After graduating from the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Technology Program in May of 2018, Katie Starken began work as the sole licensed veterinary technician at the Michigan State University Training Center for Dairy Professionals at Green Meadow Farms.

Learn more about what the Veterinary Technology Program is like by hearing from current students.

This year, the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Technology Program celebrates its 50^th Anniversary. The Program has been through many changes since it was established in 1968.

“Veterinarian” is a commonly used term. People outside of the veterinary community—even young children—know what a veterinarian is: a doctor for animals. But when asked about a veterinary technician, the answer isn’t quite so apparent to those outside, or even inside, the veterinary world.