obtained her VTS status:
  • https://imfpp.org/jordansaimcall
• Continuing education source:
  • https://www.vetmedteam.com/home.aspx
• Internal Medicine for Pet Parents Blogs:
  • https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/blog

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