Make sure to check out the Candidate Handbook ( ) so you know their policies. This includes checking your states eligibility requirements. The VTNE is used to evaluate entry-level veterinary technicians’ competency to practice and to be credentialed. Select any category below to get started.
Note that passing the VTNE does not automatically confer the title of CVT to a technician. Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) The Veterinary Technician National Examination ( VTNE) is owned and administered by AAVSB. In the state of Massachusetts only veterinary technicians who have graduated from an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program can sit for the VTNE. in non AVMA-accredited schools are considered to be 'international veterinary graduates,' while foreign nationals who have graduated from schools in the U.S. The VTNE is now offered three times per year at a Prometric Testing Center. PAVE Standards & Policies General PAVE Information citizens who have completed their veterinary education outside the U.S. If you have any questions you can contact the MVTA by email at or voice mail 50. The MVTA does not offer reciprocity to veterinary technicians who have been licensed in Wisconsin as some of the requirements for licensure in Wisconsin do not meet or exceed the requirements for certification with the MVTA. Once you take and pass the VTNE you can then apply to the MVTA for certification. You will take the VTNE at one of the computer based testing sites in Massachusetts.
when placed properly, the tube can be seen on the left side of the horses neck as it passes through the esophagus and into the stomach. You do not have to go to Wisconsin to take the VTNE. the nasogastric tube should be guided into the dorsal medius of the horses nasal passages. If you are accepted by the state of Wisconsin you will then apply to the AAVSB to sit for the VTNE. You can contact the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture at 60 for more information. This was a ruling done by the AAVSB, not the MVTA. Currently, those who have not gone to an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program can apply to take the VTNE through Wisconsin. June of 2006 was the last time veterinary technicians who have not graduated from an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program could sit for the VTNE in Massachusetts.
Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) What you should know about the Veterinary Technician National ExamĪt the end of 2005 the VTNE (Veterinary Technician National Exam) was sold by PES (The Professional Exam Service) to the AAVSB (The American Association of Veterinary State Boards).