Students enter patient records on a computer network using industry-standard software. The Farm The Teaching Hospital is located on a 220-acre farm, providing opportunities not found at most schools, especially for studying large animals. The farm population averages 175 animals. You'll care for horses, cattle, sheep, llamas and the usual assortment of turkeys and chickens. A collection of exotic and wild animals provides unusual veterinary care situations.
Students care daily for bald and golden eagles and several hawks.
Staff and students occasionally assist the Colorado Division of Wildlife with the treatment of injured wild animals. The Program You will study and gain practical experience in areas such as animal anatomy, physiology, radiography, clinical hematology, parasitology, urinalysis, microbiology, medical nursing, surgical nursing and clinical management. Graduates of the program say that these hands-on learning experiences have given them the edge in the job market, providing them with skills that other technicians must learn during their first year on the job. In 1986 the program received the Recognition of Excellence Award from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education for the high quality of instruction and success of graduates. This program is academically challenging.