An educator says there’s not only a shortage of veterinarians but also veterinary technicians.
Sarah Steger is an instructor for Northcentral Technical College in Wausau, Wisconsin and is also a certified veterinary technician. She tells Brownfield the veterinary technicians are often compared to nurses in human medicine, but they need to know many species and many specialties. “We do x-rays, we do surgery tech, we do anesthesia, we are phlebotomists, we are patient educators.
