OVMA Veterinary Assistant Certification
Turn New Hires Into Educated, Competent, & Confident Employees
Spend Less Time Training New Employees
The OVMA Veterinary Assistant Certification will help your practice create a sustainable, self-paced training program.
- Increase the Level of Professionalism
- Better Customer Service
- Higher Practice Efficiency
- Encourage Teamwork Culture
Are Your Employees Properly Trained?
The OVMA Veterinary Assistant Certification will help your practice create a sustainable, self-paced training program.
- Increased Knowledge of Animal Care
- Proper Handling Techniques
- Program Can Be Done in Spare Time
Certificate Domains
The test for the Veterinary Assistant Certification covers 9 domains
Domain 1
Assist with veterinary office and hospital administration
Domain 2
Demonstrate knowledge of large and small animal medicine
Domain 3
Assist with large and small animal nursing
Domain 4
Assist with laboratory procedures
Domain 5
Assist with Radiology/Ultrasound procedures
Domain 6
Assist with surgical preparation and procedures
Domain 7
Maintain hospital orderliness and sanitation
Domain 8
Demonstrate knowledge of principles of Pharmacology
Domain 9
Demonstrate knowledge of legal, ethical, and safety issues
How It Works
The OVMA Veterinary Assistant Certification is a certification course designed for the working individual. The participant will cover material and skills sheet at their own pace. Testing dates are preset to allow for plenty of time and notification to prepare for the exam. Once the enrolled individual passes the final exam they will be issued a certificate of completion.
Those who earn their certification will be responsible for earning a minimum of 5 CE hours per year and paying the renewal fee to maintain their certification with OVMA.
Veterinary Science Preparatory Training for the Vet Assistant
Author: Dr. Faries, Publisher: Texas A&M
Veterinary Assisting Fundamentals & Applications
Authors: Beth Vanhorn; Robert Clark, Publisher: Cengage Learning, Print ISBN: 9781435453876, 1435453875
Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 3rd Ed.*
Author: Margi Sirois, Publisher: Elsevier/Mosby, Print ISBN: 9780323696920
Textbook for the Veterinary Assistant 1st Edition
Authors: Kara Burns and Lori Renda-Francis, Publisher: Wiley Blackwell, ISBN: 978-0470959268
*Recommended book
Pricing Details
Make an investment in your career by registering for the OVMA Veterinary Assistant Program today.
Still have questions? Call us at (405) 478-1002
Frequently Asked Questions
Applicants need no previous work experience to register for the program but should be 16 years of age or older.
The final exam will be administered in person at a CareerTech testing location. To schedule your test and to select a testing location click here.
Participants must have submitted the application and submitted it prior to the deadlines (May 1 and December 1 of each year), completed the 100 hours of supervised training following the clinical skills checklist, and received a test authorization email to test at one of the approved CTTC sites prior to testing.
No, you do not have to be a resident of Oklahoma in order to participate. However, please note you will be required to travel to Oklahoma in order to take the final exam. No exams will be given outside of Oklahoma CareerTech Centers.
Once you are registered and have completed your 100 supervised hours under the DVM listed in your initial registration you will then need to schedule your testing date and time through CTTC during the testing window you registered for (January 2-31 or June 1-30).
Should a participant not pass and need to re-test, they will be required to apply and pay for a retest. Each participant is allowed one retest during the designated testing window.