Thus, if the economy is poor and the business aspect of veterinary medicine is poor, the technician also suffers. For those technicians in private veterinary practice it is essential to realize that practice is a business and that their time is valuable. Graduate veterinary technicians are now recognized by veterinarians as essential and vital members of the animal health care team. Only within the past ten years the term veterinary technician was accepted by the profession, and there are still a few veterinarians who are threatened by technicians. Because of an active state technician organization, two accredited veterinary technology programs and support from veterinarians in the state, Virginia has strong laws supporting veterinary technicians.
Laws vary from state to state as do licensing requirements.
Click here to investigate three different career pathways available to technicians and read about three graduates of the Veterinary Technology program at Northern Virginia Community College.