Veterinary Technicians Caring for them all.

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1 Veterinary Technicians Caring for them all. TVTA Newsletter Spring 2015 President's Message Welcome back! I hope that everyone has had a good start to the New Year. We are sure you were very busy with Pet Dental Health Month and want to hear what you did. Did you run any special campaigns to build awareness? How many dentals did you do last month? Post on our Facebook page! We love hearing from you! In other news, MCVC was a success! Our auction raised enough to provide all five schools with scholarships. If you or your clinic would like to participate next year, please contact our secretary, Amy Nunnally, through our website. The next time we speak, we will have an update from the Hill. The TVTA in conjunction with the TVMA will be meeting with legislators on March 17th to spread the word of our profession. It s going to be an amazing year with many opportunities for continuing education at all ends of our great state. We ve got two events planned so far. The Memphis Meeting will be November 7-8 and Pigeon Forge will be September Both events will have 12 CE credits each. Continuing checking the website for more details. I hope to see all of you this year! I wish each and every one of you happiness and success in the coming year! Thank you for your support. Happy Tech ing Lisa Price LVMT TVTA President In This Issue New Executive Board Members Employment Opportunities Veterinary Technician School News Continuing Education Music City Conference

2 Welcome to our new members of the executive board: Vice President-Stephanie Denton Secretary-Amy Nunnally Treasurer-Janet Paquette Become a TVTA member or renew your membership by April 1 and you will be entered into a drawing for a Kindle Paperwhite! Membership applications are available on our website at: Help us plan our next Continuing Education meeting. Please visit this link :

3 Employment Opportunities Announcing Part-time teaching opportunities for future semesters at Chattanooga State Community College Veterinary Technology Program Do you have an interest in teaching Veterinary Technology students? The Chattanooga Veterinary Technology program invites resumes to be on file for part time teaching positions on campus. Many changes are underway with ideas for expansion of the program in the near future. Do you have an interest to teach Veterinary Radiology, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Laboratory Animal and Exotics or any other specific area of interest? We are currently asking for both DVM and LVMT resumes to be on file for those interested in teaching when the opportunity arises. Feel free to include the days/times you are most likely available. Applicants should send their resume to Dr. Marcy O Rourke, Program Director of Veterinary Technology, Chattanooga State Community College, 4501 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN Alternatively you may send an to marcy.orourke@chattanoogastate.edu. If you have any questions feel free to call (423)

4 Memphis Veterinary Specialist has positions open for ICU and Internal Medicine. Please direct your resume to: Attn: Human Resources MVS 555 Trinity Creek Cove Cordova, TN Tel Fax The University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center Veterinary Technician position available in the following areas: Radiation Oncology, ICU, Shelter Medicine and Ophthalmology. Must be a graduated of an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program and receive TN license within one year of employment. Must have excellent technical skills. Must have excellent animal handling skills. Must be able to work in a team environment and be able to organize and prioritize well. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and respond appropriately to veterinary medical emergencies. Prefer 1-2 years experience in busy veterinary hospital. Competitive wages and excellent benefits.

5 Veterinary Technician School News Chattanooga State Community College February 2015 Greetings from the Chattanooga State Veterinary Technology Program! This spring has been a busy semester and it is hard to believe we are almost at mid-terms! We are pleased to bring you the following news: We have once again had the fine privilege of teaming up with our local veterinary emergency hospital, RIVER (Regional Institute of Veterinary Referrals and Emergencies) and hosted the annual RiverCity Veterinary Conference on the Chattanooga State main campus! With multiple vendors and amazing speakers, our students moderated and sat in on some enlightening topics and sessions! Students were instrumental in helping with the hands-on demonstrations and got a taste of what community education is all about! Those who participated TRULY enjoyed themselves and we look forward to hosting again next year! After 9 years of amazing service and leadership for the Chattanooga State Veterinary Technology Program, we had to say happy retirement to Dr. Susie Matthews. Thanks to her the state and the nation would not have 70+ veterinary technology graduates to help strengthen this honorable profession! Thank you, Dr. Matthews, for your dedicated service and we wish you the best in your new adventures in life! With that news, searched far and wide to find a new program director that could help steer us into the bright future of veterinary medicine and we were blessed to find Dr. Marcy O Rourke! Dr. O Rourke comes to us after 13yrs of success as the Program Director of Veterinary Technology at Baker College of Muskegon, Michigan! The experience she brings includes six years as a LVT prior to becoming a DVM, starting a new program which has now grown to being offered at six different campuses throughout Michigan, and over a decade of seeing patients as a part-time practicing veterinarian. Welcome to Chattanooga State, Dr. O Rourke! We look forward to many years of quality LVMT s!

6 University of Tennessee at Martin The University of Tennessee at Martin received initial accreditation from AVMA CVTEA in January Since gaining accreditation 33 students have graduated with a Bachelor s in Agriculture with a concentration in veterinary health technology. Graduates are currently employed in private practice, veterinary teaching hospitals, veterinary referral hospitals and laboratories. Veterinary health technology students are exposed to companion animals, pocket pets, and livestock while progressing through the curriculum. The VHT teaching facility is located on an approximately 700 acre teaching farm. The farm houses horses, cows, goats, and pigs. Students are active in many hands on laboratories with livestock. Students also work with dogs and cats including everything from bathing to learning to monitor anesthesia and assist in surgery. UT Martin works with companion animals from local animal shelters. Students are involved in service learning projects including vaccination, grooming, socialization, and work as surgical assistants for spays/neuters of these animals. In addition to working with livestock and companion animals, the students learn about, as well as, handle mice, rats, rabbits, birds and many more species of pocket pets. Laboratory sizes are kept small so all students get the hands on experience needed to become successful veterinary technologists. Success of this program would not be possible without the support of the university, dedicated instructors, local veterinarians, and exceptional students.

7 Lincoln Memorial University VETERINARY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM REPORT February 22, 2015 The Vet Tech club was very active this fall. They collaborated with the Pre-Vet club for two fundraisers and an adoption day at Pet Sense. Christmas Stockings for Pets each organization raised $100 to be donated to Friends of the Bell County Animal Shelter and Friends of the Campbell County Animal Shelter to assist in their rescue programs. The Annual Vet Tech Dog Show was a success again this year. We had 44 dogs and around 70 spectators in attendance. They raised $700 which we use year round for the rescue programs the VMT program supports. The LMU VMT program sponsored the Fall CE in October during Homecoming and it was well attended. Some students and faculty attended the Tennessee Veterinary Technician Association CE in Pigeon Forge in October. The VMT program had 13 graduates for the December graduation. The club is planning a pet food drive for our local shelters, a blanket drive for our vet tech dogs, and a field trip to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington KY. We hope everyone has a safe spring semester and stay warm Submitted by Mary Hatfield, LVMT, NAVTA student chapter and state representative for Tennessee

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9 Music City Conference UT Martin Students and grads with program director Jason Roberts, DVM at the Music City Conference.

10 CSCC students enjoying the Music City Conference with teacher Stephanie Doss.

11 Continuing Education ACVIM Forum Indianapolis, IN June 3-6 AVMA Convention Boston, MA July TVTA Conference Pigeon Forge, TN September Visit our website at us: ACVS Surgery Summit Nashville, TN October Veterinary Social Work Summit Knoxville, TN November 2-3 TVTA Conference Memphis, TN November 7-8 You can also find us on Facebook TNVTA Thank You to all of our sponsors!!!

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