兽医技术实习是通往职业生涯的桥梁
Vet tech students’ dreams become reality as they transition from student to employee through externship course experience
斯泰西 Ostby著
高级讲师
罗宾逊大厅, 兽医技术项目的所在地, is quieter than normal during the summer; no students visiting in the halls, 没有狗和猫在实验室里照顾和工作, just a small but mighty team of instructors collecting and reporting data and performing the administrative side of accounting for our American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accreditation reports, Institute for Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols and preparing for the fall semester classes. 然而，有一门课程正在进行:兽医技术实习.
An externship is the capstone course students are required to complete as they finish their educational journey within the Veterinary Technology Program at NDSU and is offered every semester. Each student must find a veterinary facility that employs at least one licensed veterinary technician and come to a mutual agreement that they can participate in 240 hours of working alongside their team. They do this to not only demonstrate the beginner level skills they have been trained to perform, 也可以继续他们在这个设施里的学习之旅. 高级讲师 Jordan Schrupp instructs the summer session of this course and has been with NDSU over 10 years. 每年夏天, she is in contact with the students as they navigate these new waters and experience life in the workplace.
The Vet Tech team looks forward to our students finding their wings and embracing what they learned to implement it within the facility they have chosen. 作为他们实习课程的一部分, 学生们每天以博客的形式报告他们的经历和感受. Jordan gains insight into their daily “journal” of working events and then disseminates those experiences, 大部分是好的, 但偶尔也有挑战, 致我们的教学团队. 我们的团队, all of whom worked in the veterinary field prior to transitioning to veterinary technology instruction, 通过这些学生的经历来感受生活, rejuvenating our spirit for all things veterinary medicine and learning from the experiences where or how we may continually improve the abilities of our students.
在2024年夏季会议期间, 我们跟踪了18名完成实习经历的学生. Nineteen veterinary facilities hosted these students as some performed half of their experience at two separate facilities. Although we provide a job fair on campus each fall to ensure students have been exposed to facilities of many different areas of expertise, the decision ultimately lies with the student to select a facility that meets our site requirements and will create their final learning experience.
2024年夏季各州和在那里实习的学生人数:
北达科他州，明尼苏达州 6日,肯塔基州 1, 俄勒冈州 1,科罗拉多州 1、南达科他州 1
Part of the student’s journey and the program’s AVMA accreditation relies on touring or viewing each facility to ensure they have all needed equipment, 安全措施到位, 并尽可能多地满足我们所需的教育技能. 因为前往这些设施已经变得非常具有挑战性, we have transitioned to a video and photo tour of the facility provided by the students. This educational but fun assignment allows the student to not only find many items within a facility they will need to use and know where to grab in a pinch, but also elevates the understanding the instructional team has regarding their facility of choice. All our students enjoyed many aspects of their summer experiences but we would like to highlight a few experiences they were eager to share as their time in these wonderful environments comes to a close.
无论你来自哪里, 你以前与动物打交道的经验, 或者你的年龄, the Veterinary Technology Program at NDSU can assist you in meeting your animal care educational goals and help propel you to a job you not only love, but also where you can make a difference in the lives of animals in your community every day. 你的实习经历会是怎样的? Our instructional team is looking forward to the 25 students preparing to join us as first year Professional Program Veterinary Technologists this fall semester. In no time at all, they will be venturing out to create their dream externship experience. The quiet hallways of 罗宾逊大厅 will soon be abuzz again with excited students eager to learn. 不仅对他们来说，对我们的教学团队来说，这是一次多么美妙的经历啊!
If you or a veterinary facility near you would like to participate in our annual on-campus job and externship fair to ensure our students are aware of the opportunity to work with you, 请电子邮件 斯泰西.ostby@mulher-perfeita.net or 丽莎.christenson@mulher-perfeita.net ，项目联合主任，将被添加到我们的联系人和计划列表中.
