Discover a rewarding career as a Veterinary Technician.

Our school provides the hands-on training you need to start making a difference helping animals. Earn your associate degree in as little as 18 months.

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What does a Veterinary Technician do?

  • Provides nursing care or emergency first aid to recovering or injured animals
  • Administers medications, vaccines and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
  • Prepares animals and instruments for surgery

Meet Natalie, from our East Valley Veterinary Technician program and hear her story.

Some of the courses throughout your education at our school include Laboratory Animal Science, Diagnostic Imaging for Veterinary Technicians and Surgical Nursing for Veterinary Technicians. The classes prepare you to work in clinics, hospitals, ranches, zoos and more.

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Nestled on University of Montana Western’s campus in Dillon, MT, Pima Medical Institute offers the best of both worlds: the campus life of a four-year university, with an 18-month program completion and the expertise of an institution 100% focused on healthcare.

In collaboration with University of Montana Western, Pima Medical Institute offers:

  • The only accredited veterinary technician program in the state of Montana
  • Hands-on training working with animals of all sizes within equine, lab and farm environments
  • Access to University of Montana Western facilities, including housing, dining, recreation and library

ACROSS

  • 6  Over 50 million years ago, what was the earliest horse known as?
  • 8  An adult female horse
  • 9  The smallest breed of horse
  • 11  The first veterinary school was located in this country
  • 12  The only horse breed in the world that can perform five different gaits
  • 13  The tough triangular structure that acts as a shock absorber in the horse’s hoof

DOWN

  • 1  A horse’s closest living mammal relative
  • 2  The segment of hair that hangs between a horse’s ears
  • 3  All North American horses are descendants of ___ horses
  • 4  The long hair on some horses’ fetlocks that may cover their feet and extend up the leg
  • 5  The name for a male horse
  • 7  The cardiac ___ muscle is the part of the digestive system that prevents a horse from being sick
  • 8  The founder of modern veterinary research
  • 10  The term “veterinary” comes from the Latin word “veterinae,” meaning ___ animals 

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