Becoming a Veterinary Assistant: What Employers Really Look For

Voices of Vital Care · Aug 13, 2026 · 46m

Loving animals might make you consider a career in veterinary medicine. But what does it really take to become someone an employer wants on their team?

In this episode of Voices of Vital Care, we bring together the education and employer perspectives with Dr. Katherine Kerr of Pima Medical Institute and Daria McKay of Humane Colorado.

Together, they pull back the curtain on the transition from veterinary student to working professional: what happens when classroom learning meets the realities of a clinic, what employers notice that students may not expect, and why the experiences you have…