1️⃣ || 🌱 INTRO TO VET TECH → INTRO TO ANIMAL CARE; SECTION I: VET FIELD QUALIFICATIONS

Question 1

when & where did first vet college in the world open?

Answer 1

1761 in Lyon, France

Question 2

when did the first vet college in the US open?

Answer 2

in 1850s

Question 3

when was the earliest mentions/recordings of veterinary medicine? what animals did they treat?

Answer 3

as far back as 2500 BCE. only farm and transport animals were treated.

Question 4

what is the AVMA and what is their function?

Answer 4

the American Veterinary Medical Association accredits veterinary college and training programs for veterinarians and veterinary technicians

Question 5

what are the education requirements for veterinarians? for vet techs?

Answer 5

veterinarians: must go to an AVMA-accredited school and pass both their state and national exams vet techs: must complete an AVMA-accredited program and pass their national exam, the VTNE

Question 6

when did the first vet tech/vet assistant programs begin? what were they originally called?

Answer 6

in 1961. they were called “animal technicians” or “animal health technicians” programs