Vaccine Clinic The call for advanced training in the profession of veterinary medicine is increasing as clients demand more advanced medical treatment and higher quality service for their animals.

The field of veterinary technology has grown in the last few years as can be seen by the increase in school programs accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Currently there are 140 programs in the United States.

In Colorado, legally you can work for a veterinarian without formal training (veterinary assistant or technician assistant). However, there is an increasing number of clinics/hospitals that only hire Certified Veterinary Technicians (CVT).

CACVT promotes formal training from an AVMA-accredited program in veterinary technology in order to become a CVT.

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