Off Campus Clinical Instruction (OCCI) Requirements

(Links to all required forms and contact information are located at the bottom of this page)

Off-Campus Clinical Instruction

Companion Animal OCCI Requirements

All students are required to have an approved Companion Animal (small animal) OCCI site and approved preceptor prior to registering for upper tier courses (tiers 2-4).

In addition to the companion animal OCCI requirements, tier 4 students are also required to complete clinical tasks on food and farm animals.  Students have two options for completing this portion of their clinical requirements. 

1. The student may request that a local large animal facility be approval as an OCCI site. Students in large animal OCCI facilities will be required to perform general equine anesthesia, including the induction of anesthesia, monitoring of the patient, and the successful recovery from anesthesia using either injectable or inhalant anesthesia.  The facility must submit an OCCI Site Agreement and submit photos of all of the required on site large animal equipment.  The student will be required to do an additional video when taking VETT 233 to meet the course requirements.
2. The Student may attend a Fast Track Lab which will provide the student with the required large animal clinical experience, as well as the required laboratory animal tasks.  No video is required for this option.

OCCI Site Agreement

This form must be completed and submitted by the person who is applying to be the primary preceptor for the facility. 

Additional Preceptor Application

In addition to the primary preceptor, the facility may apply to have additional preceptors approved. Provided the preceptors satisfy the requirements listed above for primary preceptors, there are no limits to the number of applicants that can be approved.

Health Risk and Liability Acknowledgement

The Health Risk and Liability Acknowledgement must be on file for each student prior to registering for upper tier courses. The form must be signed in front of a notary public and must have a visible seal or notary stamp for it to be accepted. The student need only complete this form one time. You may mail, fax, or email this form to us using the contact information below.

Optional FERPA form

Students wishing to grant permission to San Juan College veterinary technology staff and faculty to discuss or give access to their educational records (including grades, course progress, etc.) to any person other than themselves (preceptors, family, etc), must complete and return this form to the program office. 

Below are the links to the required forms:

OCCI Site Agreement Forms (Complete the OCCI Site Agreement from one of the three approval types below)

These forms have recently been updated to open directly in your browser.  They must be completed and submitted online.  Once you begin, you must complete and submit the entire form before exiting.  If you should need to take a break while completing the form, it is suggested that you keep the page open until you return.  Failure to do so will require that you begin again from the beginning.  For additional instructions in completing the forms click here.

1. OCCI Site Agreement Companion Animal Facility Only  (most common type - click here for sample form)
2. OCCI Site Agreement Companion and Food/Farm Animal Facility  (please read information regarding food/farm animal OCCI requirements above before selecting this category - click here for sample form)
3. OCCI Site Agreement Food/Farm Animal Facility Only (please read information regarding food/farm animal OCCI requirements above before selecting this category - click here for sample form)

 Additional OCCI Forms To be Submitted

Additional Preceptor Application (must be completed by each additional preceptor)

Health Risk and Liability Acknowledgement   (Must be completed by student and notarized)

FERPA form (Optional form to be completed by student)

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR OCCI SUBMISSION

PHONE:  505-566-3843 (Pat Roach) or 505-566-4047 (Cindy Painter)

E-MAIL:  roachph@sanjuancollege.edu

Fax:  505-566-3570

MAILING ADDRESS:

For more information, please call Sherry Hair, Program Advisor at (888) 313-3838. Or send us an email at hairs@sanjuancollege.edu.