Post type:- Diploma
Requirements:-
- Students of the AHT program are expected to follow a dress code as written in the Orientation Manual and AHT Policies and Procedures Manual provided upon registration.
- Students are actively involved in animal care throughout the program. This will include several week-long rotations involving evenings, weekends and holidays. Students are on these rotations from September to April of each year.
- Special requirements for students registered in an Animal Health Technology Program within the Province of Alberta now require that all students have an active student membership with the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) under the Province of Alberta’s Veterinary Act and General Regulation. It is the student’s responsibility to submit application prior to attendance in the Fall. www.abvma.ca/AAAHT
- Students are required to purchase a stethoscope and nurse’s watch. Clothing requirements are a white lab coat, scrubs (minimum 2 sets), coveralls, rubber insulated boots, and warm outer clothing for outside animal care rotations such as dog walking, lambing and calving.
- There are numerous practicum sites from which to choose. Students may opt to gain their practicum experience at one of the following: small animal clinic, large animal clinic, mixed animal clinic, referral or emergency clinic, wildlife rehabilitation facility, or zoo. Salaries might not be paid to students for work performed during the practicum, and any relocation and housing expenses incurred are the responsibility of the student.
- All students registered in the Animal Health Technology program are required to be immunized against Rabies. The Rabies vaccine series will be provided at Fairview Campus during the first year. Students who have received the rabies vaccination previously will be required to have titre checked for verification.
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