Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
Action Elimination of restriction on practical training only in final year of veterinary school
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 1/29/2016
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12/26/15  8:50 am
Commenter: Cassandra Cooper

Opposed
 

This is the comment I made the last time this proposal was up for public review:

"I understand that students need to learn, but this makes me very uneasy, especially in the early years of vet school.  I take my cats to my vet for her professional expertise, and I don't like the idea of anyone who is not fully trained working on them.  There are no circumstances where a student should even touch an animal without the owner knowing and giving their permission.  I doubt that I would agree to very much."

I haven't seen anything since then to make me change my mind.  I remain opposed.

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