Courtney Oliver: 10-Year-Old College Graduate and Vet
In an inspirational tale, a ten-year-old girl, Courtney Oliver, has already graduated from college and is a practicing veterinarian!
The latest in the “believe it or not” segment comes from the South Bay Veterinary Hospital in Olympia, Washington, where you can meet the most amazing veterinary assistant in the country - Courtney Oliver. The amazing thing about Courtney is not that she is a veterinary, but that she is only 10 years old. Oliver completed an on-line college course in 8 months and is now working with the vets at the hospital as a certified veterinary assistant.
Courtney Oliver says she knew early in life this is what she wanted to do, “I have a dog Maggie and two hamsters and I just though: ‘Well, if I have so many animals why don’t I just work with them?”, the 10-year-old vet was quoted. State law says that she’s just too young to work with the animals by herself, despite the college degree, but she has found a mentor, Dr. Michelle Shoemaker, the mentor who stands by Courtney’s side. Courtney Oliver, a 10-year-old veterinarian, what are the odds?
This just proves that we can do anything we set our minds to!
Source: OG Paper
POSTED BY: Jebbica
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A veterinary degree is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine requires a 4-yr undergraduate degree and a 4-year doctorate from an accredited veterinary school, or 8 YEARS, not 8 months. A licensed veterinarian must pass the national board exam, the clinical competency exam, as well as state licensure exams.
A certified veterinary technician degree requires a 2-year associates degree from college and must pass a certification exam.
The story doesn’t elaborate on which online course this young girl took, but I suspect it is closer to a veterinary assistant course rather than a certified vet tech course.
Not to minimize her accomplishments at all, and I’m more than happy to see that people recognize that kids are capable of far more than most adults give them credit for, but to call her a Veterinarian is very misleading and shows a lack of knowledge as to what is really required to become a veterinarian.
It’s sad to see the public actually thinks veterinarians are certified by nothing more than an online course.
an other huge reason why
a school should be done of people
books, tables and chalkboards!!!!
not online course, which even a ten years old can do!!!
go figure why there is so much ignorance… no one anymore
studies on book , learning for real
he in USA you study with the credit card, you got money?
you got degree……..
bleah!!!!!
university and collage should be done like in Europe
FREEEEEEE, you pass only if you are good , otherwise , back at home
you pay for taxes, exams and books and all the rest is sweat, not DEBT!!!
this is the manifestation of HOW LOW IS USA SCHOOL EDUCATION
yeahhhhhhhhh lets keep on the good work and graduate anyone with a piece of plastic in their wallet!!!
Oh my gosh, let’s berate a 10-year-old! We’re insecure in our own accomplishments, and so the only way we can make ourselves feel better is to make little children feel bad for their accomplishments! That is SO pathetic! And, I’m sure Courtney totally bought her way through school with a credit card…because they totally issue American Express out to people under 18. RIGGGHHHHT. USA School education is so low, Mr. Online Schools, that we actually spell “collage” correctly. Go figure!
Congrats to Courtney! She has more motivation then many 20 somethings I know, but I feel the need to comment on the misleading info the media is presenting on this story.
Vet assistant is NOT a veterinarian. Do these journalists research thier facts? Its a pretty basic entry level certificate and although its a great accomplishment for a 10 year old, its not exceptional otherwise.
Veterinarians have it a lot tougher than MD’s imho. They have hundreds of species A&P to learn rather than just one! They are also GP’s, specialists, surgeons and therapists all in a days work. Not to mention 8-12 years of school, not 8 months. And, lets face it, they rarely get the recognition from the medical community that they deserve. Lets give them thier due credit and not discount the profession with misleading information.
I’m with the others. Courtney should be congratulated on her hard work and her drive, but the stories printed about her are very misleading.
While she may hold a certification as a veterinary assistant, this in no way qualifies her to be a veterinarian nor is it the equivalent of a college degree. Veterinary assisting programs are vocational programs designed to provide entry level training for people who want to work in veterinary hospitals. These courses cover very basic fundamentals of animal handling, medical records, medical terminology, etc. Veterinary assisting programs are generally offered by vocational schools or as vocational training rather than degree programs by colleges. For a better understanding of the different members of a veterinary hospital staff, check out this link from the AVMA: http://www.avma.org/communications/brochures/health_care/health_care_brochure.asp For more information on Certified Veterinary Assistant programs, you can check out these links: http://vettech.cedarvalleycollege.edu/AbouttheProgram/ProgramsandCertificates.aspx http://www.tvma.org/RVTs_and_CVAs/index.phtml http://www.tvma.org/RVTs_and_CVAs/documents/cva_faqs_0207.pdf